Playing past regulation has gone from trend to habit for the Detroit Red Wings.
For the fifth straight time and sixth in the last seven games, the Wings went into overtime Tuesday as they hosted the Buffalo Sabres at Joe Louis Arena.
It took a shoot-out to settle the score at 5-4 to the Wings, with Brad Richards scoring in Round 3, the only one to do so.
Tomas Tatar celebrated his 25th birthday with a backhand goal. Justin Abdelkader had a Gordie Howe hat trick, first scoring, then setting up Drew Miller's first goal of the season, and then fighting Josh Gorges.