After four straight losses, the Red Wings got a taste start away against Buffalo.
Already after 16 seconds, Pius Suter fought in 1-0 after the home team was careless behind their own goal cage.
The Sabers turned 3-1, including after a powerplay goal by Rasmus Dahlin, before another stage change took place.
Tyler Bertuzzi put both 2-3 and 3-3, both on a pass from Swedish Lucas Raymond, and forced the match to extra time.
There, Moritz Seider decided when he put 4-3 for Detroit with his first NHL goal in his career.
In the middle of a change, the German kept away from Buffalo's Rasmus Asplund at the edge, broke into goal and splashed the puck into the net.
- We are of course very happy about the victory.
It was a wonderful comeback for us.
Goalkeeper Alex Nedeljkovic saved us a few times, Seider says afterwards.
Raymond etta bland rookies
The available hill made last season a great success in the SHL with 28 points (7 + 21) in 41 games for Rögle.
He was selected as number six in the draft 2019 and is predicted by many a bright future in the NHL.
Lucas Raymond was noted for three assists in the match and now tops both the goal and points leagues for the NHL rookies with his 13 points (5 + 8) in twelve games.
San Jose's Jonathan Dahlen also scored his fifth goal last night and is in a shared shooting league lead for rookies.
Moritz Seider is second in the points league for rookies with a total of ten points (1 + 9) in twelve matches.
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Connor McDavid cheers after his magical 5-5 goal tonight.
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