Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 5–4 in a shootout on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Minnesota Wild	4	37-36-9
at Buffalo Sabres	5	33-39-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	3	1	0	0	4
Buffalo Sabres	1	2	1	0	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Minnesota Wild	10	19	13	3	0	45
Buffalo Sabres	11	11	12	5	0	39

Three stars

S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)
J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:31	Buffalo Sabres	Evan Rodrigues (7)	Rasmus Ristolainen (28), Jack Eichel (38)	Power play	MIN 0, BUF 1
2nd	06:29	Minnesota Wild	Jared Spurgeon (9)	Mikael Granlund (32), Jason Zucker (13)	Even strength	MIN 1, BUF 1
2nd	07:32	Buffalo Sabres	C.J. Smith (2)	Sam Reinhart (34)	Even strength	MIN 1, BUF 2
2nd	11:33	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin (6)	Jack Eichel (39), Casey Mittelstadt (10)	Power play	MIN 1, BUF 3
2nd	13:43	Minnesota Wild	Jared Spurgeon (10)	Luke Kunin (5), Ryan Suter (29)	Even strength	MIN 2, BUF 3
2nd	17:05	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle (10)	Luke Kunin (6), Greg Pateryn (2)	Even strength	MIN 3, BUF 3
3rd	06:25	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (13)	Jake McCabe (10)	Even strength	MIN 3, BUF 4
3rd	18:23	Minnesota Wild	Zach Parise (21)	Charlie Coyle (18), Ryan Suter (30)	Even strength	MIN 4, BUF 4

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel	Saved
1	Minnesota Wild	Victor Rask	Saved
2	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Mittelstadt	Saved
2	Minnesota Wild	Jason Zucker	Saved
3	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart	Goal (winner)
3	Minnesota Wild	Zach Parise	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	45	39
Power play	0 of 3	2 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	14	20
Blocked shots	9	12
Giveaways	11	17
Takeaways	3	13
Faceoffs won	31/64 (48.4%)	33/64 (51.6%)

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	1	1	2	+3	0	4	2	1	0	30.8%	18:31
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	50%	03:00
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	1	0	1	+2	0	10	0	0	0		22:00
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0	60.9%	21:12
Number 15 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	50%	05:56
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		20:39
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0	0		15:58
Number 18 J. Greenway	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	17:14
Number 19 L. Kunin	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:28
Number 37 K. Rau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		05:53
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	28.6%	16:11
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	1	1	+2	0	5	0	0	0	100%	23:32
Number 2 A. Bitetto	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:05
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	2	2	+3	0	2	1	1	0	100%	30:10
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	0		23:50
Number 29 G. Pateryn	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		18:49
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	2	0	2	+3	0	3	1	0	0		27:30
Number 77 B. Hunt	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:08

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	39	35	4	.897	64:11	OT loss

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 J. Eichel	C	0	2	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	52.4%	25:57
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	61.1%	17:40
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:03
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	1	2	0	2	3	0	2	0	100%	17:54
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		15:07
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:12
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	27.3%	16:10
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		16:00
Number 49 C. Smith	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		09:44
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	33.3%	18:04
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	1	66.7%	15:20
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0		09:17
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	1	0		20:12
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	1	0		18:18
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0		22:55
Number 24 L. Pilut	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	3	0		11:37
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	2	1		25:01
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	1	0		24:29

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	45	41	4	.911	65:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:56	Minnesota Wild	Matt Hendricks	Holding	2
1st	18:36	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart	Hooking	2
2nd	01:23	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin	Hooking	2
2nd	10:25	Minnesota Wild	Jonas Brodin	Slashing	2
3rd	15:01	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson	Holding	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Jake Brenk, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Steve Miller
Minnesota Wild scratches: Eric Fehr, Nick Seeler
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Matt Hunwick, Johan Larsson, Nathan Beaulieu

2018-2019 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 17, 2018
Minnesota Wild 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 5, 2019

Other NHL games on Feb 5

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 5, 2019
St. Louis Blues 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers, Tue, Feb 5, 2019
Los Angeles Kings 5 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Feb 5, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Feb 5, 2019
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 5, 2019
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 5, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/SO	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 5, 2019
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 5, 2019
San Jose Sharks 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Feb 5, 2019
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Feb 5, 2019
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Feb 5, 2019

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