Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan was not a fan of his team's effort against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.

Jack Quinn had a goal and two assists, Colten Ellis stopped 27 shots in his NHL debut and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2. Claimed off waivers from St.

UPL is 26 years old and coming off a season in which he started 55 games for the Sabres. In 2024-25, Luukkonen finished with a 24-24-5 record. He had a 3.20 goals against average and 88.7 save percentage. His numbers were all better in 2023-24 (27-22-4, 2.57, 91.0).

Colten Ellis was plenty nervous leading up to his NHL debut on Wednesday. Those nerves interfered with his usual afternoon nap and stuck with him during his rookie lap. Even once the game started, not facing a shot until the 10:15 mark of the first period, Ellis still felt them.

Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Zucker was ruled out with an injury after not being on the bench to begin the third period.

Jack Quinn scored on a power play in the third period and assisted on two other goals for the Sabres in a 4-2 victory against the Detroit Red Wings in goaltender Colten

The Detroit Red Wings (5-1, second in the Eastern Conference) visit the Buffalo Sabres (2-4, 15th) in conference play on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Buffalo fell in a 4-2 loss on the road its last time out on Oct. 20 against the Montreal Canadiens. In its last game on Oct. 19, Detroit secured a 4-2 home victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.

The Buffalo Sabres lost to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, 4-2, but it was a very even, 50/50 game. Paul Hamilton shares his postgame thoughts: