After a disastrous streak of seven consecutive defeats, the Detroit Red Wings signed an extremely important victory on Saturday afternoon.
Indeed, the Michigan club won 4 to 1 against the Buffalo Sabres, a team that was knocking on the door of the playoffs. This victory is all the more important for Derek Lalonde’s men, because the New York Islanders, who had taken the eighth and final place giving access to spring ball in the Eastern Conference, lost 4 to 3 in overtime against the Ottawa Senators.
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On the ice, things got off to a bad start for Detroit, with the Sabers being the first team to score thanks to a successful power play by Tage Thompson midway through the first period.
That said, the Red Wings subsequently equalized in the second period with a good effort from Christian Fischer. Patrick Kane gave his team the first lead later in the period. Finally, Daniel Sprong and Lucas Raymond definitively sealed the outcome of the match in the third period.
Thus, the Red Wings now occupy second place among teams drafted in the East with a return of 34-27-6. They will try to record a second straight victory on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.