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The Associated Press

Minnesota's Filip Gustavsson stops 39 to shut out the Sabres 1-0

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Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber (7) passes the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Wednesday, in Buffalo, N.Y.
Jeffrey T. Barnes | AP

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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.

The shutout was Gustavsson’s second of the season. Minnesota improved to a league best 10-1-3 on the road this season.

Kaprizov’s 14th goal of the season came 6:55 into the first period on a 4-on-1 rush when he finished off a pass from Joel Eriksson Ek that beat Luukkonen.

Takeaways

Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin was a late scratch because of an upper-body injury. He has two goals and six assists in 19 games this season.

Key moment

Wild defenseman Brock Faber intercepted a centering pass by Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and broke out to begin a 4-on-1 break that led to the opening goal.

Key stat

Kaprizov’s first-period goal gave him a point in each of his past 12 road games. He has nine goals and 16 assists in those games.

Up next

The Wild begin a three-game homestand Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks.