nhl Game Recap
Sabres vs Wild Final: 3-2 - Recap
The Sabres earned a 3-2 victory over the Wild on Friday at KeyBank Center.
Bettors who backed the Sabres were rewarded as -109 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Buffalo got goals from Jeff Skinner, JJ Peterka, and Henri Jokiharju in the victory. Jokiharju opened the scoring at 18:02 of the first period.
Devon Levi turned in a 33-save effort for the Sabres.
Minnesota got goals from Joel Eriksson Ek, and Kirill Kaprizov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 22 of 25 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Buffalo went 0-for-4, while the Wild were 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 35-25.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Penguins. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.