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FINAL / SOXcel Energy Center · Dec 17
Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Sabres beat Wild 3–2 in a shootout
- Tied 2–2 after overtime; the Sabres won the shootout.
- The Sabres trailed after two periods and rallied in the third.
- U. Luukkonen stopped 30 of 32 shots (.938) for the win.
- C. Talbot kept the Wild in it with 38 saves (.950).
- The Sabres controlled play, outshooting the Wild 40–32.
Three stars
- 1st starT. Thompson
BUF · 0G 0A
- 2nd starD. Cozens
BUF · 1G 0A
- 3rd starA. Goligoski
MIN · 0G 1A
Scoring summary
1st
- 10:11MINJ. MerrillAssists: D. Kulikov, R. Hartman0–1
2nd
- 8:05BUFD. CozensAssists: H. Jokiharju1–1
- 19:04MINK. KaprizovAssists: A. Goligoski, J. Spurgeon1–2
3rd
- 12:03BUFM. PysykAssists: V. Hinostroza, M. Jankowski2–2
OT
No scoring
Shootout
- 0:00BUFT. Thompson3–2
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFMIN
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 20 | 23 |
| Blocked | 8 | 11 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Faceoff % | 49.1 | 50.9 |
| Corsi % | 52.4 | 47.6 |
| xG | 3.11 | 3.15 |
| Giveaways | 2 | 16 |
| Takeaways | 6 | 10 |
Minnesota Wild
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 18:33 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 20:11 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:42 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:36 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:26 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 24:41 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:20 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:16 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:05 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:58 | |
| -- | -- | 51/54 | -- | .944 | 65:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:40 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 17:54 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:46 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:54 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:18 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 18:08 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 17:19 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 25:45 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:47 | |
| -- | -- | 49/51 | -- | .961 | 64:24 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L3
8:27
L4
9:02
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Left Shoulder
MIN
Actual (from shift data)L1
15:41
L2
10:00
Injured / Scratched
- Michael McCarronday-to-day · Upper Body
- Filip Gustavssonlong-term-injured-reserve · Hip (Surgery)
- Brock Faberinjured-reserve · Skull (Surgery)
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice