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Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

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Minnesota Wild
14-4-4
Final
1 - 0
Buffalo Sabres
11-10-1

Minnesota's Filip Gustavsson stops 39 to shut out the Sabres 1-0

Minnesota Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves for Buffalo, which failed to win four in a row for the third time this season.

The shutout was Gustavsson’s second of the season. Minnesota improved to a league best 10-1-3 on the road this season.

Kaprizov’s 14th goal of the season came 6:55 into the first period on a 4-on-1 rush when he finished off a pass from Joel Eriksson Ek that beat Luukkonen.

Takeaways Sabres: Tage Thompson returned to the Sabres lineup after he missed five games with a lower-body injury. He had six shots on goal.

Wild: Defenseman Jonas Brodin was a late scratch because of an upper-body injury. He has two goals and six assists in 19 games this season.

Key moment Wild defenseman Brock Faber intercepted a centering pass by Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and broke out to begin a 4-on-1 break that led to the opening goal.

Key stat Kaprizov’s first-period goal gave him a point in each of his past 12 road games. He has nine goals and 16 assists in those games.

Up next The Sabres host the Vancouver Canucks on Friday afternoon. The Wild begin a three-game homestand Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:55 Kirill Kaprizov Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Eriksson Ek (5), Matt Boldy (12)

Statistics

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32 Blocked Shots 14
22 Hits 15
4 Takeaways 3
30 Shots 39
0 Power Play Goals 0
0 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 32
46.7 Faceoff Win Percent 53.3
11 Giveaways 19
2 Total Penalties 0
4 Penalty Minutes 0
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Carson Meyer, RW Day-To-Day Jul 28
Owen Power, D Day-To-Day Jul 28
Viktor Neuchev, LW Day-To-Day Jul 28
Jordan Greenway, LW Day-To-Day Jul 28
Beck Malenstyn, LW Day-To-Day Jul 28
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
David Jiricek, D Day-To-Day Jul 28
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Day-To-Day Jul 28
Jonas Brodin, D Out Jun 28
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 17,326 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
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