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Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Minnesota Wild 5 45-26-11
at Buffalo Sabres 4 25-45-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 3 2 0 5
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 13 14 5 32
Buffalo Sabres 14 11 9 34

Three stars

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

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:55 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (6) Jason Pominville (8), Evander Kane (9) Even strength MIN 0, BUF 1
1st 08:59 Minnesota Wild Tyler Ennis (4) Marcus Foligno (5), Charlie Coyle (3) Even strength MIN 1, BUF 1
1st 12:28 Minnesota Wild Mikael Granlund (4) Unassisted Even strength MIN 2, BUF 1
1st 14:28 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter (7) Mikko Koivu (9), Ryan Suter (10) Power play MIN 3, BUF 1
2nd 02:01 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Nolan (1) Kyle Okposo (7), Jacob Josefson (1) Even strength MIN 3, BUF 2
2nd 07:57 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter (8) Eric Staal (12), Jason Zucker (6) Even strength MIN 4, BUF 2
2nd 15:56 Minnesota Wild Mikael Granlund (5) Mikko Koivu (10), Ryan Suter (11) Power play MIN 5, BUF 2
2nd 18:25 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (5) Jake McCabe (4), Johan Larsson (3) Even strength MIN 5, BUF 3
3rd 13:55 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Nolan (2) Nathan Beaulieu (3) Even strength MIN 5, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 32 34
Power play 2 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 11 18
Blocked shots 15 7
Giveaways 7 15
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 30/55 (54.5%) 25/55 (45.5%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 76.9% 15:33
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 50% 09:03
9 M. Koivu C 0 2 2 +1 0 7 0 0 0 57.1% 20:05
10 C. Stewart R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 06:57
12 E. Staal C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 2 0 38.5% 17:17
16 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17:58
17 M. Foligno L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 1 0 12:33
22 N. Niederreiter R 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 16:38
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:12
59 Z. Mitchell R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 08:54
63 T. Ennis R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 12:13
64 M. Granlund C 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 20:07
4 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 -2 4 0 3 1 0 08:26
20 R. Suter D 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 29:04
23 G. Olofsson D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 10:55
24 M. Dumba D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 23:23
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 2 0 22:15
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 26:27
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
40 D. Dubnyk 34 30 4 .882 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 33.3% 23:38
10 J. Josefson C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 37.5% 12:04
15 J. Eichel C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 26.7% 22:01
17 J. Nolan C 2 0 2 +1 0 2 1 0 0 11:06
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 100% 19:24
22 J. Larsson L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 75% 07:21
23 S. Reinhart C 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 50% 18:53
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:32
29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 100% 17:32
51 K. Criscuolo C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 05:07
67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 0 17:54
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 55% 20:46
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 13:59
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 0 0 24:07
19 J. McCabe D 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 18:24
41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 18:27
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 1 0 18:49
93 V. Antipin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 21:40
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 C. Johnson 13 10 3 .769 20:00
40 R. Lehner 19 17 2 .895 38:48 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:00 Buffalo Sabres Benoit Pouliot Charging 2
2nd 02:23 Minnesota Wild Mike Reilly Holding 2
2nd 08:25 Minnesota Wild Mike Reilly Hooking 2
2nd 12:18 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges Tripping 2
2nd 14:56 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Beaulieu Roughing 2
2nd 19:41 Minnesota Wild Jonas Brodin Interference 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Referees
Chris Rooney, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Kory Nagy
Minnesota Wild scratches
Kyle Quincey
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Matt Moulson, Seth Griffith, Casey Nelson

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Minnesota Wild 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 22

Matchup Status Details
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/SO Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Nashville Predators 3 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 0 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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