Tyler Bertuzzi wins it at 2:18 after Buffalo ties it with 2 goals in 41 seconds.
By Heather Engel / NHL.com Correspondent
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tyler Bertuzzi scored his second goal of the game at 2:18 of overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 5-4 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday.
Dylan Larkin had two goals, Anthony Mantha had three assists, and Jimmy Howard made 35 saves for Detroit (29-38-10), which has won three in a row and five of its past six games.
Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist, and Linus Ullmark made 29 saves for Buffalo (31-36-10), which has lost five in a row and is 1-10-2 in its past 13 games.
Mittelstadt scored on a turnaround in the slot to cut it to 4-3 at 15:01 of the third period before Jack Eichel scored his 100th NHL goal alone in the slot 41 seconds later to tie it 4-4. Victor Olofsson, who was making his NHL debut, had the primary assist on the play.
Bertuzzi gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead at 12:02 of the first period, redirecting Mantha’s pass at the top of the crease on the power play.
Filip Hronek scored 1:00 into the second period to make it 2-0 after receiving a cross-ice pass from Mantha and converting a one-timer from the left circle.
Kyle Okposo cut it to 2-1 at 6:12, beating Howard short side from the right circle on a power play.
Marco Scandella tied it 2-2 at 17:16 after taking a pass from Zemgus Girgensons off a rebound in the right circle.
Larkin skated around the top of the zone before stopping in the left circle and shooting off Ullmark’s glove to put the Red Wings ahead 3-2 at 6:44 of the third period, and made it 4-2 on a one-timer at 13:04. It was Larkin’s 30th goal of the season, the first time he has reached that mark in the NHL.
Roster moves
The Sabres announced on Thursday the team recalled defenseman Matt Tennyson from the Rochester Americans. In a corresponding move, Amerks General Manager Randy Sexton announced the team has recalled defenseman Arvin Atwal from the Cincinnati Cyclones.
Tennyson (28, 6-foot-2, 205 lbs.) joins the Sabres for the fourth time this season, having skated in four games with the club in total. The Minneapolis, MN., native has recorded 20 points (4+16) in 45 games with the Americans this season, including an assist in each of his last two games. In his career, Tennyson has totaled 20 points (3+17) in 124 NHL games with Buffalo, the Carolina Hurricanes, and the San Jose Sharks.
A native of Delta, British Columbia, Atwal joins Rochester on his first recall of the season after producing 39 points (10+29) in 65 games with the Cyclones. The 6-foot-0, 200-pound blueliner is enjoying his best season with career-highs in all offensive categories, including goals (10), assists (29) and points (39) while leading all ECHL defensemen with a plus-44 on-ice rating. He’s also currently tied for eighth in scoring among all league defensemen.
In 14 games with the Amerks last season, the 23-year-old recorded a pair of goals, one assist and 13 shots.
Prior to turning pro, Atwal played five seasons with the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Vancouver Giants, recording 108 points (25+83) in 225 career WHL games.