BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Detroit Red Wings let down their goaltender, and let down themselves.
They struggled to consistently challenge the Buffalo Sabres on Monday at KeyBank Center and let a close game deteriorate into a 8-3 shellacking. Tage Thompson had a monster night, completing a hat trick with four minutes to play in the third period; that was on top of the 6-foot-7 forward earning three assists.
It was another loss for goalie Alex Nedeljkovic, but he had a hard night, seeing a ton of traffic and pucks as the Sabres pounded him with 46 shots; the Wings had 17.