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Recap - Red Wings Defeat Buffalo 3-2

The Sabres came up short Saturday against the Red Wings, falling 3-2.

The Red Wings were a -187 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Detroit got goals from Carter Rowney, Lucas Raymond, and Pius Suter in the victory. Rowney opened the scoring at 9:56 of the second period.

Alex Nedeljkovic turned in a 26-save effort for the Red Wings.

Buffalo got goals from Dylan Cozens, and Jeff Skinner in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Dustin Tokarski stopped 38 of 41 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Detroit went 0-for-3, while the Sabres were 0-for-0 with the man advantage.

Detroit outshot Buffalo 41-28 in the game.

Detroit looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Bruins. The Sabres will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Seattle.