Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings - December 28, 2026

DET

Dec 28 @ 08:00pmon ESPN+

BUF

Preview

Standings

KeyBank CenterBuffalo, NY

Injuries

J. CompherLW

Undisclosed

OUT

M. AppletonC

Undisclosed

OUT

M. KasperC

Upper Body

OUT

Injuries

J. DanforthRW

Upper-Body

DTD

R. DahlinD

Upper-Body

DTD

S. CarrickC

Upper Body

DTD

A. LyonG

Upper-body

OUT

C. TimminsD

Lower-body

OUT

J. RathboneD

Undisclosed

OUT

J. ZuckerLW

Abdomen

OUT

M. GrzelcykD

Lower-Body

OUT

Team Comparison

DET

BUF

3-3-3

SEASON RECORD

4-3-2

L1

TEAM STREAK

L1

League Rankings

DET

BUF

26th(2.6)

GF/G

17th(3)

12th(2.8)

GA/G

29th(3.6)

23rd(-0.2)

DIFF

26th(-0.6)

12th(21.9%)

PP%

31st(9.1%)

28th(68.8%)

PK%

30th(64.5%)

20th(10.3)

PIM/G

9th(9)

9th(.893)

SV%

31st(.847)

22nd(48.8%)

FO%

28th(45.8%)

Season Leaders

DET

BUF

A. DeBrincat7 G

GOALS

T. Thompson6 G

A. Johansson7 A

ASSISTS

O. Power10 A

E. Finnie+8

+/-

O. Power+7

A. Copp41.7%

FACEOFF WIN %

R. McLeod42.3%

K. Kolesar20 PIM

PENALTY MINUTES

B. Malenstyn13 PIM

M. Brandsegg-Nygård56 HITS

HITS

B. Malenstyn46 HITS

D. Tarasov.936 SV%

SAVE %

C. Ellis.907 SV%