Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, March 9, 2007, 8:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Friday, March 9, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Minnesota Wild	5	48-26-8
at Buffalo Sabres	1	53-22-7

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	2	0	3	5
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	6	11	14	31
Buffalo Sabres	13	14	9	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:55	Minnesota Wild	Dominic Moore (7)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (31)	Even strength	MIN 1, BUF 0
1st	14:19	Minnesota Wild	Dominic Moore (8)	Martin Skoula (14), Brian Rolston (29)	Even strength	MIN 2, BUF 0
3rd	03:31	Minnesota Wild	Pavol Demitra (22)	Marian Gaborik (15), Brent Burns (14)	Even strength	MIN 3, BUF 0
3rd	07:32	Minnesota Wild	Keith Carney (3)	Branko Radivojevic (12), Mikko Koivu (28)	Even strength	MIN 4, BUF 0
3rd	16:01	Buffalo Sabres	Michael Ryan (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	MIN 4, BUF 1
3rd	19:14	Minnesota Wild	Todd White (12)	Brent Burns (15)	Shorthanded	MIN 5, BUF 1

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

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	72.7%	15:20
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	1	1	+3	2	9	1	0		18:49
Number 11 D. Moore	C	2	0	2	+3	0	5	1	1	57.1%	17:27
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		15:37
Number 17 W. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	37.5%	11:22
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		12:03
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0		10:46
Number 21 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:45
Number 28 T. White	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	44.4%	16:33
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	0		18:42
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		12:55
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	1		14:20
Number 3 K. Carney	D	1	0	1	+3	0	1	0	0		17:42
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		22:19
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	2	2	+3	0	1	0	2		17:23
Number 33 P. Nummelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		19:10
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	1		21:50
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		20:55

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Harding	36	35	1	.972	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	37.5%	14:34
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		19:05
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		13:41
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	62.5%	09:41
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	57.9%	20:36
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0		14:02
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0		20:05
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	5	0	3	0		08:10
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		15:23
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:09
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	-3	0	10	0	0	44.4%	19:30
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	-2	0	5	1	1	100%	18:37
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		18:53
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		20:44
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		17:25
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		19:18
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		17:07
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0		21:59

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	22	18	4	.818	47:32	Loss
Number 35 T. Conklin	9	8	1	.889	12:28

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	12:14	Minnesota Wild	Wyatt Smith	Hooking	2
3rd	04:20	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:20	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:13	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik	Hooking	2
3rd	17:31	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Hooking	2
3rd	19:59	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Slashing	2
3rd	19:59	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Holding the stick	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Paul Devorski, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Jonny Murray
Minnesota Wild scratches: Wes Walz, Jason Morgan, Mattias Weinhandl, Joel Ward, Kurtis Foster, Erik Reitz, Derek Boogaard, Matt Foy, Shawn Belle, Miroslav Kopriva, Benoit Pouliot, Niklas Backstrom
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Jaroslav Spacek, Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paille, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis

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