Buffalo Sabres 3 — 2 Minnesota Wild
2021-12-16 · Xcel Energy Center · SO
Shots on goal by period
| Period | BUF | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 6 |
| 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 11 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Talbot start | MIN | O | 38 | 40 | 2 | 32/34 | 6/6 | 0/0 | 65:00 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen start | BUF | W | 30 | 32 | 2 | 25/27 | 5/5 | 0/0 | 64:24 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cozens | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 |
| Mark Pysyk | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:58 |
| Mark Jankowski | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21:54 |
| Tage Thompson | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 |
| Victor Olofsson | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:45 |
| John Hayden | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:55 |
| Kyle Okposo | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:39 |
| Jeff Skinner | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:15 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:18 |
| Will Butcher | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 |
| Cody Eakin | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15:32 |
| Rasmus Asplund | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 |
| Brett Murray | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:30 |
| Jacob Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:47 |
| Colin Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18:38 |
MIN skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hartman | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:11 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:33 |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19:42 |
| Alex Goligoski | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:55 |
| Jon Merrill | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:08 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19:05 |
| Kevin Fiala | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 |
| Jordan Greenway | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:34 |
| Marcus Foligno | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15:58 |
| Mats Zuccarello | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:24 |
| Mathew Dumba | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:09 |
| Jonas Brodin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24:41 |
| Nick Bjugstad | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:25 |
| Brandon Duhaime | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:26 |
| Nico Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:16 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 |
| Victor Rask | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 |
Recent meetings
| Date | Season | Away | Home | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | 2025-26 | MIN | 5 | BUF | 4 | OT |
| 2025-11-29 | 2025-26 | BUF | 3 | MIN | 2 | SO |
| 2025-03-22 | 2024-25 | BUF | 1 | MIN | 4 | |
| 2024-11-27 | 2024-25 | MIN | 1 | BUF | 0 | |
| 2024-02-17 | 2023-24 | BUF | 3 | MIN | 2 | OT |
| 2023-11-10 | 2023-24 | MIN | 2 | BUF | 3 | |
| 2023-01-28 | 2022-23 | BUF | 2 | MIN | 3 | SO |
| 2023-01-07 | 2022-23 | MIN | 5 | BUF | 6 | OT |
| 2022-03-04 | 2021-22 | MIN | 4 | BUF | 5 | |
| 2021-12-16 | 2021-22 | BUF | 3 | MIN | 2 | SO |