Overview
- Mattias Samuelsson ended the game at 1:05 of overtime to complete Buffalo’s 5-4 comeback.
- Tage Thompson scored and set up the winner, Ryan McLeod tied it short-handed, and Josh Doan and Alex Tuch also scored with Doan adding an assist.
- Rasmus Dahlin returned from a three-game leave and recorded an assist after visiting his fiancée recovering from heart transplant surgery.
- Detroit’s Alex DeBrincat scored twice, Dylan Larkin netted his team-leading 11th, Patrick Kane scored, and Lucas Raymond posted three assists.
- Colten Ellis made 24 saves for Buffalo and John Gibson had 22 for Detroit; next up the Sabres host Edmonton on Monday and the Red Wings visit the Rangers on Sunday.