Robin Lehner makes 35 saves for Buffalo; Abdelkader ties game late in third for Detroit.
By Dave Hogg / NHL.com Correspondent
DETROIT, MI. — Marco Scandella scored with 0.2 seconds left in overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.
Scandella took a pass from Johan Larsson and beat goalie Jimmy Howard.
Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader scored on the power play with 1:25 left in the third period to tie the game 2-2.
Evander Kane scored his 20th goal, and Rasmus Ristolainen had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (18-32-11), who ended a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Robin Lehner made 35 saves.
Jonathan Ericsson scored for Detroit, which has lost four of its past five games (1-3-1). Howard made 27 saves.
The Red Wings (24-26-10) are seven points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.
The Sabres took a 1-0 lead at 3:39 of the first period when Ristolainen’s wrist shot from the point deflected off Ericsson and past Howard.
Buffalo nearly doubled its lead at 5:11, but Ericsson blocked Sam Reinhart’s shot at an open net.
Ericsson tied it 1-1 at 3:42 of the second period when he put a wrist shot past Lehner’s glove and inside the left post.
Kane gave the Sabres a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal at 13:09. He went around the net to beat Howard on a wraparound shot. Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill challenged for goaltender interference, but the goal was upheld after a replay review.
Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar hit the post at 18:30 of the second period with Detroit on the power play.
The Red Wings struggled to create chances in the third period, getting two shots on goal through 17:59.
Larsson took a tripping penalty with 2:56 remaining, and the Red Wings pulled Howard with 2:12 left for the extra attacker.
Lehner stopped Frans Nielsen’s shot off a face-off, but the rebound trickled through his legs to Abdelkader, who knocked it in for the tying goal on Detroit’s fourth shot of the power play, sixth of the period.