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Red Wings vs Sabres

Final · Fri Mar 27 · 7:00 PM ET · KeyBank Center

Detroit Red WingsRed Wings39-25-8
5
FinalMar 27, 2026
Buffalo SabresSabres44-21-8
2
TVNHL NetMSGBFanDuel SN DET

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
DET+120
BUF−142
Puck line
DET +1.5−198
BUF −1.5+164
Total O/U
Over 6.5+110
Under 6.5−130
  • Puck line: Red Wings +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).

Recap

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Mar 27, 2026 to move to 39-25-8.

The Red Wings won despite being outshot 30-20. The Red Wings scored 2 power-play goals. They scored 3 unanswered goals in the first period.

Score by period

Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres, score by period
Team123T
DET3025
BUF0112

W: Gibson · L: Lyon

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. DETGoal · 4:02Alex DeBrincat Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Moritz Seider (41), Dylan Larkin (28)1-0
  2. DETGoal · 9:11Lucas Raymond Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Moritz Seider (42)2-0
  3. DETGoal · 16:06Marco Kasper Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Emmitt Finnie (15), James van Riemsdyk (14)3-0

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 5:35Tage Thompson Goal (37) Slap Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (25), Conor Timmins (7)3-1

Third Period

  1. DETGoal · 15:46Jacob Bernard-Docker Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Patrick Kane (31), Alex DeBrincat (40)4-1
  2. BUFGoal · 16:25Rasmus Dahlin Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Tanner Pearson (7), Bowen Byram (27)4-2
  3. DETGoal · 18:17Patrick Kane Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex DeBrincat (41)5-2

Team stats

DETBUF
Shots
20
30
Power Play Goals
2
0
Faceoff Win Percent
55.8
44.2
Hits
11
27
Blocked Shots
14
6
Penalty Minutes
8
14

Top performers

Detroit Red WingsBuffalo Sabres

Goals

Alex DeBrincat1
Rasmus Dahlin1

Assists

Alex DeBrincat2
Tanner Pearson1

Points

Alex DeBrincat3
Tage Thompson1

Player stats

Red Wings · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Mason Appleton C000-18:1500000.02
J.T. Compher LW200021:18001044.40
Andrew Copp C321118:47001054.50
Alex DeBrincat RW000118:5612400.00
Emmitt Finnie C001013:0201300.00
Patrick Kane RW000118:0111200.00
Marco Kasper C010014:05101050.00
Dylan Larkin C011023:14011066.70
David Perron LW010010:1300000.00
Lucas Raymond LW001020:1410200.02
Dominik Shine RW10004:41000050.00
James van Riemsdyk LW00019:1701000.00

Red Wings · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jacob Bernard-Docker D01009:4610100.02
Ben Chiarot D200117:5500100.00
Simon Edvinsson D020124:0600100.00
Justin Faulk D310020:1100000.02
Albert Johansson D010-110:1100100.00
Moritz Seider D312129:4802100.00

Red Wings · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
John Gibson G23028.93360:000

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW002-316:55001050.00
Sam Carrick C02006:46000050.00
Josh Doan RW020-115:1800100.00
Peyton Krebs C040113:12011050.00
Beck Malenstyn LW02009:2800100.00
Ryan McLeod C001-118:26000030.80
Josh Norris C140-116:38002060.02
Tanner Pearson LW01015:4301000.00
Jack Quinn RW000-117:2400600.00
Tage Thompson C101021:16104037.54
Alex Tuch RW000218:5100400.00
Jason Zucker LW011-117:0400200.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D131-121:1701300.00
Rasmus Dahlin D000123:3010200.04
Owen Power D000-320:5800200.00
Mattias Samuelsson D050-121:5100000.00
Logan Stanley D120112:0500000.04
Conor Timmins D210114:3001100.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Alex Lyon G41915.78957:570

Three stars

  1. Lucas Raymond (DET)
  2. Moritz Seider (DET)
  3. John Gibson (DET)

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