Updated at 11:44 AM: The 1-0-and-1 Detroit Red Wings open the second half of their 4-game exhibition season with a slate of two home games, starting tonight when the Wings host the Buffalo Sabres (7 PM EDT start on Detroit SportsNet/WWJ 950).
Home ice hockey!
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) September 24, 2026
⏰ 7:00 P.M.
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Buffalo already posted their roster for tonight’s game, which doesn’t include the injured Mattias Samuelsson or Olen Zellweger on their blueline…
The Buffalo Sabres have released the team's roster for tonight's game at Detroit. pic.twitter.com/8p2779c5BY
— Buffalo Sabres PR (@SabresPR) September 24, 2026
During the preseason, the teams do not travel to road games until after their morning skates, so Buffalo took to the ice first at KeyBank Center, around 10 AM…
Sabres’ game group is on the ice this chilly Thursday morning. pic.twitter.com/AU8JSbaSg9
— Bill Hoppe (@BillHoppeNHL) September 24, 2026
No surprise here. It’s an Alex Lyon reunion game!
Lyon in starters net
— Paul Hamilton (@pham1717) September 24, 2026
Sabres game group on the ice for tonight’s game in Detroit:
— Joe Yerdon (@JoeYerdon) September 24, 2026
Kulich-Östlund-Helenius
McDonagh-Kozak-Danforth
Kuntar-Peca-Richard
Polin-Bordeleau-Valente
Johnson-Metsa
Gilbert-Komarov
McCarthy-Mrtka
Defense pairs swapped around a bit
#Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Alex Lyon will start tonight at Detroit: He may play the whole game, we'll see how that goes.
— Rachel Lenzi 💁🏻♀️😎💥 (@rachelmlenzi) September 24, 2026
The Red Wings hit the ice at 10:35 AM:
#RedWings Dylan Larkin at the morning skate. He’s not playing tonight. Status for Saturday’s preseason finale to be determined. pic.twitter.com/NKuvbNjgHA
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) September 24, 2026
It appears that the Red Wings have their top two lines/”top six” set, and that tonight’s a bit of an “open audition” for the 6th/7th/8th defenseman’s spots as Axel Sandin Pellikka, Anton Johansson, Jacob Bernard-Docker and Jacob Bryson are all slated to play:
#RedWings lines for tonight:
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) September 24, 2026
DeBrincat-Copp-Raymond
Finnie-Kasper-Arvidsson
Appleton-Danielson-MBN
Mazur-Dries-Skoog
The 6 D: Seider, Chiarot, ASP, Anton Johansson, JBD, Bryson. pic.twitter.com/mrPDhawJkI
#RedWings power play tonight:
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) September 24, 2026
1. Arvidsson/Copp (net front/bumper alternating), DeBrincat-Raymond (flanks), Seider (point).
2. MBN/Kasper (net front/bumper alternating), ASP-Finnie (flanks), Faulk (point). pic.twitter.com/Xi5bfpdI1h
Morning skate underway. #LGRW #RedWings pic.twitter.com/jxl4J4QeR6
— Michael Whitaker (@mwhitaker_89) September 24, 2026
Update:
Today's squad vs. Buffalo⤵️ pic.twitter.com/u8utgtp20A
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) September 24, 2026
