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2022-23 regular season

Wild at Sabres

🗓 Sat, Jan 7, 2023 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Wild 6–5 in overtime at KeyBank Center on January 7, 2023.

MIN – BUF
44–37
Shots on goal
2/4–2/3
Power play
21–7
Hits
16–4
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Rasmus Dahlin
2 G, 3 A
4 shots · 29:25 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Casey Mittelstadt
3 A
2 shots · 14:18 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
39 saves
0.886 SV% · 5 GA

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Victor Olofsson Go-ahead 1st · 13:00
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–1
2nd period
🌲 Brandon Duhaime Tying 2nd · 02:52
Assists: Ryan Hartman, Matt Dumba · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–1
🌲 Kirill Kaprizov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:46
Assists: Calen Addison, Sam Steel · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–1
⚔️ Tage Thompson PP Tying 2nd · 10:30
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Dylan Cozens · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–2
⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin Go-ahead 2nd · 12:02
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Tyson Jost · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–3
⚔️ Dylan Cozens PP 2nd · 13:55
Assists: Alex Tuch · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–4
🌲 Ryan Hartman 2nd · 18:45
Assists: Frederick Gaudreau · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–4
3rd period
🌲 Marcus Foligno Tying 3rd · 00:26
Assists: Joel Eriksson Ek, Jordan Greenway · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4–4
🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek PP Go-ahead 3rd · 07:48
Assists: Calen Addison, Marc-Andre Fleury · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
5–4
⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin Tying 3rd · 17:36
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Owen Power · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
5–5
Overtime
⚔️ Victor Olofsson Go-ahead OT · 04:41
Assists: Peyton Krebs, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
5–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Kaprizov · Boldy · Steel 20:37
L2 Eriksson Ek · Gaudreau · Hartman 16:06
L3 Foligno · Greenway · Shaw 14:54
L4 Dewar · Duhaime · Reaves 11:28
D1 Brodin · Dumba 26:01
D2 Addison · Spurgeon 18:08
D3 Middleton · Merrill 15:39
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Skinner · Tuch 22:25
L2 Krebs · Girgensons · Okposo 16:48
L3 Olofsson · Cozens · Mittelstadt 14:18
L4 Jost · Peterka · Quinn 9:00
D1 Dahlin · Power 29:09
D2 Samuelsson · Clague 20:40
D3 Bryson · Lyubushkin 11:10

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN BUF⚔️
44 Shots on goal 37
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
21 Hits 7
16 Blocked shots 4
5 Takeaways 5
0 Giveaways 2
6 Penalty minutes 8
MIN shooting 11.4% (5/44) BUF shooting 16.2% (6/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Marc-Andre Fleury
31/37
.838 SV% · 6 GA · 64:36 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
39/44
.886 SV% · 5 GA · 64:41 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Victor Olofsson · 1st 13:00 · 0–1 Brandon Duhaime · 2nd 02:52 · 1–1 Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 06:46 · 2–1 Tage Thompson · 2nd 10:30 · 2–2 Rasmus Dahlin · 2nd 12:02 · 2–3 Dylan Cozens · 2nd 13:55 · 2–4 Ryan Hartman · 2nd 18:45 · 3–4 Marcus Foligno · 3rd 00:26 · 4–4 Joel Eriksson Ek · 3rd 07:48 · 5–4 Rasmus Dahlin · 3rd 17:36 · 5–5 Victor Olofsson · OT 04:41 · 5–6
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 3–4
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-6-1 (30% win rate, 10 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Mar 42022 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 Dec 162021 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 3–2 SO Nov 192019 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Feb 52019 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 SO Nov 172018 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 3–2
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Who won Wild vs Sabres on January 7, 2023?

Sabres won 6–5 in overtime. The final score was Wild 5, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Wild?

Brandon Duhaime, Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov, Marcus Foligno, Ryan Hartman.

Who scored for Sabres?

Rasmus Dahlin (2), Victor Olofsson (2), Dylan Cozens, Tage Thompson.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves on 37 shots (.838 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 39 saves on 44 shots (.886 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeJan 4 ⚡TBL @ 🌲MIN 1–5 AfterJan 8 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 3–0
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–4 AfterJan 9 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 4–0
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