Gustavsson, who last allowed a 5-on-5 goal nearly a week ago, had 20 saves, complemented by second-period goals from Marco Rossi, Justin Brazeau and Mats Zuccarello, as the Wild’s weekslong goal-scoring drought seems to finally have passed. Freddy Gaudreau added an empty-net goal with 32.4 seconds left.

After a scoreless first period, it took just 56 seconds for Marco Rossi to put the Wild (40-25-5) on the scoreboard in the second frame. Just 4 minutes, 11 seconds later, Justin Brazeau made it a two-goal Wild advantage, then Mats Zuccarello scored again for the Wild at 8 minutes, 11 seconds into the period for a three-goal Minnesota lead.

Marco Rossi, Justin Brazeau, Mats Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau scored, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1.