Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings
Preseason · Thursday, September 25, 2025 · Little Caesars Arena
Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Sabres 40–18.
Goals came from Mason Appleton, Noah Ostlund, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård, Josh Doan, Dylan Larkin, Moritz Seider and Andrew Copp.
Cam Talbot made 6 saves on 8 shots for the win; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 35 of 40.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Mason Appleton (1)Andrew Copp (1)0–105:39 DET · 
Noah Ostlund (1)Josh Doan (2), Jack Quinn (1)1–106:23 BUF · 
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (1)Axel Sandin-Pellikka (1), Nate Danielson (1)1–209:04 DET ·
2nd period
Josh Doan (1)Jack Quinn (2), Noah Ostlund (1)2–206:59 BUF · 
Dylan Larkin (1)Jacob Bernard-Docker (1), Lucas Raymond (1)2–310:04 DET
Moritz Seider (1)Elmer Soderblom (1), Jacob Truscott (1)2–412:35 DET
Andrew Copp (1)Lucas Raymond (2)2–518:23 DET
Team stats
BUFDET
1840
42%58%
2/51/4
1012
2931
102
75
02
Penalties
- 5:27 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 7:59 into the first period
Josh Doan · slashing2 min - 15:38 into the first periodMichael Kesselring · holding2 min
- 5:48 into the second periodMichael Brandsegg-Nygård · tripping2 min
- 13:00 into the second periodJacob Bernard-Docker · high sticking2 min
- 14:45 into the second periodPeyton Krebs · roughing2 min
- 16:52 into the second periodJosh Dunne · roughing2 min
- 16:52 into the second periodBen Chiarot · roughing2 min
- 1:30 into the third periodJosh Doan · roughing2 min
- 8:12 into the third periodMarco Kasper · holding2 min
- 18:45 into the third periodMichael Brandsegg-Nygård · slashing2 min
Buffalo Sabres
| 22Jack QuinnR | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 18:05 |
| 86Noah OstlundC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 1 | 18:51 |
| 91Josh DoanR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 18:28 |
| 15Justin DanforthR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:34 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 20:03 |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 |
| 44Josh DunneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 11:53 |
| 45Riley Fiddler-SchultzC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 09:07 |
| 48Tyson KozakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 12:30 |
| 63Isak RosenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 13:14 |
| 92Anton WahlbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:32 |
| 94Konsta HeleniusC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 14:20 |
| 3Jack RathboneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 12:48 |
| 8Michael KesselringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 22:46 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 27:06 |
| 28Zac JonesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:01 |
| 57Radim MrtkaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:57 |
| 73Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 15:49 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Devon LeviG | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 40Alexandar GeorgievG | L | 40 | 5 | .875 |
Detroit Red Wings
| 18Andrew CoppC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 16:04 |
| 23Lucas RaymondL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 16:54 |
| 22Mason AppletonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 14:00 |
| 28Michael Brandsegg-NygårdR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:28 |
| 29Nate DanielsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:14 |
| 71Dylan LarkinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:44 |
| 85Elmer SoderblomL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 09:49 |
| 25Jacob Bernard-DockerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 16:06 |
| 44Axel Sandin-PellikkaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 21:35 |
| 53Moritz SeiderD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 21:48 |
| 62Jacob TruscottD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16:57 |
| 27Michael RasmussenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:54 |
| 34Carter MazurL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:08 |
| 58Emmitt FinnieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:54 |
| 78Amadeus LombardiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:41 |
| 92Marco KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 |
| 8Ben ChiarotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:38 |
| 20Albert JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:46 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Michal PostavaG | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 39Cam TalbotG | W | 8 | 2 | .750 |