Scores
The Sabres visit the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in a preseason game. Puck drop 7:00 PM ET. On DSN, MSG-B.
Lineups
The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.
Sabres
Head coach: Lindy Ruff
Red Wings
Head coach: Todd McLellan
Season series
First meeting of the season
- Dec 28, 2026DET at BUF
- Feb 21, 2027BUF at DET
- Mar 12, 2027BUF at DET
- Apr 10, 2027DET at BUF
By the numbers
| Sabres50-23-9 | Red Wings41-31-10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.455th | GF / game | 22nd2.91 |
| 2.9310th | GA / game | 19th3.10 |
| 19.5%21st | Power play | 12th22.6% |
| 81.9%4th | Penalty kill | 23rd77.1% |
| 45.9%32nd | Faceoffs | 10th51.0% |
2025-26 regular season, with league rank.
Leaders
Points
Goals
Assists
2025-26 regular season.
In goal
Sabres
Alex Lyon#34
20-10-4 · 2.77 GAA · .907 SV% · 3 SO
22-9-3 · 2.52 GAA · .910 SV% · 1 SO
Red Wings
John Gibson#36
29-22-4 · 2.72 GAA · .901 SV% · 4 SO
13-15-3 · 3.05 GAA · .895 SV%
2025-26 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.
Goals, assists, penalties and the boxscore appear here at puck drop and update while the game is on.
