Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild

NHL

Sabres

26-19-4, 56 PTS

2-3

Final/SO

Wild

27-17-4, 58 PTS

Grand Casino Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
BUF	9	11	10	1	2	33
MIN	13	9	10	3	3	38

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen33/35 SV, .943

Marc-Andre Fleury29/31 SV, .935

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

Who won: Wild 3-2

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Grand Casino Arena. The series is tied 1-1. Jared Spurgeon led the Wild in goals (1). Zemgus Girgensons led the Sabres in goals (1).

Recap · Jan 29

Gaudreau secures shootout win as Wild beat Buffalo 3-2

Mats Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov and Freddy Gaudreau scored in the shootout, lifting the Minnesota Wild past the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Sabres 15-7-2 on the road; Wild 15-8-1 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Sabres7th in Atlantic Division

Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jack Rathbone D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Wild2nd in Central Division

Marcus Foligno LW
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Zach Bogosian D
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Brock Faber D
Skull, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Filip Gustavsson G
Hip, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Nick Foligno LW
Upper Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Sabres7th in Atlantic Division

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Wild2nd in Central Division

Marc-Andre Fleury G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Sabres 6, Wild 5 (Jan 7)

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Game info

Venue: Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN · Attendance 19,212
Officials: Chris Lee (Referee), Brian Pochmara (Referee), Travis Gawryletz (Linesman), Justin Johnson (Linesman)