Detroit will take on the Buffalo Sabres tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Buffalo is coming off a 5-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday.
Detroit Red Wings (10-13-4, 24 Points) vs. Buffalo Sabres (11-13-3, 25 Points)
When: Monday, December 9
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit
Scoring Leaders
Detroit Red Wings
Points: Lucas Raymond – 28
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 12
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 18
Buffalo Sabres
Points: Alex Tuch – 24
Goals: Tage Thompson – 14
Assists: Alex Tuch – 16
Team Stats
Detroit Red Wings
Power-Play: 26.6
Penalty Kill: 66.7
GF: 2.48
GA: 3.07
Faceoff: 50.9
Buffalo Sabres
Power-Play: 14.8
Penalty Kill: 80.2
GF: 2.93
GA: 3.19
Faceoff: 49.6
Expected Line Combinations
Detroit Red Wings
Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Michael Rasmussen – Marco Kasper – Patrick Kane
Vladimir Tarasenko – J.T. Compher – Andrew Copp
Jonatan Berggren – Joe Veleno – Christian Fischer
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Justin Holl – Albert Johansson
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Buffalo Sabres
Peyton Krebs – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch
Zach Benson – Ryan McLeod – Jason Zucker
JJ Peterka – Jiri Kulich – Dylan Cozens
Beck Malenstyn – Tyson Kozak – Nicholas Aube-Kubel
Ryan Johnson – Bowen Byram
Owen Power – Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson – Connor Clifton
Between The Pipes
Detroit: Ville Husso (0-4-2, 3.39 GAA)
Husso gets the start he is 0-4-2 with a 3.39 goals-against average and a .884 save percentage. Husso got the start on Saturday, taking the loss giving up two goals on 25 shots. In his career against Buffalo, he is 1-0-1 with a 4.35 goals-against average and a .878 save percentage.
Buffalo Sabres: James Reimer (1-3-0, 3.29 GAA)
Reimer is 1-3-0 with a 3.29 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage. His last start came on November 30th and he got a shutout win stopping all 22 shots he faced. He is 6-8-3 against the Red Wings in his career with a 2.58 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage. He played for Detroit last season.
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Players To Watch:
Detroit Red Wings: Lucas Raymond (10-18-28)
Raymond this season has 28 points on ten goals and 18 assists. In his career against Buffalo, he has 18 points in 14 games on six goals and 12 assists. This season in two games he has three points on a goal and two assists.
Buffalo Sabres: Tage Thompson (14-7-21)
Thompson this season has 21 points on 14 goals and seven assists. In his career against Detroit has 20 points in 17 games on ten goals and ten assists. This season in the two games he has three points on two goals and an assist.
Head to Head
The Red Wings are 1-1-0 this season against Buffalo and have been outscored 6-5 between the two games. In their last ten meetings, they are 4-4-2 against the Sabres and have been outscored 44-36 in that ten-game span.
Next Up
Detroit Red Wings: @ Philadelphia Flyers – Thursday
Buffalo Sabres: vs. New York Rangers – Wednesday
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