Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, March 12, 2010, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Friday, March 12, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Minnesota Wild	3	38-36-8
at Buffalo Sabres	2	45-27-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	15	10	8	33
Buffalo Sabres	15	12	18	45

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:02	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Ebbett (1)	Marek Zidlicky (1), Josh Harding (1)	Power play	MIN 1, BUF 0
1st	10:11	Minnesota Wild	Guillaume Latendresse (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	MIN 2, BUF 0
2nd	18:35	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (1)	Antti Miettinen (1)	Even strength	MIN 3, BUF 0
3rd	03:42	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Derek Roy (1), Jason Pominville (1)	Power play	MIN 3, BUF 1
3rd	18:02	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (2)	Jason Pominville (2), Jochen Hecht (1)	Even strength	MIN 3, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	33	45
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	19	11
Hits	9	12
Blocked shots	14	7
Giveaways	7	19
Takeaways	2	4
Faceoffs won	27/70 (38.6%)	43/70 (61.4%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

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 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	1	0	40.7%	22:51
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	42.9%	15:30
Number 14 M. Havlat	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		16:38
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		16:07
Number 16 A. Ebbett	C	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	1	43.8%	17:01
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	0	0		18:50
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	21.4%	14:50
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		12:27
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:29
Number 38 R. Earl	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:10
Number 48 G. Latendresse	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		13:52
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	50%	09:25
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		27:52
Number 6 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		27:05
Number 26 J. Sifers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		10:57
Number 36 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		07:00
Number 45 C. Barker	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		22:26
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0		22:48

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 J. Harding	45	43	2	.956	59:56	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres 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 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0	76.9%	23:22
Number 12 M. Mancari	R	0	0	0	0	2	7	2	1	0		18:14
Number 13 T. Kennedy	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	06:47
Number 17 R. Torres	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		16:03
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0	55.6%	20:24
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	43.8%	11:26
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:17
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	2	0	2	+1	0	4	0	0	1		21:21
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	2	2	0	0	8	0	0	0		20:34
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		08:23
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	80%	05:42
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	8	2	0	0	50%	20:51
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0		12:26
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:19
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		20:03
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		20:09
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		18:20
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		27:11

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	33	30	3	.909	58:39	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:01	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Tripping	2
1st	07:17	Minnesota Wild	James Sheppard	Holding	2
1st	15:42	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:42	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Montador	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:14	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	Hooking	2
2nd	01:50	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Hooking	2
2nd	07:20	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Cross checking	2
2nd	07:20	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Ebbett	Interference	2
2nd	14:37	Minnesota Wild	John Scott	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:49	Buffalo Sabres	Mark Mancari	High sticking	2
3rd	02:56	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2
3rd	05:46	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Todd Richards
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Derek Amell
Minnesota Wild scratches: Shane Hnidy, Chuck Kobasew, Brent Burns, Niklas Backstrom
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Paul Gaustad, Drew Stafford, Chris Butler

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