Red Wings' win streak ends in 4-2 loss to Sabres

Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News on Oct 22, 2025

Published in Hockey

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Hold off on those Red Wings' Stanley Cup parade routes for a just a bit.

There's been a rare bump in the road during this early season surge.

Buffalo's Jack Quinn (power play) and Josh Doan scored almost four minutes apart in the third period Wednesday sending the Sabres to a 4-2 victory.

Quinn, who added two assists, one-timed a pass from Ryan McLeod from the top of the slot giving Buffalo a 3-2 lead at 4:15. Doan extended the lead to 4-2 at 8:10, as McLeod fed Doan inside the circle and Doan's slapshot got past Wings goaltender John Gibson (27 saves).

Just before Doan's goal Buffalo goaltender Colten Ellis (25 saves), making his NHL debut, made an acrobatic save on Alex DeBrincat, keeping the Sabres (3-4-0) in the lead.

J.T. Compher (first goal this season) and Emmitt Finnie (third) scored for the Wings.

The Wings (5-2-0) saw their five-game win streak come to an end. They'll finish the back-to-back two-game road trip Thursday on Long Island against the New York Islanders.

Finnie's goal, off a centering pass from Dylan Larkin, tied the game 2-2 at 18:20 of the second period. Larkin skated down wing, got to near the goal line and found Finnie driving alone down the slot and snapped a shot over goaltender Colten Ellis.

Compher opened the game's scoring early in the second period. Albert Johansson wheeled and put a shot on net, where Compher, alone in front, knocked the puck past Ellis at the 3 minute mark.

But the Sabres roared back with two goals the second half of the second period.

Jason Zucker tied it 1-1 at 11:37, converting Quinn's pass off a 2-on-1 rush. Tyson Kozak gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead at 16:28, again off a Sabres odd-man rush.

The Wings' penalty killing, so good to begin the season, continued its success killing four of five Buffalo power plays. The Wings went without a goal on two power plays.

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