Red Wings 6–5 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 9, 2024)

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 ⚔️ BUF

Jason Zucker

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:54 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Andrew Copp

2 G

3 shots · 14:01 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Moritz Seider

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 27:07 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Zach Benson Go-ahead 1st · 01:38

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Peyton Krebs · beat Ville Husso

0–1

🐙 Alex DeBrincat Tying 1st · 04:05

Assists: Dylan Larkin · beat James Reimer

1–1

🐙 Andrew Copp Go-ahead 1st · 04:46

Assists: J.T. Compher, Moritz Seider · beat James Reimer

2–1

⚔️ Tage Thompson Tying 1st · 10:25

Assists: Jason Zucker · beat Ville Husso

2–2

⚔️ Jason Zucker Go-ahead 1st · 15:26

Assists: Peyton Krebs, Ryan McLeod · beat Ville Husso

2–3

2nd period

🐙 Lucas Raymond Tying 2nd · 01:05

Assists: Dylan Larkin, Erik Gustafsson · beat James Reimer

3–3

⚔️ Nicolas Aube-Kubel Go-ahead 2nd · 02:26

Assists: Beck Malenstyn, Owen Power · beat Sebastian Cossa

3–4

⚔️ Jason Zucker 2nd · 09:46

Assists: Ryan McLeod · beat Sebastian Cossa

3–5

3rd period

🐙 Andrew Copp 3rd · 10:27

Assists: Ben Chiarot, J.T. Compher · beat James Reimer

4–5

🐙 Moritz Seider Tying 3rd · 15:42

Assists: Lucas Raymond, Simon Edvinsson · beat James Reimer

5–5

Shootout

🐙 Dylan Larkin Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat James Reimer

6–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐙Red Wings

L1 Raymond · Larkin · DeBrincat 22:23

L2 Compher · Kane · Tarasenko 18:26

L3 Kasper · Rasmussen · Copp 14:26

L4 Motte · Veleno · Berggren 8:12

D1 Seider · Edvinsson 25:06

D2 Chiarot · Petry 19:42

D3 Gustafsson · Holl 14:52

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Cozens · Tuch 18:48

L2 McLeod · Krebs · Peterka 17:13

L3 Zucker · Greenway · Benson 14:39

L4 Malenstyn · Kozak · Aube-Kubel 10:35

D1 Byram · Power 26:34

D2 Johnson · Jokiharju 19:38

D3 Clifton · Bryson 14:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 21

12 Hits 28

11 Blocked shots 20

2 Takeaways 4

9 Giveaways 14

8 Penalty minutes 10

DET shooting 19.4% (6/31) BUF shooting 23.8% (5/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Sebastian Cossa

12/14

.857 SV% · 2 GA · 45:00 TOI

Ville Husso

4/7

.571 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

James Reimer

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 64:47 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 11 goals located

DET BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Red Wings

Red Wings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 3–5

Red Wings

Red Wings — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 2–1

Nov 22024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 1–2 Oct 262024 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 Apr 72024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 1–3 Mar 162024 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 1–4 Mar 122024 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–7

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Who won Red Wings vs Sabres on December 9, 2024?

Red Wings won 6–5 in a shootout. The final score was Red Wings 6, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Andrew Copp (2), Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Zucker (2), Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Tage Thompson, Zach Benson.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Sebastian Cossa made 12 saves on 14 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

James Reimer made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 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 7 🏔️COL @ 🐙DET 2–1 AfterDec 12 🐙DET @ 🔔PHI 1–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 7 🏒UTA @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 AfterDec 11 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

Also on December 9

🪶CHI 2–1 🗽NYR 🦆ANA 2–3 🇨🇦MTL

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