The Minnesota Wild lit up the Buffalo Sabres for 2 goals off 18 shots in the first period, but a third period rally would see the Wild fall 3-2 in this early Saturday evening game at the X. The Sabres were playing in their second game of back-to-backs, but proved to have the legs to outlast the Wild.
Something must be in the water in St. Paul, because for two consecutive games your Minnesota Wild have come out with a bit of an edge in their game. They were skating fast, clogging up the neutral zone, and gobbling up loose pucks.