Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild

Thursday, January 4, 2018, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–2 on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	25-45-12
at Minnesota Wild	6	45-26-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	2	2
Minnesota Wild	3	3	0	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	12	9	31
Minnesota Wild	8	9	10	27

Three stars

N. Niederreiter, Minnesota Wild (3 goals)
M. Koivu, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)
M. Granlund, Minnesota Wild (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:09	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter (11)	Mikael Granlund (17), Mikko Koivu (14)	Even strength	BUF 0, MIN 1
1st	02:15	Minnesota Wild	Daniel Winnik (4)	Nate Prosser (3), Marcus Foligno (8)	Even strength	BUF 0, MIN 2
1st	13:53	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter (12)	Charlie Coyle (13), Jared Spurgeon (17)	Power play	BUF 0, MIN 3
2nd	04:02	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter (13)	Mikael Granlund (18), Mikko Koivu (15)	Even strength	BUF 0, MIN 4
2nd	13:07	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (6)	Mikael Granlund (19), Jonas Brodin (5)	Even strength	BUF 0, MIN 5
2nd	19:15	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle (4)	Zach Parise (1), Joel Eriksson Ek (5)	Even strength	BUF 0, MIN 6
3rd	01:54	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (7)	Zach Bogosian (1), Jake McCabe (9)	Even strength	BUF 1, MIN 6
3rd	18:59	Buffalo Sabres	Evander Kane (16)	Marco Scandella (11), Jason Pominville (9)	Even strength	BUF 2, MIN 6

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	31	27
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	27	16
Hits	20	9
Blocked shots	13	8
Giveaways	2	4
Takeaways	2	8
Faceoffs won	23/44 (52.3%)	21/44 (47.7%)

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 9 E. Kane	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	100%	17:45
Number 10 J. Josefson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	63.6%	14:07
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0	0	55.6%	18:41
Number 17 J. Nolan	C	0	0	0	-1	10	0	1	0	0		09:46
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		15:45
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0	100%	15:00
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0		16:17
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		13:57
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:57
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		12:18
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	37.5%	13:13
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	46.2%	15:56
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0		24:06
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	1	0		20:38
Number 41 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	4	3	0		19:55
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	3	1	0		25:32
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	15	3	0	0	0		05:43
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		20:24

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Johnson	10	10	0	1.000	20:00
Number 40 R. Lehner	17	11	6	.647	40:00	Loss

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	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0	28.6%	15:41
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0	57.1%	14:30
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	1	2	3	+3	0	2	0	0	0	28.6%	11:23
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		17:30
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	60%	17:53
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	3	0	66.7%	15:07
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0		16:43
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	0	1	1	+1	10	0	2	0	0		11:15
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	3	0	3	+3	0	4	0	0	1		12:03
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:55
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		14:44
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	3	3	+3	2	0	0	0	0	50%	12:46
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:34
Number 23 G. Olofsson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0		16:09
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	0	0		22:04
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1	0		22:26
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		16:56
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:21

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	31	29	2	.935	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:16	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Ristolainen	Interference (major)	5
1st	10:16	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Ristolainen	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	15:52	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart	High sticking	2
2nd	06:54	Minnesota Wild	Mikael Granlund	Holding	2
3rd	07:08	Minnesota Wild	Gustav Olofsson	Hooking	2
3rd	11:06	Minnesota Wild	Jason Zucker	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	13:34	Minnesota Wild	Marcus Foligno	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	13:34	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Nolan	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Minnesota Wild head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Matt MacPherson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Josh Gorges, Scott Wilson, Victor Antipin
Minnesota Wild scratches: Chris Stewart, Mike Reilly

2017-2018 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 22, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Minnesota Wild 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Jan 4, 2018

Other NHL games on Jan 4

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 4, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 4, 2018
New York Islanders 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 4, 2018
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 4, 2018
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 4, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 4, 2018
New Jersey Devils 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, Thu, Jan 4, 2018
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 4, 2018
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 4, 2018
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 4, 2018
Nashville Predators 2 at Arizona Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Jan 4, 2018

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