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Sabres blank Detroit, 2-0

Ullmark leads the way with 41 saves
Credit: AP
Buffalo Sabres players celebrate their 2-0 win against the Detroit Red Wings after an NHL hockey game Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

DETROIT —  Linus Ullmark made 41 saves, Sam Reinhart scored his fifth goal and the red-hot Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 Friday night.     

Reinhart also assisted on Jake McCabe's first goal of the season, and Buffalo (9-2-1) won for the seventh time in nine games. Jack Eichel had two assists.    

Jimmy Howard stopped 23 shots for Detroit, which lost its seventh straight.    

McCabe gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead with 8:20 left in the second period. His wrist shot from the left point got past Howard, who was screened.     

Reinhart scored on a power play 1:15 into the third when he tipped a pass from Victor Oloffson.     

Detroit outshot Buffalo 12-6 in the first period. Ullmark stopped Valtteri Filppula on a breakaway around 3:20 into the game.     

NOTE: Buffalo recalled D William Borgen from AHL Rochester after D Marco Scandella suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers. Scandella did not play Friday. ... Detroit recalled F Givani Smith, who made his NHL debut Friday, from AHL Grand Rapids after Fs Luke Glendening (upper body) and Justin Abdelkader (lower body) were injured in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Neither played Friday.     

UP NEXT:    

Sabres: Host Arizona on Monday night.     

Red Wings: Host St. Louis on Sunday night.

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