Nino Niederreiter scored early and often for the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Niederreiter tallied a hat trick 4:02 into the second period in Minnesotas matchup with the Buffalo Sabres at Xcel Energy Center. MORE: Niederreiter opened the scoring just over a minute into the game when he received a pa s from Michael Granlund and sent the puck past Buffalo goalie Robin Lehner. With 6:07 Kyle Korver Jersey to play in the first period, Niederreiter extended the Wilds advantage to 3-0 with his second goal of the game. Granlund again a sisted on Niederreiters third tally of the contest. This time, he poked Granlunds pa s into the corner of the net to record his second career hat trick. Some pretty pa sing before taps in his third of the game. NHL (@NHL) Niederreiter has totaled 13 goals so far this season. The Wild topped Buffalo 6-2. Dean Wade Jersey