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2018-19 regular season

Wild at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Sabres beat Wild 5–4 in a shootout at KeyBank Center on February 5, 2019.

MIN – BUF
45–39
Shots on goal
0/3–2/2
Power play
14–20
Hits
9–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Sam Reinhart
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:54 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jack Eichel
2 A
9 shots · 25:57 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Linus Ullmark
41 saves
0.911 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Evan Rodrigues PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:31
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Jack Eichel · beat Devan Dubnyk
0–1
2nd period
🌲 Jared Spurgeon Tying 2nd · 06:29
Assists: Mikael Granlund, Jason Zucker · beat Linus Ullmark
1–1
⚔️ C.J. Smith Go-ahead 2nd · 07:32
Assists: Sam Reinhart · beat Devan Dubnyk
1–2
⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin PP 2nd · 11:33
Assists: Jack Eichel, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Devan Dubnyk
1–3
🌲 Jared Spurgeon 2nd · 13:43
Assists: Luke Kunin, Ryan Suter · beat Linus Ullmark
2–3
🌲 Charlie Coyle Tying 2nd · 17:05
Assists: Luke Kunin, Greg Pateryn · beat Linus Ullmark
3–3
3rd period
⚔️ Sam Reinhart Go-ahead 3rd · 06:25
Assists: Jake McCabe · beat Devan Dubnyk
3–4
🌲 Zach Parise Tying 3rd · 18:23
Assists: Charlie Coyle, Ryan Suter · beat Linus Ullmark
4–4
Shootout
⚔️ Sam Reinhart Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Parise · Granlund · Staal 22:00
L2 Zucker · Coyle · Kunin 18:31
L3 Greenway · Foligno · Rask 16:11
L4 Hendricks · Rau · Koivu 5:53
D1 Suter · Spurgeon 28:50
D2 Brodin · Pateryn 21:20
D3 Hunt · Bitetto 12:06
⚔️Sabres
L1 Eichel · Skinner · Reinhart 18:04
L2 Sheary · Sobotka · Mittelstadt 16:10
L3 Rodrigues · Girgensons · Okposo 15:07
L4 Smith · Thompson · Pominville 9:44
D1 Dahlin · Ristolainen 24:45
D2 McCabe · Bogosian 21:34
D3 Scandella · Pilut 14:58

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN BUF⚔️
45 Shots on goal 39
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/2
14 Hits 20
9 Blocked shots 12
3 Takeaways 13
11 Giveaways 17
4 Penalty minutes 6
MIN shooting 8.9% (4/45) BUF shooting 12.8% (5/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Devan Dubnyk
35/39
.897 SV% · 4 GA · 64:11 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Linus Ullmark
41/45
.911 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Evan Rodrigues · 1st 04:31 · 0–1 Jared Spurgeon · 2nd 06:29 · 1–1 C.J. Smith · 2nd 07:32 · 1–2 Rasmus Dahlin · 2nd 11:33 · 1–3 Jared Spurgeon · 2nd 13:43 · 2–3 Charlie Coyle · 2nd 17:05 · 3–3 Sam Reinhart · 3rd 06:25 · 3–4 Zach Parise · 3rd 18:23 · 4–4
MIN BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-4 (64% win rate, 11 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-3-2 (64% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Wild
Wild — tied after 2nd: 10-3-1 (71% win rate, 14 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 7-4-1 (58% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0
Nov 172018 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Jan 42018 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 2–6 Nov 222017 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 Nov 12016 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 2–1 Oct 272016 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 4–0
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Who won Wild vs Sabres on February 5, 2019?

Sabres won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Wild 4, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Wild?

Jared Spurgeon (2), Charlie Coyle, Zach Parise.

Who scored for Sabres?

C.J. Smith, Evan Rodrigues, Rasmus Dahlin, Sam Reinhart.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 41 saves on 45 shots (.911 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeFeb 2 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 4–3 AfterFeb 7 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 4–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 1 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 7–3 AfterFeb 7 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 6–5
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