Buffalo Sabres - Detroit Red Wings Game Preview
10/22/25 - 7:30pm at KeyBank Center, in Buffalo, NY
Buffalo – 2-4-0 | - 4 points – 7th place in the Atlantic Division
Detroit – 5-1-0 | - 10 points – 1st place in the Atlantic Division
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 26.3% (6th)
Penalty Kill – 95.8% (2nd)
Detroit
Power Play – 22.2% (15th)
Penalty Kill - 92.3% (4th)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Zach Benson: 3 GP, 0 G, 6 A, 6 PTS
Josh Doan: 6 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 5 PTS
Rasmus Dahlin: 6 GP, 0 G, 5 A, 5 PTS
Detroit
Dylan Larkin: 6 GP, 5 G, 6 A, 11 PTS
Alex DeBrincat: 6 GP, 0 G, 6 A, 6 PTS
Lucas Raymond: 4 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 5 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – Colten Ellis (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, --- save %)
Detroit – Cam Talbot (3-0-0, 1.78 GAA, .932 save %)
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Sabres Line Combinations and Pairings
Forwards
Zach Benson - Jiri Kulich - Tage Thompson
Josh Doan - Ryan McLeod - Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker - Noah Ostlund - Jack Quinn
Peyton Krebs - Tyson Kozak - Beck Malenstyn
Ex. Mason Geersten
Defense
Bowen Byram - Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power - Conor Timmins
Mattias Samuelsson - Zach Metsa
Goaltenders
Colten Ellis
Alex Lyon
Injuries
Jordan Greenway (IR – mid body)
Michael Kesselring (IR - undisclosed)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (IR - on conditioning stint in Rochester)
Josh Norris (IR - upper body)
Justin Danforth (IR - lower body)
Jacob Bryson (day-to-day - concussion)
Notes
The Sabres have earned at least one point in each of their last 12 home matchups against the Red Wings (6-1-5).
Zach Benson has registered six assists in his first three games of the season, joining Jack Eichel (six assists in 2021-22) and Thomas Vanek (six assists in 2013-14) as the only players in franchise history to record six or more assists in their first three games of a season. If he records an assist tonight, he would join Brian Campbell (eight assists in 2007-08) and Pat LaFontaine (seven assists in 1992-93) as the only Sabres skaters to tally seven or more assists in their first four games of a season.
Rasmus Dahlin is riding a four-game assist streak and he has tallied five assists in that span. An assist tonight would mark his seventh assist streak of four or more games in his career.
Tage Thompson has collected four points (1+3) in his last four games, including at least one point in three straight home contests. In his last three games,
Josh Doan has posted five points (2+3). • Alex Tuch has recorded four points (1+3) in his last four games. In his last three games,
Jason Zucker has posted three points (2+1).
Jack Quinn has three points (2+1) in his last three games.
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