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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 5, Minnesota 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 4, 2022
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Marc Joannette, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Killian McNamara
Attendance: 8462
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 1034
Buffalo 1135
Periods:
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1
Minnesota   Buffalo
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
  0:25 Giveaway by Jacob Bryson.
  0:27 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Marcus Foligno.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 0:28  
Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 0:40  
Matt Boldy hits Robert Hagg. 1:12  
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 1:26  
  1:38 Cody Eakin hits Connor Dewar.
Shot by Jon Merrill misses the net 1:40  
  1:41 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  2:05 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  2:27 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov.
Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 2:41  
  2:48 Mattias Samuelsson hits Mason Shaw.
Marcus Foligno hits Mattias Samuelsson. 3:04  
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 3:06  
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 3:34  
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 3:43  
  4:29 Rasmus Asplund hits Calen Addison.
  4:36 Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  4:37 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  4:39 Mark Pysyk shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  4:40 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  5:32 Robert Hagg blocks shot from Brandon Duhaime.
Joel Eriksson Ek hits Tage Thompson. 5:36  
Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net 5:43  
Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 6:12  
Mason Shaw hits Casey Mittelstadt. 6:37  
Marcus Foligno hits Casey Fitzgerald. 6:53  
Marcus Foligno hits Mattias Samuelsson. 7:07  
Calen Addison shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 7:14  
Marcus Foligno penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Craig Anderson. 7:15  
  7:15 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  7:25 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  7:26 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  7:27 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  7:28 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 8:13  
  8:33 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 8:34  
  8:51 Casey Mittelstadt scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Kyle Okposo.
  8:51 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  9:02 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  9:14 Giveaway by Cody Eakin.
  9:27 John Hayden shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 9:27  
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 10:07  
  10:08 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Ryan Hartman.
  10:12 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Ryan Hartman.
Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 10:13  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:14  
Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net 10:23  
  10:33 Dylan Cozens hits Brandon Duhaime.
Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 10:49  
  10:56 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Marcus Foligno wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 10:59  
Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 11:09  
Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 11:12  
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 11:14  
  11:20 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Calen Addison.
  12:43 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 12:44  
Mason Shaw hits Jeff Skinner. 13:31  
Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 14:39  
  14:39 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net 15:16  
Ryan Hartman scores. Assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon. 15:25  
  15:25 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 16:42  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 16:49  
  17:08 Kyle Okposo hits Connor Dewar.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 17:23  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 18:23  
  18:59 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Nico Sturm hits Peyton Krebs. 19:23  
Giveaway by Nick Bjugstad. 19:40  
Takeaway by Mason Shaw. 19:48  
Mason Shaw shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 19:50  
2
Minnesota   Buffalo
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
  0:20 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  0:45 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 0:46  
  2:14 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net 2:43  
  2:50 Robert Hagg blocks shot from Calen Addison.
  3:07 Cody Eakin blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek.
  3:12 Mark Pysyk hits Mason Shaw.
Mason Shaw hits Peyton Krebs. 3:30  
  4:21 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
  4:31 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Jonas Brodin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Tuch. 4:32  
  4:32 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  5:07 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  5:23 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  5:30 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  5:38 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  5:59 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  6:01 Kyle Okposo scores a power play goal. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Rasmus Dahlin.
  6:01 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  6:36 Mattias Samuelsson hits Matt Boldy.
Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau. 6:43  
  7:14 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  7:19 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  7:33 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
  7:35 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
Marcus Foligno hits Jacob Bryson. 8:20  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 8:23  
  8:36 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 8:42  
Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 8:49  
  9:12 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Connor Dewar.
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 9:22  
Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net 9:27  
Mason Shaw hits Anders Bjork. 9:48  
  9:55 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Nico Sturm.
Mason Shaw shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 10:03  
  10:19 Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  10:20 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Nico Sturm blocks shot from Casey Fitzgerald. 10:30  
Jon Merrill blocks shot from Rasmus Asplund. 10:39  
  10:41 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  10:46 Shot by Mark Pysyk misses the net
Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 11:29  
  12:06 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov.
  12:07 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 12:14  
  12:22 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  12:52 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  13:06 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Brandon Duhaime blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 13:12  
  13:13 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Giveaway by Connor Dewar. 13:58  
  14:34 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  14:51 Shot by Rasmus Asplund misses the net
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 14:51  
  14:57 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
  14:59 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 15:00  
  15:10 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Giveaway by Matt Boldy. 15:21  
  15:36 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 15:37  
Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net 15:58  
Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net 16:03  
Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 16:46  
  16:52 Cody Eakin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Dewar.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 16:52  
  17:00 Casey Fitzgerald blocks shot from Matt Boldy.
  17:19 Robert Hagg blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov.
  17:21 Robert Hagg hits Kirill Kaprizov.
  18:04 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Kirill Kaprizov hits Dylan Cozens. 18:08  
Brandon Duhaime penalty for {for} - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 19:09  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 19:09  
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 19:19  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 19:26  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 19:39  
Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 19:45  
  19:57 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  19:59 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
3
Minnesota   Buffalo
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
  0:26 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:27  
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 1:01  
  1:15 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  1:30 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
  1:31 Casey Fitzgerald shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  1:32 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Calen Addison blocks shot from Robert Hagg. 1:47  
Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net 2:05  
  2:51 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  2:52 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 2:53  
Kevin Fiala scores. Assisted by Frederick Gaudreau and Alex Goligoski. 3:20  
Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 3:20  
  3:46 Robert Hagg hits Nico Sturm.
Mason Shaw shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 3:51  
  3:51 Robert Hagg penalty for holding - 4 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nico Sturm.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 3:51  
  4:09 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
  4:54 Mark Pysyk hits Joel Eriksson Ek.
Kirill Kaprizov scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jared Spurgeon and Matt Boldy. 4:59  
  4:59 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  5:22 Anders Bjork shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 6:03  
Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 6:09  
Giveaway by Connor Dewar. 6:14  
  6:27 Rasmus Asplund hits Dmitry Kulikov.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 6:32  
Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 6:35  
Nico Sturm shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 7:28  
  7:29 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Dmitry Kulikov hits Dylan Cozens. 7:42  
  8:14 Tage Thompson blocks shot from Ryan Hartman.
Mason Shaw penalty for fighting against Casey Fitzgerald - 5 mins (Major). 8:46  
  8:46 Casey Fitzgerald penalty for fighting against Mason Shaw - 5 mins (Major).
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 8:46  
  10:08 Shot by Rasmus Asplund misses the net
  10:14 Mark Pysyk shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  10:30 Giveaway by Robert Hagg.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:34  
Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov. 10:53  
  11:01 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov.
  12:08 Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 12:09  
Giveaway by Kevin Fiala. 12:15  
  12:18 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
  12:20 Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson.
  12:20 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Kevin Fiala blocks shot from Mark Pysyk. 13:01  
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 13:43  
Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 14:05  
  14:07 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 15:09  
Mason Shaw shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 15:28  
  16:04 Giveaway by Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by Jonas Brodin. 16:36  
Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 16:38  
  16:40 Jeff Skinner scores.
  16:40 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  16:50 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov.
  17:16 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Kirill Kaprizov hits Casey Mittelstadt. 17:34  
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 18:28  
  18:54 Victor Olofsson scores on an empty net. Assisted by Peyton Krebs.
  18:54 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Kirill Kaprizov scores. Assisted by Kevin Fiala and Jonas Brodin. 19:26  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 19:26  
  19:39 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 19:41  
  19:48 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov.
  20:00 Rasmus Dahlin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared Spurgeon.
Jared Spurgeon penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 20:00  
  20:00 Dylan Cozens penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct).