nhl Game Recap
Sabres vs Red Wings Final: 7-6 - Recap
Buffalo earned a 7-6 victory over Detroit on Thursday, but needed a shootout to do it at Little Caesars Arena.
Bettors who backed the Sabres were rewarded as -108 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Buffalo got goals from Dylan Cozens(2), Henri Jokiharju, Zemgus Girgensons, Jordan Greenway, and Tage Thompson in the victory. Thompson opened the scoring at 4:35 of the first period.
Devon Levi stopped 26 of 32 Detroit shots in the victory.
Detroit got goals from Dylan Larkin, David Perron, Austin Czarnik, Alex Chiasson, Simon Edvinsson, and Jonatan Berggren in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Detroit got a 30-stop effort from Ville Husso in the loss.
On the power play, Buffalo went 1-for-3, while the Red Wings were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 36-32.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act home to face Carolina looking for another win. For Detroit, they head home to face Pittsburgh.