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).

Recap · Dec 17

Thompson's shootout goal lifts Sabres to 3-2 win over Wild

Tage Thompson scored the only goal in a shootout, lifting the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

What it means

Season series: BUF leads series 1-0.
Sabres 4-7-2 on the road; Wild 10-2-1 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 3d ago

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Preview · 3d ago

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Recap · 3d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Sabres7th in Eastern Conference

Rasmus Dahlin D
Upper Body
Out
Jiri Kulich C
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Josh Norris C
Concussion
Day-To-Day
Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Matt Grzelcyk D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Wild3rd in Western Conference

Kirill Kaprizov LW
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Jared Spurgeon D
Upper Body
Out
Olli Maatta D
Upper Body
Day-To-Day
Marcus Foligno LW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Nico Sturm C
Concussion
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Sabres7th in Eastern Conference

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Wild3rd in Western Conference

Cam Talbot G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

BUF leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN · Attendance 18,022
Officials: Garrett Rank (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Shandor Alphonso (Linesman)