Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, January 15, 2015, 7:00 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–0 on Thursday, January 15, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Minnesota Wild	7	46-28-8
at Buffalo Sabres	0	23-51-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	2	3	2	7
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0

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	12	10	37
Buffalo Sabres	3	10	5	18

Three stars

J. Pominville, Minnesota Wild (3 assists)
Z. Parise, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
T. Vanek, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:13	Minnesota Wild	Zach Parise (15)	Mikko Koivu (16), Jason Pominville (25)	Even strength	MIN 1, BUF 0
1st	19:01	Minnesota Wild	Thomas Vanek (8)	Mikko Koivu (17), Jason Pominville (26)	Power play	MIN 2, BUF 0
2nd	06:00	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Brodziak (6)	Erik Haula (3)	Shorthanded	MIN 3, BUF 0
2nd	09:06	Minnesota Wild	Mathew Dumba (2)	Jason Pominville (27), Zach Parise (17)	Even strength	MIN 4, BUF 0
2nd	18:54	Minnesota Wild	Jared Spurgeon (6)	Jonathon Blum (1), Ryan Carter (9)	Even strength	MIN 5, BUF 0
3rd	04:26	Minnesota Wild	Matt Cooke (4)	Kyle Brodziak (6)	Even strength	MIN 6, BUF 0
3rd	18:27	Minnesota Wild	Erik Haula (4)	Thomas Vanek (19), Christian Folin (4)	Power play	MIN 7, BUF 0

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	37	18
Power play	2 of 6	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	11	17
Hits	12	30
Blocked shots	15	18
Giveaways	5	8
Takeaways	2	3
Faceoffs won	34/59 (57.6%)	25/59 (42.4%)

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 3 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0	41.7%	13:00
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	18:33
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	1	1	2	+2	0	6	2	0	0		17:40
Number 14 J. Fontaine	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		13:02
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		13:00
Number 18 R. Carter	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	12:46
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	2	0	56.3%	14:21
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		11:52
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0	100%	14:17
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	1	2	0	2	8	0	0	1		16:38
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	3	3	+2	0	2	0	0	0		17:59
Number 56 E. Haula	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	1	1	50%	13:57
Number 5 C. Folin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		21:09
Number 7 J. Blum	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0		11:44
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		27:53
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:02
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	1	0	1	+4	2	2	0	4	0		22:59
Number 55 M. Dumba	D	1	0	1	+3	5	2	3	1	0		16:11

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	18	18	0	1.000	59:57	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 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	43.8%	15:54
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	11:24
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	100%	13:26
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:56
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	18.8%	20:16
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	0	0	100%	11:44
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	55.6%	10:20
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-1	5	1	6	0	0		08:24
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	18:18
Number 65 B. Flynn	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	3	0	66.7%	15:55
Number 80 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-2	2	3	2	2	0		16:08
Number 84 P. Varone	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0	44.4%	09:25
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	2	3	0		20:17
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	2	0		19:45
Number 41 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	3	2	0		15:13
Number 51 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		22:56
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		21:58
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0		20:10

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Enroth	37	30	7	.811	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:11	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	Tripping	2
1st	07:42	Minnesota Wild	Thomas Vanek	Slashing	2
1st	16:56	Buffalo Sabres	Nicolas Deslauriers	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:56	Minnesota Wild	Mathew Dumba	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:12	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Holding	2
2nd	04:59	Minnesota Wild	Jason Zucker	Interference	2
2nd	11:09	Minnesota Wild	Jared Spurgeon	Tripping	2
2nd	19:32	Buffalo Sabres	Josh Gorges	Holding	2
3rd	06:27	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	10:28	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	16:45	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Stewart	Elbowing	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ted Nolan
Referees: Paul Devorski, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Brian Murphy
Minnesota Wild scratches: Ryan Suter, Jordan Schroeder
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Andre Benoit, Tyson Strachan, Zac Dalpe

2014-2015 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Minnesota Wild 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Nov 13, 2014
Minnesota Wild 7 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 15, 2015

Other NHL games on Jan 15

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 15, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 0 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 15, 2015
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 15, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 15, 2015
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 15, 2015
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers, Thu, Jan 15, 2015
Detroit Red Wings 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 15, 2015
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars, Thu, Jan 15, 2015
Calgary Flames 4 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Jan 15, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 15, 2015

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