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Buffalo Sabres vs Detroit Red Wings Wrap - Buffalo Wins 5-1

Buffalo earned a 5-1 victory over Detroit behind a 2-goal performance from Evan Rodrigues on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena.

Buffalo won as a -123 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Evan Rodrigues(2), Zemgus Girgensons, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Zach Bogosian each scored for the Sabres in the victory. Rodrigues opened the scoring for Buffalo.

Linus Ullmark stopped 21 of 22 Detroit shots in the victory.

Madison Bowey scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Linus Ullmark.

Detroit got a 22-stop effort from Jimmy Howard in the loss.

On the power play, Buffalo went 2-for-4, while the Red Wings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Buffalo outshot Detroit 27-22 in the game.

Buffalo heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.