Detroit, MI – A 27-save shutout from Jimmy Howard and a one- assist game from Todd Bertuzzi helped Detroit take a 5-0 victory record 15th straight win at home.
Detroit hasn't lost at home since dropping a 4-1 decision to Calgary on November 3 and broke the record set from January 21-March 25, 1965.
Buffalo, meanwhile, hasn't won as the guests since a victory in Nashville on December 3, dropping its past nine games on the road.
Nicklas Lidstrom, Henrik Zetterberg, Darren Helm and Johan Franzen also scored for the Red Wings, who have won four of five.
Ryan Miller was tagged for all five goals on just 14 shots before he was pulled in the second period for the Sabres, who have lost 11 of their last 14.
