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2009-10 regular season

Wild at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Wild lead the season series 1–0

Wild beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on March 12, 2010.

MIN – BUF
33–45
Shots on goal
1/2–1/6
Power play
9–12
Hits
14–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Thomas Vanek
2 G
4 shots · 21:21 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jason Pominville
2 A
8 shots · 20:34 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Josh Harding
43 saves
0.956 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Andrew Ebbett PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:02
Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Josh Harding · beat Patrick Lalime
1–0
🌲 Guillaume Latendresse 1st · 10:11
Unassisted · beat Patrick Lalime
2–0
2nd period
🌲 Andrew Brunette 2nd · 18:35
Assists: Antti Miettinen · beat Patrick Lalime
3–0
3rd period
⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 3rd · 03:42
Assists: Derek Roy, Jason Pominville · beat Josh Harding
3–1
⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 18:02
Assists: Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht · beat Josh Harding
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Ebbett · Miettinen 18:50
L2 Brunette · Havlat · Nolan 16:07
L3 Latendresse · Brodziak · Clutterbuck 13:52
L4 Earl · Scott · Sheppard 8:10
L5 Boogaard 3:29
D1 Zidlicky · Zanon 27:28
D2 Schultz · Barker 22:37
D3 Sifers 10:57
⚔️Sabres
L1 Vanek · Roy · Hecht 21:21
L2 Connolly · Pominville · Mancari 20:24
L3 Torres · Mair · Grier 11:26
L4 Kennedy · Ellis · Kaleta 6:47
D1 Myers · Sekera 23:40
D2 Tallinder · Rivet 19:12
D3 Lydman · Montador 13:22

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN BUF⚔️
33 Shots on goal 45
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
9 Hits 12
14 Blocked shots 7
2 Takeaways 4
7 Giveaways 19
19 Penalty minutes 11
MIN shooting 9.1% (3/33) BUF shooting 4.4% (2/45)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Josh Harding
43/45
.956 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Patrick Lalime
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 58:39 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Andrew Ebbett · 1st 03:02 · 1–0 Guillaume Latendresse · 1st 10:11 · 2–0 Andrew Brunette · 2nd 18:35 · 3–0 Thomas Vanek · 3rd 03:42 · 3–1 Thomas Vanek · 3rd 18:02 · 3–2
MIN BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Wild
Wild — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-4-2 (14% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 3–0
Wild
Wild — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 1–0
Oct 232008 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 4–3 OT Mar 92007 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 Dec 112005 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Dec 132003 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Oct 282003 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 3–1
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Who won Wild vs Sabres on March 12, 2010?

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

Who scored for Wild?

Andrew Brunette, Andrew Ebbett, Guillaume Latendresse.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (2).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Josh Harding made 43 saves on 45 shots (.956 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Wild vs Sabres season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeMar 11 🌲MIN @ 🐙DET 1–5 AfterMar 14 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 2–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 10 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 AfterMar 13 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 2–3
Also on March 12
🐧PIT 1–3 😈NJD ⚡TBL 3–2 🦅WSH 🗽NYR 5–2 🐦ATL 👑LAK 2–1 ⭐DAL 🐯NSH 1–0 🦆ANA
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