Red Wings 7, Sabres 3

Buffalo 2 1 0 — 3 Detroit 3 1 3 — 7

First Period: 1, Buffalo, Thompson 34 (Byram), 7:38. 2, Detroit, Kasper 11 (Kane, Edvinsson), 12:36. 3, Detroit, DeBrincat 30 (Kane, Kasper), 15:40. 4, Detroit, Kane 16 (Larkin, DeBrincat), 19:07 (pp). 5, Buffalo, Norris 21 (Benson, Thompson), 19:25.

Second Period: 6, Detroit, Tarasenko 9 (Larkin), 10:54. 7, Buffalo, Benson 10 (Power, McLeod), 18:12 (pp).

Third Period: 8, Detroit, Kane 17 (DeBrincat, Raymond), 1:36 (pp). 9, Detroit, Kasper 12 (Kane, DeBrincat), 5:39. 10, Detroit, Seider 7 (Larkin, Raymond), 14:31 (pp).

Shots on goal: Buffalo 9-9-8: 26. Detroit 10-10-9: 29.

Power-play opportunities: Buffalo 1 of 4. Detroit 3 of 6.

Goalies: Buffalo, Luukkonen 21-20-4 (29 shots-22 saves). Detroit, Mrazek 10-19-2 (26-23).

A: 0 (20,000). T: 2:45.

Referees: Frederick L’Ecuyer, Brandon Schrader; Linesmen: Steve Barton, James Tobias.