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Minnesota Wild 5, Buffalo Sabres 4 (OT) — Recap
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Game Summary
Final: Minnesota Wild 5, Buffalo Sabres 4 (overtime). Shots on goal: MIN 36, BUF 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 2-1 BUF; P2 MIN 2-3 BUF; P3 MIN 0-0 BUF; OT MIN 1-0 BUF.
Scoring plays: P1 09:19 Marcus Foligno (assists: Vladimir Tarasenko, Ben Jones) to make it MIN 1-0 BUF; P1 10:05 Ryan McLeod (assists: Jack Quinn, Jason Zucker) to make it MIN 1-1 BUF; P1 19:52 Ryan Hartman (assists: Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov) to make it MIN 2-1 BUF; P2 01:08 Vladimir Tarasenko (assists: Jared Spurgeon, Danila Yurov) to make it MIN 3-1 BUF; P2 10:07 Peyton Krebs (assists: Mattias Samuelsson) to make it MIN 3-2 BUF; P2 11:34 Jack Quinn (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Jason Zucker) to make it MIN 3-3 BUF; P2 16:07 Alex Tuch (assists: Tage Thompson, Ryan McLeod) to make it MIN 3-4 BUF; P2 17:04 Quinn Hughes (assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello) to make it MIN 4-4 BUF; OT 01:46 Mats Zuccarello (assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Filip Gustavsson) to make it MIN 5-4 BUF. Top skaters: Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 0 G, 3 A; Mats Zuccarello (MIN) 1 G, 1 A; Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN) 1 G, 1 A; Quinn Hughes (MIN) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 20 saves on 24, decision W; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 30 saves on 35, decision O.
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P1 9:19 Marcus Foligno (Vladimir Tarasenko, Ben Jones) MIN · snap shot · MIN 1, BUF 0
- P1 10:05 Ryan McLeod (Jack Quinn, Jason Zucker) BUF · deflected shot · MIN 1, BUF 1
- P1 19:52 Ryan Hartman (Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · tip-in shot · MIN 2, BUF 1
- P2 1:08 Vladimir Tarasenko (Jared Spurgeon, Danila Yurov) MIN · wrist shot · MIN 3, BUF 1
- P2 10:07 Peyton Krebs (Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · tip-in shot · MIN 3, BUF 2
- P2 11:34 Jack Quinn (Rasmus Dahlin, Jason Zucker) BUF · wrist shot · MIN 3, BUF 3
- P2 16:07 Alex Tuch (Tage Thompson, Ryan McLeod) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · MIN 3, BUF 4
- P2 17:04 Quinn Hughes (Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello) MIN · slap shot · MIN 4, BUF 4
- OT 1:46 Mats Zuccarello (Kirill Kaprizov, Filip Gustavsson) MIN · Power play · snap shot · MIN 5, BUF 4
Biggest Period
The Buffalo Sabres scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 7 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 36 |
| BUF | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 5Goals10% of attempts
- 31Saved63% of attempts
- 13Missed the net27% of attempts
- 4Goals11% of attempts
- 20Saved53% of attempts
- 14Missed the net37% of attempts
● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
🏒 Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Kaprizov | L | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24:28 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29:52 |
| Mats Zuccarello | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25:35 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15:55 |
| Ryan Hartman | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22:10 |
| Marcus Foligno | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14:25 |
| Danila Yurov | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:27 |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:16 |
| Ben Jones | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:54 |
| Brock Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28:41 |
| Jake Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21:17 |
| Yakov Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15:33 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 |
| Daemon Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 |
| Nico Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 |
| David Jiricek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 09:12 |
| Hunter Haight | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 08:06 |
| Tyler Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 06:08 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Gustavsson | W | 20 | 24 | 83.3 | 4 | 61:46 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McLeod | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:30 |
| Jack Quinn | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 |
| Jason Zucker | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17:49 |
| Alex Tuch | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18:40 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10:31 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27:10 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26:30 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22:17 |
| Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25:36 |
| Owen Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21:33 |
| Zach Benson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:31 |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:09 |
| Josh Doan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:14 |
| Jordan Greenway | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:43 |
| Michael Kesselring | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:16 |
| Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 09:56 |
| Tyson Kozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 08:32 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:04 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | O | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | 5 | 61:46 |
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