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Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

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Samuelsson's OT goal lifts Sabres past Red Wings, 5-4, for first road win of season

Mattias Samuelsson nets OT winner to ice Sabres' comeback

Tage Thompson had a goal and set up Samuelsson's winner. Josh Doan also had a goal and an assist as the Sabres got their first road win this season. Buffalo had gone 0-5-2 in road games as the only team not to have a road victory

Ryan McLeod scored the tying goal on a short-handed breakaway. Alex Tuch also scored while Colten Ellis made 24 saves.

Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin added an assist. He rejoined the team after a three-game leave of absence. Dahlin spent a week in Sweden visiting his fiancee, who is recuperating from heart transplant surgery.

Alex DeBrincat scored two goals for the second straight game for the Red Wings. He also had two goals and an assist against Anaheim on Thursday.

Dylan Larkin scored his team-high 11th goal and Patrick Kane scored his first goal since Oct. 15. Lucas Raymond added three assists and John Gibson made 22 saves.

The teams scored 29 seconds apart midway through the first period. Kane tapped in a pass from Ben Chiarot but Tuch answered with a backhander after Gibson couldn't corral a loose puck in the crease.

Detroit led 4-2 after two periods. Raymond assisted on all three of the Red Wings' goals during the period. Larkin lifted a shot into the upper left-hand cornet of the net during a four-on-four situation in between DeBrincat's goals. Doan scored late in the period, deflecting Dahlin's shot from the point.

Thompson's goal at 4:25 of the third pulled the Sabres within one. McLeod converted his short-handed goal midway through the period for the tying goal.

Up next Sabres: Host Edmonton on Monday night.

Red Wings: Visit New York Rangers on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:23 Patrick Kane Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ben Chiarot (3)
Goal 1st Period 10:52 Alex Tuch Goal (7) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 3:52 Alex DeBrincat Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (12)
Goal 2nd Period 5:56 Dylan Larkin Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (13), Moritz Seider (7)
Goal 2nd Period 8:50 Alex DeBrincat Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (14), Moritz Seider (8)
Goal 2nd Period 17:58 Josh Doan Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (9), Bowen Byram (6)
Goal 3rd Period 4:25 Tage Thompson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (7), Colten Ellis (1)
Goal 3rd Period 9:28 Ryan McLeod Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 4th Period 1:05 Mattias Samuelsson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (8), Rasmus Dahlin (10)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 14
19 Hits 18
8 Takeaways 3
27 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 20.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 46
36.1 Faceoff Win Percent 63.9
15 Giveaways 10
5 Total Penalties 4
10 Penalty Minutes 8
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mattias Samuelsson, D Day-To-Day Nov 28
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Nov 25
Michael Kesselring, D Injured Reserve Nov 17
Jiri Kulich, C Injured Reserve Nov 10

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,515 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 15 7 32 2
Montreal 13 7 29 3
Ottawa 12 8 28 4
Boston 14 12 28 0
Detroit 13 11 27 1
Florida 12 11 25 1
Toronto 10 11 23 3
Buffalo 9 11 22 4
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