BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
Final/OT
3—2
2024-02-17 · Xcel Energy Center
MIN
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
BUF dominated expected goals 2.7 to 2.4 · Decided in overtime

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RDOT
BUF xG
2.66
ACTUAL
3 — 2
MIN xG
2.42

Scoring Timeline

0.75
HIGH xG
BUF3P 00:39Even Strength
Casey Mittelstadt
11
Casey Mittelstadt(13)
C · BUF · #11
Henri Jokiharju (8)
BUF 1 - 0 MIN
0.09
MED xG
MIN3P 04:02Even Strength
Joel Eriksson Ek
14
Joel Eriksson Ek(25)
C · MIN · #14
Kirill Kaprizov (31)
BUF 1 - 1 MIN
0.55
HIGH xG
MIN3P 11:21Power Play
Declan Chisholm
47
Declan Chisholm(1)
D · MIN · #47
Marcus Johansson (17), Marco Rossi (16)
BUF 1 - 2 MIN
0.46
HIGH xG
BUF3P 19:23Power Play
Dylan Cozens
24
Dylan Cozens(11)
C · BUF · #24
Jordan Greenway (10), Tage Thompson (15)
BUF 2 - 2 MIN
0.10
MED xG
BUFOT 01:293 on 3
Henri Jokiharju
20
Henri Jokiharju(3)
D · BUF · #20
Alex Tuch (22), Tage Thompson (16)
BUF 3 - 2 MIN

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
30/32 saves, .937 SV%, +0.5 GSAx
★2
Filip Gustavsson
32
Filip Gustavsson
G · MIN · #32
25/28 saves, .892 SV%, +0.6 GSAx
★3
Henri Jokiharju
20
Henri Jokiharju
D · BUF · #20
1G, 1A, 2 SOG

Team Stats

BUFMIN
28Shots32
2.66xGF2.42
46.6CF%53.4
50FO%50
0/3PP1/4
18Hits21
10Blocks8
3Giveaways5
6Takeaways10
8PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGMIN SOGBUF xGMIN xG
1st12120.910.83
2nd3100.190.55
3rd1081.460.99
OT000.100.05
Total25302.662.42

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 05:22
MIN
Matt Boldyhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Connor Clifton
1P 05:50
BUF
Casey Mittelstadtslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Brandon Duhaime
1P 10:03
MIN
Jake Middletonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by JJ Peterka
1P 17:51
MIN
Vinni Lettieritripping (2 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
2P 09:17
BUF
Connor Cliftoncross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Marco Rossi
3P 07:37
BUF
Connor Cliftonhigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Jake Middleton