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Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres prediction

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Minnesota Wild

Last game: Oct 22

1st line

11:44 together at 5-on-5

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12Matt Boldy LW25:05549
14Joel Eriksson Ek C23:14246
97Kirill Kaprizov RW24:5411617

32 points this season

Goalies: Jesper Wallstedt #30 (Projected) · Calvin Pickard #31 (Backup)

Buffalo Sabres

Last game: Oct 21

1st line

8:40 together at 5-on-5

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6Zach Benson LW21:21055
86Noah Ostlund C21:40257
22Jack Quinn RW20:45549

21 points this season

Goalies: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen #1 (Projected) · Colten Ellis #92 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

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Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Jesper Wallstedt MIN

.915 save percentage

2.19 GAA · 6–2–2 · 10 starts

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF

.864 save percentage

3.53 GAA · 3–3–2 · 7 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

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Team leaders

Minnesota WildThis seasonBuffalo Sabres

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (10 games per team); current squads only.

Recent form

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

  • Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Minnesota Wild

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