Wild gameday: In eighth of 14 back-to-backs, Sabres are next up

Buffalo's scoring leader is Tage Thompson as the team continues its long rebuild.

March 4, 2022 at 3:15AM
Payton Krebs (19) and the Sabres snapped a six-game losing streak by winning in Toronto on Wednesday night. (Nathan Denette, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wild gameday

6 p.m. at Buffalo Sabres • KeyBank Center • BSN Extra, 100.3-FM

Wild update: This is the eighth of 14 back-to-backs this season for the Wild. So far, the team is 3-3-1 in the second halves. The Wild hasn't played the Sabres since Nov. 19, 2019, a 4-1 win at Buffalo. If the Wild starts G Kaapo Kahkonen, it will be the first time in Kahkonen's career he has faced the Sabres. Before losing his past two appearances, Kahkonen was on an 8-1-1 run.

Sabres update: Buffalo ended a six-game losing streak Wednesday, upending Toronto 5-1 on the road. LW Jeff Skinner had a goal and assist, while C Dylan Cozens assisted on two goals. C Tage Thompson has seven goals over his past six games. His 23 goals and 41 points are tops on the team. At home, the Sabres are 8-14-4.

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Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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