Buffalo Sabres vs. Minnesota WildNov 29, 2025

Final / SOSaturday, Nov 29, 2025· Grand Casino Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	1	0	1	0	1	3		BUF	11	12	8	2	33
MIN	2	0	0	0	0	2		MIN	11	8	3	2	24

: BUF 59MIN 46
: BUF 2.92MIN 2.46
PP goals: BUF 0MIN 0
Hits: BUF 20MIN 18
Blocks: BUF 8MIN 14
PIM: BUF 6MIN 6
: BUF 45%MIN 55%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Buffalo Sabres edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout at MIN. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BUF: Thompson–Kozak–Benson skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New look for BUF: Thompson–Kozak–Benson skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Thompson Kozak Benson
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New look for BUF: Tuch–Doan–Ostlund skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Tuch Doan Ostlund
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New look for MIN: Tarasenko–Hartman–Ohgren skated 4:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Tarasenko Hartman Ohgren
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Josh Doan (BUF) played 12:33, −3:21 down on his 15:54 season average over 81 games.Doan
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Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) played 28:26, +4:18 up on his 24:08 season average over 76 games.Dahlin
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Jack Quinn (BUF) played 19:29, +3:52 up on his 15:37 season average over 81 games.Quinn
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Ryan McLeod (BUF) played 21:43, +4:09 up on his 17:34 season average over 80 games.McLeod
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Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) played 22:20, +3:18 up on his 19:02 season average over 69 games.Eriksson Ek

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →

MIN
BUF
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · MIN 46 · BUF 59

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

MIN
BUF
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MIN pressure
BUF pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 38% of the game, MIN 22%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

MIN

BUF

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

MIN skaters (rows) against BUF skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the MIN side.

Matchup matrix

MIN xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	BUF	MIN
	58	41
	2.50	1.61
	2.46	1.58
	14	4
	4	4
	19	25
	−0.032	+0.032
	38%	22%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Buffalo Sabres

L1Zucker – McLeod – Quinn
11:1021% CF
L2Thompson – Kozak – Benson
10:1364% CF
L3Malenstyn – Krebs – Dunne
8:2469% CF
L4Tuch – Doan – Ostlund
8:0374% CF
D1Samuelsson – Dahlin
15:2657% CF
D2Timmins – Byram
11:0656% CF
D3Bryson – Power
6:4069% CF

PP1Zucker – Thompson – Dahlin – Doan – Benson
2:19100% CF
PP2Tuch – McLeod – Byram – Quinn – Power
1:4367% CF
PK1FTuch – McLeod
1:41
PK2FMalenstyn – Benson
0:43
PK1DTimmins – Samuelsson
2:14
PK2DByram – Power
1:23

Current BUF line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Johansson – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
11:4844% CF
L2Zuccarello – Kaprizov – Yurov
10:5955% CF
L3Tarasenko – Hartman – Ohgren
4:3533% CF
L4Pitlick – Trenin – Sturm
2:3533% CF
D1Brodin – Faber
17:3927% CF
D2Spurgeon – Middleton
14:5746% CF
D3Bogosian – Buium
12:1344% CF

PP1Zuccarello – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Boldy – Buium
3:02100% CF
PP2Spurgeon – Johansson – Tarasenko – Hartman – Faber
1:24100% CF
PK1FTrenin – Sturm
2:04
PK2FEriksson Ek – Boldy
1:43
PK1DBrodin – Faber
2:14
PK2DSpurgeon – Middleton
1:20

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:37
MINKirill Kaprizov (Mats Zuccarello, Danila Yurov)snap0.04 xG
BUF: Zucker, Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, KozakMIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Middleton, Kaprizov, Yurov
BUF 0 – 1 MIN
12:42
BUFBeck Malenstyn (Peyton Krebs, Josh Dunne)deflected0.38 xG
BUF: Malenstyn, Timmins, Krebs, Byram, DunneMIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Middleton, Kaprizov, Yurov
BUF 1 – 1 MIN
14:05
MINMatt Boldywrist0.13 xG
BUF: Tuch, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Doan, OstlundMIN: Johansson, Brodin, Eriksson Ek, Boldy, Faber
BUF 1 – 2 MIN

3rd period

6:01
BUFJosh Doan (Alex Tuch, Noah Ostlund)wrist0.06 xG
BUF: Tuch, Samuelsson, Krebs, Doan, PowerMIN: Zuccarello, Brodin, Kaprizov, Faber, Yurov
BUF 2 – 2 MIN

Decided in the shootout: BUF 3 – 2 MIN.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan McLeod C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	2	0	0	21:43	—	—	29	9
Jack Quinn R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.48	0	1	0	19:29	—	—	32	13
Jason Zucker L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	17:34	—	—	28	9
Tage Thompson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.26	0	1	0	18:14	—	—	57	52
Zach Benson L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	0	0	17:32	—	—	55	57
Tyson Kozak C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	0	12:28	—	—	62	53
Beck Malenstyn L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.56	3	0	0	12:31	—	—	70	84
Peyton Krebs C	L3	0	1	1	+2	4	0.22	2	1	0	12:22	—	—	70	83
Josh Dunne C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.08	4	0	0	10:20	—	—	63	72
Alex Tuch R	L4	0	1	1	0	4	0.48	1	0	2	16:32	—	—	74	67
Josh Doan R	L4	1	0	1	0	5	0.42	1	0	0	12:33	—	—	79	75
Noah Ostlund C	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:20	—	—	71	68
Rasmus Dahlin D	D1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.11	2	3	2	28:26	—	—	57	49
Mattias Samuelsson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	1	2	23:34	—	—	53	54
Bowen Byram D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	23:54	—	—	69	77
Conor Timmins D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	1	0	21:18	—	—	46	49
Owen Power D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	0	0	0	19:44	—	—	68	83
Jacob Bryson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	8:26	—	—	64	64

BUF goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Colten Ellis(start)	W	24	22	2	.917	2.46	65:00

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.02	2	0	0	22:20	—	—	46	67
Matt Boldy L	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.66	1	1	2	21:52	—	—	41	68
Marcus Johansson L	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.54	0	0	0	17:28	—	—	44	70
Kirill Kaprizov L	L2	1	0	1	-1	6	0.37	1	1	0	25:01	—	—	49	24
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.08	0	0	0	18:49	—	—	50	24
Danila Yurov R	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.02	1	2	0	14:25	—	—	41	22
Ryan Hartman R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	1	0	17:39	—	—	46	25
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	12:40	—	—	33	21
Liam Ohgren L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	9:34	—	—	29	29
Yakov Trenin C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	7	0	0	13:43	—	—	42	35
Nico Sturm C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	8:39	—	—	20	32
Tyler Pitlick C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	1	0	0	4:53	—	—	30	39
Brock Faber D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	1	0	25:07	—	—	31	32
Jonas Brodin D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	23:52	—	—	33	35
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	2	2	21:24	—	—	48	53
Jake Middleton D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	19:54	—	—	47	50
Zeev Buium D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	18:02	—	—	44	31
Zach Bogosian D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:47	—	—	42	27

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	O	33	31	2	.939	2.92	64:51

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 1st 9:37 · assists Mats Zuccarello, Danila Yurov · Forecheck turnover · 62.1 mph shot.

Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 9:37 · MIN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 62.1 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Type: one-timer

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Matt Boldy · 1st 14:05 · MIN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 36.5 mph
Distance: 14 ft

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Beck Malenstyn · 1st 12:42 · BUF

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 9.2 mph
Distance: 1 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s
Type: rebound

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Josh Doan · 3rd 6:01 · BUF

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 23.9 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.