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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Detroit 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Dave Lewis, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Scott Driscoll
Attendance: 20027
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 2114
Detroit 0213
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Buffalo   Detroit
Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Dylan Larkin. 0:00  
  1:13 Frans Nielsen wins the face-off against Sam Reinhart.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 1:54  
  3:50 Dylan Larkin wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 4:04  
Jack Eichel wins the face-off against Henrik Zetterberg. 4:04  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 4:10  
  4:27 Jonathan Ericsson shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:03 Frans Nielsen wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
  5:21 Thomas Vanek shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:29 Thomas Vanek shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:31 Thomas Vanek shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:44 Gustav Nyquist shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:44 Riley Sheahan wins the face-off against Sam Reinhart.
  5:49 Steve Ott shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:53 Nick Jensen shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 7:12  
Evander Kane scores. Assisted by Brian Gionta. Assisted by Zach Bogosian. 7:12
(1-0) 		 
Derek Grant wins the face-off against Frans Nielsen. 7:12  
  7:58 Brendan Smith shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jack Eichel shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 8:08  
  8:08 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 8:30  
  8:42 Riley Sheahan wins the face-off against Sam Reinhart.
  8:57 Riley Sheahan shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  8:57 Frans Nielsen wins the face-off against Sam Reinhart.
  9:17 Nick Jensen shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  10:09 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
Jack Eichel wins the face-off against Riley Sheahan. 10:59  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 11:19  
  11:19 Andreas Athanasiou wins the face-off against Kyle Okposo.
  11:35 Nick Jensen shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Sam Reinhart wins the face-off against Frans Nielsen. 11:35  
Jack Eichel shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 12:15  
  12:15 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
  12:35 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
Johan Larsson shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 12:52  
Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Dylan Larkin. 12:52  
Derek Grant wins the face-off against Frans Nielsen. 13:49  
  14:40 Frans Nielsen penalty for Interference - 2 mins.
  14:40 Steve Ott wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 15:12  
Sam Reinhart scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen. Assisted by Jack Eichel. 15:54
(2-0) 		 
  15:54 Dylan Larkin wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
  16:05 Dylan Larkin wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
  16:34 Thomas Vanek shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  18:37 Frans Nielsen wins the face-off against Sam Reinhart.
  18:57 Brendan Smith shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  18:57 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
2
Buffalo   Detroit
  0:00 Dylan Larkin wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
  0:16 Luke Glendening shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jack Eichel wins the face-off against Henrik Zetterberg. 1:14  
  1:29 Anthony Mantha shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  1:38 Jonathan Ericsson shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Derek Grant wins the face-off against Frans Nielsen. 1:38  
  1:56 Frans Nielsen wins the face-off against Zemgus Girgensons.
Derek Grant wins the face-off against Riley Sheahan. 2:42  
Derek Grant wins the face-off against Dylan Larkin. 2:56  
Nicolas Deslauriers shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 4:10  
Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Riley Sheahan. 4:10  
  4:38 Steve Ott shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  4:38 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Derek Grant.
Marcus Foligno penalty for Fighting - 5 mins. 4:56  
  4:56 Anthony Mantha penalty for Fighting - 5 mins.
  4:56 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
  5:45 Danny DeKeyser shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  5:45 Frans Nielsen wins the face-off against Sam Reinhart.
Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Frans Nielsen. 6:33  
  6:41 Brendan Smith penalty for Tripping - 2 mins.
Sam Reinhart wins the face-off against Luke Glendening. 6:41  
Brian Gionta wins the face-off against Frans Nielsen. 7:42  
Jake McCabe shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 8:20  
Brian Gionta wins the face-off against Steve Ott. 8:20  
  8:47 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
Dmitry Kulikov penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 8:55  
  8:55 Riley Sheahan wins the face-off against Derek Grant.
  9:00 Frans Nielsen shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Derek Grant wins the face-off against Frans Nielsen. 9:01  
  9:17 Luke Glendening wins the face-off against Derek Grant.
  9:21 Luke Glendening penalty for Holding - 2 mins.
  9:21 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
Jake McCabe shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 9:42  
Evander Kane wins the face-off against Andreas Athanasiou. 9:42  
  9:59 Frans Nielsen wins the face-off against Evander Kane.
  10:11 Dylan Larkin shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  10:11 Frans Nielsen wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Luke Glendening. 13:44  
  14:46
(2-1) 		Henrik Zetterberg scores. Assisted by Steve Ott. Assisted by Anthony Mantha.
  14:46 Frans Nielsen wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Marcus Foligno. 15:08
(3-1) 		 
Sam Reinhart wins the face-off against Riley Sheahan. 15:09  
  16:14
(3-2) 		Drew Miller scores. Assisted by Dylan Larkin.
  16:14 Dylan Larkin wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
Brian Gionta shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 17:15  
  18:50 Riley Sheahan wins the face-off against Derek Grant.
  18:59 Riley Sheahan shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Riley Sheahan. 18:59  
Evander Kane penalty for Fighting - 5 mins. 19:21  
  19:21 Brendan Smith penalty for Fighting - 5 mins.
  19:21 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Derek Grant.
Derek Grant shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 19:33  
3
Buffalo   Detroit
  0:00 Dylan Larkin wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
  0:24 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
  0:41 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
  1:20 Frans Nielsen shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 2:13  
  3:08 Danny DeKeyser shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  3:15 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
  3:21 Anthony Mantha shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  4:08 Dylan Larkin wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
  4:38 Dylan Larkin wins the face-off against Sam Reinhart.
  5:00 Danny DeKeyser shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Sam Reinhart penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 5:03  
  5:03 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Derek Grant.
  6:33
(3-3) 		Thomas Vanek scores a power play goal.
  6:33 Luke Glendening wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
  7:47 Danny DeKeyser shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  7:47 Luke Glendening wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
Evander Kane scores. Assisted by Brian Gionta. Assisted by Dmitry Kulikov. 8:29
(4-3) 		 
Sam Reinhart wins the face-off against Frans Nielsen. 8:29  
  8:51 Frans Nielsen shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  9:21 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Jack Eichel.
Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Riley Sheahan. 10:16  
Dmitry Kulikov shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 10:38  
  10:38 Dylan Larkin wins the face-off against Derek Grant.
  11:08 Dylan Larkin shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  11:51 Niklas Kronwall shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Brian Gionta wins the face-off against Dylan Larkin. 13:22  
Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Petr Mrazek. 13:25  
  13:48 Dylan Larkin shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  13:48 Frans Nielsen wins the face-off against Derek Grant.
  14:18 Frans Nielsen shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  15:17 Tomas Tatar shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  15:18 Anthony Mantha shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  15:19 Dylan Larkin wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
  15:34 Riley Sheahan shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  15:35 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
  15:44 Niklas Kronwall shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  15:46 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Johan Larsson.
  15:49 Danny DeKeyser shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
Kyle Okposo wins the face-off against Henrik Zetterberg. 16:07  
  17:47 Dylan Larkin shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  19:00 Thomas Vanek shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  19:06 Dylan Larkin shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  19:10 Henrik Zetterberg wins the face-off against Evander Kane.
  19:42 Henrik Zetterberg shoots. Saved by Robin Lehner.
  19:58 Luke Glendening wins the face-off against Evander Kane.