3/22/25 at 2 pm at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
Record
Buffalo – 27-34-6 | 60 points – 8th place in the Atlantic Division
Minnesota – 31-27-11 | 73 points – 4th place in the Central Division
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 18.0% (26th)
Penalty Kill – 76.9% (22nd)
Minnesota
Power Play – 21.1% (20th)
Penalty Kill - 71.4% (31st)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Tage Thompson: 61 GP, 34 G, 26 A, 60 PTS
Rasmus Dahlin: 59 GP, 12 G, 40 A, 52 PTS
JJ Peterka: 62 GP, 20 G, 32 A, 52 PTS
Minnesota
Matt Boldy: 69 GP, 23 G, 35 A, 58 PTS
Marco Rossi: 69 GP, 21 G, 32 A, 53 PTS
Kirill Kaprizov: 37 GP, 23 G, 29 A, 52 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (23-21-4, 3.16 GAA, .888 save %)
Minnesota – Filip Gustavsson (27-15-4, 2.51 GAA, .917 save %)
Line Combinations and Pairings
Forwards
JJ Peterka - Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch
Jordan Greenway - Ryan McLeod - Jason Zucker
Zach Benson – Peyton Krebs - Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn – Tyson Kozak - Sam Lafferty
Ex. Brett Murray
Defense
Mattias Samuelsson - Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power - Connor Clifton
Bowen Byram - Jacob Bryson
Ex. Jacob Bernard-Docker
Goaltenders
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Injuries
Jiri Kulich (day-to-day – concussion protocol)
Josh Norris (day-to-day – mid-body)
Notes
The Sabres have earned at least one point in six of their last seven games against the Wild (5-1-1). Buffalo has earned at least one point in four straight games against Minnesota on the road (3-0-1).
Tage Thompson has posted 35 points (18+17) in his last 32 games, including 20 points (12+8) in his last 17.
JJ Peterka has tallied 20 points (10+10) in his last 18 games and he has registered eight points (3+5) in his last seven games. Peterka has registered six points (3+3) in his last five road games.
In his last seven games, Ryan McLeod has recorded seven points (2+5), including one point in each of his last five contests. McLeod would record the longest point streak of his career with a point today.
Bowen Byram has registered four assists in his last four games and an assist in today’s game would mark the first time he has recorded five or more assists in any five-game span in his career.
Owen Power has collected four points (1+3) in his last four games.
Josh Norris has notched one point in two consecutive games (1+1) and a goal today would give him his third three-game point streak this season.
