DETROIT — The Buffalo Sabres proved to be the perfect tonic for the slumping Red Wings.
The Wings ended a four-game winless streak with a convincing 4-0 victory over the lowly Sabres, goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic stopping 22 shots for his first shutout as a Red Wing.
Tyler Bertuzzi and Robby Fabbri had first-period power-play goals, Lucas Raymond ended a 14-game goal-scoring drought in the third period, and Michael Rasmussen capped the scoring for the Wings (17-17-5), who moved back to .500.
The Wings also dominated the specialty teams battle with the Bertuzzi and Fabbri power-play goals, while killing all five power plays for the Sabres (11-20-6).
Bertuzzi opened the scoring with his team-leading 18th goal. Dylan Larkin drove to the net, goaltender Aaron Dell made the save, but the rebound went to Bertuzzi standing alone at the post, and Bertuzzi made it 1-0 at 7:35.
Fabbri made it 2-0 with his 10th goal, with the Wings enjoying a four-minute power play for Cody's Eakin's double-minor for high sticking.
With the power play winding down, Fabbri fired a loose puck into an open net at 19:09 off a feed from Bertuzzi.
Raymond extended the Wings lead with his first goal since Dec. 1. Dylan Larkin carried the puck down the wing and fed Raymond driving to the net, and Raymond knocked the puck past Dell (Raymond's 11th goal) just 13 seconds into the third period.
Rasmussen scored his fourth goal on a breakaway, coming out of the penalty box.
