Red Wings 4–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2016)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐙 DET

Riley Sheahan

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:40 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Tomas Tatar

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:44 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Petr Mrazek

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Brad Richards Go-ahead 1st · 12:59

Assists: Riley Sheahan, Dylan Larkin · beat Chad Johnson

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Riley Sheahan PP 2nd · 07:59

Assists: Mike Green, Tomas Tatar · beat Chad Johnson

2–0

⚔️ Jack Eichel PP 2nd · 14:26

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Petr Mrazek

2–1

⚔️ Jack Eichel Tying 2nd · 17:27

Assists: Zemgus Girgensons, Brian Gionta · beat Petr Mrazek

2–2

3rd period

🐙 Henrik Zetterberg Go-ahead 3rd · 02:27

Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Brendan Smith · beat Chad Johnson

3–2

⚔️ Sam Reinhart PP Tying 3rd · 08:58

Unassisted · beat Petr Mrazek

3–3

🐙 Tomas Tatar Go-ahead 3rd · 17:10

Assists: Mike Green, Pavel Datsyuk · beat Chad Johnson

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐙Red Wings

L1 Abdelkader · Datsyuk · Sheahan 17:43

L2 Zetterberg · Helm · Glendening 15:42

L3 Tatar · Nyquist · Richards 14:21

L4 Nosek · Larkin · Andersson 11:13

D1 Marchenko · DeKeyser 22:09

D2 Kronwall · Green 19:13

D3 Smith · Ericsson 16:43

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Eichel 19:52

L2 McGinn · Larsson · Reinhart 18:38

L3 Foligno · Girgensons · Gionta 12:39

L4 Moulson · Deslauriers · Legwand 10:56

D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 22:42

D2 McCabe · Gorges 19:11

D3 Franson · Weber 14:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET BUF⚔️

23 Shots on goal 35

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

11 Hits 25

7 Blocked shots 19

6 Takeaways 1

4 Giveaways 3

10 Penalty minutes 4

DET shooting 17.4% (4/23) BUF shooting 8.6% (3/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Petr Mrazek

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 59:46 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Chad Johnson

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 58:16 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

DET BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6-4 (23% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 4-3-1 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-1-2 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 2–1

Dec 142015 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 2–1 Dec 12015 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 4–5 SO Jan 182015 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 4–6 Jan 132015 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Dec 232014 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 3–6

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Who won Red Wings vs Sabres on January 2, 2016?

Red Wings won 4–3. The final score was Red Wings 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brad Richards, Henrik Zetterberg, Riley Sheahan, Tomas Tatar.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jack Eichel (2), Sam Reinhart.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Petr Mrazek made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 31 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 5–2 AfterJan 4 🐙DET @ 😈NJD 1–0

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 31 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 AfterJan 5 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 5–1

Also on January 2

🌵ARI 3–4 🛢️EDM 🔔PHI 1–2 👑LAK 🎵STL 1–4 🍁TOR 🌲MIN 2–3 ⚡TBL 🗽NYR 0–3 🐆FLA ⭐DAL 2–3 😈NJD 🏝️NYI 2–5 🐧PIT 🐯NSH 2–1 🌪️CAR

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