Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild

NHL

Sabres

10-15-4, 24 PTS

3-2

Final/SO

Wild

19-8-2, 40 PTS

Grand Casino Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
BUF	21	6	11	2	2	42
MIN	6	13	10	3	2	34

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen30/32 SV, .938

Cam Talbot38/40 SV, .950

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
BUF	0	1	1	0	1	3
MIN	1	1	0	0	0	2

Who won: Sabres 3-2

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Grand Casino Arena. The Sabres lead the series 1-0. Dylan Cozens led the Sabres in goals (1). Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild in goals (1).

Player of the game

Dylan Cozens

BUF · 1 G, 5 SOG

7.9

Deserved to win

53%

BUF · 3.56 xG

48%

MIN · 3.37 xG

Sabres created better chances: they win this game 53% of the time

Play by play

End of the shootout
GOALSO 0:00
Goal!
T. Thompson
Goal
BUF 1 - 0 MIN
SO 0:00
Missed the net
Missed
K. Kaprizov · 1 G
SO 0:00
Shot on goal
Shot
K. Okposo
Start of the shootout
End of the overtime
OT 4:49
Shot
OT 4:24
Missed the net
Missed
K. Okposo
OT 4:13
TO
Takeaway
M. Pysyk · 1 G
OT 2:57
TO
Giveaway
M. Foligno
OT 1:06
Faceoff win
Face Off
C. Eakin
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:05
Face off
Face Off
P3 0:13
Shot on goal
Shot
M. Foligno
P3 2:24
Shot blocked by J. Brodin
Blocked
K. Okposo
P3 2:34
Big hit on D. Cozens
Hit
K. Kaprizov · 1 G
P3 5:51
Missed the net
Missed
J. Skinner
P3 6:48
TO
Takeaway
J. Hayden
GOALP3 7:57
Goal!
M. Pysyk · 1 G
Goal
BUF 2 - 2 MIN
P3 8:08
TO
Giveaway
J. Merrill · 1 G
P3 8:11
Missed the net
Missed
M. Jankowski · 1 A
P3 8:16
Shot on goal
Shot
V. Hinostroza · 1 A
P3 8:40
Big hit on N. Sturm
Hit
C. Eakin
P3 8:45
Shot blocked by C. Miller
Blocked
B. Duhaime

Leaders

BUFMIN

Goals

Dylan Cozens

Kirill Kaprizov

Assists

Mark Jankowski

Ryan Hartman

Points

Mark Pysyk

Jon Merrill

Season seriesBUF leads series 1-0

MIN 4 @ BUF 5Final, Mar 4