There are players on this team riding super high. Others, not so much. Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund each had a power play goal and even strength goal that saw Minnesota get a sizable lead. Mike Reilly struggling and Devan Dubnyk not seeing the puck well gave the Sabres a chance. Minnesota held on in the final few minutes to improve to 5-1-1 in their last six games.
The Sabres, coming in to Wednesday night’s action, were trying to break six-game losing streak. The Wild have beaten the Sabres 8 times in 10 tries before hockey action commenced.