Fansided · Oct 23, 2025
Red Wings' flat performance was bound to happen at some point
The Detroit Red Wings got a tough gut punch against the Sabres on Wednesday night. | Dave Reginek/GettyImagesIt was bound to happen. The Detroit Red Wings, despite the strong start to the season, were going to lose a winnable game. The Red Wings faced the Buffalo Sabres and rookie netminder Colten Ellis at the KeyBank Arena on Wednesday night.
The result was a 4-2 loss, giving Ellis one heck of a first NHL start. Now, there’s no need to panic. Such things happen all the time in sports. Rookie pitchers shut down the most fearsome hitters. First-year quarterbacks lead their clubs to unlikely wins.
You get the picture.