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Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings

NHL
Sabres
6-8-4, 16 PTS
5-4
Final/OT
Red Wings
10-7-1, 21 PTS
Little Caesars Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftDET shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdOTT
BUF5813127
DET5158028

In net

Colten Ellis24/28 SV, .857
John Gibson22/27 SV, .815
Team123OTT
BUF11215
DET13004

Who won: Sabres 5-4

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 in overtime on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. The Sabres outscored the Red Wings 2-0 in the 3rd period. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1). Alex DeBrincat led the Red Wings in goals (2).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Josh DoanRW
  2. 28.4Tage ThompsonC
  3. 37.9Mattias SamuelssonD
  4. 47.8Alex TuchRW
  5. 57.8Alex DeBrincatRW
  6. 67.8Lucas RaymondLW
  7. 77.7Rasmus DahlinD
  8. 87.6Ryan McLeodC
  9. 97.6Moritz SeiderD
  10. 107.5Dylan LarkinC
  11. 117.3Ben ChiarotD
  12. 127.2Patrick KaneRW

Team stats

BUFDET
16Blocked Shots14
19Hits18
8Takeaways3
27Shots28
0Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities5
0.0Power Play Percentage20.0
1Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
26Faceoffs Won46
36.1Faceoff Win Percent63.9
15Giveaways10
5Total Penalties4
10Penalty Minutes8

Player of the game

Tage Thompson

BUF · 1 G, 1 A, 6 SOG

8.4

Deserved to win

52%
BUF · 2.82 xG
48%
DET · 2.71 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. End of the overtime
  2. GOALOT 1:05
    Mattias Samuelsson

    Goal! Snap shot

    M. Samuelsson · 1 G

    Mattias Samuelsson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (8), Rasmus Dahlin (10)

    BUF 5 - 4 DET
  3. OT 0:58Tage Thompson

    Shot blocked by A. DeBrincat

    Tage Thompson shot blocked by Alex DeBrincat

    T. Thompson · 1 G, 1 A

  4. OT 0:00Dylan Larkin

    Faceoff win vs R. McLeod

    Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

    D. Larkin · 1 G

  5. Start of the overtime
  6. End of the 3rd period
  7. P3 0:16Dylan Larkin

    Faceoff win vs P. Krebs

    Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Peyton Krebs

    D. Larkin · 1 G

  8. P3 0:18Owen Power

    Shot blocked by B. Chiarot

    Owen Power shot blocked by Ben Chiarot

    O. Power

  9. P3 0:33Alex Tuch

    Big hit on A. Copp

    Alex Tuch hit Andrew Copp

    A. Tuch · 1 G

  10. P3 0:35Owen Power
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Owen Power

  11. P3 0:37Marco Kasper

    Big hit on O. Power

    Marco Kasper hit Owen Power

    M. Kasper

  12. P3 1:00Moritz Seider

    Snap shot wide right

    Moritz Seider Snap Shot Wide Right

    M. Seider · 2 A

  13. P3 1:09Moritz Seider

    Slap shot on goal

    Moritz Seider Slap Shot saved by Colten Ellis

    M. Seider · 2 A

  14. P3 1:17Alex DeBrincat

    Snap shot wide left

    Alex DeBrincat Snap Shot Wide Left

    A. DeBrincat · 2 G

  15. P3 2:09Jordan Greenway

    Faceoff win vs D. Larkin

    Jordan Greenway faceoff won against Dylan Larkin

    J. Greenway

  16. P3 2:18Patrick Kane

    Wrist shot on goal

    Patrick Kane Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis

    P. Kane · 1 G

  17. P3 2:33Dylan Larkin

    Faceoff win vs R. McLeod

    Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

    D. Larkin · 1 G

  18. P3 2:33BUF

    Penalty: penalty

    Too many men/ice served by Jack Quinn

  19. P3 2:46Patrick Kane
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Patrick Kane

    P. Kane · 1 G

  20. P3 2:47Peyton Krebs

    Big hit on P. Kane

    Peyton Krebs hit Patrick Kane

    P. Krebs

  21. P3 3:18Moritz Seider

    Shot

    Moritz Seider Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis

  22. P3 3:21Nate Danielson

    Faceoff win vs R. McLeod

    Nate Danielson faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

    N. Danielson

  23. P3 3:30Tage Thompson

    Faceoff win vs M. Kasper

    Tage Thompson faceoff won against Marco Kasper

    T. Thompson · 1 G, 1 A

  24. P3 3:59Lucas Raymond

    Wrist shot on goal

    Lucas Raymond Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis

    L. Raymond · 3 A

  25. P3 4:05Alex DeBrincat

    Big hit on T. Thompson

    Alex DeBrincat hit Tage Thompson

    A. DeBrincat · 2 G

Leaders

BUFDET
Goals
Tage Thompson
1
Alex DeBrincat
2
Assists
Rasmus Dahlin
2
Lucas Raymond
3
Points
Tage Thompson
2
Lucas Raymond
3

Season seriesBUF leads series 2-0

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