DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Total Man Games Lost:
28 Individual Man Games Lost:
Robby Fabbri (12), Austin Czarnik (3), Klim Kostin (3), Jeff Petry (3), Ville Husso (2), Dylan Larkin (2), Jake Walman (2), Christian Fischer (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/1 – Assigned forward Jonatan Berggren to Grand Rapids … Reassigned defenseman Antti Tuomisto from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME DETROIT RED WINGS (13-7-3) at BUFFALO SABRES (10-13-2)
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 / 7:30 P.M. ET / KeyBank Center / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 154th all-time meeting, 76th at Buffalo … First of four games this season, first of two at Buffalo
ALL-TIME vs. BUF: 70-63-13-7 / AWAY: 26-39-8-2 / LAST 10: 5-3-2 / IN 2022-23: 0-2-2 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. BUF: Patrick Kane (12-15-27 in 25 GP), Dylan Larkin (14-10-24 in 28 GP), David Perron (10-12-22 in 23 GP), Andrew Copp (2-9-11 in 15 GP), Lucas Raymond (2-7-9 in 8 GP), J.T. Compher (4-4-8 in 10 GP), Robby Fabbri (3-4-7 in 9 GP), Alex DeBrincat (3-4-7 in 11 GP), Moritz Seider (1-5-6 in 8 GP), Jake Walman (1-1-2 in 4 GP)
BUF top scorers vs. DET: Kyle Okposo (10-9-19 in 32 GP), Jeff Skinner (2-3-5 in 9 GP), Rasmus Dahlin (3-11-14 in 15 GP), Casey Mittelstadt (4-5-9 in 10 GP), Dylan Cozens (6-2-8 in 8 GP), Owen Power (0-6-6 in 4 GP), Jordan Greenway (4-1-5 in 8 GP), Henri Jokiharju (2-3-5 in 9 GP), Alex Tuch (2-3-5 in 9 GP), J.J. Peterka (0-4-4 in 4 GP), Peyton Krebs (0-3-3 in 4 GP)
GOALS, GOALS, GOALS
* The Red Wings are tied for third in the NHL with 86 goals through 23 games (excluding shootout-deciding goals). * Detroit averages more goals per game (3.74) than any other team in the Eastern Conference through games played on Dec. 4. * The Red Wings are 13-0-2 this season when scoring four-or-more goals. * Detroit’s 5-4 overtime win at Montréal on Dec. 2 marked the ninth time Detroit has scored at least five goals in a game this season. * The Red Wings rank second in the NHL with 33 second-period goals, and are tied for sixth in the league with 30 third-period goals. * Detroit is 9-2-1 this season when scoring first, and 3-1-0 when doing so on the road. * The Red Wings have tallied 23 power play goals through 23 games. Detroit is 9-for-28 (32.1 percent) over its last six contests. * In all, 10 different Red Wings players have scored at least one power play goal this season: Alex DeBrincat (4), Dylan Larkin (4), David Perron (4), J.T. Compher (2), Robby Fabbri (2), Shayne Gostisbehere (2), Moritz Seider (2), Andrew Copp, Lucas Raymond and Jake Walman. * Detroit has scored multiple power play goals nine times during the 2023-24 season, including in three of its last five games.
BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 80)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Jack Quinn (Achilles, Oct. 12; injured reserve) – 25 games
Tage Thompson (upper body, Nov. 17; injured reserve) – 9 games
Zemgus Girgensons (lower body, Nov. 25; injured reserve) – 5 games
Jordan Greenway (upper body, Dec. 3) – 1 game
TONIGHT’S GAME SABRES vs. RED WINGS
• This is the first of four meetings between the Sabres and Red Wings this season. • Next meeting: Tuesday, March 12 in Buffalo. • Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Detroit 7-6 (SO) in Detroit on April 6, 2023. • The Sabres are 5-1-4 in their last 10 games against the Red Wings; 5-1-4 at home. • This is the 154th game all-time between Buffalo and Detroit; Buffalo has a 70-60-23 series record. • The Sabres are 41-20-14 at home against the Red Wings all-time.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Buffalo has earned a win in four consecutive games against Detroit and a win in tonight’s game would give the Sabres their longest winning streak against the Red Wings since they won five in a row against Detroit from Feb. 6, 1981 to Jan. 6, 1982. • The Sabres have earned at least one point in 21 of their last 24 games (15-3-6) against the Red Wings, including at least one point 15 of their last 16 games against Detroit (10-1-5). • Buffalo has earned at least one point in its last eight home games against Detroit (4-0-4). • It is the longest home point streak by the Sabres against the Red Wings since Buffalo earned at least one point in 14 straight games against Detroit from Jan. 7, 1979 to March 22, 1987 (10-0-4). • Peyton Krebs has tallied three points (1+2) in his last three games. • Kyle Okposo needs one point to reach 600 in his NHL career. • Alex Tuch has tallied 16 points (8+8) in his last 16 games, including six points (3+3) in his last six games. • Victor Olofsson has tallied seven points (1+6) in his last seven games, including three multi-assist performances in that span. • Rasmus Dahlin has notched nine points (2+7) in his last nine games. • Casey Mittelstadt has recorded eight points (2+6) in his last eight games.
SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]
1-10: 5-5-0 (10), 32/29, 3/30, 36/40
11-20: 4-4-2 (10), 25/34, 5/27, 26/32
21-30: 1-4-0 (2), 14/22, 2/12, 4/9
