
Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
· National Hockey LeagueWild use 3-goal second period to beat Sabres 4-1

Comfortably in the Western Conference first wild-card spot, Minnesota moved within two points of third-place Colorado in the Central Division. The Wild finished a season-long seven-game homestand 4-2-1.
Filip Gustavsson improved to 6-2-1 in March by making 20 saves. He has a 1.65 goals-against average, a .941 save percentage and two shutouts this month.
JJ Peterka scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 17 shots for Buffalo, which lost its second straight game and is 3-8-1 in its past 12 outings.
Netting his career-high 22nd goal of the season, Rossi converted a pass from Yakov Trenin less than a minute into the middle period for his first goal in 12 games. Brazeau scored his first goal with the Wild about four minutes later. He was acquired from Boston on March 6.
Zuccarello converted a feed from Matt Boldy, who had two assists, to make it 3-0 before the period’s midway point.
Wild: D Jonas Brodin returned after missing the past nine games with a lower-body injury.
MIN wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:56 | Marco Rossi Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Yakov Trenin (8), Vincent Hinostroza (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:07 | Justin Brazeau Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Brendan Gaunce (1), Matt Boldy (36) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:11 | Mats Zuccarello Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (37), Zach Bogosian (11) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:48 | JJ Peterka Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Power (29), Rasmus Dahlin (41) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:27 | Frederick Gaudreau Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (27), Jonas Brodin (15) |
Statistics
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12 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
20 | Hits | 20 |
3 | Takeaways | 7 |
21 | Shots | 21 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
22 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
44.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.1 |
18 | Giveaways | 7 |
3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Kirill Kaprizov, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 30 |
David Jiricek, D | Out | Mar 28 |
Joel Eriksson Ek, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 27 |
Troy Grosenick, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jordan Greenway, LW | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Tyson Kozak, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 1 |
Josh Norris, C | Out | Apr 1 |
Game Information
Xcel Energy Center
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,379 | Capacity:

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,379 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 25 | 94 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 26 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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51 | 20 | 106 | 4 |
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49 | 21 | 102 | 4 |
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45 | 26 | 94 | 4 |
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41 | 28 | 89 | 7 |
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41 | 28 | 88 | 6 |
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34 | 29 | 80 | 12 |
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27 | 40 | 62 | 8 |
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21 | 44 | 51 | 9 |