nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Falls 3-2 to Wild - Recap
The Sabres came up short Saturday against the Wild, falling 3-2 in a shootout.
Minnesota was favored by -169 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Jared Spurgeon, and Joel Eriksson Ek each scored for the Wild in the victory. Eriksson opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 of 31 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Jack Quinn, and Zemgus Girgensons scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Marc-Andre Fleury.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 33 of 35 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-4, while the Sabres were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Buffalo 35-31 in the game.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Coyotes. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.