Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild

Sunday, March 6, 2011, 6:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime on Sunday, March 6, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	43-29-10
at Minnesota Wild	2	39-35-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	6	11	15	1	33
Minnesota Wild	6	14	6	0	26

Three stars

D. Stafford, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
M. Zidlicky, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:23	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Steve Montador (1), Thomas Vanek (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, MIN 0
2nd	02:04	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Niedermayer (1)	Andrej Sekera (1), Cody McCormick (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, MIN 0
2nd	14:13	Minnesota Wild	Warren Peters (1)	Brad Staubitz (1), Brent Burns (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, MIN 1
2nd	17:33	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky (1)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1), Martin Havlat (1)	Power play	BUF 2, MIN 2
OT	00:46	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (1)	Andrej Sekera (2)	Even strength	BUF 3, MIN 2

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	33	26
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	9
Hits	12	20
Blocked shots	11	12
Giveaways	4	7
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	12/41 (29.3%)	29/41 (70.7%)

Box score

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 8 C. McCormick	C	0	1	1	+1	5	3	0	0	0	25%	10:31
Number 12 M. Mancari	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:30
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.7%	18:20
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	0		11:31
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:54
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0	20%	18:07
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:54
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	44.4%	15:14
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	2	0	33.3%	17:34
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		10:18
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:55
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		16:02
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	0	0		21:35
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	0	1	0		19:17
Number 27 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		17:21
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		21:12
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	1	0	0		21:13
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		20:22

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Enroth	26	24	2	.923	60:28	Win

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 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	55.6%	17:35
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	72.7%	17:59
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		14:42
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:02
Number 16 B. Staubitz	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		06:19
Number 17 C. Wellman	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:03
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	100%	17:19
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0	72.7%	18:28
Number 23 E. Nystrom	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	10:50
Number 24 M. Havlat	R	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	0		19:01
Number 43 W. Peters	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	5	1	0	85.7%	12:23
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0	0		17:36
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	1		20:13
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	+1	5	0	2	1	0		15:04
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	0		22:58
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	0	0		23:45
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:17
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	2	0		20:47

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	30	3	.909	60:23	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:50	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Hooking	2
1st	19:17	Minnesota Wild	Chuck Kobasew	Tripping	2
2nd	08:05	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold	Hooking	2
2nd	16:01	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	Hooking	2
3rd	09:00	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	09:00	Minnesota Wild	Clayton Stoner	Fighting (major)	5

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Minnesota Wild head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Steve Miller
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mike Grier, Jochen Hecht, Ryan Miller, Mike Weber
Minnesota Wild scratches: Cam Barker, Cal Clutterbuck

Other NHL games on Mar 6

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 6, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at New York Rangers 7	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 6, 2011
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sun, Mar 6, 2011
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sun, Mar 6, 2011
Nashville Predators 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Sun, Mar 6, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 6, 2011

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