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Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime on Saturday, January 17, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Minnesota Wild 5 46-24-12
at Buffalo Sabres 4 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 2 2 0 1 5
Buffalo Sabres 1 3 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 7 18 10 1 36
Buffalo Sabres 6 9 9 0 24

Three stars

  1. Q. Hughes, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. M. Zuccarello, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:19 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno (3) Vladimir Tarasenko (14), Ben Jones (1) Even strength MIN 1, BUF 0
1st 10:05 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod (11) Jack Quinn (16), Jason Zucker (12) Even strength MIN 1, BUF 1
1st 19:52 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman (13) Quinn Hughes (37), Kirill Kaprizov (28) Even strength MIN 2, BUF 1
2nd 01:08 Minnesota Wild Vladimir Tarasenko (9) Jared Spurgeon (10), Danila Yurov (11) Even strength MIN 3, BUF 1
2nd 10:07 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (4) Mattias Samuelsson (16) Even strength MIN 3, BUF 2
2nd 11:34 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn (11) Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jason Zucker (13) Even strength MIN 3, BUF 3
2nd 16:07 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (17) Tage Thompson (25), Ryan McLeod (20) Power play MIN 3, BUF 4
2nd 17:04 Minnesota Wild Quinn Hughes (4) Kirill Kaprizov (29), Mats Zuccarello (17) Even strength MIN 4, BUF 4
OT 01:46 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello (6) Kirill Kaprizov (30), Filip Gustavsson (1) Power play MIN 5, BUF 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 36 24
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 15 15
Hits 31 21
Blocked shots 9 16
Giveaways 11 10
Takeaways 6 3
Faceoffs won 32/58 (55.2%) 26/58 (44.8%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 9 0 0 15:33
17 M. Foligno L 1 0 1 0 7 2 2 0 0 14:25
18 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 50% 12:28
19 T. Pitlick C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 06:08
22 D. Yurov R 0 1 1 +1 4 1 2 1 0 38.5% 16:27
36 M. Zuccarello R 1 1 2 +1 0 4 0 0 1 75% 25:35
37 H. Haight C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 100% 08:06
38 R. Hartman R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 1 0 46.2% 22:10
39 B. Jones C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 08:54
78 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 75% 10:55
91 V. Tarasenko R 1 1 2 +2 0 5 3 0 0 15:55
97 K. Kaprizov L 0 3 3 +1 0 3 1 0 0 24:28
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 21:17
7 B. Faber D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 28:41
43 Q. Hughes D 1 1 2 +1 2 4 0 1 0 29:52
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 16:16
48 D. Hunt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:36
55 D.Jiricek D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 09:12
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 F. Gustavsson 24 20 4 .833 61:46 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:31
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 10:43
17 J. Zucker L 0 2 2 +1 0 3 2 0 0 17:49
19 P. Krebs C 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 25% 10:31
22 J. Quinn R 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 16:03
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 09:56
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 66.7% 08:32
71 R. McLeod C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 68.8% 16:30
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 -1 2 6 0 0 0 43.5% 22:17
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 25% 16:09
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 100% 18:40
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 15:14
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 3 0 25:36
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 +1 9 0 2 1 0 10:16
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 3 0 26:30
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 21:33
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 27:10
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 07:04
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 36 31 5 .861 61:46 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:10 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Hooking 2
1st 10:05 Buffalo Sabres Michael Kesselring Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 10:05 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 12:11 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:11 Buffalo Sabres Michael Kesselring Fighting (major) 5
1st 15:25 Minnesota Wild Quinn Hughes Hooking 2
1st 16:26 Minnesota Wild Danila Yurov Hooking 2
2nd 01:47 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Slashing 2
2nd 04:08 Buffalo Sabres Michael Kesselring Hooking 2
2nd 12:19 Minnesota Wild David Jiricek Roughing 2
2nd 15:01 Minnesota Wild Danila Yurov Holding 2
3rd 19:46 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Hooking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Shawn Oliver, CJ Murray
Minnesota Wild scratches
Marcus Johansson, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, David Spacek
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Josh Norris, Jacob Bryson, Konsta Helenius

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 17

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Utah Mammoth 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 7 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/OT Game page

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