Arena: HSBC Arena
Time: Friday, Mar 12, 2010 at 7:30 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Minnesota 4-4-2; Buffalo 4-4-2
Latendresse has scored a team-leading 21 goals for the Wild and 23 overall this season. … Myers is tied with John Tavares of the Islanders for second in rookie scoring with 36 points. Matt Duchene of the Avalanche leads with 47 points. Backstrom (groin) and defensemen Brent Burns (hip) and Shane Hnidy (leg) all missed Thursday’s game, while forward Guillaume Latendresse left after taking a stick to the back of the neck. He was taken to a Detroit hospital as a precaution. The Wild are already without forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard (concussion) and defenseman Clayton Stoner (sports hernia).

The Sabres could get forward Paul Gaustad (right hand) back against either the Wild or Red Wings. Forward Drew Stafford (groin) remains out indefinitely.
This is the only meeting of the 2009-10 season between these teams. When they last met, on Oct. 23, 2008, Derek Roy scored 44 seconds into overtime to give Buffalo a 4-3 win in Minnesota. The Wild held a 3-1 lead late in the third before Adam Mair and Thomas Vanek scored 46 seconds apart to force the extra period.
Minnesota goalie Niklas Backstrom posted a shutout in his first start out of the Olympics and has allowed two goals or less in three of his four appearances, despite a 1-1-2 record. … Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller has won his last three starts while stopping 79 of 85 shots for a .929 save percentage. We will post information about results of this match, as soon as posible.. stay tuned.