Buffalo Sabres @ Minnesota Wild

24-26-4, 12-11-3 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Sabres BUF	0	0	2	1	3
Wild MIN	0	0	2	0	2

Minnesota WildWildMIN

25-23-6, 13-11-4 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10

											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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	14:19	0:00	1:54	12:25	0	2	0.0
1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:05	2:23	2:30	13:12	9	6	60.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	10:07	0:00	0:00	10:07	2	0	100.0
0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:56	2:11	3:54	13:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:05	0:12	0:00	11:53	5	5	50.0
1	0	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	17:56	1:57	0:00	15:59	8	6	57.1
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:18	2:11	0:17	9:50	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	14:00	1:53	0:00	12:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	7:44	0:00	0:00	7:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:49	2:07	0:00	12:42	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	22	19:57	2:43	0:58	16:16	2	4	33.3
0	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	25	20:57	2:05	2:50	16:02	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	18:30	0:10	2:41	15:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	2	6	2	0	1	26	18:31	0:12	0:00	18:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	31	30:47	3:32	3:54	23:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	19	14:30	0:00	3:49	10:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10:57	0:00	0:00	10:57	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	22:57	0:44	2:01	20:12	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	24	5	1	0	0	59:47	0

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Matt BoldyM. Boldy#12
Connor DewarC. Dewar#26
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#21
Joel Eriksson EkJ. Eriksson Ek#14
Frederick GaudreauF. Gaudreau#89
Ryan HartmanR. Hartman#38
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Kirill KaprizovK. Kaprizov#97
Vinni LettieriV. Lettieri#10
Jake LucchiniJ. Lucchini#27
Marco RossiM. Rossi#23
Mats ZuccarelloM. Zuccarello#36
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#24
Jonas BrodinJ. Brodin#25
Declan ChisholmD. Chisholm#47
Brock FaberB. Faber#7
Jon MerrillJ. Merrill#4
Jake MiddletonJ. Middleton#5

											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	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	21	18:26	4:07	0:00	14:19	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:09	0:00	1:35	9:34	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	11:43	0:00	2:59	8:44	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	28	20:59	3:50	2:20	14:49	7	16	30.4
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:12	1:54	1:24	8:54	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	15:13	2:11	0:37	12:25	8	2	80.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	16:05	2:33	0:00	13:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	4	3	1	0	0	1	3	2	23	20:12	3:50	0:00	16:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	13	11:21	0:00	0:00	11:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	11:11	0:00	0:00	11:11	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	16:59	2:10	0:00	14:49	10	4	71.4
0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	17:28	3:58	0:00	13:30	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	22	20:17	0:07	1:34	18:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	25	24:13	0:04	2:40	21:29	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	14:46	2:00	0:32	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	29	26:28	4:16	3:17	18:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	12:10	0:00	0:17	11:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	26	17:35	0:00	0:37	16:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
Filip GustavssonF. Gustavsson#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	3	25	.893	20	4	1	0	0	61:29	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	OT	T
	Sabres	0	0	2	1	3
	Wild	0	0	2	0	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		BUF	MIN
0:39	Casey Mittelstadt (13) Assists: Henri Jokiharju (8)	1	0
4:02	Joel Eriksson Ek (25) Assists: Kirill Kaprizov (31)	1	1
11:21	Declan Chisholm (1) (Power Play) Assists: Marcus Johansson (17), Marco Rossi (16)	1	2
19:23	Dylan Cozens (11) Assists: Jordan Greenway (10), Tage Thompson (15)	2	2

OT Summary			BUF	MIN
1:29		Henri Jokiharju (3) Assists: Alex Tuch (22), Tage Thompson (16)	3	2

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Wild
2
Sabres
3

Game 1

11/11

Sabres
3
Wild
2

Game 2

17/2

Grand Casino Arena

10:00 PM, 17 February 2024

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 19,276

Referees:
Ghislain Hebert
Frederick L'Ecuyer

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	27	2	7	61
Dallas	25	7	6	56
Minnesota	22	10	6	50
Utah	18	18	3	39
Nashville	16	16	4	36
St. Louis	14	16	8	36
Winnipeg	15	17	3	33
Chicago	13	17	6	32

J.J. Moser secures eight-year deal with Tampa Bay Lightning

On the day his club returned from its holiday break to meet the Florida Panthers, defenseman J.J. Moser, who has three goals and 12 points, signed a long-term contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, securing an eight-year deal worth $6.75 million annually.

Montreal Canadiens will be without Jake Evans 4-6 weeks

Montreal Canadiens veteran Jake Evans, a 29-year-old forward and 2014 seventh-round pick who has 5 goals and 10 points in 34 games this season. will miss four to six weeks because of a lower-body injury, the team announced Saturday.

Kraken play the Flyers on 3-game winning streak

Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (15-14-6, in the Pacific Division)

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Buffalo Sabres @ Minnesota Wild

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

J.J. Moser secures eight-year deal with Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens will be without Jake Evans 4-6 weeks

Kraken play the Flyers on 3-game winning streak