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Minnesota 6,
Buffalo 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 4, 2018
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 19017
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 19017
Final Scoring Summary
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Buffalo | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net | 0:19 | |
| 0:40 | Takeaway by Jonas Brodin. | |
| Zach Bogosian hits Mikael Granlund. | 0:54 | |
| 1:09 | Nino Niederreiter scores. Assisted by Mikael Granlund and Mikko Koivu. | |
| 1:09 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 1:31 | Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 2:04 | Marcus Foligno hits Nathan Beaulieu. | |
| 2:15 | Daniel Winnik scores. Assisted by Nate Prosser and Marcus Foligno. | |
| 2:15 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 2:37 | Takeaway by Tyler Ennis. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 2:39 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 2:44 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 2:49 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 2:53 | |
| Jake McCabe hits Nino Niederreiter. | 3:40 | |
| 4:00 | Joel Eriksson Ek hits Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Marco Scandella hits Matt Cullen. | 5:09 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Jason Zucker. | 5:41 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 5:56 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 5:57 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 6:20 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 6:56 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 7:00 | |
| Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 7:12 | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 7:32 | |
| Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | 7:44 | |
| Benoit Pouliot hits Matt Dumba. | 7:47 | |
| 7:55 | Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 7:57 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 8:20 | Giveaway by Marcus Foligno. | |
| 8:34 | Matt Cullen blocks shot from Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 8:38 | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Tyler Ennis. | 8:39 | |
| 8:45 | Nate Prosser blocks shot from Jordan Nolan. | |
| Johan Larsson hits Jason Zucker. | 8:55 | |
| 9:10 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 9:18 | Gustav Olofsson hits Jordan Nolan. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for interference - 5 mins (Major). Drawn by Mikko Koivu. Served by Jordan Nolan. | 10:16 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). Drawn by Mikko Koivu. | 10:16 | |
| 10:16 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| 10:48 | Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Jacob Josefson blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. | 11:15 | |
| 11:22 | Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Takeaway by Jack Eichel. | 12:36 | |
| 13:07 | Giveaway by Zach Parise. | |
| Shot by Evander Kane misses the net | 13:09 | |
| 13:30 | Giveaway by Zach Parise. | |
| 13:50 | Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 13:53 | Nino Niederreiter scores a power play goal. Assisted by Charlie Coyle and Jared Spurgeon. | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 13:53 | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 14:11 | |
| Giveaway by Robin Lehner. | 14:27 | |
| 15:22 | Gustav Olofsson hits Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Sam Reinhart penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Parise. | 15:52 | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | 15:52 | |
| 16:11 | Shot by Eric Staal misses the net | |
| 17:02 | Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net | |
| Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Matt Dumba. | 17:04 | |
| 17:11 | Shot by Eric Staal misses the net | |
| 17:48 | Shot by Nino Niederreiter misses the net | |
| Justin Falk blocks shot from Ryan Suter. | 17:54 | |
| Evander Kane shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 18:02 | |
| 18:16 | Shot by Nino Niederreiter misses the net | |
| Justin Falk hits Mikael Granlund. | 18:22 | |
| Evander Kane blocks shot from Nate Prosser. | 18:52 | |
| 19:28 | Matt Dumba hits Kyle Okposo. | |
| Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly. | 19:40 | |
| Johan Larsson hits Jonas Brodin. | 19:45 |
2
| Buffalo | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 0:00 | |
| 0:41 | Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Jake McCabe hits Tyler Ennis. | 1:15 | |
| Justin Falk blocks shot from Jason Zucker. | 1:37 | |
| 1:49 | Shot by Eric Staal misses the net | |
| Justin Falk hits Jared Spurgeon. | 1:54 | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 2:39 | |
| Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 2:42 | |
| Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 2:43 | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 2:44 | |
| 3:14 | Marcus Foligno hits Johan Larsson. | |
| 4:02 | Nino Niederreiter scores. Assisted by Mikael Granlund and Mikko Koivu. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | 4:02 | |
| Kyle Okposo hits Ryan Suter. | 4:12 | |
| 4:14 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Shot by Benoit Pouliot misses the net | 5:08 | |
| Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net | 5:40 | |
| 5:57 | Zach Parise shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 6:28 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund. | 6:46 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 6:52 | |
| 6:54 | Mikael Granlund penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Eichel. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 6:54 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 7:46 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 7:52 | |
| 8:18 | Takeaway by Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| 8:20 | Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net | |
| Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 9:13 | |
| Jacob Josefson blocks shot from Gustav Olofsson. | 10:00 | |
| Johan Larsson hits Mikko Koivu. | 10:11 | |
| Justin Falk hits Nino Niederreiter. | 10:19 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 10:30 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 10:40 | |
| 10:46 | Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Jake McCabe. | |
| Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net | 11:24 | |
| 11:28 | Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Marco Scandella. | |
| Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Daniel Winnik. | 11:36 | |
| 11:38 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Zach Bogosian hits Daniel Winnik. | 12:04 | |
| Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 12:49 | |
| 12:50 | Mikael Granlund wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 13:07 | Mikko Koivu scores. Assisted by Mikael Granlund and Jonas Brodin. | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | 13:07 | |
| Jake McCabe hits Gustav Olofsson. | 13:21 | |
| 13:57 | Tyler Ennis shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 14:03 | Jared Spurgeon hits Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 14:22 | Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 14:43 | |
| Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net | 15:13 | |
| 15:19 | Takeaway by Zach Parise. | |
| 15:44 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Zach Bogosian hits Marcus Foligno. | 16:28 | |
| 16:32 | Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net | |
| 17:55 | Shot by Tyler Ennis misses the net | |
| 18:39 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 18:40 | |
| Justin Falk hits Zach Parise. | 19:11 | |
| 19:13 | Zach Parise shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 19:15 | Charlie Coyle scores. Assisted by Zach Parise and Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| 19:15 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 19:32 | Nate Prosser blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 19:35 | |
| 19:40 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Benoit Pouliot. |
3
| Buffalo | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 0:34 | |
| Marco Scandella blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek. | 0:49 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 1:24 | |
| 1:25 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 1:50 | |
| Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Zach Bogosian and Jake McCabe. | 1:54 | |
| 1:54 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Marcus Foligno. | 2:30 | |
| Jordan Nolan hits Charlie Coyle. | 2:52 | |
| 3:28 | Joel Eriksson Ek hits Jordan Nolan. | |
| Marco Scandella hits Tyler Ennis. | 5:00 | |
| 5:37 | Eric Staal shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 6:05 | Matt Cullen shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 6:23 | |
| 6:31 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 7:05 | |
| 7:08 | Gustav Olofsson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johan Larsson. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. | 7:08 | |
| 7:14 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 7:32 | Takeaway by Mikko Koivu. | |
| 7:52 | Takeaway by Charlie Coyle. | |
| Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 8:04 | |
| Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net | 8:41 | |
| Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 8:51 | |
| 8:56 | Zach Parise shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 9:18 | Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| 10:31 | Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Takeaway by Jacob Josefson. | 10:36 | |
| 11:03 | Takeaway by Jason Zucker. | |
| 11:04 | Shot by Eric Staal misses the net | |
| 11:06 | Jason Zucker penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Chad Johnson. | |
| 11:06 | Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 12:13 | Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 13:19 | Eric Staal shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 13:20 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| 13:34 | Marcus Foligno penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). Drawn by Jordan Nolan. | |
| Jordan Nolan penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). Drawn by Marcus Foligno. | 13:34 | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. | 13:34 | |
| Jake McCabe blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. | 14:35 | |
| 14:42 | Tyler Ennis shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 14:55 | Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 15:29 | Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net | |
| 15:48 | Matt Dumba hits Evander Kane. | |
| 16:02 | Nino Niederreiter shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 16:04 | |
| 16:11 | Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 16:32 | |
| Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Charlie Coyle. | 17:06 | |
| 17:11 | Giveaway by Joel Eriksson Ek. | |
| Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 17:16 | |
| 17:23 | Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Marco Scandella. | |
| 17:37 | Takeaway by Zach Parise. | |
| 17:38 | Tyler Ennis shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | 17:39 | |
| 18:14 | Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | 18:15 | |
| Jake McCabe hits Zach Parise. | 18:32 | |
| Justin Falk blocks shot from Jason Zucker. | 18:36 | |
| Evander Kane shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. | 18:55 | |
| Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net | 18:57 | |
| Evander Kane scores. Assisted by Marco Scandella and Jason Pominville. | 18:59 | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. | 18:59 | |
| Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Tyler Ennis. | 19:24 | |
| 19:31 | Shot by Nate Prosser misses the net |