Mar 23, 2025 02:26 AM IST
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Mats Zuccarello had a objective and an help for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-1 win in opposition to the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
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Marco Rossi, Justin Brazeau and Frederick Gaudreau additionally scored for the Wild , who’ve received three in a row. Matt Boldy had two assists, and Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves.
JJ Peterka scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves for the Sabres , who’ve dropped two straight after profitable three of 4.
Rossi snapped an 11-game objective drought to present Minnesota a 1-0 lead 56 seconds into the second interval. Vinnie Hinostroza beat Buffalo defenseman Owen Energy to the puck within the nook and despatched a brief backhand feed to Yakov Trenin. Trenin noticed Rossi alone in entrance for a fast wrist shot that beat Luukkonen blocker facet.
Brazeau scored on a delayed penalty in opposition to the Sabres to make it to 2-0 at 5:07. Brendan Gaunce took a feed from Boldy however was denied by Luukkonen on his short-side try from beneath the left circle. The rebound landed within the crease, and Brazeau obtained his skate in its path to deflect it into the web.
The decision on the ice withstood a fast overview to find out if Brazeau had kicked the puck in.
Zuccarello then prolonged it to 3-0 at 8:11. Boldy was first to a bouncing puck getting into the zone and was in a position to keep possession earlier than dishing a brief feed to a trailing Zuccarello, who fired a wrist shot excessive glove facet previous Luukkonen.
Peterka spoiled Gustavsson’s shutout bid along with his second in as many video games at 6:48 of the third interval. With the groups at 4-on-4, Energy took a drop go from Rasmus Dahlin and shortly dished it over to Peterka, who took it to the inside facet of the precise circle and wired it far facet on Gustavsson to chop it to 3-1.
Gaudreau scored an empty-net objective at 19:27 for the 4-1 last.
Buffalo ahead Sam Lafferty left the sport late within the second interval and didn’t return.
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