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Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, March 5, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Minnesota Wild 3 38-33-11
at Buffalo Sabres 2 35-36-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 1 0 1 0 1 3
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 0 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 10 5 12 3 0 30
Buffalo Sabres 4 13 11 4 0 32

Three stars

  1. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
  3. M. Koivu, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:16 Minnesota Wild David Jones (10) Ryan Carter (4), Marco Scandella (13) Even strength MIN 1, BUF 0
2nd 05:15 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson (5) Rasmus Ristolainen (28), Jack Eichel (25) Power play MIN 1, BUF 1
2nd 06:38 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (19) Sam Reinhart (12), Cal O'Reilly (2) Power play MIN 1, BUF 2
3rd 14:19 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (15) Mathew Dumba (13), Ryan Suter (37) Power play MIN 2, BUF 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Goal
1 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Saved
2 Minnesota Wild Charlie Coyle Goal
3 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart Saved
3 Minnesota Wild Zach Parise Saved
4 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Saved
4 Minnesota Wild Jason Pominville Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 30 32
Power play 1 of 1 2 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 12 16
Blocked shots 11 14
Giveaways 9 3
Takeaways 1 2
Faceoffs won 33/66 (50%) 33/66 (50%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 50% 21:20
9 M. Koivu C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 65% 21:05
11 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 20:01
12 D. Jones R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 07:20
16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:59
18 R. Carter L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 09:09
19 J. Stoll C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 44.4% 09:21
22 N. Niederreiter R 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 13:58
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 15:17
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:15
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 38.5% 17:51
64 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45% 18:09
4 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:46
6 M. Scandella D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 22:55
20 R. Suter D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 31:27
24 M. Dumba D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 19:46
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 16:17
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 24:49
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
40 D. Dubnyk 32 30 2 .938 65:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 4 0 0 100% 21:54
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20% 19:01
15 J. Eichel C 1 1 2 -1 2 3 0 0 1 52.6% 21:17
17 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 53.8% 10:19
19 C. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 14:19
22 J. Larsson L 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 36.4% 18:00
23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 19:35
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:21
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:46
43 D. Catenacci C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:02
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 14:52
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:29
3 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 14:32
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 3 0 19:57
25 C. Colaiacovo D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:38
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 25:42
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 27:38
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 23:04
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 R. Lehner 30 28 2 .933 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:45 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Slashing 2
1st 04:45 Minnesota Wild Zach Parise Interference 2
2nd 04:23 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter High sticking double minor 4
3rd 13:45 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges Tripping 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
John Torchetti
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Mike Leggo, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Brian Murphy
Minnesota Wild scratches
Chris Porter, Nate Prosser, Justin Fontaine
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Cody Franson

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 5

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Arizona Coyotes 5 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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