NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 10/26/2024

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 10/26/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Buffalo Sabres this afternoon. The Red Wings are coming off a 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils while the Sabres are coming off a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars.  

Detroit Red Wings (4-3-0, 8 Points) vs. Buffalo Sabres (3-5-1, 7 Points)

When: Saturday, October 26
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Alex DeBrincat – 6
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 4
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 6

Buffalo Sabres

Points: Alex Tuch – 9
Goals: Tage Thompson – 5
Assists: Alex Tuch – 6

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 20.8 (16)
Penalty Kill: 62.5 (31)
GF: 2.86 (24)
GA: 2.86 (11)
Faceoff: 47.0 (26)

Buffalo Sabres

Power-Play: 0.0 (32)
Penalty Kill: 76.0 (21)
GF: 3.13 (15)
GA: 3.50 (23)
Faceoff: 47.4 (23)

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Vladimir Tarasenko – J.T. Compher – Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer
Joe Veleno – Marco Kasper – Jonatan Berggren
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Justin Holl – Erik Gustafsson

Buffalo Sabres

JJ Peterka – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker – Dylan Cozens – Jack Quinn
Jordan Greenway – Ryan McLeod – Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Beck Malenstyn – Peyton Krebs – Sam Lafferty
Rasmus Dahlin – Henri Jokiharju
Bowen Byram – Owen Power
Mattias Samuelsson – Connor Clifton

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Alex Lyon (2-1-0, 1.46 GAA)

Lyon is 2-1-0 this season with a .955 save percentage and a 1.46 goals-against average. He got the start on Tuesday and picked up a shutout, stopping all 29 shots he faced. In his career against the Sabres, he is 3-2-0 with a 3.51 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage. Last season he went 2-1-0 against Buffalo posting a 3.54 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage.  

Buffalo: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (2-2-1, 3.01 GAA)

Luukkonen gets the start he is 2-2-1 with a 3.01 goals against average and a .903 save percentage, his last start came on Tuesday and he got his second straight win stopping 28 of the 30 shots he faced. In his career against the Red Wings he is 2-2-0 with a 3.09 goals against average and a .885 save percentage; last season he went 1-2-0 with a 3.12 goals against average and a .877 save percentage.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Patrick Kane (2-3-5)

Kane this season has five points coming on two goals and three assists. In his career against Buffalo he’s played in 28 games recording 30 points on 14 goals and 16 assists. Last season in three games he had three points on two goals and an assist.

Buffalo: Tage Thompson (5-3-8)

Thompson this season has eight points on five goals and three assists. In his career against Detroit, he has played in 15 games recording 17 points on eight goals and nine assists. Last season in four games he had five points on two goals and three assists.

Head to Head & Next Up

The Red Wings went 3-1-0 against the Sabres last season and outscored them 15-12, the Red Wings are 5-3-2 against Buffalo in their last ten matchups. The Red Wings will face the Edmonton Oilers tomorrow while the Sabres will face the Florida Panthers on Monday.

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