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Strong Start Propels Red Wings Past Sabres in Game They Needed

On Friday night at KeyBank Center, the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Atlantic Division-leading Buffalo Sabres 5-2, powered by three first-period goals.
Detroit snapped a two-game skid with the victory, moving into a tie in points with the Senators for ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Alex DeBrincat scored a power-play goal early in the first, while Marco Kasper, Lucas Raymond, Jacob Bernard-Docker, and Patrick Kane added goals including an empty-netter.
Buffalo dropped to 0-1-2, marking the team's longest skid since early December, despite goals from Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin.
The Red Wings Host Philadelphia on Saturday night, while the Sabres Host Seattle on the same evening.

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Kasper Goal in 5-2 Victory of Detroit Against Buffalo

On Friday (local time) the Carinthian Marco Kasper registered in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 5-2 away victory of the Detroit Red Wings against the Buffalo Sabres on the shooter list. The striker scored the 3-0 for the guests in the 17th minute out of the spin and stood a total of 14:05 minutes on the ice. It was the eighth season goal of the Kaspers with nine assists. With this success Detroit has improved its chances to participate …

5 days ago·Vienna, Austria

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The Washington Post

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Red Wings snap 2-game skid, beat Sabres 5-2

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The Toronto Star

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Alex DeBrincat sparks 3-goal 1st-period surge in Red Wings 5-2 win over Sabres

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex DeBrincat’s power-play goal scored 4:02 in sparked Detroit's three-goal first period, and the Red Wings rolled to a 5-2 win over the Atlantic Division-leading Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

5 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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Detroit Free Press

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Detroit Red Wings slash through Buffalo Sabres with 3-goal 1st period

Detroit Red Wings score: Alex DeBrincat started the scoring less than 5 minutes in, in Buffalo as the Wings beat the Sabres, 5-2, on Friday.

5 days ago·Detroit, United States

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Michigan Live

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Strong start propels Red Wings past Sabres in game they needed

The Detroit Red Wings were desperate for a strong start, for some offense and for a win. It showed.

5 days ago·Michigan, United States

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Buffalo News

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Sabres recap: Detroit scores a pair of power-play goals for 5-2 win

Tage Thompson scored his 400th career point and Rasmus Dahlin scored a goal, but the Buffalo Sabres couldn't fully dig themselves out of a three-goal hole.

5 days ago·Buffalo, United States

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