Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Preseason Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	41-32-9
at Minnesota Wild	3	40-33-9

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points
Number 8 M. Zagrapan	C	0	0	0
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0
Number 24 M. Darche	L	0	0	0
Number 25 M. Mancari	R	0	0	0
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0
Number 32 D. Hunter	L	0	0	0
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0
Number 12 C. Weller	R	0	0	0
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0
Number 39 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0
Number 6 T. Mojzis	D	0	0	0
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0
Number 36 J. Scott	L	0	0	0
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Brad Lazarowich
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Maxim Afinogenov, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Matt Ellis, Michael Funk, Patrick Kaleta, Philip Gogulla, Mike Weber
Minnesota Wild scratches: Kim Johnsson, Marian Gaborik, Nick Schultz, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Bryan Lundbohm, Marek Zidlicky, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Barry Brust, Jesse Schultz, Corey Locke, Petr Kalus, Cal Clutterbuck

Every Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Sep 28, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Oct 1, 2008

Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Wed, Oct 1, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Oct 1, 2008
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 0	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Wed, Oct 1, 2008
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Oct 1, 2008
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Oct 1, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at St. Louis Blues 7	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Oct 1, 2008
Dallas Stars 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Oct 1, 2008
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Oct 1, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Oct 1, 2008