BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Detroit Red Wings began their fathers trip with a dud.
After largely playing well for more than a month, their excursion Saturday at KeyBank Center disappointed. They started decently but couldn’t find the back of the net, and the last two periods they looked sloppy. It ended with a deserved 3-1 loss.
The Sabres came into the game have lost three of their previous four games. They are 9-14-5 since winning 10 straight games in November.
The game was the first on a three-stop trip during which the Wings have brought along their fathers or other male family members, or in a few cases, a friend.