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Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Monday, December 28, 2026 · KeyBank Center

Detroit Red WingsDetroitRed WingsAway

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Buffalo SabresBuffaloSabresHome

DSN · MSG-B

Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Monday, December 28, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN and MSG-B.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Red Wings

Game 2 of a road trip: Nashville, now Buffalo.

  1. 182026-12-18: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 192026-12-19: no game
  3. 202026-12-20: vs TBL
  4. 212026-12-21: no game
  5. 222026-12-22: vs TOR
  6. 232026-12-23: no game
  7. 242026-12-24: no game
  8. 252026-12-25: no game
  9. 262026-12-26: at NSH
  10. 272026-12-27: no game
  11. 282026-12-28: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
traveled since last game
~626 mi
traveled since last game
on this road trip
~1,097 mi
on this road trip
local time vs home
Same time zone
local time vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 182026-12-18: vs MTL
  2. 192026-12-19: no game
  3. 202026-12-20: vs LAK
  4. 212026-12-21: no game
  5. 222026-12-22: at PIT
  6. 232026-12-23: no game
  7. 242026-12-24: no game
  8. 252026-12-25: no game
  9. 262026-12-26: vs NJD
  10. 272026-12-27: no game
  11. 282026-12-28: vs DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
traveled since last game
~0 mi
traveled since last game
not on a road trip
–
not on a road trip
local time vs home
Same time zone
local time vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = back-to-back, the second of two games on consecutive days. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5-on-5
  2. Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5-on-5
  3. Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5-on-5
  1. Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5-on-5
  2. NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5-on-5
  3. Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5-on-5

Power play

  1. PP1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48 together on the power play

Penalty kill

  1. PK1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24 together killing penalties
  2. PK2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20 together killing penalties
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5-on-5
  2. McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5-on-5
  3. Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5-on-5
  4. NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5-on-5
  1. NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5-on-5
  2. Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5-on-5
  3. NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5-on-5

Power play

  1. PP1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35 together on the power play

Penalty kill

  1. PK1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55 together killing penalties
  2. PK2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49 together killing penalties

Behind the bench

How each coach tends to run his bench, compared with every other NHL team. Each gray tick is one team, the dashed line is the league average, and the two dots are these teams.

DETBUF

Lines kept together · 2026–27

DET 66% (14th most shuffled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Pulling the goalie when down a goal · 2025–26 · fewer than 10 pulls, so this one can swing a lot

DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift · 2025–26

DET 47.4s (10th shortest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts · 2025–26

DET 28% (13th least often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series