| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Leaders
Kirill Kaprizov
· LW
Joel Eriksson Ek
· C
Team Stats
32Blocked Shots14
22Hits15
4Takeaways3
30Shots39
0Power Play Goals0
0Power Play Opportunities2
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
28Faceoffs Won32
46.7Faceoff Win Percent53.3
11Giveaways19
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:56
Owen Power shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
19:46
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
19:41
Giveaway by Joel Eriksson Ek
19:22
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
19:10
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
19:10
Goalie Stopped
19:08
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
19:00
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Tage Thompson
19:00
Puck in Netting
19:00
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
18:54
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
18:54
Icing
18:44
JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Right
18:42
Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson
18:23
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
18:23
Icing
18:12
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
18:11
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
17:33
Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
17:03
Marcus Johansson Backhand High and Wide Left
16:54
Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
16:39
Marcus Johansson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
16:35
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Marcus Johansson
16:33
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
16:33
Goalie Stopped
16:31
Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
16:22
Takeaway by Jiri Kulich
16:19
Giveaway by Bowen Byram
16:15
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
16:15
Puck in Netting
16:13
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Jake Middleton
16:09
Alex Tuch hit Kirill Kaprizov
16:01
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jake Middleton
15:32
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
15:32
Off-side
15:22
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Tage Thompson
15:22
Goalie Stopped
15:21
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
14:55
Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
14:31
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
14:00
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
13:36
Travis Boyd hit Rasmus Dahlin
13:33
Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Jake Middleton
13:14
Giveaway by Owen Power
13:04
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
13:04
Icing
12:55
Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
12:45
Giveaway by Jon Merrill
Minnesota's Filip Gustavsson stops 39 to shut out the Sabres 1-0
— Filip Gustavsson made 39 saves and Kirill Kaprizov scored to give the Minnesota Wild a 1-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
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