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2023-24 regular season

Red Wings at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Red Wings beat Sabres 5–3 at KeyBank Center on December 5, 2023.

DET – BUF
27–32
Shots on goal
1/4–2/5
Power play
16–18
Hits
18–9
Blocked shots
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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
2 G
4 shots · 16:30 TOI
2nd star 🐙 DET
Michael Rasmussen
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 15:15 TOI
3rd star 🐙 DET
Robby Fabbri
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 12:30 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐙 Dylan Larkin Go-ahead 1st · 03:40
Assists: Lucas Raymond · beat Eric Comrie
1–0
🐙 Robby Fabbri 1st · 08:25
Assists: Andrew Copp, David Perron · beat Eric Comrie
2–0
2nd period
🐙 Moritz Seider PP 2nd · 05:43
Assists: Robby Fabbri, Alex DeBrincat · beat Eric Comrie
3–0
🐙 Michael Rasmussen 2nd · 13:55
Assists: Jeff Petry, Shayne Gostisbehere · beat Eric Comrie
4–0
⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin PP 2nd · 18:57
Assists: Tage Thompson, Dylan Cozens · beat Alex Lyon
4–1
3rd period
⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt 3rd · 08:20
Assists: Jeff Skinner, JJ Peterka · beat Alex Lyon
4–2
⚔️ Jeff Skinner PP 3rd · 11:37
Unassisted · beat Alex Lyon
4–3
🐙 Dylan Larkin SH Empty net 3rd · 19:14
Assists: Michael Rasmussen
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐙Red Wings
L1 Compher · Raymond · DeBrincat 18:02
L2 Larkin · Veleno · Copp 16:07
L3 Perron · Rasmussen · Fabbri 13:34
L4 Kostin · Sprong · Fischer 10:45
D1 Seider · Chiarot 21:54
D2 Petry · Gostisbehere 19:38
D3 Walman · Maatta 15:56
⚔️Sabres
L1 Mittelstadt · Thompson · Skinner 18:41
L2 Cozens · Krebs · Peterka 17:28
L3 Benson · Jost · Okposo 15:51
L4 Olofsson · Biro · Rosen 7:54
D1 Dahlin · Samuelsson 23:32
D2 Power · Jokiharju 20:44
D3 Clifton · Johnson 13:14

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET BUF⚔️
27 Shots on goal 32
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
16 Hits 18
18 Blocked shots 9
3 Takeaways 5
2 Giveaways 3
10 Penalty minutes 8
DET shooting 18.5% (5/27) BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Alex Lyon
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Eric Comrie
22/26
.846 SV% · 4 GA · 58:18 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Dylan Larkin · 1st 03:40 · 1–0 Robby Fabbri · 1st 08:25 · 2–0 Moritz Seider · 2nd 05:43 · 3–0 Michael Rasmussen · 2nd 13:55 · 4–0 Rasmus Dahlin · 2nd 18:57 · 4–1 Casey Mittelstadt · 3rd 08:20 · 4–2 Jeff Skinner · 3rd 11:37 · 4–3 Dylan Larkin · 3rd 19:14 · 5–3
DET BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Red Wings
Red Wings — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 4–1
Red Wings
Red Wings — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 1–0
Apr 62023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 7–6 SO Dec 292022 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Nov 302022 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 5–4 SO Oct 312022 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–8 Jan 172022 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT
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DET vs BUF, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Sabres on December 5, 2023?

Red Wings won 5–3. The final score was Red Wings 5, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Dylan Larkin (2), Michael Rasmussen, Moritz Seider, Robby Fabbri.

Who scored for Sabres?

Casey Mittelstadt, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Alex Lyon made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Eric Comrie made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐙 Red Wings
BeforeDec 2 🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 AfterDec 7 🦈SJS @ 🐙DET 6–5
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 3 🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 AfterDec 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–1
Also on December 5
👑LAK 4–3 🧥CBJ 🗽NYR 2–6 🏛️OTT 🦈SJS 5–4 🏝️NYI 🐯NSH 4–3 🪶CHI 🌲MIN 5–2 🔥CGY 🦆ANA 2–3 🏔️COL 😈NJD 6–5 🐋VAN
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