Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey LeagueMats Zuccarello's overtime goal gives the Wild a 5-4 win over the red-hot Sabres
Zuccarello’s winning goal came on the power play after a pass from Kirill Kaprizov, who finished with three assists to help end the Wild’s three-game winless streak.
Marcus Foligno, Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko and Quinn Hughes also scored, and Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves for the Wild.
Ryan McLeod, Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn and Alex Tuch scored for the Sabres, who lost for only the third time in 18 games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 20 saves.
Foligno gave the Wild a 1-0 lead at 9:19 of the first period but McLeod tied it 46 seconds later.
Hartman made it 2-1 with eight seconds left in the first when he tapped home a cross-crease pass from Hughes. Tarasenko gave the Wild a 3-1 lead at 1:08 of the second period.
Krebs cut the lead to 3-2 when he tipped a pass from Mattias Samuelsson past Gustavsson with 9:53 left and Quinn tied it up 1:27 later. Tuch’s power-play goal with 3:53 to go gave them a 4-3 lead.
Hughes’ slap shot goal with 2:56 to go in the second made it 4-4.
Sabres: Open a five-game road trip in Carolina on Monday.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 9:19 | Marcus Foligno Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (14), Ben Jones (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:05 | Ryan McLeod Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Jack Quinn (16), Jason Zucker (12) |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:52 | Ryan Hartman Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (37), Kirill Kaprizov (28) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:08 | Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (10), Danila Yurov (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:07 | Peyton Krebs Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (16) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:34 | Jack Quinn Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jason Zucker (13) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:07 | Alex Tuch Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (25), Ryan McLeod (20) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:04 | Quinn Hughes Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (29), Mats Zuccarello (17) |
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Goal | 4th Period 1:46 | Mats Zuccarello Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (30), Filip Gustavsson (1) |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 31 | Hits | 21 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 36 | Shots | 24 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 55.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 44.8 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 15 | Penalty Minutes | 15 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson, LW | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Jacob Bryson, D | Out | Jan 22 |
| Josh Norris, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 19 |
| Josh Dunne, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 15 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonas Brodin, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 20 |
| Matt Boldy, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 16 |
| Zach Bogosian, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 15 |




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