Gibson had made 17 saves when the Sabres broke thorugh at 11:37 of the seocnd period on an odd-man rush, which ended with Jason Zucker flicking the puck into Detroit's net. Tyson Kozak made it 2-1 at 16:28 when he outmuscled Axel Sandin Pellikka in the slot. That was the Sabres' 25 shot on net; the Wings had 14.