Can The Sabres Win Over The Red Wings?
Petr Mrazek makes his first start for the Detroit Red Wings against the Buffalo Sabres.Buffalo Sabres – Detroit Red Wings
3/12/25 – 7:30pm EST at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Record
Buffalo – 25-32-6 | 56 points – 8th place in the Atlantic Division
Detroit – 30-28-8 | 66 points – 7th place in the Atlantic Division
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 16.6% (27th)
Penalty Kill – 76.8% (22nd)
Detroit
Power Play – 28.2% (5th)
Penalty Kill – 69.5% (32nd)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Tage Thompson: 57 GP, 33 G, 23 A, 56 PTS
Rasmus Dahlin: 55 GP, 11 G, 40 A, 51 PTS
JJ Peterka: 61 GP, 19 G, 32 A, 51 PTS
Detroit
Lucas Raymond: 64 GP, 22 G, 44 A, 66 PTS
Dylan Larkin: 64 GP, 27 G, 29 A, 56 PTS
Alex DeBrincat: 64 GP, 29 G, 24 A, 53 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (21-20-4, 3.11 GAA, .892 save %)
Detroit – Petr Mrazek (10-19-2, 3.46 GAA, .890 save %)
Line Combinations and Pairings
Forwards
JJ Peterka - Josh Norris– Tage Thompson
Jason Zucker – Ryan McLeod - Alex Tuch
Zach Benson – Peyton Krebs - Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn – Sam Lafferty - Jordan Greenway
Ex. Isak Rosen, Josh Dunne
Defense
Rasmus Dahlin - Bowen Byram
Mattias Samuelsson - Owen Power
Dennis Gilbert - Connor Clifton
Ex. - Jacob Bryson
Goaltenders
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Injuries
Jiri Kulich (day-to-day – illness)
Notes
Tage Thompson has posted 31 points (17+14) in his last 28 games, including 16 points (11+5) in his last 13. Thompson ranks second in even-strength goals among all NHL skaters, trailing only Leon Draisaitl (31). In his last 12 games against the Red Wings, Thompson has registered 19 points (9+10). Thompson has recorded five points (3+2) in his last five road contests in Detroit.
Alex Tuch has collected 14 points (9+5) in his last 13 games, including nine goals in his last 11 games.
Rasmus Dahlin has registered 20 points (5+15) in his last 18 games. Dahlin has collected seven points (1+6) in his last seven games against Detroit.
JJ Peterka has tallied 19 points (9+10) in his last 17 games and he has registered seven points (2+5) in his last six games.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has registered 64 saves on 69 saves (.928) in his last two starts.
Zach Benson has notched five points (2+3) in his last five games against the Red Wings, including one point in back-to-back games against Detroit. A point in tonight’s game would make Benson (19 years, 304 days) the youngest Sabres skater since Pierre Turgeon (19 years, 175 days) from Dec. 28, 1988 to Feb. 19, 1989 (three games; 2+4) to register a point streak of three or more games against the Red Wings.
Jason Zucker has posted 15 points (9+6) in his last 13 games against Detroit, including a three-point performance in his most recent game against the Red Wings on Dec. 9, 2024 (2+1).
Josh Norris has tallied 10 points (7+3) in 10 career games against the Red Wings.
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