Detroit 3, Buffalo 2 (OT)
First Period
1. Buffalo, Jokiharju 2 (Dahlin, Skinner) 9:56.
Penalties — Krebs Buf (boarding) 11:38; Cozens Buf, Veleno Det (cross-checking) 16:59.
Second Period
No Scoring.
Penalties — Okposo Buf, Erne Det (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:47.
Third Period
2. Buffalo, Skinner 14 (Thompson) 9:21.
3. Detroit, Namestnikov 11 (Seider, Bertuzzi) 10:21 (sh).
4. Detroit, Larkin 17 (Fabbri) 13:28.
Penalties — Detroit bench (bench, served by Erne) 9:21.
Overtime
5. Detroit, Larkin 18 (Leddy) 2:07.
Penalties — None.
Shots on goal by
| Detroit | 6 | 9 | 16 | 4 | _ | 35 |
| Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 13 | 0 | _ | 28 |
Goal — Detroit: Nedeljkovic (W, 12-10-4). Buffalo: Dell (L, 1-6-1).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Detroit: 0-1; Buffalo: 0-2.
Referees — Chris Lee, Dean Morton. Linesmen — Kory Nagy, Kyle Flemington.
Attendance — 8,839 at Buffalo.
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