Detroit Red Wings v Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Final

Detroit Red Wings

3–2

Buffalo Sabres

Player stats

Buffalo Sabresforwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
T. Bordeleau	2	0	0	-1	15:40	5:13	0:03	10:24	22	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	66.7	3	0	0
J. Danforth	0	2	0	0	17:40	4:49	2:52	9:59	25	0	0	0	2	2	5	4	55.6	0	0	0
K. Helenius	1	1	0	1	24:35	5:31	3:21	15:43	28	0	0	0	2	0	5	1	83.3	1	0	0
T. Kozak	1	4	0	0	16:58	2:37	3:32	10:49	26	0	0	0	0	2	7	5	58.3	1	0	0
J. Kulich	0	0	0	1	10:28	1:13	0:17	8:58	14	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	66.7	0	0	0
T. Kuntar	0	2	0	1	10:55	0:00	0:00	10:55	17	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	100.0	1	1	5
A. McDonough	1	1	0	0	10:53	2:24	0:00	8:29	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
N. Ostlund	0	0	2	0	23:56	5:23	2:28	16:05	29	0	2	1	1	2	1	5	16.7	1	1	2
M. Peca	1	1	0	1	17:47	4:21	1:02	12:24	23	0	0	0	1	0	7	6	53.8	3	0	0
J. Polin	0	0	0	0	10:54	3:11	0:00	7:43	15	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
J. Richard	0	0	0	1	14:19	2:29	0:00	11:50	18	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0.0	2	0	0
L. Valente	0	0	0	-1	11:21	0:00	0:01	11:20	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Buffalo Sabresdefenses

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
D. Gilbert	5	3	0	0	21:55	0:02	6:20	15:33	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
R. Johnson	3	0	1	2	15:01	0:00	0:46	14:15	19	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	4	0	0
V. Komarov	1	0	0	0	16:05	0:00	0:00	16:05	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	4
G. McCarthy	0	1	1	-1	17:34	0:05	0:41	16:48	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	3	6
Z. Metsa	1	0	0	0	23:17	2:30	5:04	15:43

Buffalo Sabresgoalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
C. Ellis	2	18	0	0	16	.889	12	3	1	41:59	0	0
A. Lyon	1	8	0	0	7	.875	4	3	0	18:00	0	0

Detroit Red Wingsforwards

Player	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
M. Appleton	0	1	1	14:39	0:08	2:13	12:18	22	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
M. Brandsegg-Nygard	0	3	0	14:14	1:38	0:00	12:36	20	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
A. Copp	0	1	-1	21:36	5:10	2:45	13:41	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	13	50.0	2	0	0
N. Danielson	1	0	-1	17:19	4:32	1:24	11:23	20	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	11	26.7	1	1	2
A. DeBrincat	0	1	-1	18:37	4:18

Detroit Red Wingsdefenses

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Bernard-Docker	4	1	0	0	20:55	0:00	2:57	17:58	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Bryson	0	0	2	1	17:38	0:16	2:32	14:50	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
A. Johansson	1	0	0	0	17:46	1:23	3:01	13:22	26	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
A. Sandin-Pellikka	2	0	0	-1	20:33	1:43	2:49	16:01	24	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
M. Seider	1	4	0	-1	24:21	5:43

Detroit Red Wingsgoalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
D. Tarasov	2	19	0	0	17	.895	14	3	0	60:24	0	0

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Match details

Date: Friday 25 September 2026
Started: 9:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Competition: NHL
Venue: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, USA
Officials: Mark Shewchyk (Linesman), Kendrick Nicholson (Referee), Brandon Grillo (Linesman), Mike Sullivan (Referee)
Crowd: 15,887

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Updated 10 Nov, 3:02 am