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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Detroit 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, February 22, 2018
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 19515
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Buffalo 11013
Detroit 01102
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Buffalo   Detroit
  0:00 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  0:59 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
  1:56 Xavier Ouellet shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Giveaway by Victor Antipin. 2:11  
  2:21 Niklas Kronwall shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  2:22 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Danny DeKeyser. 2:26  
  2:38 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Frans Nielsen. 2:48  
Casey Nelson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 2:50  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 3:09  
  3:15 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Scott Wilson.
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 3:30  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Tyler Bertuzzi. 3:32  
Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net 3:35  
Rasmus Ristolainen scores. Assisted by Nathan Beaulieu and Johan Larsson. 3:39  
  3:39 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  4:11 Gustav Nyquist hits Nicholas Baptiste.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 4:11  
  4:13 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Danny DeKeyser. 4:34  
  4:40 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  4:42 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  4:47 Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 4:49  
  5:03 Jonathan Ericsson hits Evander Kane.
Josh Gorges shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 5:07  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 5:09  
  5:09 Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 5:10  
  5:11 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  5:19 Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Scott Wilson hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 5:19  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 5:30  
Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 5:34  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 5:34  
  5:40 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  6:05 Giveaway by Danny DeKeyser.
  6:08 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Casey Nelson hits Dylan Larkin. 6:28  
Casey Nelson blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou. 6:36  
  8:05 Luke Glendening penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jason Pominville.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 8:05  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 8:26  
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 8:27  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 8:45  
Giveaway by Robin Lehner. 9:11  
  9:36 Dylan Larkin hits Marco Scandella.
  10:11 Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Casey Nelson.
Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 10:13  
Victor Antipin hits Darren Helm. 10:26  
  10:48 Tyler Bertuzzi hits Josh Gorges.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 11:12  
Nathan Beaulieu hits Gustav Nyquist. 11:25  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 12:14  
  12:19 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  12:47 Giveaway by Tomas Tatar.
  13:19 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
  13:20 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
  13:22 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
Evan Rodrigues hits Nick Jensen. 13:44  
  13:48 Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues. 13:56  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 14:11  
  14:12 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  14:31 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Scott Wilson.
  15:30 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  15:32 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 15:33  
  15:40 Gustav Nyquist hits Josh Gorges.
Victor Antipin blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist. 15:56  
Ryan O'Reilly blocks shot from Danny DeKeyser. 16:05  
  16:08 Giveaway by Tomas Tatar.
Evander Kane hits Nick Jensen. 16:17  
  16:35 Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  16:36 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 16:58  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 17:26  
  17:43 Jonathan Ericsson hits Scott Wilson.
  18:44 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Victor Antipin.
  18:53 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  19:00 Danny DeKeyser shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Frans Nielsen. 19:05  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Henrik Zetterberg. 19:27  
2
Buffalo   Detroit
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 0:00  
  0:10 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  0:13 Darren Helm hits Casey Nelson.
  0:28 Takeaway by Darren Helm.
  0:39 Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Casey Nelson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Darren Helm. 0:40  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 0:40  
  1:01 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Johan Larsson hits Niklas Kronwall. 1:20  
  1:51 Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 1:52  
  2:20 Shot by Trevor Daley misses the net
Casey Nelson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 2:48  
Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues. 3:11  
Giveaway by Victor Antipin. 3:40  
  3:42 Jonathan Ericsson scores.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 3:42  
Shot by Evander Kane misses the net 3:51  
  4:07 Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  4:58 Justin Abdelkader wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  5:06 Giveaway by Danny DeKeyser.
  5:12 Giveaway by Frans Nielsen.
  5:47 Luke Glendening blocks shot from Josh Gorges.
Benoit Pouliot hits Danny DeKeyser. 5:52  
  6:03 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  6:27 Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 6:41  
Takeaway by Johan Larsson. 6:58  
  7:30 Dylan Larkin hits Sam Reinhart.
  8:01 Henrik Zetterberg shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  8:02 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  8:09 Xavier Ouellet shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  8:10 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Casey Nelson blocks shot from Justin Abdelkader. 8:19  
  8:30 Giveaway by Justin Abdelkader.
Giveaway by Jacob Josefson. 8:35  
Casey Nelson blocks shot from Dylan Larkin. 8:57  
  9:33 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  9:34 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist. 9:39  
Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net 9:47  
  10:13 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 10:20  
Takeaway by Evander Kane. 10:28  
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 10:30  
Josh Gorges blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 10:40  
  10:40 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Jason Pominville.
Scott Wilson hits Frans Nielsen. 11:21  
Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 11:26  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 11:27  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 11:32  
  11:32 Niklas Kronwall penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Scott Wilson.
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 11:36  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 12:00  
Kyle Okposo hits Frans Nielsen. 12:52  
Evander Kane scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jason Pominville. and Rasmus Ristolainen. 13:09  
  13:09 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  13:28 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  13:35 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Nicholas Baptiste hits Gustav Nyquist. 14:04  
Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 14:15  
Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 14:17  
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart. 14:24  
  14:43 Luke Glendening hits Nathan Beaulieu.
  14:46 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Nick Jensen. 15:10  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 15:36  
  15:59 Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  16:05 Shot by Darren Helm misses the net
Casey Nelson hits Justin Abdelkader. 16:17  
  16:27 Niklas Kronwall shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  16:27 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Anthony Mantha. 17:03  
Nicholas Baptiste penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Mantha. 17:06  
  17:06 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Johan Larsson blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou. 17:09  
  17:14 Trevor Daley shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  17:15 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou. 17:18  
  17:36 Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  17:37 Shot by Justin Abdelkader misses the net
Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly. 17:46  
  18:30 Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net
  19:05 Giveaway by Henrik Zetterberg.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 19:09  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 19:14  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 19:15  
Nathan Beaulieu hits Darren Helm. 19:44  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Luke Glendening. 19:48  
  19:55 Danny DeKeyser shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
3
Buffalo   Detroit
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 0:00  
  0:22 Giveaway by Justin Abdelkader.
Giveaway by Evander Kane. 0:27  
  0:33 Takeaway by Nick Jensen.
Giveaway by Nathan Beaulieu. 0:46  
  0:47 Shot by Henrik Zetterberg misses the net
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Anthony Mantha. 0:57  
Johan Larsson hits Danny DeKeyser. 1:09  
  2:29 Dylan Larkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Okposo.
  2:29 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evander Kane.
Giveaway by Evander Kane. 2:40  
Shot by Evander Kane misses the net 3:25  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 4:04  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 4:15  
  4:16 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net 4:39  
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. 5:13  
  5:14 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  5:19 Gustav Nyquist hits Josh Gorges.
  5:20 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  5:43 Xavier Ouellet hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  5:47 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  5:58 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Dylan Larkin. 6:13  
Johan Larsson blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou. 6:27  
Casey Nelson hits Frans Nielsen. 8:01  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 8:07  
Evander Kane hits Jonathan Ericsson. 8:30  
  8:45 Giveaway by Jonathan Ericsson.
Josh Gorges blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. 9:40  
  9:43 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Dylan Larkin. 9:58  
  10:14 Luke Glendening hits Casey Nelson.
Scott Wilson hits Nick Jensen. 10:33  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Anthony Mantha. 11:12  
Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson. 11:39  
Shot by Evander Kane misses the net 12:17  
Jacob Josefson blocks shot from Justin Abdelkader. 13:04  
  13:35 Giveaway by Anthony Mantha.
Jason Pominville wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 13:36  
  14:14 Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 14:15  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 14:40  
  14:50 Gustav Nyquist hits Evan Rodrigues.
  15:22 Giveaway by Henrik Zetterberg.
Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net 15:34  
Jacob Josefson blocks shot from Trevor Daley. 15:55  
Benoit Pouliot hits Niklas Kronwall. 16:07  
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 16:12  
  17:02 Shot by Danny DeKeyser misses the net
Johan Larsson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tomas Tatar. 17:04  
  17:04 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  17:52 Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net
  18:00 Henrik Zetterberg shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  18:31 Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  18:32 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  18:34 Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  18:35 Justin Abdelkader scores a power play goal. Assisted by Frans Nielsen and Henrik Zetterberg.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 18:35  
  18:52 Luke Glendening blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
  19:14 Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 19:15  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg. 19:29  
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Danny DeKeyser. 19:59  
  19:59 Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
1 OT
Buffalo   Detroit
  0:00 Henrik Zetterberg wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Giveaway by Evander Kane. 0:24  
  0:56 Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:18 Takeaway by Tomas Tatar.
  2:02 Takeaway by Frans Nielsen.
  2:37 Shot by Andreas Athanasiou misses the net
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 2:57  
  3:16 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 3:23  
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 3:33  
  3:43 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  3:49 Shot by Henrik Zetterberg misses the net
  4:55 Takeaway by Tomas Tatar.
Marco Scandella scores. Assisted by Johan Larsson and Sam Reinhart. 4:59