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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Buffalo 1
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 22, 2025
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Brandon Grillo
Attendance: 18379
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0011
Minnesota 0314
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Minnesota
  0:00 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
  0:10 Yakov Trenin hits Owen Power.
Tyson Kozak hits Jared Spurgeon. 0:20  
  0:56 Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  1:20 Giveaway by Jake Middleton.
  1:42 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 1:55  
Jordan Greenway hits Jonas Brodin. 1:56  
Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 2:25  
  2:35 Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. 2:39  
  3:03 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:10 Shot by Devin Shore misses the net
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 3:12  
  3:20 Brock Faber blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  3:32 Shot by Marco Rossi misses the net
Jordan Greenway hits Matt Boldy. 3:51  
  4:08 Jonas Brodin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Tuch.
  4:08 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 4:37  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 4:37  
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 4:59  
Zach Benson blocks shot from Ryan McLeod. 6:00  
Shot by Ryan McLeod misses the net 6:03  
Shot by Owen Power misses the net 6:09  
Sam Lafferty hits Jon Merrill. 6:42  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Marcus Johansson. 6:50  
Beck Malenstyn hits Jared Spurgeon. 6:55  
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 7:01  
  7:09 Marcus Johansson hits Tyson Kozak.
Sam Lafferty hits Jared Spurgeon. 7:12  
Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn. 7:14  
  7:36 Devin Shore hits Connor Clifton.
  7:38 Justin Brazeau hits Jason Zucker.
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. 8:01  
  8:16 Zach Bogosian blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
Tage Thompson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Yakov Trenin. 8:29  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 8:29  
Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 9:18  
Jacob Bryson hits Ryan Hartman. 9:32  
  10:29 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  10:36 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod blocks shot from Owen Power. 10:59  
  11:15 Shot by Jake Middleton misses the net
  11:17 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  11:25 Jonas Brodin hits Tyson Kozak.
Beck Malenstyn hits Yakov Trenin. 11:44  
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 12:10  
  12:32 Marcus Johansson hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  12:49 Takeaway by Brock Faber.
  12:56 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. 13:06  
  13:15 Brendan Gaunce hits Peyton Krebs.
Giveaway by Jacob Bryson. 13:52  
  13:52 Devin Shore hits Jacob Bryson.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 13:55  
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. 13:57  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 14:11  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 14:28  
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 14:45  
  15:27 Brock Faber blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
  15:30 Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 15:34  
Shot by Beck Malenstyn misses the net 15:39  
  16:06 Brendan Gaunce wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  16:11 Giveaway by Justin Brazeau.
Giveaway by Owen Power. 16:30  
  16:37 Yakov Trenin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:40 Vinnie Hinostroza hits Bowen Byram.
Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 16:58  
  17:30 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 17:33  
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 17:35  
Peyton Krebs hits Brock Faber. 17:54  
  18:05 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Zach Benson.
Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 18:44  
  18:53 Matt Boldy blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
  18:58 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 19:10  
  19:18 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jordan Greenway wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 19:21  
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 19:42  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 19:51  
2
Buffalo   Minnesota
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 0:00  
  0:10 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
  0:17 Vinnie Hinostroza hits Owen Power.
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 0:34  
  0:56 Marco Rossi scores. Assisted by Yakov Trenin and Vinnie Hinostroza.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 0:56  
Alex Tuch hits Jonas Brodin. 1:45  
Jordan Greenway hits Marco Rossi. 1:47  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 2:56  
  2:59 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  3:15 Yakov Trenin blocks shot from Ryan Hartman.
  3:24 Takeaway by Jake Middleton.
  3:24 Yakov Trenin hits JJ Peterka.
  3:33 Shot by Jake Middleton misses the net
  3:48 Takeaway by Vinnie Hinostroza.
Takeaway by Ryan McLeod. 3:51  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:57  
  4:00 Brendan Gaunce hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  4:22 Brendan Gaunce hits Jordan Greenway.
  4:55 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:04 Brendan Gaunce shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:07 Justin Brazeau scores. Assisted by Brendan Gaunce and Matt Boldy.
  5:07 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  5:19 Shot by Jon Merrill misses the net
  5:22 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway.
  5:27 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:30 Matt Boldy wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway.
  5:36 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Jason Zucker.
Giveaway by Jason Zucker. 5:46  
Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net 6:24  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 7:03  
  8:01 Zach Bogosian blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
  8:11 Mats Zuccarello scores. Assisted by Matt Boldy and Zach Bogosian.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 8:11  
  8:33 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:52 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:53 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Marco Rossi. 9:18  
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 10:10  
Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn. 10:14  
Shot by Beck Malenstyn misses the net 10:20  
  10:22 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
  10:51 Takeaway by Gustav Nyquist.
  11:04 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway.
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 11:12  
Jason Zucker hits Jake Middleton. 11:17  
  11:27 Takeaway by Ryan Hartman.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 11:48  
  12:00 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Giveaway by Jacob Bryson. 12:12  
  12:36 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. 12:38  
  12:43 Takeaway by Jared Spurgeon.
  12:53 Marco Rossi hits Jacob Bryson.
Beck Malenstyn hits Jon Merrill. 13:05  
Giveaway by Jacob Bernard-Docker. 13:30  
  13:53 Devin Shore hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  13:56 Justin Brazeau hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Justin Brazeau. 14:26  
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Brock Faber. 14:46  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 15:54  
  15:57 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. 16:23  
  16:23 Matt Boldy wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  16:48 Brock Faber shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:50 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Beck Malenstyn.
Alex Tuch hits Frederick Gaudreau. 18:21  
Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 18:31  
  18:32 Yakov Trenin wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 18:39  
  19:02 Yakov Trenin blocks shot from Jacob Bernard-Docker.
  19:11 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 19:20  
Shot by Tyson Kozak misses the net 19:36  
Shot by Zach Benson misses the net 19:58  
3
Buffalo   Minnesota
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 0:00  
  0:29 Matt Boldy blocks shot from Owen Power.
Shot by Ryan McLeod misses the net 0:37  
Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 0:37  
Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 0:39  
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 0:48  
  0:52 Yakov Trenin hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  0:55 Brock Faber hits Alex Tuch.
Giveaway by Zach Benson. 1:34  
  1:51 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
  2:18 Devin Shore penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan McLeod.
  2:18 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 3:02  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:12  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 3:14  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:19  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 3:21  
Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:24  
  3:40 Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Devin Shore. 4:27  
  4:40 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Jordan Greenway.
Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn. 4:54  
  5:06 Mats Zuccarello shoots misses the net
  5:19 Marcus Johansson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jacob Bernard-Docker.
Jacob Bernard-Docker penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Johansson. 5:19  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 5:19  
  5:30 Brock Faber blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
  5:50 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  6:09 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
JJ Peterka scores. Assisted by Owen Power and Rasmus Dahlin. 6:48  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 6:48  
  7:15 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Bowen Byram blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 7:30  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 7:32  
  8:38 Giveaway by Zach Bogosian.
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. 8:45  
  9:13 Jake Middleton hits Beck Malenstyn.
  9:45 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:01 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:04 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 10:06  
  10:13 Shot by Marco Rossi misses the net
Jacob Bryson hits Mats Zuccarello. 10:34  
  10:37 Takeaway by Marco Rossi.
  10:40 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 10:41  
  10:50 Giveaway by Brock Faber.
  11:28 Jake Middleton blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
Jordan Greenway hits Brendan Gaunce. 12:15  
  12:18 Shot by Jon Merrill misses the net
Jason Zucker hits Jon Merrill. 12:32  
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 13:33  
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 13:37  
JJ Peterka blocks shot from Ryan McLeod. 14:00  
  14:18 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
  14:36 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  15:12 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:15 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 15:23  
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 15:37  
  15:43 Giveaway by Matt Boldy.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. 16:02  
  16:40 Vinnie Hinostroza hits Jason Zucker.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 17:59  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 18:02  
Bowen Byram hits Matt Boldy. 18:06  
  18:32 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 18:39  
  18:42 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 19:14  
  19:27 Frederick Gaudreau scores on an empty net. Assisted by Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brendan Gaunce. 19:27