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Buffalo Sabres vs. Minnesota Wild: game summary

Final · December 16, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres3
Minnesota Wild logoMinnesota Wild2

Shots on goal : BUF 40 — MIN 32 · Xcel Energy Center

Three stars

Buffalo Sabres logo BUF

Game stats

MIN Minnesota Wild logo
40Shots on goal32
49 %Faceoff win %51 %
0/2Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes4
20Hits23
8Blocked shots11
2Giveaways16
6Takeaways10

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTSOTotal
BUF216112040
MIN613103032

Season series BUF 2 – 0 MIN

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Buffalo Sabres logoBUF 2 / 40 / 512 / 32 / 48 MINMinnesota Wild logo →
Missed shot — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 00:29 · wristMissed shot — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P1 01:48 · slapMissed shot — Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), P1 08:48 · deflectedMissed shot — Jordan Greenway (MIN), P1 08:53 · wristMissed shot — Will Butcher (BUF), P1 10:45 · slapMissed shot — Mark Pysyk (BUF), P1 12:27 · wristMissed shot — Jared Spurgeon (MIN), P1 14:37 · slapMissed shot — Dmitry Kulikov (MIN), P1 16:33 · slapMissed shot — John Hayden (BUF), P1 18:09 · wristMissed shot — Will Butcher (BUF), P2 01:03 · slapMissed shot — Kirill Kaprizov (MIN), P2 12:05 · slapMissed shot — Kirill Kaprizov (MIN), P2 12:23 · slapMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 13:02 · deflectedMissed shot — Brandon Duhaime (MIN), P2 13:30 · wristMissed shot — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P2 14:44 · wristMissed shot — Jared Spurgeon (MIN), P2 16:24 · wristMissed shot — Kevin Fiala (MIN), P2 18:26 · slapMissed shot — Vinnie Hinostroza (BUF), P3 05:27 · wristMissed shot — Dmitry Kulikov (MIN), P3 09:35 · wristMissed shot — Brandon Duhaime (MIN), P3 11:10 · wristMissed shot — Dmitry Kulikov (MIN), P3 11:26 · slapMissed shot — Nick Bjugstad (MIN), P3 11:35 · wristMissed shot — Mark Jankowski (BUF), P3 11:49 · wristMissed shot — Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), P3 12:23 · wristMissed shot — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 14:09 · deflectedMissed shot — Ryan Hartman (MIN), OT 03:36 · slapMissed shot — Kyle Okposo (BUF), OT 04:24 · wristShot on goal — Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), P1 00:51 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 01:13 · wristShot on goal — Kirill Kaprizov (MIN), P1 01:26 · snapShot on goal — Vinnie Hinostroza (BUF), P1 01:39 · wristShot on goal — Vinnie Hinostroza (BUF), P1 01:41 · wristShot on goal — Dmitry Kulikov (MIN), P1 02:12 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 04:53 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Asplund (BUF), P1 05:40 · wristShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P1 06:46 · wristShot on goal — Will Butcher (BUF), P1 07:39 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 07:41 · wristShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P1 07:55 · backhandShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 08:00 · slapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 08:09 · wristShot on goal — Alex Goligoski (MIN), P1 09:02 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 11:34 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P1 12:17 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 12:20 · backhandShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P1 12:20 · wristShot on goal — Mark Jankowski (BUF), P1 13:03 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 13:17 · wristShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P1 13:47 · slapShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P1 13:48 · wristShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P1 13:54 · slapShot on goal — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P1 16:15 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P1 19:00 · wristShot on goal — Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), P2 01:59 · wristShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P2 08:02 · wristShot on goal — Marcus Foligno (MIN), P2 08:21 · wristShot on goal — Kirill Kaprizov (MIN), P2 08:52 · wristShot on goal — Jared Spurgeon (MIN), P2 09:12 · wristShot on goal — Kirill Kaprizov (MIN), P2 09:33 · backhandShot on goal — Mathew Dumba (MIN), P2 10:00 · slapShot on goal — Mats Zuccarello (MIN), P2 11:11 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 15:35 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (MIN), P2 15:40 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (MIN), P2 15:44 · wristShot on goal — Vinnie Hinostroza (BUF), P2 16:41 · slapShot on goal — John Hayden (BUF), P2 16:45 · wristShot on goal — Kevin Fiala (MIN), P2 17:18 · wristShot on goal — Jared Spurgeon (MIN), P2 18:37 · wristShot on goal — Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), P2 19:24 · wristShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P2 19:36 · wristShot on goal — Nick Bjugstad (MIN), P3 00:47 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P3 01:44 · wristShot on goal — Victor Olofsson (BUF), P3 02:00 · wristShot on goal — Mark Pysyk (BUF), P3 03:31 · wristShot on goal — Brandon Duhaime (MIN), P3 03:44 · wristShot on goal — Mathew Dumba (MIN), P3 05:40 · wristShot on goal — John Hayden (BUF), P3 06:11 · wristShot on goal — Cody Eakin (BUF), P3 08:39 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P3 09:14 · wristShot on goal — Vinnie Hinostroza (BUF), P3 11:44 · wristShot on goal — John Hayden (BUF), P3 12:59 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P3 13:17 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 13:46 · backhandShot on goal — Jonas Brodin (MIN), P3 14:24 · wristShot on goal — Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN), P3 16:38 · wristShot on goal — Ryan Hartman (MIN), P3 16:59 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 18:15 · slapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 18:38 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 18:42 · slapShot on goal — Marcus Foligno (MIN), P3 19:47 · backhandShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), OT 01:05 · wristShot on goal — Kevin Fiala (MIN), OT 01:28 · wristShot on goal — Mats Zuccarello (MIN), OT 01:48 · wristShot on goal — Kevin Fiala (MIN), OT 04:01 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), OT 04:49 · backhandGoal — Jon Merrill (MIN), P1 10:11 · slapGoal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 08:05 · deflectedGoal — Kirill Kaprizov (MIN), P2 19:04 · wristGoal — Mark Pysyk (BUF), P3 12:03 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Shootout

Penalties

1st period

  • 04:25MINFrederick Gaudreau — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Kyle Okposo
  • 13:04MINDmitry Kulikov — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Zemgus Girgensons

2nd period

  • 08:25BUFRasmus Dahlin — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Joel Eriksson Ek

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. HaydenC0003210:55
M. JankowskiL0111011:40
C. EakinC00-11315:32
K. OkposoR0013121:39
D. CozensC1015117:54
Z. GirgensonsC0012213:18
V. HinostrozaC0104013:46
J. SkinnerL00-12216:15
B. MurrayL0010216:30
V. OlofssonL00-15018:08
T. ThompsonC00-16017:19
R. AsplundC00-11014:27
W. ButcherD0011018:11
H. JokiharjuD0110221:54
M. PysykD1002120:58
R. DahlinD0014225:45
C. MillerD00-10218:38
J. BrysonD00-20018:47
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen(W)30/3293.8 %64:24
M. Subban0/0—00:00

Minnesota Wild

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
N. SturmC00-10113:16
J. Eriksson EkC0004519:05
M. FolignoL0002515:58
J. GreenwayL0002214:34
B. DuhaimeL00-11213:26
K. FialaL00-13016:20
N. BjugstadC00-11113:25
M. ZuccarelloR0022019:24
R. HartmanR0125120:11
V. RaskC00-10011:19
F. GaudreauC00-10013:18
K. KaprizovL1024118:33
J. MerrillD1001118:08
M. DumbaD00-12127:09
J. BrodinD00-11024:41
D. KulikovD0101119:42
J. SpurgeonD0112014:36
A. GoligoskiD0111217:55
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
C. Talbot(O)38/4095.0 %65:00
K. Kahkonen0/0—00:00

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About this game

Who won Sabres vs Wild?

Sabres won 3-2 in a shootout over Wild on Thursday, December 16, 2021.

When was Sabres vs Wild played?

On Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 8:00 PM ET at Xcel Energy Center.

Where was Sabres vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center, in St. Paul.

Have the Sabres and Wild played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.