In Detroit, Evan Rodrigues staked the visiting Buffalo Sabres to an early 2-0 lead over the Red Wings.
“I knew something was going to go in eventually,” Rodriguez said. “You just keep reminding yourself and keep believing you can do it.
“Obviously, it was nice to get a couple to go in and hopefully it continues.”
The Sabres pushed the lead out and defeated Detroit, 5-1, on Sunday.
Linus Ullmark made 21 saves in the win.
“The way we played last night got us going,” Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. “It was very disappointing and we had a pretty serious morning.
“I think everyone understood the messages going around.”
Madison Bowey was the lone goal scorer for the Red Wings.
“We played really, really well in the second period, it was certainly the best second period we’ve played all season,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. “We created chances and we scored one and could have easily had at least one more.”
Zemgus Girgensons added a third goal in the opening frame for a 3-0 lead for the Sabres.
“I’ve got a couple breakaway moves in my skills, so I just picked one and went with it,” Girgensons said. “I peeked back to see how much time I had and that’s when I decided to deke instead of shooting.”
Zach Bogosian and Rasmus Ristolainen scored for Buffalo to make it 5-1.
“Going into the third period, we knew we just had to get back to what we were doing in the first period,” Girgensons said. “We came in and played simple hockey. We put pucks deep and played fast and physical. That was the difference. We got off track in the second, but we did a good job of regrouping.”
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Jimmy Howard made 22 saves in the loss.
“We spotted them two early goals and were down 3-0 at the end of the first period, then we gave up two at the start of the third period,” Dylan Larkin said. “That’s the game, the start of the first and the start of the third.”
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