Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Wednesday, December 28, 1988 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Wednesday, December 28, 1988 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Red Wings 41-25.
Goals came from Steve Yzerman, Pierre Turgeon, Rick Vaive, Lindy Ruff and Uwe Krupp.
Daren Puppa made 24 saves on 25 shots for the win; Glen Hanlon stopped 34 of 38.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Yzerman (35)Paul MacLean (24), Gerard Gallant (29)1–015:05 DET · PPG
Pierre Turgeon (16)Doug Bodger (17), Rick Vaive (14)1–117:11 BUF · PPG
2nd period
Rick Vaive (13)Ray Sheppard (13), Pierre Turgeon (22)1–209:09 BUF · PPG
3rd period
Lindy Ruff (2)Christian Ruuttu (18), Daren Puppa (2)1–304:31 BUF
Uwe Krupp (2)Jeff Parker (2), Daren Puppa (3)1–410:17 BUF · SHG
Team stats
DETBUF
25Shots on goal41
0%Faceoff %0%
1/3Power play2/8
30Penalty minutes20
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 14:55
Doug Bodger · tripping2 min - 1st 17:05
John Chabot · holding2 min - 1st 19:25Lindy Ruff · instigator2 min
- 1st 19:25Lindy Ruff · fighting5 min
- 1st 19:25Joey Kocur · roughing2 min
- 1st 19:25Joey Kocur · fighting5 min
- 2nd 00:15Paul MacLean · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 07:03Doug Houda · tripping2 min
- 2nd 08:46Gilbert Delorme · slashing2 min
- 2nd 10:32Gerard Gallant · slashing2 min
- 2nd 10:37Rick Vaive · interference2 min
- 3rd 09:31Mike Ramsey · holding2 min
- 3rd 15:10Mike Hartman · roughing2 min
- 3rd 15:10Bob Probert · roughing2 min
- 3rd 15:10Bob Probert · roughing2 min
- 3rd 18:01Lindy Ruff · fighting5 min
- 3rd 18:01Joey Kocur · instigator2 min
- 3rd 18:01Joey Kocur · fighting5 min
- 3rd 19:29Gilbert Delorme · delaying game2 min
Season series
Detroit Red Wings
| 15Paul MacLeanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | – |
| 17Gerard GallantL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 19Steve YzermanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 8Jim NillR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Joe MurphyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Shawn BurrL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 12Adam GravesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Miroslav FrycerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16John ChabotC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Bob ProbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 26Joey KocurR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Mike O'connellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 3Steve ChiassonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 7Doug HalwardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 23Lee NorwoodD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Doug HoudaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 29Gilbert DelormeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | L | 38 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 55:10 |
| 35Sam St. LaurentG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 04:50 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 12Rick VaiveR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 77Pierre TurgeonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 21Christian RuuttuC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 23Ray SheppardR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 29Jeff ParkerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 4Uwe KruppD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Doug BodgerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 7John TuckerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Scott ArnielL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 14Mikael AnderssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Mike DonnellyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 20Mike HartmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 65Mark NapierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 3Calle JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Phil HousleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacques CloutierG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 31Daren PuppaG | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 60:00 |