ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Noah Ostlund scored the winner in a shootout on Saturday night and the Buffalo Sabres snapped the Minnesota Wild’s seven-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory.
Beck Malenstyn and Josh Doan scored in regulation for the Sabres, while Colten Ellis stopped 22 shots.
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