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2005-06 regular season

Sabres at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Wild 3–2 at Xcel Energy Center on December 11, 2005.

BUF – MIN
30–36
Shots on goal
0/5–1/8
Power play
10–11
Hits
19–8
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Chris Drury
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:11 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Mike Grier
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 13:57 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Martin Biron
34 saves
0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Thomas Vanek Go-ahead 1st · 08:03
Assists: Derek Roy, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–0
🌲 Mikko Koivu PP Tying 1st · 11:17
Assists: Randy Robitaille, Brian Rolston · beat Martin Biron
1–1
2nd period
🌲 Brian Rolston Go-ahead 2nd · 11:47
Assists: Marian Gaborik, Brent Burns · beat Martin Biron
1–2
⚔️ Chris Drury Tying 2nd · 19:21
Assists: Mike Grier, Jay McKee · beat Dwayne Roloson
2–2
3rd period
⚔️ Mike Grier Go-ahead 3rd · 16:28
Assists: Chris Drury, Jochen Hecht · beat Dwayne Roloson
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Brière · Hecht · Connolly 17:42
L2 Drury · Kotalik · Grier 14:41
L3 Vanek · Roy · Afinogenov 13:38
L4 Gaustad · Mair · Pominville 11:24
D1 McKee · Lydman 20:40
D2 Tallinder · Campbell 18:35
D3 Numminen · Kalinin 16:27
🌲Wild
L1 Bouchard · Chouinard · Rolston 19:33
L2 Robitaille · White · Gaborik 15:28
L3 Veilleux · Koivu · Walz 12:20
L4 Boogaard · Daigle 8:52
D1 Tjarnqvist · Foster 19:36
D2 Schultz · Mitchell 17:48
D3 Burns · Zyuzin 12:29
D4 Henry 5:13

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF MIN🌲
30 Shots on goal 36
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8
10 Hits 11
19 Blocked shots 8
7 Takeaways 3
8 Giveaways 9
18 Penalty minutes 12
BUF shooting 10.0% (3/30) MIN shooting 5.6% (2/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
34/36
.944 SV% · 2 GA · 59:50 TOI
🌲Wild
Dwayne Roloson
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:42 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 10-4-1 (67% win rate, 15 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 3-6-2 (27% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 2nd: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Dec 132003 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Oct 282003 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Jan 142003 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 1–0 Dec 282002 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 Jan 62002 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 4–1
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Who won Sabres vs Wild on December 11, 2005?

Sabres won 3–2. The final score was Sabres 3, Wild 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Drury, Mike Grier, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Wild?

Brian Rolston, Mikko Koivu.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Wild season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 8 🦆ANA @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterDec 14 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4
🌲 Wild
BeforeDec 10 🌲MIN @ 🔔PHI 2–3 AfterDec 13 🌲MIN @ 🏝️NYI 4–3
Also on December 11
🪶CHI 5–4 🐦ATL 😈NJD 2–3 🧥CBJ 🌵PHX 2–1 🐻BOS
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