Saint Paul, Minnesota (WGR Sports Radio 550) – “Short-term memory” type of night for the Buffalo Sabres, as a brutal 5-0 home loss to the Devils is still in their mouth from last night.
The Wild opened the scoring 9:37 into the evening. Two pieces of the top-line for Minnesota did the damage, as veteran forward Mats Zuccarello passed west-to-east and found Kirill Kaprizov for an off-wing one timer.
Just over three-minutes later, Beck Malenstyn netted his third goal of the campaign, forming almost a human wall with Josh Dunne as the two crashed the crease on the shot from Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs and Beck Malenstyn go to work 🚨 pic.twitter.com/s3SQE0gojL
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) November 30, 2025
The Wild formulated a quick response, and snatched the lead back just over a minute later. A ghastly turnover from Alex Tuch in his own end ended up on the forechecking-stick of Matt Boldy; the other part of the three-headed top line for Minnesota. Boldy’s 15th of the season snuck far-side by Colten Ellis.
In the waning minutes of the second period, Zach Benson had a nice look with Peyton Krebs out in front, but goalie Filip Gustafsson flashed the right pad to shoo away what could have been the game-tying goal for Buffalo.
The middle stanza also featured some special teams play for both sides, but both teams stood pat.
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SCORING SUMMARY:
First Period:
BUF: 12:42 – Beck Malenstyn (3) (Peyton Krebs, Josh Dunne)
MIN: 9:37 – Kirill Kaprizov (17) (Mats Zuccarello, Danila Yurov); 14:05 – Matt Boldy (15) (Unassisted)
Second Period:
BUF: NONE
MIN: NONE
Third Period:
BUF:
MIN:
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STATS OF THE GAME
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What’s Next:
The blue and gold come back home to host the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night, December 1. Puck drop at KeyBank Center is set for 7:30 p.m. EST with Dan Dunleavy and Rob Ray on the radio call.
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