It was a gallant effort, but the Sabres failed to capitalize in the shootout and fell to the Red Wings 5-4.
After a slow start to the season, the Sabres are starting to play some really fun hockey. Unfortunately, fun hockey isn't always winning hockey, but the Sabres did manage to stage a third period comeback and earned a loser point tonight, falling 5-4 to the Detroit Red Wings in the shootout.
The scoring started early, as the Sabres allowed a goal just ninety seconds in to the game to Tomas Tatar and made you think, "Here we go again", but the team managed to stabilize things a bit coming out of the opening frame, facing a 2-1 deficit thanks to an Evander Kane goal.