Final
BUF at DET game report
Sabres
2–3
Red Wings
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · Little Caesars Arena
Red Wings beat the Sabres 3–2 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing them 3.4–2.8 in expected goals.
Team comparison
DETBUF
- 3Goals2
- 3.43Expected goals2.77
- 1.935-on-5 expected goals1.52
- 11High-danger chances12
- 26Shots on goal19
- 63Shot attempts46
- 455-on-5 shot attempts29
- 7:28Power-play time9:32
5-on-5 shares for DET: 60.8% of shot attempts, 55.8% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
Red WingsSabresCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Sabres shooting ←→ Red Wings shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| DET at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 41:40 | 45–29 | 1.93–1.52 | 1–2 |
| Power play | 7:28 | 15–16 | 1.38–1.23 | 2–0 |
| Shorthanded | 9:32 | 2–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 1:53 | 1–1 | 0.12–0.02 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as DET–BUF. “Power play” means DET had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon BUF | 7/8 | .875 | 1.19 | +0.19 |
| Daniil Tarasov DET | 17/19 | .895 | 2.77 | +0.77 |
| Colten Ellis BUF | 16/18 | .889 | 2.25 | +0.25 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex DeBrincat DET | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0.66 |
| Justin Danforth BUF | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.63 |
| Lucas Raymond DET | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.51 |
| Dominik Shine DET | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.45 |
| Noah Ostlund BUF | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.42 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka DET | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.33 |
| Trevor Kuntar BUF | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.28 |
| Jason Polin BUF | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.27 |
| Nate Danielson DET | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.25 |
| Thomas Bordeleau BUF | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.24 |
Three stars
- ★A. DeBrincatDET · 1G 0A
- ★★S. DriesDET · 1G 0A
- ★★★J.KulichBUF · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 10:48BUF T. Kuntar (from J. Richard)1–0
- 16:11DET A. Sandin-Pellikka pp (from A. Johansson, E. Finnie)1–1
Period 2
- 00:33BUF J.Kulich (from N. Ostlund, R. Mrtka)2–1
Period 3
- 07:13DET S. Dries (from J. Bryson, W. Skoog)2–2
Overtime
- 00:33DET A. DeBrincat pp (from L. Raymond, M. Seider)2–3