Jack Quinn scored a go-ahead power-play goal early in the third period and Colten Ellis made 27 saves in his NHL debut, fueling the host Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday.

Quinn added two assists to highlight his career high-tying three-point performance for the Sabres, who have won three of their last four games after an 0-3 start.

Buffalo's Tyson Kozak scored a goal in his second consecutive contest, Josh Doan added his third goal in three games and Jason Zucker also tallied before exiting the game with an upper-body injury.

Detroit's Emmitt Finnie scored his third goal in two games, J.T. Compher also tallied and captain Dylan Larkin notched an assist to extend his season-opening point streak to seven games.

John Gibson turned aside 27 shots for

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