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

With the loss, the Sabres fell out of a playoff spot prior to the US Thanksgiving break. Boston’s 6-3 victory on Long Island moved the Bruins into third place in the Atlantic with 25 points, and past Tampa Bay, who lost 5-4 to Washington and fell into the second Eastern Conference wildcard spot.

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

BUFFALO -- Filip Gustavsson made 39 saves for the Minnesota Wild in a 1-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Wednesday. It was the second shutout of the season and eighth in the NHL for Gustavsson, who made 16 saves in the first period and 14 in the third.

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The Buffalo Sabres have a critical stretch of games before them. Coming off a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, the Sabres were riding high having swept their three-game road trip to the West Coast.