Sabres 3-2 Wild (17 Dec, 2021) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

10-15-4, 4-7-2 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
BUF	0	1	1	1	3
MIN	1	1	0	0	2

Minnesota Wild

19-8-2, 10-2-1 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Rasmus AsplundR. Asplund#74
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Cody EakinC. Eakin#20
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
John HaydenJ. Hayden#15
Vinnie HinostrozaV. Hinostroza#29
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#17
Brett MurrayB. Murray#57
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Will ButcherW. Butcher#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Colin MillerC. Miller#33
Mark PysykM. Pysyk#13

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	14:27	2:00	0:50	11:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	17:54	1:28	0:00	16:26	8	7	53.3
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	15:32	0:04	1:38	13:50	8	6	57.1
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	13:18	0:04	1:30	11:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	10:55	0:00	0:42	10:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	13:46	0:32	0:00	13:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:40	0:00	1:40	10:00	3	6	33.3
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:30	2:00	0:00	14:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	21:39	2:00	1:40	17:59	2	0	100.0
0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:08	1:56	0:00	16:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	16:15	1:28	0:00	14:47	1	3	25.0
0	0	-1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:19	1:56	0:00	15:23	4	5	44.4
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	18:47	1:51	1:16	15:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:11	1:56	0:00	16:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	31	25:45	2:09	0:00	23:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	27	21:54	0:36	2:44	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	24	18:38	0:00	1:16	17:22	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	27	20:58	0:00	2:44	18:14	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	2	30	.938	25	0	5	0	0	64:24	0

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Nick BjugstadN. Bjugstad#27
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#21
Joel Eriksson EkJ. Eriksson Ek#14
Kevin FialaK. Fiala#22
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#17
Frederick GaudreauF. Gaudreau#89
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#18
Ryan HartmanR. Hartman#38
Kirill KaprizovK. Kaprizov#97
Victor RaskV. Rask#49
Nico SturmN. Sturm#7
Mats ZuccarelloM. Zuccarello#36
defensemen
Jonas BrodinJ. Brodin#25
Matt DumbaM. Dumba#24
Alex GoligoskiA. Goligoski#47
Dmitry KulikovD. Kulikov#29
Jon MerrillJ. Merrill#4
Jared SpurgeonJ. Spurgeon#46

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:25	0:00	0:00	13:25	2	1	66.7
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	13:26	0:00	1:12	12:14	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	5	1	0	22	19:05	2:44	1:08	15:13	10	7	58.8
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	16:20	1:04	0:00	15:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	24	15:58	1:16	1:17	13:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	17	13:18	0:00	0:47	12:31	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	21	14:34	1:04	0:44	12:46	0	3	0.0
0	1	2	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	20:11	2:56	1:19	15:56	8	6	57.1
1	0	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	19	18:33	2:56	0:00	15:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:19	0:00	0:00	11:19	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:16	0:00	1:33	11:43	3	6	33.3
0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	20	19:24	2:56	0:00	16:28	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	26	24:41	1:15	1:37	21:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	25	27:09	1:04	2:01	24:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	17:55	0:00	1:23	16:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	3	4	1	2	1	0	0	23	19:42	0:00	0:36	19:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	18:08	0:00	1:00	17:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:36	2:45	1:23	10:28	0	0	0.0

goalies
Cam TalbotC. Talbot#33

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
40	2	38	.950	32	0	6	0	0	65:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Sabres	0	1	1	1	3
	Wild	1	1	0	0	2

1st Period			BUF	MIN
10:11		Jon Merrill (3) Assists: Ryan Hartman (11), Dmitry Kulikov (10)	0	1

2nd Period			BUF	MIN
8:05		Dylan Cozens (8) Assists: Henri Jokiharju (4)	1	1
19:04		Kirill Kaprizov (11) Assists: Jared Spurgeon (8), Alex Goligoski (17)	1	2

3rd Period			BUF	MIN
12:03		Mark Pysyk (1) Assists: Mark Jankowski (1), Vinnie Hinostroza (9)	2	2

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			BUF	MIN
			0	0
			0	0
			0	0
			0	0
			0	0
			1	0

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Wild
2

Game 1

17/12

Wild
4
Sabres
5

Game 2

5/3

Xcel Energy Center

1:00 AM, 17 December 2021

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 18,022

Referees:
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	12	5	1	25
Toronto	11	6	2	24
Tampa Bay	9	6	1	19
Boston	8	9	3	19
Ottawa	8	8	1	17
Buffalo	8	9	1	17
Detroit	7	9	2	16
Montreal	7	10	2	16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	15	3	0	30
Minnesota	11	3	3	25
Dallas	11	6	0	22
Colorado	10	9	0	20
Utah	7	8	3	17
St. Louis	8	10	1	17
Nashville	6	10	3	15
Chicago	6	11	1	13

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Buffalo Sabres

Minnesota Wild

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

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