10-Man Brawl Erupts as Sabres-Red Wings Combine for 150 Penalty Minutes

Though that fight was brief and didn't feature any serious blows, it set the stage for what followed. 

Less than a minute later, Buffalo’s Jordan Greenway and Detroit’s J.T. Compher were sent off with game misconducts after a heated scrum.

Then, with 3:09 remaining in the third period and the game already decided, a near-line brawl broke out after Simon Edvinsson delivered a hard hit on Buffalo’s Josh Norris.

Sabres captain Tage Thompson immediately jumped in, taking Edvinsson to the ice as players from both sides joined the fray.

The referees handed out misconducts to six players—Zach Benson, Dominik Shine, Norris, Bowen Byram, Thompson, and Mattias Samuelsson—while Edvinsson was assessed a roughing penalty. By the end of the game, Buffalo had just five players left on the bench.

Despite the fights, the night was historic for Red Wings veteran Patrick Kane, who recorded five points (two goals, three assists) in Detroit's victory, becoming the fourth-oldest player in franchise history to do so.

The win saw the Red Wings (31-28-6, 68 points) move within two points of the Columbus Blue Jackets (70) for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Sabres, meanwhile, stayed at the bottom of the conference with a 25-33-6 record and 56 points, the third-fewest in the NHL.