Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild

Sunday, December 11, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Sunday, December 11, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	52-24-6
at Minnesota Wild	2	38-36-8

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	1	3
Minnesota Wild	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	7	14	9	30
Minnesota Wild	12	10	14	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:03	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (6)	Derek Roy (6), Maxim Afinogenov (13)	Even strength	BUF 1, MIN 0
1st	11:17	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (4)	Randy Robitaille (11), Brian Rolston (12)	Power play	BUF 1, MIN 1
2nd	11:47	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston (12)	Marian Gaborik (11), Brent Burns (6)	Even strength	BUF 1, MIN 2
2nd	19:21	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (9)	Mike Grier (4), Jay McKee (4)	Even strength	BUF 2, MIN 2
3rd	16:28	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier (4)	Chris Drury (11), Jochen Hecht (8)	Even strength	BUF 3, MIN 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	30.8%	13:16
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	1		14:41
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	36.8%	17:27
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		08:04
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	+1	2	3	0	1	61.9%	17:11
Number 25 M. Grier	R	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0		13:57
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0		13:38
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	71.4%	11:34
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		11:24
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	100%	18:19
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	100%	17:42
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	4	3	0	0		13:43
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3		20:30
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		18:41
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2		17:06
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	3		15:48
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1		18:29
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4		20:50

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	36	34	2	.944	59:50	Win

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Daigle	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	12:05
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		18:13
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	1	2	-1	0	5	0	0	0	66.7%	19:33
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		12:20
Number 21 M. Koivu	C	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	1	55%	14:12
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		05:38
Number 25 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	0	0	20%	15:28
Number 28 T. White	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	27.3%	15:22
Number 32 M. Chouinard	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	57.9%	18:46
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	0	0	28.6%	12:13
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		21:40
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	1	0		17:34
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:26
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		11:32
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	2	0		18:14
Number 34 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		20:57
Number 36 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		05:13
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0		18:01

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Roloson	30	27	3	.900	59:42	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:32	Minnesota Wild	Derek Boogaard	Tripping	2
1st	05:21	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
1st	09:23	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
1st	10:08	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	Hooking	2
1st	13:33	Minnesota Wild	Randy Robitaille	Hooking	2
1st	14:39	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Holding	2
2nd	03:18	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Tripping	2
2nd	06:25	Minnesota Wild	Alex Henry	Hooking	2
2nd	12:36	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Diving	2
2nd	12:36	Minnesota Wild	Willie Mitchell	Tripping	2
2nd	13:01	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen	Holding	2
2nd	15:11	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	Holding the stick	2
3rd	01:36	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik	Hooking	2
3rd	05:23	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	2
3rd	13:17	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Stephane Auger, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, J-P Dumont, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Ryan Miller, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Minnesota Wild scratches: Andrei Nazarov, Scott Ferguson, Filip Kuba, Pascal Dupuis, Erik Westrum, Kyle Wanvig, Erik Reitz, Matt Foy, Josh Harding

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