After their Tuesday night game against Carolina was postponed because of a COVID outbreak, Minnesota entered the ring with the Buffalo Sabres on a two game losing streak. With losses to Los Angeles and Vegas, the Minnesota Wild were hoping to regain some momentum against an Eastern Conference opponent they had not faced since before the pandemic.
Both teams came flying out of the gates. The teams exchanged chances until a Freddy Gaudreau penalty put Minnesota a man down. The Wild’s kill got off to a good start with Buffalo getting very few looks.