Flim Flam Overtime

Overly Officious

Sabres 4 Wild 5 (OT) The Buffalo Sabres were tied by the Minnesota Wild in a closely played game which saw both teams take the lead and score all their regulation goals and earned penalties including a fight in the first two periods.

**Sabres (C) Krebs scores Buffalo’s second goal**

During the second period the Wild were able to take a 3-1 lead just one minute into the period, then Buffalo scored three straight goals to not only tie the game but take the 4-3 before Minnesota was able to tie the score 4-4 before the end of the period.

**Sabres (RW) Quinn gets one into the net**

The Sabres 9 SOG and the Wild 10 SOG could not score in the third period and neither team were whistled for a penalty until the Referee called a weak hooking infraction on Buffalo with only 11 seconds remaining in a tight 4-4 game handing Minnesota a power play to begin overtime with.

**Sabres (RW) Tuch gives Buffalo the 4-3 lead**

The Minnesota Wild earned a tie with the 5-4 overtime victory in the two-game regular season series with the Buffalo Sabres as each team won on the road, and now the Sabres embark on a five-game road trip beginning on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this Monday afternoon at 1:30 pm EST versus the Carolina Hurricanes.