Final 2OT May 4
STL 3 +150 o5.0
WIN 4 -180 u5.0
Buffalo 7th Atlantic36-39-5-2
Minnesota 4th Central45-30-4-3

Sabres vs Wild Game Overview

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BUF vs MINRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
BUF 27-34-6 33-34-0 38-22-7 10-20-3 17-14-3
MIN 39-25-5 34-35-0 29-37-3 22-10-3 17-15-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
7-3
Over / Under
3-7-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Nov 27, '24 BUF 1 - 0 MIN -139 u5.5 39 30 0-2 0-0
Feb 17, '24 MIN 3 - 2 (OT) BUF +125 u6.0 32 28 1-4 0-3
Nov 10, '23 BUF 3 - 2 BUF -108 u6.5 25 35 0-4 2-5
Jan 28, '23 MIN 3 - 2 (SO) MIN -172 u6.5 35 31 1-4 0-1
Jan 07, '23 BUF 6 - 5 (OT) BUF -101 o6.5 37 44 2-3 2-4
Mar 04, '22 BUF 5 - 4 BUF +172 o6.5 38 33 2-3 1-2
Dec 16, '21 MIN 3 - 2 (SO) BUF +245 u6.0 32 40 0-2 0-2
Nov 19, '19 BUF 4 - 1 MIN +106 u5.5 31 26 0-3 1-7
Feb 05, '19 BUF 5 - 4 (SO) BUF +102 o6.0 39 45 2-2 0-3
Nov 17, '18 MIN 3 - 2 BUF +187 u5.5 39 29 1-3 0-1

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
3.40
Save %
.868
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Reimer Mar 20, 2025 UTAH 5 - BUF 2 L 3 30 .900 - L +168 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Mar 17, 2025 BOS 2 - BUF 3 (OT) W 2 20 .900 - W -113 u6.0
U.Luukkonen Mar 15, 2025 BUF 4 - VEG 3 (SO) W 3 19 .842 - W +177 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Mar 12, 2025 DET 7 - BUF 3 L 7 29 .759 - L +130 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Mar 10, 2025 BUF 3 - EDM 2 W 2 34 .941 - W +162 u6.5
W/L
3-1-1-0
GAA
1.80
Save %
.937
Minnesota Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
F.Gustavsson Mar 19, 2025 MIN 4 - SEA 0 W 0 34 1.00 Shootout Check W -162 u5.5
F.Gustavsson Mar 17, 2025 MIN 3 - LA 1 W 1 29 .966 - W +134 u5.5
F.Gustavsson Mar 15, 2025 MIN 1 - STL 5 L 4 27 .852 - L -109 o5.5
F.Gustavsson Mar 13, 2025 MIN 2 - NYR 3 (OT) - 3 31 .903 - L +102 u5.5
F.Gustavsson Mar 11, 2025 MIN 2 - COL 1 (SO) W 1 28 .964 - W +137 u5.5

BUF vs MINStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.15 Total 2.83
1.13 1st Period 0.72
0.96 2nd Period 0.90
0.97 3rd Period 1.13
0.04 OT 0.04

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
27.87 Total 29.74
8.88 1st Period 8.58
9.16 2nd Period 9.55
8.43 3rd Period 9.28
0.34 OT 0.29

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.11 Total 0.90
0.13 1st Period 0.92
0.10 2nd Period 0.91
0.12 3rd Period 0.88
0.13 OT 0.85

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
35 - 195 G/Att vs. GA/Att 50 - 175
17.95 PP % vs. PK % 71.43

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 1353 1202 0.888 23-21-4
James Reimer 363 325 0.895 2-8-2

BUF vs MINInjury report

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
O. Power D Out - Lower-body( Apr 18, '25) Apr 18, '25
Power said on Saturday (Apr. 19) that he will need two months to recover from his lower-body injury, but he will not need surgery, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
J. Norris C Out For Season - Undisclosed( Apr 14, '25) Apr 14, '25
Norris' injury is a soft-tissue injury that the Sabres knew about before acquiring him from the Senators, according to Brian Koziol of WGR.
J. Greenway LW Out - Lower Body( Apr 11, '25) Apr 11, '25
The Sabres said on Saturday (Apr. 12) that Greenway is not expected to return before the end of the regular season, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 9 Zach Benson
LW 12 Jordan Greenway
C 13 Josh Norris
LW 17 Jason Zucker
C 19 Peyton Krebs
C 20 Jiri Kulich
RW 22 Jack Quinn
LW 29 Beck Malenstyn
C 36 Noah Ostlund
C 48 Tyson Kozak
RW 63 Isak Rosen
C 71 Ryan McLeod
C 72 Tage Thompson
RW 77 JJ Peterka
C 81 Sam Lafferty
RW 89 Alex Tuch
Defense
POS # Player
G 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D 4 Bowen Byram
D 23 Mattias Samuelsson
D 24 Jacob Bernard-Docker
D 25 Owen Power
D 26 Rasmus Dahlin
G 47 James Reimer
D 75 Connor Clifton
D 78 Jacob Bryson

Minnesota's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
T. Grosenick G Out For Season - Knee( Oct 01, '24) Oct 01, '24
Grosenick underwent successful surgery on Wednesday (Oct. 2) to repair a torn ACL in his right knee and will not play this season. He is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for the start of the 2025-26 season.

Minnesota Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 12 Matt Boldy
C 13 Yakov Trenin
C 14 Joel Eriksson Ek
RW 15 Justin Brazeau
LW 17 Marcus Foligno
C 18 Vinnie Hinostroza
C 19 Devin Shore
C 21 Brendan Gaunce
C 23 Marco Rossi
LW 28 Liam Ohgren
RW 36 Mats Zuccarello
RW 38 Ryan Hartman
C 39 Ben Jones
C 41 Gustav Nyquist
C 43 Hunter Haight
C 72 Travis Boyd
C 89 Frederick Gaudreau
LW 90 Marcus Johansson
LW 97 Kirill Kaprizov
Defense
POS # Player
D 4 Jon Merrill
D 5 Jake Middleton
D 7 Brock Faber
D 8 Zeev Buium
D 24 Zach Bogosian
D 25 Jonas Brodin
G 29 Marc-Andre Fleury
G 30 Jesper Wallstedt
G 32 Filip Gustavsson
D 34 Cameron Crotty
D 46 Jared Spurgeon
D 47 Declan Chisholm
D 71 Carson Lambos

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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