nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Falls 3-2 to Sabres - Recap
It came down to a shootout and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen foiled the opposition in a 3-2 victory for Buffalo over Minnesota Thursday.
Buffalo won as a +269 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Buffalo got goals from Mark Pysyk, and Dylan Cozens in the victory. Cozens opened the scoring at 8:05 of the second period.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 30 of 32 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Jon Merrill, and Kirill Kaprizov scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Cam Talbot stopped 38 of 40 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Buffalo went 0-for-2, while the Wild were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 40-32.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act on the road to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head home to face Florida.