Colten Ellis' Debut Helps Sabres Beat Red Wings

Colten Ellis, 25, made his NHL debut for the Buffalo Sabres, stopping 27 of 29 shots to backstop a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Jack Quinn scored a go-ahead power-play goal early in the third and finished with three points, while Josh Doan, Tyson Kozak and Jason Zucker (who left with an upper-body injury) also scored for Buffalo. Detroit’s John Gibson made 27 saves; Emmitt Finnie and J.T. Compher scored for Detroit and captain Dylan Larkin extended his season-opening point streak to seven games. Ellis was claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 6 after a lengthy ECHL/AHL apprenticeship and a strong 2024-25 season in Springfield (22-14-3, 2.63 GAA, .922 save %). With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on a conditioning stint in Rochester, coach Lindy Ruff said Ellis had been on the club’s radar and that his strong debut could earn him more NHL playing time alongside Alex Lyon.