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FINALKeyBank Center · Mar 5
Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres: 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 5–4
- V. Olofsson scored the game-winner at 18:54 of the third.
- A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 2 times.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- C. Anderson stopped 29 of 33 shots (.879) for the win.
- Power play: BUF 2/3, MIN 1/2.
- K. Kaprizov led all scorers with 2 goals and 1 assist.
Three stars
- 1st starJ. Skinner
BUF · 2G 0A
- 2nd starC. Mittelstadt
BUF · 1G 1A
- 3rd starR. Dahlin
BUF · 0G 2A
Scoring summary
1st
- 8:51BUFC. MittelstadtPPAssists: R. Dahlin, K. Okposo0–1
- 15:25MINR. HartmanAssists: K. Kaprizov, J. Spurgeon1–1
2nd
- 6:01BUFK. OkposoPPAssists: C. Mittelstadt, R. Dahlin1–2
3rd
- 3:20MINK. FialaAssists: F. Gaudreau, A. Goligoski2–2
- 4:59MINK. KaprizovPPAssists: J. Spurgeon, M. Boldy3–2
- 12:20BUFJ. SkinnerAssists: T. Thompson3–3
- 16:40BUFJ. Skinner3–4
- 18:54BUFV. OlofssonENAssists: P. Krebs3–5
- 19:26MINK. KaprizovAssists: K. Fiala, J. Brodin4–5
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
MINBUF
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 14 | 11 |
| Blocked | 9 | 17 |
| Power Play | 1/2 | 2/3 |
| Faceoff % | 56.9 | 43.1 |
| Corsi % | -- | -- |
| xG | -- | -- |
| Giveaways | 8 | 5 |
| Takeaways | 1 | 4 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:26 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 24:58 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:40 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:14 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 19:21 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:27 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 18:32 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:58 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:25 |
Minnesota Wild
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 19:50 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:28 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 24:38 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:58 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 18:32 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 15:47 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:31 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:07 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:29 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:37 | |
| -- | -- | 33/38 | -- | .868 | 00:00 |
Lineups
MIN
Lineup not available yet.
BUF
Lineup not available yet.
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