Buffalo’s Alex Tuch and Detroit captain Michael Rasmussen were the first to drop the gloves in the fight-filled third period of the Red Wings’ 7-3 victory.

Both teams went on to complete the 60 minutes of play with Wings and Sabres combining for 150 penalty minutes, with 136 of them coming in the third period alone. When all was said and done, Detroit secured a 7-3 win over Buffalo to snap a six-game losing streak, but the chaos on the ice stole the spotlight.

DETROIT—At 10:23 local time Wednesday night, the Detroit Red Wings' six-game losing streak officially ended, as the horn sounded on a sorely needed 7–3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. It would've ended sooner if it weren't for a third period ground to a halt by a turn toward the extra-curricular with the game's outcome no longer in reach,