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2015-16 regular season

Sabres at Red Wings

🗓 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Red Wings beat Sabres 5–4 in a shootout at Little Caesars Arena on December 1, 2015.

BUF – DET
32–46
Shots on goal
2/5–1/2
Power play
24–22
Hits
9–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Justin Abdelkader
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 14:23 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Rasmus Ristolainen
3 A
4 shots · 27:55 TOI
3rd star 🐙 DET
Gustav Nyquist
2 A
3 shots · 17:56 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐙 Tomas Tatar Go-ahead 1st · 01:34
Assists: Mike Green, Gustav Nyquist · beat Linus Ullmark
0–1
🐙 Justin Abdelkader 1st · 10:32
Assists: Jonathan Ericsson, Danny DeKeyser · beat Linus Ullmark
0–2
⚔️ Evander Kane 1st · 17:30
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Petr Mrazek
1–2
2nd period
🐙 Drew Miller 2nd · 04:21
Assists: Justin Abdelkader, Luke Glendening · beat Linus Ullmark
1–3
⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons PP 2nd · 17:09
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Matt Moulson · beat Petr Mrazek
2–3
3rd period
⚔️ Evander Kane PP Tying 3rd · 00:53
Assists: Brian Gionta, Jamie McGinn · beat Petr Mrazek
3–3
⚔️ Zach Bogosian Go-ahead 3rd · 03:22
Assists: Zemgus Girgensons, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Petr Mrazek
4–3
🐙 Justin Abdelkader PP Tying 3rd · 13:31
Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Niklas Kronwall · beat Linus Ullmark
4–4
Shootout
🐙 Brad Richards Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Linus Ullmark
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Eichel 24:38
L2 Reinhart · Girgensons · Gionta 19:31
L3 McGinn · Moulson · Deslauriers 12:04
L4 Foligno · Larsson · Legwand 8:08
D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 24:14
D2 Gorges · Colaiacovo 19:34
D3 Franson · McCabe 17:11
🐙Red Wings
L1 Datsyuk · Helm · Nyquist 19:14
L2 Tatar · Zetterberg · Larkin 15:47
L3 Abdelkader · Pulkkinen · Sheahan 14:23
L4 Miller · Glendening · Richards 12:05
D1 Ericsson · Green 23:44
D2 Kronwall · DeKeyser 22:22
D3 Smith · Marchenko 16:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF DET🐙
32 Shots on goal 46
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
24 Hits 22
9 Blocked shots 13
2 Takeaways 2
5 Giveaways 9
11 Penalty minutes 17
BUF shooting 12.5% (4/32) DET shooting 10.9% (5/46)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Linus Ullmark
42/46
.913 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Petr Mrazek
28/32
.875 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Tomas Tatar · 1st 01:34 · 0–1 Justin Abdelkader · 1st 10:32 · 0–2 Evander Kane · 1st 17:30 · 1–2 Drew Miller · 2nd 04:21 · 1–3 Zemgus Girgensons · 2nd 17:09 · 2–3 Evander Kane · 3rd 00:53 · 3–3 Zach Bogosian · 3rd 03:22 · 4–3 Justin Abdelkader · 3rd 13:31 · 4–4
BUF DET
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5-2 (22% win rate, 9 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5-1 (25% win rate, 8 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 1–0
Jan 182015 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 4–6 Jan 132015 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Dec 232014 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 3–6 Nov 22014 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 SO Apr 82014 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 4–2
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Who won Sabres vs Red Wings on December 1, 2015?

Red Wings won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 4, Red Wings 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Evander Kane (2), Zach Bogosian, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Justin Abdelkader (2), Drew Miller, Tomas Tatar.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 42 saves on 46 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Petr Mrazek made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeNov 28 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 4–1 AfterDec 4 🌵ARI @ ⚔️BUF 2–5
🐙 Red Wings
BeforeNov 29 🐆FLA @ 🐙DET 2–1 AfterDec 3 🌵ARI @ 🐙DET 1–5
Also on December 1
🏔️COL 2–1 😈NJD 🧥CBJ 1–2 🇨🇦MTL 🔔PHI 4–2 🏛️OTT 🐆FLA 3–1 🎵STL 🌵ARI 2–5 🐯NSH 🌲MIN 2–1 🪶CHI ⭐DAL 3–4 🔥CGY 🐋VAN 1–2 👑LAK
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