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Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Minnesota Wild 2 5-2-1
at Buffalo Sabres 3 4-3-1

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 4 8 5 3 20
Buffalo Sabres 4 8 11 5 28

Three stars

  1. O. Power, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. N. Ostlund, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 13:53 Minnesota Wild Danila Yurov (1) Jared Spurgeon (2), Blake Coleman (1) Power play MIN 1, BUF 0
2nd 15:38 Minnesota Wild Maxim Shabanov (1) Quinn Hughes (3), Michael McCarron (3) Even strength MIN 2, BUF 0
3rd 03:55 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund (1) Owen Power (4), Rasmus Dahlin (1) Even strength MIN 2, BUF 1
3rd 09:38 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (2) Peyton Krebs (2) Even strength MIN 2, BUF 2
OT 04:22 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power (1) Jiri Kulich (1), Tage Thompson (2) Even strength MIN 2, BUF 3

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

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 20 28
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 26 12
Blocked shots 17 16
Giveaways 20 18
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 24/54 (44.4%) 30/54 (55.6%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
10 B. Brink R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 13:34
12 M. Boldy L 0 0 0 -2 0 7 0 3 0 33.3% 23:24
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 13:04
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 50% 20:26
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 7 0 0 13:25
20 B. Coleman L 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 0 0 50% 17:44
22 D. Yurov R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 33.3% 14:21
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 50% 13:40
47 M. McCarron C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 2 0 47.4% 15:16
49 M. Shabanov R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 1 0 17:30
71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:29
97 K. Kaprizov L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 24:58
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 0 19:18
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 14:12
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 3 0 19:18
43 Q. Hughes D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 29:30
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 21:49
48 D. Hunt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:08
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
30 J. Wallstedt 28 25 3 .893 64:22 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 0 0 20:41
9 J. Norris C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62.5% 16:44
15 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 08:17
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 100% 15:21
20 J.Kulich C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 1 0 40% 13:56
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 21:45
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 08:28
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 77.8% 14:15
72 T. Thompson C 1 1 2 +1 0 9 0 1 0 40% 20:23
86 N. Ostlund C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 55.6% 20:39
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 12:05
94 K. Helenius C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:01
8 O. Zellweger D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:52
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 22:41
25 O. Power D 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 0 0 29:04
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 4 0 29:15
46 L. Crevier D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 3 0 14:19
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10:44
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
92 C. Ellis 20 18 2 .900 64:22 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:03 Minnesota Wild Jonas Brodin Hooking 2
1st 10:30 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Cross checking 2
1st 17:59 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin High sticking 2
2nd 07:28 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod Slashing 2
2nd 13:17 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Interference 2
3rd 16:09 Minnesota Wild Olli Maatta High sticking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Brandon Grillo, Mark Shewchyk
Minnesota Wild scratches
Nico Sturm, David Spacek
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Sam Carrick, Matt Grzelcyk, Tyson Kozak

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild 7:00 PM ET Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 6

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 5 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 6 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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