Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild
Regular season · Sunday, December 11, 2005 · Xcel Energy Center
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Sunday, December 11, 2005 at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild outshot the Sabres 36–30.
Goals came from Thomas Vanek, Mikko Koivu, Brian Rolston, Chris Drury and Mike Grier.
Scoring
1st period
Thomas Vanek (6)Derek Roy (6), Maxim Afinogenov (13)1–008:03 BUF
Mikko Koivu (4)Randy Robitaille (11), Brian Rolston (12)1–111:17 MIN ·
2nd period
Brian Rolston (12)Marian Gaborik (11), Brent Burns (6)1–211:47 MIN
Chris Drury (9)Mike Grier (4), Jay McKee (4)2–219:21 BUF
3rd period
Mike Grier (4)Chris Drury (11), Jochen Hecht (8)3–216:28 BUF
Team stats
BUFMIN
3036
52%48%
0/51/8
1812
1011
198
89
73
Penalties
- 2:32 into the first period
Derek Boogaard · tripping2 min - 5:21 into the first period
Toni Lydman · hooking2 min - 9:23 into the first periodDmitri Kalinin · hooking2 min
- 10:08 into the first periodChris Drury · hooking2 min
- 13:33 into the first periodRandy Robitaille · hooking2 min
- 14:39 into the first periodAles Kotalik · holding2 min
- 3:18 into the second periodNick Schultz · tripping2 min
- 6:25 into the second periodAlex Henry · hooking2 min
- 12:36 into the second periodMaxim Afinogenov · diving2 min
- 12:36 into the second periodWillie Mitchell · tripping2 min
- 13:01 into the second periodTeppo Numminen · holding2 min
- 15:11 into the second periodBrian Campbell · holding the stick2 min
- 1:36 into the third periodMarian Gaborik · hooking2 min
- 5:23 into the third periodThomas Vanek · hooking2 min
- 13:17 into the third periodMaxim Afinogenov · hooking2 min
The box score appears once the game starts.