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Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild

Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, November 29, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 50-23-9
at Minnesota Wild 2 46-24-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 11 12 8 2 0 33
Minnesota Wild 11 8 3 2 0 24

Three stars

  1. R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
  2. N. Ostlund, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
  3. K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:37 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (17) Mats Zuccarello (9), Danila Yurov (4) Even strength BUF 0, MIN 1
1st 12:42 Buffalo Sabres Beck Malenstyn (3) Peyton Krebs (7), Josh Dunne (2) Even strength BUF 1, MIN 1
1st 14:05 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy (15) Unassisted Even strength BUF 1, MIN 2
3rd 06:01 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (8) Alex Tuch (14), Noah Ostlund (3) Even strength BUF 2, MIN 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello Saved
1 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Goal
2 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy Goal
2 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn Goal
3 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov Goal
3 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Saved
4 Minnesota Wild Vladimir Tarasenko Saved
4 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 33 24
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 20 18
Blocked shots 8 14
Giveaways 18 15
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:32
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 17:34
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +2 0 4 2 1 44.4% 12:22
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:29
29 B. Malenstyn L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 3 0 12:31
44 J. Dunne C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 0 10:20
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 50% 12:28
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 63.2% 21:43
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 57.1% 18:14
86 N. Ostlund C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 11.1% 12:20
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 33.3% 16:32
91 J. Doan R 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 12:33
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 23:54
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 21:18
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 23:34
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 19:44
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -2 2 4 2 3 28:26
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:26
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
92 C. Ellis 24 22 2 .917 65:00 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 1 0 1 +1 2 4 1 1 50% 21:52
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 100% 13:43
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 75% 22:20
19 T. Pitlick C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04:53
22 D. Yurov R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 2 25% 14:25
28 L. Ohgren L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 09:34
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 18:49
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 26.7% 17:39
78 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 75% 08:39
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 17:28
91 V. Tarasenko R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:40
97 K. Kaprizov L 1 0 1 -1 0 6 1 1 25:01
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:54
7 B. Faber D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 25:07
8 Z. Buium D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:02
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:47
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 23:52
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 21:24
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 F. Gustavsson 33 31 2 .939 64:51 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:35 Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon Tripping 2
2nd 02:14 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Tripping 2
2nd 10:32 Minnesota Wild Zeev Buium Tripping 2
2nd 13:16 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson Holding 2
2nd 13:47 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 10:00 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Cody Beach, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Kiel Murchison
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Alex Lyon, Zach Metsa
Minnesota Wild scratches
Ben Jones, Daemon Hunt

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 Nov 29

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Colorado Avalanche 7 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Seattle Kraken 0 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/SO Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 0 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/OT Game page

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