In overtime, Alex DeBrincat defeated Buffalo 54 seconds into the third period to seal the Red Wings victory after becoming entangled with them.
Ansar Khan got it from the house. Moritz Seider and DeBrincat were directly involved as tempers escalated.
Buffalo was ahead 2-1 at the time, with a delayed penalty on the board and 19:06 remaining.
He finished the game after Detroit forced overtime. Next to his name is the game winner.
He scored five penalty minutes and put eight shots on goal during his 18:37 of ice time.
There were 26 shots taken by Detroit altogether. He had eight of them by himself.
Seider recorded 24:21 minutes of playing time, contributed an assist, and received four minutes of penalties.
Red Wings comeback was sparked and won in overtime by Alex DeBrincat.
Scoring was done by Sheldon Dries. On Tuesday, he was one of six Detroit players put on waivers.
In the same game, Jacob Bryson recorded an assist. Also included on that list was his name.
Over 20:33 of the back end, Axel Sandin Pellikka scored the only other goal for Detroit.
Daniil Tarasov made 17 of the 19 shots he faced and ultimately won.
Trevor Kuntar and Jiri Kulich both scored for Buffalo. Kuntar also left with five minutes in penalties.
Eight shots were taken by Alex Lyon, and 18 by Colten Ellis. Neither goalkeeper received a decision.
There were exactly 17 penalty minutes on both teams. Buffalo’s leader was Gavin McCarthy with six.
Dylan Larkin participated in combat drills on Wednesday, marking his first practice of the whole camp.
Through the exhibition schedule, Detroit is 2-0-1 and will play Columbus on Saturday.
Buffalo falls to 1-1-1 and will play Pittsburgh on the same afternoon.
The captain’s fate is still up in the air, and no one in Detroit has a regular lineup.
None of this was addressed on Thursday. It did give the space something to be proud of.
What does a Sept. overtime winner accomplish? It’s like getting the bill after losing a debate at dinner when you respond to a scrum with the objective of ending it.
In the course of one period, DeBrincat twice became the loudest person on the ice. Todd McLellan has four more days to choose who else will do that.
