National Hockey League
Buffalo 6, Detroit 3
Thursday, December 29, 2022 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 29, 2022
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Garrett Rank, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Jesse Marquis
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 0033
Buffalo 1416
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit 15-12-5-2 8-6-1-2 7-6-4-0 L1
Buffalo 17-14-2-0 8-8-2-0 9-6-0-0 W5
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Buffalo Sabres have a 8-8-2-0 record at home this season. The Detroit Red Wings have a 7-6-4-0 record on the road.
  • Buffalo has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Sabres have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Red Wings have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Kyle Okposo played for 13:05 during 18 shifts and scored 3 points. Kyle Okposo had 3 goals and 0 assists.
  • Dominik Kubalik played for 13:59 during 17 shifts and scored 2 points. Dominik Kubalik had 2 goals and 0 assists.
  • Buffalo had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Detroit had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
Detroit   Buffalo
Dominik Kubalik 2 Points Kyle Okposo 3
Dominik Kubalik 2 Goals Kyle Okposo 3
Jonatan Berggren 1 Assists Zemgus Girgensons 2
Dominik Kubalik 1 Power Play Goals Casey Mittelstadt 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Magnus Hellberg .853 Save Percentage Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen .903
Magnus Hellberg 29 Saves Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Detroit 31 3 1-3 4-5 10 29
Buffalo 35 6 1-5 2-3 6 34
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Sabres have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .412 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .533 after a win and .368 after a loss.