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Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 36-39-7
at Minnesota Wild 4 45-30-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 8 6 7 21
Minnesota Wild 6 10 5 21

Three stars

  1. M. Boldy, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)
  2. F. Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
  3. M. Zuccarello, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:56 Minnesota Wild Marco Rossi (22) Yakov Trenin (8), Vinnie Hinostroza (4) Even strength BUF 0, MIN 1
2nd 05:07 Minnesota Wild Justin Brazeau (11) Brendan Gaunce (1), Matt Boldy (36) Even strength BUF 0, MIN 2
2nd 08:11 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello (17) Matt Boldy (37), Zach Bogosian (11) Even strength BUF 0, MIN 3
3rd 06:48 Buffalo Sabres JJ Peterka (21) Owen Power (29), Rasmus Dahlin (41) Even strength BUF 1, MIN 3
3rd 19:27 Minnesota Wild Frederick Gaudreau (16) Mats Zuccarello (27), Jonas Brodin (15) Even strength, Empty net BUF 1, MIN 4

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 21 21
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 20 20
Blocked shots 12 18
Giveaways 18 7
Takeaways 3 7
Faceoffs won 22/49 (44.9%) 27/49 (55.1%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:52
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 25% 16:26
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16:44
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 15:17
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 12:56
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 33.3% 11:07
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 61.1% 22:42
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 0 25% 21:08
77 J. Peterka R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 23:41
81 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 40% 07:33
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 3 50% 19:40
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 2 20:03
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:01
24 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:29
25 O. Power D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 20:46
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 -1 2 4 1 2 24:37
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 12:51
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 12:09
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 20 17 3 .850 57:58 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 0 2 2 +3 0 4 0 2 100% 19:17
13 Y. Trenin C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 1 100% 14:21
15 J. Brazeau R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 07:36
18 V. Hinostroza C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 0 14:48
19 D. Shore C 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 07:56
21 B. Gaunce C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 0 50% 09:06
23 M. Rossi C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 63.6% 20:09
36 M. Zuccarello R 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 1 20:15
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 52.9% 17:43
41 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:11
89 F. Gaudreau C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 41.7% 14:32
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 16:04
4 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:30
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 4 22:43
7 B. Faber D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 3 23:55
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 14:34
25 J. Brodin D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 0 20:21
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 22:07
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 F. Gustavsson 21 20 1 .952 59:52 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:08 Minnesota Wild Jonas Brodin High sticking 2
1st 08:29 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Hooking 2
2nd 16:23 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Interference 2
3rd 02:18 Minnesota Wild Devin Shore Hooking 2
3rd 05:19 Minnesota Wild Marcus Johansson Slashing 2
3rd 05:19 Buffalo Sabres Jacob Bernard-Docker Slashing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Brandon Grillo
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Brett Murray, Josh Norris, Jack Quinn, Jiri Kulich
Minnesota Wild scratches
Marcus Foligno, Declan Chisholm, Liam Ohgren

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 22

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 3 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at New York Islanders 3 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 7 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Utah Hockey Club 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/SO Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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