Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Tuesday, December 26, 1989 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 6–3 on Tuesday, December 26, 1989 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the Red Wings 36–28.
Steve Yzerman scored twice and Mike Foligno scored twice. Dave Andreychuk, Gerard Gallant, Scott Arniel, Rick Vaive and Benoit Hogue also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Yzerman (24)Gerard Gallant (16), Bernie Federko (17)1–010:46 DET · 
Mike Foligno (12)Dave Andreychuk (22), Phil Housley (29)1–111:29 BUF
2nd period
Dave Andreychuk (19)Doug Bodger (14), Pierre Turgeon (36)1–208:53 BUF ·
3rd period
- Steve Yzerman (25)Gerard Gallant (17)2–203:51 DET
- Mike Foligno (13)Doug Bodger (15)2–304:04 BUF
Gerard Gallant (16)Rick Zombo (9), Jimmy Carson (7)3–314:20 DET
Scott Arniel (9)Dave Snuggerud (7)3–416:30 BUF
Rick Vaive (17)Christian Ruuttu (22), Uwe Krupp (7)3–518:36 BUF
Benoit Hogue (3)Dave Snuggerud (8), Uwe Krupp (8)3–618:51 BUF ·
Team stats
DETBUF
2836
0%0%
1/71/5
1721
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00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:58 into the first period
Steve Chiasson · holding2 min - 10:32 into the first period
Phil Housley · hooking2 min - 12:15 into the first periodSteve Chiasson · tripping2 min
- 13:59 into the first periodMike Foligno · holding2 min
- 17:21 into the first periodMike Ramsey · instigator2 min
- 17:21 into the first periodMike Ramsey · fighting5 min
- 17:21 into the first periodKevin McClelland · high sticking2 min
- 17:21 into the first periodKevin McClelland · fighting5 min
- 19:06 into the first periodBenoit Hogue · tripping2 min
- 5:10 into the second periodDoug Houda · holding2 min
- 5:10 into the second periodDoug Houda · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 9:04 into the second periodKevin Maguire · tripping2 min
- 17:08 into the second periodMike Foligno · holding2 min
- 4:17 into the third periodPierre Turgeon · slashing2 min
- 7:55 into the third periodMarc Habscheid · tripping2 min
- 11:07 into the third periodDoug Bodger · cross checking2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.