Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, October 27, 2016, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–0 on Thursday, October 27, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Minnesota Wild	4	49-25-8
at Buffalo Sabres	0	33-37-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	2	0	2	4
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	13	4	5	22
Buffalo Sabres	8	19	11	38

Three stars

D. Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
R. Suter, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:51	Minnesota Wild	Joel Eriksson Ek (2)	Nate Prosser (1), Marco Scandella (1)	Even strength	MIN 1, BUF 0
1st	15:13	Minnesota Wild	Jason Zucker (2)	Chris Stewart (3), Ryan Suter (6)	Even strength	MIN 2, BUF 0
3rd	02:58	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Suter (3)	Zach Parise (4), Christian Folin (1)	Even strength	MIN 3, BUF 0
3rd	18:51	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (2)	Eric Staal (3), Charlie Coyle (3)	Even strength, Empty net	MIN 4, 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	22	38
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	4
Hits	7	20
Blocked shots	11	9
Giveaways	3	11
Takeaways	3	6
Faceoffs won	21/58 (36.2%)	37/58 (63.8%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	50%	15:50
Number 7 C. Stewart	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0		11:59
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	41.7%	18:54
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2		18:20
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	26.7%	18:11
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	42.9%	11:14
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0		15:18
Number 17 T. Pulkkinen	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		11:15
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:42
Number 27 Z. Dalpe	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	40%	10:26
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14:09
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	50%	17:21
Number 5 C. Folin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	2		22:06
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		03:07
Number 20 R. Suter	D	1	1	2	+3	0	4	1	0		27:45
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		25:54
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	2		23:07
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	3		16:22

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	38	38	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	16:53
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		19:06
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	54.5%	18:03
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	25%	15:43
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	1		18:14
Number 27 D. Grant	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	66.7%	10:36
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		13:26
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		07:51
Number 52 H. Fasching	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		08:52
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	9	0	0		14:18
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		15:43
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	75%	19:45
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		21:21
Number 6 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	3		11:08
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2		14:24
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-1	2	6	1	1		21:40
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	5	5	0		26:43
Number 77 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		22:44

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Nilsson	21	18	3	.857	59:30	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:29	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Ristolainen	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	03:50	Minnesota Wild	Teemu Pulkkinen	Hooking	2
2nd	15:07	Minnesota Wild	Jonas Brodin	High sticking	2
3rd	07:10	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Bogosian	Hooking	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Mike Leggo, Dave Lewis
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
Minnesota Wild scratches: Jared Spurgeon, Erik Haula
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Evander Kane, Robin Lehner, Casey Nelson

2016-2017 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 27, 2016
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Nov 1, 2016

Other NHL games on Oct 27

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 27, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 27, 2016
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 27, 2016
Florida Panthers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Oct 27, 2016
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Oct 27, 2016
Detroit Red Wings 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 27, 2016
Dallas Stars 1 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Oct 27, 2016
Nashville Predators 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Oct 27, 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Oct 27, 2016

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