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Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Buffalo Wins 3-2

Buffalo skated to a 3-2 victory over Minnesota on Saturday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.

The Sabres were a +120 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Buffalo got goals from Casey Mittelstadt, Henri Jokiharju, and Jordan Greenway in the victory. Mittelstadt opened the scoring at 0:39 of the third period.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 30 of 32 Minnesota shots in the victory.

Declan Chisholm, and Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

Minnesota got a 25-stop effort from Filip Gustavsson in the loss.

Buffalo scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Minnesota outshot Buffalo 32-28 in the game.

Buffalo looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Ducks. The Wild will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Vancouver.