Red Wings 6–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 29, 2018)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Dylan Larkin

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:09 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Anthony Mantha

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:27 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Evgeny Svechnikov

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 11:42 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jack Eichel Go-ahead 1st · 03:16

Assists: Jason Pominville, Brendan Guhle · beat Jimmy Howard

0–1

⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly PP 1st · 07:11

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Jimmy Howard

0–2

🐙 Dylan Larkin 1st · 07:41

Assists: Evgeny Svechnikov · beat Robin Lehner

1–2

2nd period

🐙 Darren Helm SH Tying 2nd · 05:21

Assists: Frans Nielsen · beat Robin Lehner

2–2

🐙 Anthony Mantha Go-ahead 2nd · 16:26

Assists: Joe Hicketts, Frans Nielsen · beat Robin Lehner

3–2

3rd period

🐙 Andreas Athanasiou 3rd · 01:50

Assists: Justin Abdelkader, Niklas Kronwall · beat Chad Johnson

4–2

⚔️ Evan Rodrigues 3rd · 04:51

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt · beat Jimmy Howard

4–3

🐙 Danny DeKeyser 3rd · 10:10

Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Henrik Zetterberg · beat Chad Johnson

5–3

🐙 Evgeny Svechnikov 3rd · 16:59

Assists: Anthony Mantha, Dylan Larkin · beat Chad Johnson

6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐙Red Wings

L1 Larkin · Nielsen · Mantha 17:27

L2 Bertuzzi · Zetterberg · Nyquist 15:13

L3 Abdelkader · Helm · Frk 14:13

L4 Svechnikov · Glendening · Athanasiou 12:32

D1 DeKeyser · Hicketts 20:40

D2 Jensen · Daley 18:15

D3 Ericsson · Kronwall 16:40

⚔️Sabres

L1 Eichel · O'Reilly · Girgensons 19:40

L2 Larsson · Reinhart · Wilson 15:40

L3 Mittelstadt · Okposo · Pominville 13:41

L4 Rodrigues · Nolan · Baptiste 10:22

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 25:50

D2 Nelson · Guhle 17:14

D3 Falk · Beaulieu 13:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 32

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

10 Hits 16

13 Blocked shots 13

4 Takeaways 5

7 Giveaways 10

8 Penalty minutes 10

DET shooting 18.8% (6/32) BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Jimmy Howard

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:45 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 40:00 TOI

Chad Johnson

9/12

.750 SV% · 3 GA · 19:43 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

DET BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Red Wings

Red Wings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-10-4 (12% win rate, 16 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-3-5 (53% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-3 (70% win rate, 10 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-14-1 (21% win rate, 19 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Feb 222018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 3–2 OT Nov 172017 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 1–3 Oct 242017 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 0–1 Mar 202017 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 2–1 Jan 202017 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT

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Who won Red Wings vs Sabres on March 29, 2018?

Red Wings won 6–3. The final score was Red Wings 6, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Andreas Athanasiou, Anthony Mantha, Danny DeKeyser, Darren Helm, Dylan Larkin, Evgeny Svechnikov.

Who scored for Sabres?

Evan Rodrigues, Jack Eichel, Ryan O'Reilly.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeMar 27 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 2–5 AfterMar 31 🏛️OTT @ 🐙DET 0–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 26 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–2 AfterMar 31 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 7–4

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