BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
Final/SO
3—2
2025-11-29 · Xcel Energy Center
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
OT
W
W
BUF dominated expected goals 3.2 to 1.7 · BUF controlled 58.5% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
3.21
ACTUAL
3 — 2
MIN xG
1.67
Scoring Timeline
0.04
MED xG
1P 09:37Even Strength
97
Kirill Kaprizov(17)
L · MIN · #97
Mats Zuccarello (9), Danila Yurov (4)BUF 0 - 1 MIN
1.04
HIGH xG
1P 12:42Even Strength
29
Beck Malenstyn(3)
L · BUF · #29
Peyton Krebs (7), Josh Dunne (2)BUF 1 - 1 MIN
0.13
HIGH xG
1P 14:05Even Strength
12
Matt Boldy(15)
L · MIN · #12
BUF 1 - 2 MIN
0.02
LOW xG
3P 06:01Even Strength
91
Josh Doan(8)
R · BUF · #91
Alex Tuch (14), Noah Ostlund (3)BUF 2 - 2 MIN
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
32
Filip Gustavsson
G · MIN · #32
31/33 saves, .939 SV%, +1.4 GSAx
★2
35
Colten Ellis
G · BUF · #35
22/24 saves, .916 SV%, -0.3 GSAx
★3
97
Kirill Kaprizov
L · MIN · #97
1G, 6 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
BUFMIN
33Shots24
3.21xGF1.67
58.5CF%41.5
44.8FO%55.2
0/3PP0/3
20Hits18
8Blocks14
18Giveaways15
6Takeaways6
6PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | MIN SOG | BUF xG | MIN xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | 9 | 1.57 | 0.57 |
| 2nd | 12 | 8 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| 3rd | 7 | 3 | 0.50 | 0.25 |
| OT | 2 | 2 | 0.45 | 0.16 |
| Total | 31 | 22 | 3.22 | 1.68 |
Penalties
6 TOTAL1P 03:35
Jared Spurgeontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson2P 02:14
Alex Tuchtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Kirill Kaprizov2P 10:32
Zeev Buiumtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Beck Malenstyn2P 13:16
Mattias Samuelssonholding (2 min)
Drawn by Danila Yurov2P 13:47
Matt Boldydelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
3P 10:00
Rasmus Dahlintripping (2 min)
Drawn by Matt Boldy