Lucas Raymond scored a goal, had an assist, and also converted during the shootout as the Detroit Red Wings ended a five-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.
Andrew Copp scored twice, and Moritz Seider added a goal and an assist. Alex DeBrincat also scored, while Dylan Larkin and J.T. Compher each recorded two assists. Larkin sealed the win with the decisive goal in the shootout.
Detroit goalie Sebastian Cossa made his NHL debut, earning the win after replacing Ville Husso, who was pulled after allowing three goals on seven shots in the first period. Cossa made 12 saves. Alex Tuch scored Buffalo’s only shootout goal.
Jason Zucker contributed two goals and an assist for the Sabres, who have now lost seven games in a row (0-4-3). Tage Thompson, Zach Benson, and Nicolas Aube-Kubel also scored for Buffalo. Ryan McLeod and Peyton Krebs each registered two assists, and James Reimer stopped 26 shots in goal.
The Sabres were up 3-2 after the first period.
Buffalo took an early lead when Benson scored with a wrist shot at 1:38. DeBrincat quickly tied it with a backhand goal at 4:05, assisted by Larkin. Copp then gave Detroit the lead with a tip-in at 4:46 off a shot from Compher.
Zucker tied it up at 10:25 with a shot from Thompson, and later, while the Red Wings were penalized, Zucker gave Buffalo the lead again at 15:26 with a goal from the left circle.
Raymond evened things up at 3-3 early in the second period, scoring from the right circle at 1:05. Aube-Kubel put Buffalo back ahead at 2:26 with a rebound goal, his first of the season.
Zucker scored again to make it 5-3 midway through the second, but Copp closed the gap for Detroit, scoring at 10:27 of the third. Seider tied the game with a goal from the right circle with 4:18 left.
Despite a tripping penalty on Seider with 2:19 remaining, the Red Wings managed to force overtime.
