Final Mar 16
CAL 2 +160 o6.0
DET 5 -178 u6.0
Final OT Mar 16
BOS 3 +111 o6.5
NJ 4 -122 u6.5
Final Mar 16
LA 4 -103 o5.5
NYR 1 -108 u5.5
Final Mar 16
UTAH 6 +140 o6.0
DAL 3 -156 u6.0
Final Mar 16
PIT 7 +178 o6.5
COL 2 -200 u6.5
Detroit 4th Atlantic37-23-5-3
Buffalo 1st Atlantic41-20-6-0

Red Wings vs Sabres Game Overview

DET vs BUFRecords

DET vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Detroit logo DET 28-16-4 24-24-0 25-23-0 12-8-3 16-8-1
Buffalo logo BUF 26-16-4 25-21-0 22-23-1 10-10-2 16-6-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
6-4-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Nov 15, '25 DET  logo 5 - 4 (OT) BUF +142 o6.5 28 27 1-5 0-4
Oct 22, '25 BUF  logo 4 - 2 BUF -122 u6.5 31 31 1-5 0-2
Mar 12, '25 DET  logo 7 - 3 DET -144 o6.5 29 26 3-6 1-3
Dec 09, '24 BUF  logo 6 - 5 (SO) DET +115 o6.5 21 31 0-2 0-3
Nov 02, '24 DET  logo 2 - 1 DET -105 u6.5 23 32 2-4 0-2
Oct 26, '24 BUF  logo 5 - 3 BUF -144 o6.5 39 25 1-4 0-2
Apr 07, '24 DET  logo 3 - 1 DET -123 u6.5 24 38 1-2 1-2
Mar 16, '24 DET  logo 4 - 1 DET +109 u6.5 26 26 0-2 1-2
Mar 12, '24 BUF  logo 7 - 3 BUF -120 o6.5 39 24 0-4 1-4
Dec 05, '23 BUF  logo 5 - 3 DET -126 o6.5 32 27 2-5 1-4

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DET vs BUFInjury report

Detroit logoDetroit's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
M. Brandsegg-Nygard RW Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 15, '26) Mar 15, '26
Brandsegg-Nygard has been ruled out for Monday's (Mar. 16) game against Calgary, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com
M. Rasmussen C Out - Undisclosed( Mar 13, '26) Mar 13, '26
The Red Wings said on Saturday (Mar. 14) that Rasmussen is out and expected to miss at least a week.
A. Copp C Out - Leg( Mar 11, '26) Mar 11, '26
The Red Wings said on Thursday (Mar. 12) that Copp will miss at least the next two weeks, per Jonathan Mills of DetroitRedWings.com.
D. Larkin C Out - Leg( Mar 11, '26) Mar 11, '26
The Red Wings said on Thursday (Mar. 12) that Larkin is OUT for two weeks, where he will then be reassessed.

Detroit Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
C 15 Sheldon Dries
C 18 Andrew Copp
LW 21 James van Riemsdyk
C 22 Mason Appleton
LW 23 Lucas Raymond
C 27 Michael Rasmussen
RW 28 Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
LW 37 J.T. Compher
LW 43 John Leonard
LW 57 David Perron
C 58 Emmitt Finnie
RW 65 Dominik Shine
C 71 Dylan Larkin
RW 88 Patrick Kane
C 92 Marco Kasper
RW 93 Alex DeBrincat
Defense
POS # Player
D 8 Ben Chiarot
D 20 Albert Johansson
D 25 Jacob Bernard-Docker
G 36 John Gibson
G 39 Cam Talbot
D 44 Axel Sandin-Pellikka
D 52 Travis Hamonic
D 53 Moritz Seider
D 72 Justin Faulk
D 77 Simon Edvinsson

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
C. Ellis G Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Ellis did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) game versus the Maple Leafs.
T. Pearson LW Day To Day - Lower-Body( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Pearson did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) clash versus the Maple Leafs.
M. Samuelsson D Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Samuelsson did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) game versus the Maple Leafs.
T. Kozak C Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 14, '26) Mar 14, '26
Kozak did not play on Saturday's (Mar. 14) game against the Maple Leafs.
J. Kulich C Out For Season - Ear( Mar 05, '26) Mar 05, '26
The Sabres said that Kulich is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
J. Greenway LW Out - Abdomen( Feb 24, '26) Feb 24, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Jordan Greenway on injured reserve on Wednesday (Feb. 25).
C. Timmins D Out - Leg( Feb 17, '26) Feb 17, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Wednesday (Feb. 18) that Timmins is now skating but not in day-to-day status.
J. Danforth RW Day To Day - Lower Body( Jan 25, '26) Jan 25, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Monday (Jan. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 6 Zach Benson
C 9 Josh Norris
C 10 Sam Carrick
LW 17 Jason Zucker
C 19 Peyton Krebs
RW 22 Jack Quinn
LW 29 Beck Malenstyn
C 44 Josh Dunne
C 48 Tyson Kozak
LW 70 Tanner Pearson
C 71 Ryan McLeod
C 72 Tage Thompson
C 86 Noah Ostlund
RW 89 Alex Tuch
RW 91 Josh Doan
Defense
POS # Player
G 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D 4 Bowen Byram
D 5 Luke Schenn
D 8 Michael Kesselring
D 23 Mattias Samuelsson
D 25 Owen Power
D 26 Rasmus Dahlin
G 34 Alex Lyon
D 64 Logan Stanley
D 73 Zach Metsa
G 92 Colten Ellis

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
2-2-1-0
GAA
1.71
Save %
.923
Detroit Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Gibson Mar 10, 2026 FLA 4 - DET 3 L 4 28 .857 - L -105 o5.5
J.Gibson Mar 8, 2026 NJ 0 - DET 3 W 0 21 1.00 - W -118 u5.5
C.Talbot Mar 8, 2026 NJ 0 - DET 3 - 0 10 1.00 - W -118 u5.5
J.Gibson Mar 6, 2026 DET 1 - FLA 3 L 2 22 .909 - L -154 u6.0
C.Talbot Mar 4, 2026 DET 3 - VEG 4 (OT) - 4 25 .840 - L -137 o6.0
J.Gibson Mar 2, 2026 NAS 2 - DET 4 - 1 11 .909 - W -114 p6.0
C.Talbot Mar 2, 2026 NAS 2 - DET 4 W 1 19 .947 - W -114 p6.0
W/L
5-0-0-0
GAA
3.00
Save %
.883
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
A.Lyon Mar 10, 2026 BUF 6 - SJ 3 W 3 20 .850 - W -205 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Mar 8, 2026 BUF 8 - TB 7 W 7 28 .750 - W -102 o6.5
A.Lyon Mar 7, 2026 BUF 3 - NAS 2 W 2 25 .920 - W -176 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Mar 5, 2026 PIT 1 - BUF 5 W 1 28 .964 - W -113 u6.5
A.Lyon Mar 3, 2026 BUF 3 - VEG 2 W 2 29 .931 - W -140 u6.0

DET vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.10 Total 3.11
0.62 1st Period 1.04
1.31 2nd Period 0.83
1.00 3rd Period 1.15
0.12 OT 0.09

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
28.08 Total 29.46
7.69 1st Period 9.09
10.06 2nd Period 9.78
8.27 3rd Period 9.63
0.52 OT 0.41

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.11 Total 0.89
0.08 1st Period 0.89
0.13 2nd Period 0.92
0.12 3rd Period 0.88
0.24 OT 0.79

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
37 - 152 G/Att vs. GA/Att 21 - 126
24.34 PP % vs. PK % 83.33

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Detroit Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
John Gibson 770 695 0.903 17-9-1
Cam Talbot 575 513 0.892 11-7-3

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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