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Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Sunday, March 14, 2027 · Grand Casino Arena

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Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday, March 14, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN.

This is the second of 2 meetings this season. Sabres 1, Wild 0 so far; the last game finished MIN 2, BUF 3.

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 2 of a road trip: Detroit, now Minnesota.

  1. 42027-03-04: vs STL
  2. 52027-03-05: no game
  3. 62027-03-06: vs NYR
  4. 72027-03-07: at OTT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 82027-03-08: no game
  6. 92027-03-09: vs VAN
  7. 102027-03-10: no game
  8. 112027-03-11: no game
  9. 122027-03-12: at DET
  10. 132027-03-13: no game
  11. 142027-03-14: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~533 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~749 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Back home after a game in Ottawa.

  1. 42027-03-04: no game
  2. 52027-03-05: no game
  3. 62027-03-06: at NSH
  4. 72027-03-07: vs WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 82027-03-08: no game
  6. 92027-03-09: vs CAR
  7. 102027-03-10: no game
  8. 112027-03-11: at OTT
  9. 122027-03-12: no game
  10. 132027-03-13: no game
  11. 142027-03-14: vs BUF
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~836 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,672 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFMIN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)MIN 53.8s (longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series