🐙 Away Red Wings 26-41-0 before this game

4–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	1	2	1	4
BUF	1	5	0	6

Red Wings at Sabres

Sabres beat Red Wings 6–4 at KeyBank Center on March 6, 1983.

🗓 Sun, Mar 6, 1983 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Reed Larson

3 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tony McKegney

2 G

5 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Mal Davis

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Kelly Kisio Go-ahead 1st · 11:22

Assists: John Barrett, Reed Larson

1–0

⚔️ Tony McKegney Tying 1st · 19:46

Assists: Lindy Ruff, Dale McCourt

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Phil Housley Go-ahead 2nd · 01:18

Assists: Gilles Hamel, David Fenyves

1–2

🐙 John Ogrodnick Tying 2nd · 01:32

Assists: Reed Larson

2–2

⚔️ Mike Foligno Go-ahead 2nd · 05:07

Assists: Bill Hajt, Mike Ramsey

2–3

⚔️ Tony McKegney 2nd · 06:43

Assists: Lindy Ruff, Hannu Virta

2–4

⚔️ Mal Davis PP 2nd · 08:18

Assists: Gilles Hamel, Mike Ramsey

2–5

🐙 John Ogrodnick 2nd · 11:16

Assists: Ivan Boldirev, Reed Larson

3–5

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk 2nd · 17:41

Assists: Mal Davis, Larry Playfair

3–6

3rd period

🐙 Kelly Kisio 3rd · 16:15

Assists: Paul Woods

4–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET BUF⚔️

20 Shots on goal 32

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

15 Penalty minutes 21

DET shooting 20.0% (4/20) BUF shooting 18.8% (6/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 26:23 TOI

Corrado Micalef

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 33:26 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 26-41 (39% win rate, 67 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 38-29 (57% win rate, 67 games)

After 2nd — 3–6

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ DET vs BUF, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Sabres on March 6, 1983?

Sabres won 6–4.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Sabres?

The final score was Red Wings 4, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Red Wings?

John Ogrodnick (2), Kelly Kisio (2).

Who scored for Sabres?

Tony McKegney (2), Dave Andreychuk, Mal Davis, Mike Foligno, Phil Housley.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Sabres season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

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