Minnesota visits Buffalo after Hartman's 2-goal game

Updated Mar. 4, 2022 3:10 a.m. ET

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Minnesota Wild (32-17-3, third in the Central) vs. Buffalo Sabres (17-30-8, seventh in the Atlantic)

Buffalo, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Sabres +164, Wild -196; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota visits the Buffalo Sabres after Ryan Hartman scored two goals in the Wild's 5-4 victory over the Flyers.

The Sabres are 8-14-4 on their home ice. Buffalo ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference with 29.8 shots per game and is averaging 2.6 goals.

The Wild are 16-12-2 on the road. Minnesota ranks second in the Western Conference recording 9.9 points per game, averaging 3.7 goals and 6.2 assists.

Buffalo beat Minnesota 3-2 in the last meeting between these teams on Dec. 16.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Tuch leads the Sabres with a plus-three in 23 games this season. Tage Thompson has nine goals over the last 10 games for Buffalo.

Hartman leads the Wild with a plus-25 in 52 games this season. Kirill Kaprizov has five goals over the last 10 games for Minnesota.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 3-6-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game with an .890 save percentage.

Wild: 4-6-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while allowing 3.7 goals per game with an .883 save percentage.

INJURIES: Sabres: Zemgus Girgensons: out (undisclosed), Henri Jokiharju: out (lower body).

Wild: Jordan Greenway: out (upper body).

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