nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Skates Past Detroit 8-3 - Recap
Tage Thompson sniped 3 goals in leading Buffalo to a 8-3 win over Detroit on Monday at KeyBank Center.
Bettors who backed the Sabres were rewarded as -152 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Buffalo got goals from Tage Thompson(3), Rasmus Asplund, Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin, Jeff Skinner, and Jack Quinn in the victory. Thompson opened the scoring at 16:52 of the first period.
Eric Comrie turned in a 15-save effort for the Sabres.
Detroit got goals from Dylan Larkin, Olli Maatta, and David Perron in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 38 of 46 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Buffalo went 2-for-5, while the Red Wings were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 46-18.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act home to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Detroit, they head home to face Washington.