ST. PAUL, Minn. – As a crowd of 19,212 serenaded the Minnesota Wild moments after Frederick Gaudreau’s shootout winner late Saturday night, the Sabres quietly filed back to their dressing room to prepare for the flight back to Buffalo.
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