Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, October 23, 2008 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Minnesota Wild |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
9 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
24 |
| Minnesota Wild |
10 |
15 |
8 |
0 |
33 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
14:43 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Drew Stafford (2) |
Derek Roy (4), Thomas Vanek (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, MIN 0 |
| 2nd |
09:57 |
Minnesota Wild |
Benoit Pouliot (2) |
Derek Boogaard (2), Craig Weller (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
14:50 |
Minnesota Wild |
Stephane Veilleux (1) |
Eric Belanger (1), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, MIN 2 |
| 3rd |
00:29 |
Minnesota Wild |
Brent Burns (1) |
Unassisted |
Power play |
BUF 1, MIN 3 |
| 3rd |
16:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Adam Mair (2) |
Nathan Paetsch (1), Maxim Afinogenov (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, MIN 3 |
| 3rd |
16:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek (8) |
Andrej Sekera (3), Drew Stafford (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, MIN 3 |
| OT |
00:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy (1) |
Henrik Tallinder (2), Toni Lydman (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 4, MIN 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Minnesota Wild |
| Shots on goal |
24 |
33 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
13 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
2 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/55 (49.1%) |
28/55 (50.9%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.8% |
23:41 |
| Number 12 A. Kotalik |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:50 |
| Number 20 D. Paille |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 22 A. Mair |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
16:19 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:29 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:28 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:06 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
83.3% |
05:10 |
| Number 41 C. MacArthur |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
16:32 |
| Number 61 M. Afinogenov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:30 |
| Number 76 A. Peters |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:44 |
| Number 5 T. Lydman |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:19 |
| Number 6 J. Spacek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:55 |
| Number 10 H. Tallinder |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:53 |
| Number 27 T. Numminen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 38 N. Paetsch |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:24 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:49 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
60:43 |
Win |
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 M. Koivu |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
20:38 |
| Number 12 C. Weller |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:59 |
| Number 15 A. Brunette |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 18 C. Gillies |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:40 |
| Number 19 S. Veilleux |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 20 A. Miettinen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:49 |
| Number 22 C. Clutterbuck |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:26 |
| Number 24 D. Boogaard |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:26 |
| Number 25 E. Belanger |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
73.3% |
20:59 |
| Number 51 J. Sheppard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
13:31 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16.7% |
08:29 |
| Number 96 P. Bouchard |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:28 |
| Number 3 M. Zidlicky |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:54 |
| Number 5 K. Johnsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:52 |
| Number 8 B. Burns |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:12 |
| Number 41 M. Skoula |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:23 |
| Number 47 M. Bergeron |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:57 |
| Number 55 N. Schultz |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:19 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 N. Backstrom |
24 |
20 |
4 |
.833 |
60:44 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
05:26 |
Minnesota Wild |
Marek Zidlicky |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jaroslav Spacek |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Toni Lydman |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:51 |
Minnesota Wild |
Marc-Andre Bergeron |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Clarke MacArthur |
Holding the stick |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Jacques Lemaire
- Referees
- Bill McCreary, Rob Martell
- Linesmen
- Vaughan Rody, Thor Nelson
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Craig Rivet, Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Owen Nolan, Marian Gaborik, Kurtis Foster, Erik Reitz, Tomas Mojzis, Peter Olvecky, John Scott
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