Wings beat Sabres 5-0 for 15th straight at home

Posted: 01.16.2012 at 11:38 PM

      DETROIT - Henrik Zetterberg scored the first of Detroit's
three goals in the opening period and the Red Wings broke a
franchise record with their 15th straight home victory, a 5-0 win
over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.
      It is the longest single-season winning streak by an NHL team at
home since 1976 when Philadelphia won 20 in a row to match a league
mark set by Boston during the 1929-30 season, according to STATS,
LLC.
      The Red Wings won 14 straight at home in 1965.
      Detroit's Jimmy Howard made 27 saves for his fifth shutout this
season and NHL-high 27th victory.
      The Sabres have lost a franchise-record nine straight road games
in regulation.