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Buffalo Sabres 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (shootout). Shots on goal: BUF 33, MIN 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-2 MIN; P2 BUF 0-0 MIN; P3 BUF 1-0 MIN; OT BUF 0-0 MIN; shootout won by BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 09:37 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Mats Zuccarello, Danila Yurov) to make it BUF 0-1 MIN; P1 12:42 Beck Malenstyn (assists: Peyton Krebs, Josh Dunne) to make it BUF 1-1 MIN; P1 14:05 Matt Boldy to make it BUF 1-2 MIN; P3 06:01 Josh Doan (assists: Alex Tuch, Noah Ostlund) to make it BUF 2-2 MIN. Top skaters: Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 1 G, 0 A; Beck Malenstyn (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Matt Boldy (MIN) 1 G, 0 A; Josh Doan (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 30 saves on 32, decision O; Colten Ellis (BUF) 22 saves on 24, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 6 SOG · 25:01 TOI
Goals · BUF
Josh Doan
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 12:33 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Colten Ellis
22 saves on 24 shots (.917) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 0 largest lead Never led
MIN 1 largest lead P1 9:37 (BUF 0, MIN 1)
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 9:37 Kirill Kaprizov (Mats Zuccarello, Danila Yurov) MIN · snap shot · BUF 0, MIN 1
  • P1 12:42 Beck Malenstyn (Peyton Krebs, Josh Dunne) BUF · deflected shot · BUF 1, MIN 1
  • P1 14:05 Matt Boldy MIN · wrist shot · BUF 1, MIN 2
  • P3 6:01 Josh Doan (Alex Tuch, Noah Ostlund) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 2, MIN 2

Linescore

123OT SO T
BUF 1010 3 3
MIN 2000 2 2

Shots on goal: BUF 32, MIN 24 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

Biggest Period

The Minnesota Wild scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFMIN
33Shots on goal24
59Shot attempts54
26Faceoff wins32
20Hits18
8Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals0
6Takeaways6
17Giveaways15
6Penalty minutes6
91.7%Save %93.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
BUF11128233
MIN1183224

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres2 G · 45 attempts
Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (tip-in)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: goal (deflected)Alex Tuch: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (deflected)Tage Thompson: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (snap)Jacob Bryson: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Josh Dunne: missed the netJosh Doan: goal (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: missed the netTyson Kozak: saved (backhand)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrap-around)Alex Tuch: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 31Saved69% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net27% of attempts
Minnesota Wild2 G · 36 attempts
Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrap-around)Yakov Trenin: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: missed the netMats Zuccarello: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: goal (snap)Matt Boldy: goal (wrist)Ryan Hartman: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Tyler Pitlick: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: missed the netLiam Ohgren: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (snap)Mats Zuccarello: missed the netMarcus Johansson: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Nico Sturm: saved (backhand)Matt Boldy: missed the netLiam Ohgren: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (wrist)Zach Bogosian: missed the netDanila Yurov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 22Saved61% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net33% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Josh Doan R 101051012:33
Beck Malenstyn L 101+133012:31
Alex Tuch R 011041016:32
Peyton Krebs C 011+242112:22
Noah Ostlund C 011-100012:20
Josh Dunne C 011+104010:20
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-242328:26
Bowen Byram D 000+100023:54
Mattias Samuelsson D 000-111123:34
Ryan McLeod C 000002021:43
Conor Timmins D 000+112121:18
Owen Power D 000+120019:44
Jack Quinn R 000020119:29
Tage Thompson C 000-130118:14
Jason Zucker L 000-100017:34
Zach Benson L 000020017:32
Tyson Kozak C 000-111012:28
Jacob Bryson D 000001008:26
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Colten Ellis W 222491.7265:00
MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kirill Kaprizov L 101-161125:01
Matt Boldy L 101+141121:52
Mats Zuccarello R 011-100018:49
Danila Yurov R 011-111214:25
Brock Faber D 000021125:07
Jonas Brodin D 000000323:52
Joel Eriksson Ek C 000+122022:20
Jared Spurgeon D 000011221:24
Jake Middleton D 000001219:54
Zeev Buium D 000001018:02
Ryan Hartman R 000010117:39
Marcus Johansson L 000+110017:28
Zach Bogosian D 000000113:47
Yakov Trenin C 000017013:43
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000020012:40
Liam Ohgren L 000021009:34
Nico Sturm C 000010008:39
Tyler Pitlick C 000001004:53
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson O 303293.8264:51

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