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2022-23 regular season

Sabres at Wild

🗓 Sat, Jan 28, 2023 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Wild beat Sabres 3–2 in a shootout at Xcel Energy Center on January 28, 2023.

BUF – MIN
31–35
Shots on goal
0/1–1/4
Power play
5–24
Hits
11–15
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

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 🌲 MIN
Joel Eriksson Ek
1 G
6 shots · 18:27 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Jared Spurgeon
1 G
6 shots · 25:28 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
1 A
5 shots · 23:35 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Jack Quinn Go-ahead 1st · 02:22
Unassisted
1–0
🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek PP Tying 1st · 03:35
Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Go-ahead 2nd · 09:50
Assists: Kyle Okposo, Peyton Krebs
2–1
🌲 Jared Spurgeon Tying 2nd · 12:39
Assists: Frederick Gaudreau, Jake Middleton
2–2
Shootout
🌲 Kirill Kaprizov Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Olofsson · Thompson · Tuch 20:58
L2 Mittelstadt · Krebs · Okposo 16:25
L3 Skinner · Girgensons · Peterka 15:00
L4 Jost · Asplund · Quinn 11:10
D1 Power · Dahlin 26:56
D2 Jokiharju · Clague 21:23
D3 Lyubushkin · Bryson 13:34
🌲Wild
L1 Kaprizov · Steel · Zuccarello 21:28
L2 Boldy · Eriksson Ek · Hartman 18:50
L3 Foligno · Greenway · Gaudreau 16:00
L4 Dewar · Duhaime · Reaves 8:51
D1 Brodin · Spurgeon 25:52
D2 Dumba · Middleton 20:34
D3 Addison · Merrill 12:39

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF MIN🌲
31 Shots on goal 35
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
5 Hits 24
11 Blocked shots 15
6 Takeaways 10
4 Giveaways 6
8 Penalty minutes 2
BUF shooting 6.5% (2/31) MIN shooting 8.6% (3/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
33/35
.943 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🌲Wild
Marc-Andre Fleury
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 64:27 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 9-6-2 (53% win rate, 17 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 7-6 (54% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-4-1 (50% win rate, 10 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 2nd: 4-3-1 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Jan 72023 🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF 5–6 OT 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
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Who won Sabres vs Wild on January 28, 2023?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Jack Quinn, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Wild?

Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 26 ⚔️BUF @ ✈️WPG 3–2 AfterFeb 1 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 5–1
🌲 Wild
BeforeJan 26 🔔PHI @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterFeb 6 🌲MIN @ 🌵ARI 2–3
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