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Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres Recap - Sabres Win 5-3

Tage Thompson was the difference, potting a pair for Buffalo on Saturday as the Sabres skated off with a 5-3 victory over the Red Wings at KeyBank Center.

The Sabres were a -143 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Buffalo got goals from Tage Thompson(2), Bowen Byram, Jason Zucker, and Jack Quinn in the victory. Zucker opened the scoring at 4:04 of the first period.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned in a 22-save effort for the Sabres.

Alex DeBrincat, Michael Rasmussen, and Lucas Raymond scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

Alex Lyon stopped 34 of 38 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Buffalo scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Buffalo outshot Detroit 39-25 in the game.

Next game, Buffalo takes its act home to face Florida looking for another win. For Detroit, they head home to face Edmonton.