Wild eye eighth straight win in matchup with Sabres

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The Minnesota Wild will try for their eighth straight victory when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

The Wild are also 11-1-1 in their past 13 games, most recently beating the team with the best record in the NHL that was riding a 10-game winning streak.

Minnesota took down the visiting Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout on Friday, marking just t