Red Wings Snap 5-game Losing Streak With a 6-5 Shootout Win Over the Sabres

Detroit Red Wings right wing Alex DeBrincat, right, reaches for the puck against Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., on Dec. 9, 2024. Adrian Kraus/AP Photo

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Andrew Copp scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings snapped a five game skid by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in a shootout on Monday night.

Copp’s second goal started Buffalo’s comeback at 10:27 of the third period after trailing 5-3. Defenseman Moritz Seider tied it 5:14 later. Dylan Larkin scored the decider in the shootout to seal the victory.