The Red Wings came into Wednesday night on the heels of a loss at the hands of a powerful Toronto team that took advantage of a softened defense and goaltending. Still, it felt like the Wings put up a solid fight against the Leafs. There was reason to believe they could handle the Sabres — a team with top-heavy offense.
Goaltending, along with special teams would doom the Red Wings early in the game, and then again in the later stages of regulation. All that being said, they still managed to salvage a point thanks to depth.