Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Detroit Red Wings 5:1. The match was played in NHL 2019. League standings: Detroit Red Wings #16, Buffalo Sabres #13.

Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres Head to Head Results

Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres have met 60 times — Detroit Red Wings won 35, Buffalo Sabres won 25, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2009. Detroit Red Wings leads the head-to-head with 35 victories from 60 meetings. A combined 368 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.13 per match (195 for the home side, 173 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 55 matches (92%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 58 games (97%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–7 in 2023.

Detroit Red Wings

Drawn

Buffalo Sabres

Goals: 195Goals: 173

Recent Meetings (60)

27 Mar 2026Buffalo Sabres2 – 5Detroit Red WingsNHL

16 Nov 2025Detroit Red Wings4 – 5Buffalo SabresNHL

22 Oct 2025Buffalo Sabres4 – 2Detroit Red WingsNHL

27 Sept 2025Buffalo Sabres5 – 2Detroit Red WingsNHL

25 Sept 2025Detroit Red Wings5 – 2Buffalo SabresNHL

12 Mar 2025Detroit Red Wings7 – 3Buffalo SabresNHL

10 Dec 2024Buffalo Sabres5 – 6Detroit Red WingsNHL

2 Nov 2024Detroit Red Wings2 – 1Buffalo SabresNHL

26 Oct 2024Buffalo Sabres5 – 3Detroit Red WingsNHL

30 Sept 2024Buffalo Sabres4 – 3Detroit Red WingsNHL

More results

Standings

Detroit Red Wings sit #16 and Buffalo Sabres are #13 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1St. Louis Blues	71	33	19	94
2Colorado Avalanche	70	37	20	92
3Vegas Golden Knights	71	30	24	86
4Edmonton Oilers	71	31	25	83
5Dallas Stars	69	26	24	82
6Winnipeg Jets	71	30	28	80
7Calgary Flames	70	25	27	79
8Vancouver Canucks	69	27	27	78
9Nashville Predators	69	28	26	78
10Minnesota Wild	69	30	27	77
11Arizona Coyotes	70	26	29	74
12Chicago Blackhawks	70	23	30	72
13Anaheim Ducks	71	20	33	67
14Los Angeles Kings	70	21	35	64
15San Jose Sharks	70	22	36	63

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Boston Bruins	70	38	14	100
2Tampa Bay Lightning	70	35	21	92
3Washington Capitals	69	31	20	90
4Philadelphia Flyers	69	31	21	89
5Pittsburgh Penguins	69	29	23	86
6Carolina Hurricanes	68	27	25	81
7Toronto Maple Leafs	70	28	25	81
8Columbus Blue Jackets	70	25	22	81
9New York Islanders	68	24	23	80
10New York Rangers	70	31	28	79
11Florida Panthers	69	30	26	78
12Montreal Canadiens	71	19	31	71
13Buffalo Sabres	69	22	31	68
14New Jersey Devils	69	22	29	68
15Ottawa Senators	71	18	34	62
16Detroit Red Wings	71	13	49	39

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Boston Bruins	70	38	14	100
2Tampa Bay Lightning	70	35	21	92
3Toronto Maple Leafs	70	28	25	81
4Florida Panthers	69	30	26	78
5Montreal Canadiens	71	19	31	71
6Buffalo Sabres	69	22	31	68
7Ottawa Senators	71	18	34	62
8Detroit Red Wings	71	13	49	39

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1St. Louis Blues	71	33	19	94
2Colorado Avalanche	70	37	20	92
3Dallas Stars	69	26	24	82
4Winnipeg Jets	71	30	28	80
5Nashville Predators	69	28	26	78
6Minnesota Wild	69	30	27	77
7Chicago Blackhawks	70	23	30	72

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Vegas Golden Knights	71	30	24	86
2Edmonton Oilers	71	31	25	83
3Calgary Flames	70	25	27	79
4Vancouver Canucks	69	27	27	78
5Arizona Coyotes	70	26	29	74
6Anaheim Ducks	71	20	33	67
7Los Angeles Kings	70	21	35	64
8San Jose Sharks	70	22	36	63

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Washington Capitals	69	31	20	90
2Philadelphia Flyers	69	31	21	89
3Pittsburgh Penguins	69	29	23	86
4Carolina Hurricanes	68	27	25	81
5Columbus Blue Jackets	70	25	22	81
6New York Islanders	68	24	23	80
7New York Rangers	70	31	28	79
8New Jersey Devils	69	22	29	68

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026