Sabres 3–2 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 16, 2021)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Dylan Cozens

1 G

5 shots · 17:54 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Mark Pysyk

1 G

2 shots · 20:58 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Jon Merrill Go-ahead 1st · 10:11

Assists: Dmitry Kulikov, Ryan Hartman · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Dylan Cozens Tying 2nd · 08:05

Assists: Henri Jokiharju · beat Cam Talbot

1–1

🌲 Kirill Kaprizov Go-ahead 2nd · 19:04

Assists: Alex Goligoski, Jared Spurgeon · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Mark Pysyk Tying 3rd · 12:03

Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza, Mark Jankowski · beat Cam Talbot

2–2

Shootout

⚔️ Tage Thompson Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Cam Talbot

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Olofsson · Cozens · Okposo 18:08

L2 Murray · Thompson · Skinner 16:30

L3 Eakin · Asplund · Hinostroza 14:27

L4 Girgensons · Jankowski · Hayden 11:40

D1 Dahlin · Jokiharju 23:50

D2 Pysyk · Bryson 19:52

D3 Miller · Butcher 18:24

🌲Wild

L1 Eriksson Ek · Hartman · Zuccarello 19:24

L2 Kaprizov · Fiala · Foligno 16:20

L3 Greenway · Bjugstad · Duhaime 13:26

L4 Gaudreau · Sturm · Rask 13:16

D1 Dumba · Brodin 25:55

D2 Kulikov · Merrill 18:55

D3 Goligoski · Spurgeon 16:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MIN🌲

40 Shots on goal 32

20 Hits 23

8 Blocked shots 11

6 Takeaways 10

2 Giveaways 16

4 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 7.5% (3/40) MIN shooting 6.2% (2/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 64:24 TOI

🌲Wild

Cam Talbot

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

BUF MIN

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6-1 (22% win rate, 9 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4-1 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Nov 192019 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Feb 52019 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 SO Nov 172018 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Jan 42018 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 2–6 Nov 222017 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 5–4

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Who won Sabres vs Wild on December 16, 2021?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens, Mark Pysyk.

Who scored for Wild?

Jon Merrill, Kirill Kaprizov.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Cam Talbot made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 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 14 ⚔️BUF @ ✈️WPG 4–2 AfterDec 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–3

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 12 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 4–6 AfterDec 20 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 4–7

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