Kirill Kaprizov scored the only goal the Wild needed. Goalie Filip Gustavsson, aided by 31 blocked shots, posted his second shutout of the season.

Filip Gustavsson made 39 saves and Kirill Kaprizov scored to give the Minnesota Wild a 1-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves for Buffalo, which failed to win four in a row for the third time this season.

In his latest masterpiece in what has been a tremendous start to his season, Filip Gustavsson made 39 saves and the Wild blocked a season-high 32 shots — the fourth-ever 30-plus blocked shot regular-season effort from the team — in a 1-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.

Kirill Kaprizov scored early in the first period, and that was enough for the Minnesota Wild with Filip Gustavsson pitching a shutout in net in a 1-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday night at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y.

Filip Gustavsson made 39 saves to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 1-0 on Wednesday and continue their excellent play on the road. Two days after getting just one goal despite taking a season-high 44 shots in a loss to the Winnipeg Jets,

I think we could have gotten to the inside a little bit more and create some rebounds,” Sabres winger Alex Tuch said after the game. "It's a game of inches, and that's what happens sometimes when you play a team that good defensively.