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Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Saturday, April 10, 2027 · 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 Saturday, April 10, 2027, with puck drop at 6:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN and MSG-B.

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

Rest and travel

Red Wings

First game of a road trip.

  1. 312027-03-31: no game
  2. 12027-04-01: no game
  3. 22027-04-02: vs CAR
  4. 32027-04-03: no game
  5. 42027-04-04: at OTT
  6. 52027-04-05: no game
  7. 62027-04-06: at NYI
  8. 72027-04-07: no game
  9. 82027-04-08: no game
  10. 92027-04-09: vs PIT
  11. 102027-04-10: at BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~216 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~216 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 312027-03-31: no game
  2. 12027-04-01: vs BOS
  3. 22027-04-02: no game
  4. 32027-04-03: at TOR
  5. 42027-04-04: no game
  6. 52027-04-05: vs TBL
  7. 62027-04-06: no game
  8. 72027-04-07: vs BOS
  9. 82027-04-08: no game
  10. 92027-04-09: no game
  11. 102027-04-10: vs DET
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DETBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

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

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

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

Season series