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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 3, Buffalo 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 28, 2023
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Chris Lee, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Justin Johnson
Attendance: 19212
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Buffalo 11002
Minnesota 1101SO3
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Buffalo   Minnesota
  0:00 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  0:31 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 0:49  
  1:10 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:26 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 1:46  
  1:54 Matt Dumba hits Tyson Jost.
Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:06  
  2:07 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Rasmus Asplund.
  2:11 Giveaway by Jake Middleton.
Jack Quinn scores. 2:22  
  2:22 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 2:31  
Shot by Owen Power misses the net 2:38  
  2:42 Connor Dewar hits Tage Thompson.
Jacob Bryson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared Spurgeon. 3:24  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 3:24  
  3:31 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:35 Joel Eriksson Ek scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 3:35  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 3:44  
  4:29 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 4:41  
  5:09 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  5:39 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
  5:51 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Rasmus Asplund.
  6:30 Ryan Reaves hits Ilya Lyubushkin.
  6:33 Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:34 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
  6:41 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
  7:20 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:22 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 7:23  
  8:36 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Tyson Jost.
  9:06 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:07 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Jack Quinn.
  9:12 Shot by Ryan Reaves misses the net
  9:19 Connor Dewar hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  10:10 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  10:12 Connor Dewar penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner.
  10:12 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  11:32 Marcus Foligno hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Middleton. 12:03  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 12:03  
  12:14 Matt Boldy blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
  12:29 Kirill Kaprizov hits Owen Power.
  12:47 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  12:49 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  12:50 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:28 Takeaway by Joel Eriksson Ek.
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot Matt Boldy shoots 13:32  
  13:37 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
  13:38 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  13:59 Sam Steel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:12  
  14:16 Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:36  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 14:37  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:07  
  15:18 Brandon Duhaime hits JJ Peterka.
  15:35 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Kale Clague.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:09  
Tage Thompson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joel Eriksson Ek. 16:24  
  16:24 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. 16:31  
  17:08 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:38 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
Jack Quinn blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. 17:43  
  17:51 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 17:54  
Ilya Lyubushkin hits Marcus Foligno. 18:23  
  18:32 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:58  
JJ Peterka wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 18:59  
Takeaway by JJ Peterka. 19:10  
  19:36 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:42  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:49  
2
Buffalo   Minnesota
  0:00 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  0:21 Takeaway by Sam Steel.
Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 0:28  
  0:50 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:00  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 1:14  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:17  
  1:38 Jordan Greenway hits Henri Jokiharju.
  1:42 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 1:43  
Kale Clague blocks shot from Jake Middleton. 2:48  
  3:01 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  3:55 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 4:00  
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:06  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:42  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:48  
Alex Tuch penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Frederick Gaudreau. 5:31  
  5:31 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  6:25 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 7:34  
  7:34 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
  7:35 Marcus Foligno hits Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 7:37  
  7:39 Giveaway by Sam Steel.
  7:53 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  8:07 Shot by Brandon Duhaime misses the net
  8:27 Giveaway by Ryan Reaves.
  9:05 Ryan Reaves blocks shot Kale Clague shoots
Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Kyle Okposo and Peyton Krebs. 9:50  
  9:50 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  10:12 Jake Middleton hits Tyson Jost.
  10:32 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  10:36 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  10:40 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:40 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:41 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  11:14 Kirill Kaprizov hits Henri Jokiharju.
  12:09 Marcus Foligno hits Tage Thompson.
  12:13 Takeaway by Matt Boldy.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 12:32  
  12:39 Jared Spurgeon scores. Assisted by Frederick Gaudreau and Jake Middleton.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 12:39  
  13:36 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Owen Power.
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 13:40  
Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:02  
  14:15 Jon Merrill hits Tyson Jost.
  14:19 Connor Dewar hits Rasmus Asplund.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:32  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:33  
  14:55 Kirill Kaprizov hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Henri Jokiharju hits Kirill Kaprizov. 15:11  
  15:20 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Peyton Krebs.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 15:32  
Owen Power blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek. 15:39  
  15:51 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Jacob Bryson.
  16:10 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy. 16:11  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 16:12  
  16:20 Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net
  17:01 Matt Boldy hits Kale Clague.
  17:06 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:07 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:21  
  18:00 Kirill Kaprizov shoots misses the net
  18:10 Kirill Kaprizov hits Henri Jokiharju.
  18:22 Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:35 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tyson Jost hits Ryan Hartman. 18:43  
Takeaway by Tyson Jost. 19:10  
  19:19 Takeaway by Ryan Hartman.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 19:25  
Tage Thompson shoots misses the net 19:46  
  19:52 Joel Eriksson Ek hits JJ Peterka.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:58  
3
Buffalo   Minnesota
  0:00 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 1:00  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:10  
  1:11 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 1:16  
  1:50 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  2:09 Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net
Takeaway by Kale Clague. 2:21  
  2:39 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 3:21  
  3:47 Giveaway by Calen Addison.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:02  
  5:35 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:39 Marcus Foligno hits JJ Peterka.
  5:56 Takeaway by Matt Boldy.
  6:31 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  6:44 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 6:45  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 6:54  
Takeaway by Owen Power. 7:04  
Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 7:09  
  8:22 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
  8:40 Jordan Greenway hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  8:58 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:10  
Giveaway by Kale Clague. 10:07  
  10:18 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
  10:24 Marcus Foligno hits Rasmus Asplund.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 11:12  
  11:19 Matt Dumba blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:22  
Owen Power blocks shot from Sam Steel. 11:40  
  11:49 Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:53  
  12:22 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 12:23  
  12:31 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  12:40 Matt Boldy hits Victor Olofsson.
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 12:45  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:04  
  13:05 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:13  
  13:23 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  14:21 Takeaway by Sam Steel.
Peyton Krebs hits Jonas Brodin. 14:39  
  14:50 Takeaway by Kirill Kaprizov.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:18  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:19  
  15:20 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 15:31  
  15:34 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
  15:36 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 15:38  
  16:01 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
  16:28 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:09 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 17:56  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 18:04  
  18:11 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:29  
  18:46 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:29 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  19:37 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
1 OT
Buffalo   Minnesota
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:00  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 0:55  
  1:24 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  1:41 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:05 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Owen Power hits Kirill Kaprizov. 2:51  
  3:46 Matt Boldy hits Peyton Krebs.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy. 3:53  
  4:02 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 4:10  
  4:23 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 4:54  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:58  
Shootout
Round 1
MIN Mats Zuccarello scores on shootout attempt.
BUF Tage Thompson scores on shootout attempt.
Round 2
MIN Kirill Kaprizov scores on shootout attempt.
BUF Shootout attempt by Jack Quinn. Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Round 3
MIN Frederick Gaudreau scores on shootout attempt.