Lucas Raymond, playoff-hopeful Red Wings defeat Sabres

Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist for the Detroit Red Wings in a 3-1 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.It was the 40th multi-point game of Raymond’s career, making the forward the eighth Red Wings player age 22 or younger to reach the mark.Patrick Kane and Dylan Larkin scored for the Red Wings (38-31-8, 84 points), who jumped into the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, pending the Washington Capitals’ result later Sunday. Alex Lyon made 37 saves.Tage Thompson scored, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves for the Sabres (37-36-5, 79 points), who dropped to five points behind the final playoff spot with four games remaining.Raymond gave Detroit a 1-0 lead 53 seconds into the first period when he intercepted Buffalo winger Jack Quinn’s pass attempt and carried it up the middle before snapping a shot from above the slot that beat Luukkonen glove side.Kane made it 2-0 at 4:24. Red Wings defenseman Jeff Petry knocked a loose puck in the neutral zone up for Kane, who then split the defense and cut to the net, slipping the puck past a stretched Luukkonen’s right skate.

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