nhl Game Recap
Recap - Sabres Defeat Minnesota 5-4
Buffalo earned a 5-4 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday, but needed a shootout to do it at KeyBank Center.
Buffalo was an underdog by +100 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues, Rasmus Dahlin, and C.J. Smith each scored for the Sabres in the victory. Rodrigues opened the scoring for Buffalo.
Linus Ullmark stopped 41 of 45 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got goals from Jared Spurgeon(2), Charlie Coyle, and Zach Parise in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Minnesota got a 35-stop effort from Devan Dubnyk in the loss.
On the power play, Buffalo went 2-for-2, while the Wild were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Buffalo 45-39 in the game.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.