Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings

Preseason · Thursday, September 24, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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2–3

Final/OT

SOG 19–26

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DSN · MSG-B

Game summary

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Sabres 26-19.

Goals came from Trevor Kuntar, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Jiri Kulich, Sheldon Dries and Alex DeBrincat.

Daniil Tarasov made 17 saves on 19 shots for the win; Colten Ellis stopped 16 of 18.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
BUF	1	1	0	0	2	19
DET	1	0	1	1	3	26

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Trevor Kuntar (1)Jake Richard (1)1–010:48 BUF
Axel Sandin-Pellikka (2)Anton Johansson (5), Emmitt Finnie (2)1–116:11 DET · PPG

2nd period

Jiri Kulich (1)Noah Ostlund (1), Radim Mrtka (1)2–100:33 BUF

3rd period

Sheldon Dries (1)Jacob Bryson (1), Wilmer Skoog (2)2–207:13 DET

OT period

Alex DeBrincat (1)Lucas Raymond (1), Moritz Seider (1)2–300:33 DET · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

GoalBUF on iceDET on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 BUF

1st 10:48 · Kuntar

Mazur 0:38

Fresh legsMazur 0:38

1–1 DET

1st 16:11 · PP · Sandin-Pellikka

Ostlund 0:24

Fresh legsOstlund 0:24

2–1 BUF

2nd 0:33 · Kulich

Copp 0:33

Fresh legsCopp 0:33

2–2 DET

3rd 7:13 · Dries

McCarthy 0:42

NormalMcCarthy 0:42

2–3 DET

OT 0:33 · PP · DeBrincat

Gilbert 0:33

Fresh legsGilbert 0:33

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BUFDET

19Shots on goal26

53%Faceoff %47%

0/4Power play2/4

17Penalty minutes17

15Hits21

17Blocked shots13

24Giveaways13

4Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 14:57Vsevolod Komarov · holding2 min
2nd 06:17Axel Sandin-Pellikka · delaying game puck over glass2 min
2nd 13:44Moritz Seider · tripping2 min
2nd 18:11Vsevolod Komarov · tripping2 min
3rd 00:54Moritz Seider · roughing2 min
3rd 00:54Carter Mazur · holding2 min
3rd 00:54Alex DeBrincat · fighting5 min
3rd 00:54Gavin McCarthy · roughing2 min
3rd 00:54Trevor Kuntar · fighting5 min
3rd 05:01Noah Ostlund · slashing2 min
3rd 14:14Gavin McCarthy · high sticking2 min
3rd 14:14Emmitt Finnie · roughing removing opponents helmet2 min
3rd 16:02Nate Danielson · slashing2 min
3rd 18:41Gavin McCarthy · holding2 min

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

20Jiri KulichC	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	67	10:28
52Trevor KuntarC	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	5	100	10:55
70Jake RichardR	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	14:19
86Noah OstlundC	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	17	23:56
57Radim MrtkaD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	0	–	14:22
13Matthew PecaC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	54	17:47
15Justin DanforthR	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	56	17:40
27Aidan McDonoughL	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	10:53
28Liam ValenteC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	11:21
41Jason PolinR	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	10:54
48Tyson KozakC	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	58	16:58
77Thomas BordeleauC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	67	15:40
94Konsta HeleniusC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	83	24:35
33Ryan JohnsonD	0	0	0	+2	2	0	3	0	–	15:01
44Dennis GilbertD	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	–	21:55
62Gavin McCarthyD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	6	–	17:34
73Zach MetsaD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	23:17
76Vsevolod KomarovD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	–	16:05

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
34Alex LyonG		8	7	1	.875	18:00
92Colten EllisG	O	18	16	2	.889	41:59

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters

15Sheldon DriesC	1	0	1	+1	3	0	1	0	38	11:52
23Lucas RaymondL	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	–	21:13
58Emmitt FinnieC	0	1	1	0	1	6	0	2	86	15:50
73Wilmer SkoogC	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	–	10:00
93Alex DeBrincatR	1	0	1	-1	8	1	0	5	100	18:37
42Anton JohanssonD	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	17:46
44Axel Sandin-PellikkaD	1	0	1	-1	1	0	2	2	–	20:33
53Moritz SeiderD	0	1	1	-1	1	4	1	4	–	24:21
78Jacob BrysonD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	17:38
18Andrew CoppC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	50	21:36
22Mason AppletonC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	14:39
28Michael Brandsegg-NygårdR	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	14:14
29Nate DanielsonC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	27	17:19
34Carter MazurL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	2	–	11:30
43John LeonardL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	09:28
65Dominik ShineR	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	–	09:29
25Jacob Bernard-DockerD	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	–	20:55
54William WallinderD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	15:21

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Carter GylanderG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
80Daniil TarasovG	W	19	17	2	.895	60:24