Sabres 5-4 Wild (5 Mar, 2022) Box Score

Minnesota Wild

32-18-3, 16-13-2 away

	1	2	3	T
MIN	1	0	3	4
BUF	1	1	3	5

Buffalo Sabres

18-30-8, 9-14-4 home

Minnesota Wild


forwards
N. Bjugstad C
M. Boldy LW
C. Dewar C
B. Duhaime RW
J. Eriksson Ek C
K. Fiala LW
M. Foligno LW
F. Gaudreau C
R. Hartman RW
K. Kaprizov LW
M. Shaw C
N. Sturm C
defensemen
C. Addison D
J. Brodin D
A. Goligoski D
D. Kulikov D
J. Merrill D
J. Spurgeon D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	8:24	0:00	0:00	8:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	16:58	2:30	0:00	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	12:42	0:00	0:00	12:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	17	11:54	0:00	0:00	11:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	20:29	2:36	3:24	14:29	12	9	57.1
1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	19:28	2:37	1:31	15:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	20	17:37	0:31	2:18	14:48	1	0	100.0
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	15:47	0:31	1:41	13:35	12	6	66.7
1	0	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:32	0:32	0:58	17:02	9	13	40.9
2	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	19:50	2:37	0:00	17:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	1	5	4	1	0	12	9:10	0:00	0:00	9:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	8:07	0:00	0:17	7:50	3	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:35	0:41	0:00	13:54	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	24	22:31	0:38	2:01	19:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:07	0:00	0:19	19:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	20:39	0:00	3:13	17:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:52	0:00	2:47	12:05	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	27	24:38	2:27	1:51	20:20	0	0	0.0

goalies
K. Kahkonen G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	4	33	.892	22	1	10	0	0	58:35	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
R. Asplund C
A. Bjork LW
D. Cozens C
C. Eakin C
J. Hayden C
P. Krebs C
C. Mittelstadt C
K. Okposo RW
V. Olofsson LW
J. Skinner LW
T. Thompson RW
A. Tuch RW
defensemen
J. Bryson D
R. Dahlin D
C. Fitzgerald D
R. Hagg D
M. Pysyk D
M. Samuelsson D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	12:16	0:00	1:14	11:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:59	0:00	0:00	11:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	1	10	1	0	0	23	17:27	0:48	1:20	15:19	3	4	42.9
0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	18	10:49	0:00	0:00	10:49	9	3	75.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:07	0:00	0:00	12:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:40	4:09	0:00	11:31	3	4	42.9
1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:26	1:14	0:32	14:40	5	9	35.7
1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:33	0:54	0:32	15:07	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:14	0:52	0:00	12:22	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	17:06	4:19	0:00	12:47	3	4	42.9
0	1	1	7	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	22	19:21	3:51	1:11	14:19	5	12	29.4
0	0	2	2	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	23	18:32	3:48	1:27	13:17	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:25	0:27	0:13	17:45	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	2	0	4	1	2	0	0	1	29	24:58	4:31	1:00	19:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	25	16:58	0:25	1:14	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	1	20	17:46	0:00	0:54	16:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	19:04	0:00	1:19	17:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	18:11	0:07	1:36	16:28	0	0	0.0

goalies
C. Anderson G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	4	29	.879	27	2	0	0	0	60:00	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	T
	Wild	1	0	3	4
	Sabres	1	1	3	5

1st Period			MIN	BUF
8:51		Casey Mittelstadt (2) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (28), Kyle Okposo (18)	0	1
15:25		Ryan Hartman (22) Assists: Jared Spurgeon (16), Kirill Kaprizov (42)	1	1

2nd Period			MIN	BUF
6:01		Kyle Okposo (15) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (29), Casey Mittelstadt (4)	1	2

3rd Period		MIN	BUF
3:20	Kevin Fiala (18) Assists: Frederick Gaudreau (16), Alex Goligoski (24)	2	2
4:59	Kirill Kaprizov (25) (Power Play) Assists: Jared Spurgeon (17), Matt Boldy (11)	3	2
12:20	Jeff Skinner (22) Assists: Tage Thompson (19)	3	3
16:40	Jeff Skinner (23) Unassisted	3	4
18:54	Victor Olofsson (9) (Empty Net) Assists: Peyton Krebs (8)	3	5
19:26	Kirill Kaprizov (26) Assists: Jonas Brodin (18), Kevin Fiala (30)	4	5

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Sabres
3
Wild
2

Game 1

17/12

Wild
4
Sabres
5

Game 2

5/3

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 5 March 2022

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 8,462

Referees:
Marc Joannette
Peter MacDougall

Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	52	21	9	113
Winnipeg	52	24	6	110
Colorado	50	25	7	107
Nashville	47	30	5	99
St. Louis	43	33	6	92
Minnesota	39	33	10	87
Arizona	36	41	5	77
Chicago	23	53	6	52

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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Minnesota Wild

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Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

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