5 Minnesota 3rd Central46-24-7-5

4 Buffalo 1st Atlantic50-23-8-1

FINAL 5 FINAL 4 12:30PM ET · Jan 17, 2026

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Wild vs Sabres Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Livescore Details
Team	1	2	3	OT	Total	In Goal
MIN Minnesota	2	2	0	1	5	Filip Gustavsson
BUF Buffalo	1	3	0	0	4	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Player Stats


Team	ML	O/U (Margin)	ATS
MIN Minnesota	+100	6o (3)	+1.5 (2.5)
BUF Buffalo	-120	6u	-1.5

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring - Period 1
9:19		M. Foligno Assisted by: V. Tarasenko , B. Jones
10:05		R. McLeod Assisted by: J. Quinn , J. Zucker
19:52		R. Hartman Assisted by: K. Kaprizov , Q. Hughes
Scoring - Period 2
1:08		V. Tarasenko Assisted by: J. Spurgeon , D. Yurov
10:07		P. Krebs Assisted by: M. Samuelsson ,
11:34		J. Quinn Assisted by: J. Zucker , R. Dahlin
16:07		A. Tuch (PP) Assisted by: T. Thompson , R. McLeod
17:04		Q. Hughes Assisted by: K. Kaprizov , M. Zuccarello
Scoring - Period 3
No Scoring
Scoring - Overtime
16:46		M. Zuccarello (PP) Assisted by: F. Gustavsson , K. Kaprizov

Penalty Summary

Penalties - Period 1
3:10		T. Thompson (2:00) Hooking
10:05		M. Kesselring (2:00) Unsportsmanlike Conduct
10:05		M. Foligno (2:00) Unsportsmanlike Conduct
12:11		M. Kesselring (5:00) Fighting
12:11		M. Foligno (5:00) Fighting
15:25		Q. Hughes (2:00) Hooking
16:26		D. Yurov (2:00) Hooking
Penalties - Period 2
1:47		B. Byram (2:00) Slashing
4:08		M. Kesselring (2:00) Hooking
12:19		D. Jiricek (2:00) Roughing
15:01		D. Yurov (2:00) Holding
Penalties - Period 3
19:46		P. Krebs (2:00) Hooking
Penalties - Overtime
No Penalties

Shots On Goal

Shots On Goal
	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Total
Minnesota	7	18	10	1	36
Buffalo	6	9	9	0	24

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
	G	SOG	S%	PP%	PK%	FW	PEN	PIM
Minnesota	5	36	13.89	25.00	75.00	32	6	15
Buffalo	4	24	16.67	25.00	75.00	26	6	15

Goaltending

Minnesota

Minnesota Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
F. Gustavsson	24	20	4	.833	0	61:46

Buffalo

Buffalo Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
U. Luukkonen	36	31	5	.861	0	61:46

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	PPG	FW	FL	F%
5	D	J. Middleton	0	0	0	E	0	3	26	21:17	16:17	0:02	4:58	0	-	-	-
7	D	B. Faber	0	0	0	1	0	2	32	28:41	22:31	1:24	4:46	0	-	-	-
13	C	Y. Trenin	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:33	13:37	0:00	1:56	0	-	-	-
17	LW	M. Foligno	1	0	1	E	7	2	16	14:25	9:19	2:39	2:27	0	-	-	-
18	C	V. Hinostroza	0	0	0	-1	0	3	15	12:28	10:14	2:14	0:00	0	1	1	50
19	C	T. Pitlick	0	0	0	-1	0	2	8	6:08	6:08	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
22	RW	D. Yurov	0	1	1	1	4	1	21	16:27	14:41	1:13	0:33	0	5	8	38
36	RW	M. Zuccarello	1	1	2	1	0	4	22	25:35	18:16	7:19	0:00	1	3	1	75
37	C	H. Haight	0	0	0	E	0	0	12	8:06	8:04	0:02	0:00	0	5	-	100
38	RW	R. Hartman	1	0	1	1	0	4	22	22:10	16:24	5:46	0:00	0	12	14	46
39	C	B. Jones	0	1	1	-1	0	0	12	8:54	7:09	0:00	1:45	0	-	-	-
43	D	Q. Hughes	1	1	2	1	2	4	28	29:52	22:51	6:34	0:27	0	-	-	-
46	D	J. Spurgeon	0	1	1	E	0	2	26	16:16	14:14	0:41	1:21	0	-	-	-
48	D	D. Hunt	0	0	0	E	0	0	20	11:36	10:27	0:00	1:09	0	-	-	-
55	D	D. Jiricek	0	0	0	E	2	0	14	9:12	9:12	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
78	C	N. Sturm	0	0	0	-1	0	1	13	10:55	6:48	0:00	4:07	0	6	2	75
91	RW	V. Tarasenko	1	1	2	2	0	5	19	15:55	12:20	3:35	0:00	0	-	-	-
97	LW	K. Kaprizov	0	3	3	1	0	3	23	24:28	17:43	6:45	0:00	0	-	-	-
32	G	F. Gustavsson	0	1	1	-	0	0	-	61:46	47:39	8:00	6:07	0	-	-	-

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	PPG	FW	FL	F%
4	D	B. Byram	0	0	0	-2	2	1	31	25:36	20:39	0:28	4:29	0	-	-	-
6	LW	Z. Benson	0	0	0	E	0	1	21	16:31	14:38	1:00	0:53	0	-	-	-
8	D	M. Kesselring	0	0	0	1	9	0	16	10:16	9:48	0:00	0:28	0	-	-	-
12	LW	J. Greenway	0	0	0	-1	0	0	15	10:43	6:22	0:00	4:21	0	-	2	0
17	LW	J. Zucker	0	2	2	1	0	3	19	17:49	12:42	5:07	0:00	0	-	4	0
19	C	P. Krebs	1	0	1	E	2	1	15	10:31	10:31	0:00	0:00	0	1	3	25
22	RW	J. Quinn	1	1	2	E	0	4	21	16:03	14:22	1:41	0:00	0	-	-	-
23	D	M. Samuelsson	0	1	1	-1	0	0	28	26:30	20:23	0:00	6:07	0	-	-	-
25	D	O. Power	0	0	0	-1	0	0	25	21:33	19:10	0:00	2:23	0	-	-	-
26	D	R. Dahlin	0	1	1	E	0	2	29	27:10	18:58	5:40	2:32	0	-	-	-
29	LW	B. Malenstyn	0	0	0	-1	0	0	14	9:56	6:49	0:00	3:07	0	-	-	-
48	C	T. Kozak	0	0	0	-1	0	1	14	8:32	7:40	0:00	0:52	0	2	1	67
71	C	R. McLeod	1	1	2	2	0	2	25	16:30	13:08	0:44	2:38	0	11	5	69
72	C	T. Thompson	0	1	1	-1	2	6	23	22:17	16:38	5:37	0:02	0	10	13	43
73	D	Z. Metsa	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	7:04	7:04	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
86	C	N. Ostlund	0	0	0	-1	0	0	19	16:09	10:44	5:25	0:00	0	1	3	25
89	RW	A. Tuch	1	0	1	E	0	2	26	18:40	15:48	0:30	2:22	1	1	-	100
91	RW	J. Doan	0	0	0	-1	0	1	20	15:14	10:51	4:23	0:00	0	-	1	0
1	G	U. Luukkonen	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	61:46	47:39	6:07	8:00	0	-	-	-

Game Info

Location KeyBank Center

Referees Jordan Samuels-Thomas , Kelly Sutherland

Linesmen CJ Murray, Shawn Oliver

Attendance 19,070 attendance

MIN vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
MIN	26-13-9	26-22-0	26-22-0	13-7-3	13-6-6
BUF	26-16-4	25-21-0	22-21-3	10-10-2	16-6-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss

6-4

Over / Under

2-8-0

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ML	O/U	HSOG	ASOG	HPP	APP
Nov 29, '25	MIN	3 - 2 (SO)	BUF +122	u6.5	24	33	0-3	0-3
Mar 22, '25	MIN	4 - 1	MIN -140	u5.5	21	21	0-2	0-2
Nov 27, '24	BUF	1 - 0	MIN -139	u5.5	39	30	0-2	0-0
Feb 17, '24	MIN	3 - 2 (OT)	BUF +125	u6.0	32	28	1-4	0-3
Nov 10, '23	BUF	3 - 2	BUF -108	u6.5	25	35	0-4	2-5
Jan 28, '23	MIN	3 - 2 (SO)	MIN -172	u6.5	35	31	1-4	0-1
Jan 07, '23	BUF	6 - 5 (OT)	BUF -101	o6.5	37	44	2-3	2-4
Mar 04, '22	BUF	5 - 4	BUF +172	o6.5	38	33	2-3	1-2
Dec 16, '21	MIN	3 - 2 (SO)	BUF +245	u6.0	32	40	0-2	0-2
Nov 19, '19	BUF	4 - 1	MIN +106	u5.5	31	26	0-3	1-7

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

4-3-1-2

Over / Under

9-1-0

-$276

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Jan 15, '26	WIN	L 2 - 6	L -134	o5.5	34	29	0-3	2-4
Jan 12, '26	NJ	L 2 - 5	L -170	o6.0	23	29	1-2	0-2
Jan 10, '26	NYI	L 3 - 4 (OT)	L -156	o5.5	36	27	1-4	0-3
Jan 08, '26	@ SEA	W 3 - 2 (OT)	W -162	u6.0	34	28	0-1	1-3
Jan 05, '26	@ LA	L 2 - 4	L -125	o5.5	35	32	1-6	0-1
Jan 03, '26	@ LA	L 4 - 5 (SO)	L +110	o5.5	28	38	1-4	1-3
Jan 02, '26	@ ANA	W 5 - 2	W -128	o6.5	34	28	1-4	0-1
Dec 31, '25	@ SJ	L 3 - 4 (SO)	L -178	o6.5	23	28	0-1	1-1
Dec 29, '25	@ VEG	W 5 - 2	W -105	o5.5	27	16	0-2	0-2
Dec 27, '25	@ WIN	W 4 - 3 (OT)	W -113	o5.5	19	26	1-4	0-3

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Jan 19, '26	@ TOR	W 6-3	W -110	o6.0
Jan 20, '26	@ MON	L 3-4	L +110	o6.5
Jan 22, '26	DET	L 2-3	L -118	u5.5

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

8-2-0-0

Over / Under

6-2-2

$472

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Jan 15, '26	MON	W 5 - 3	W +105	o6.5	27	23	2-4	2-3
Jan 14, '26	PHI	W 5 - 2	W -138	o6.0	15	22	2-6	1-5
Jan 12, '26	FLA	L 3 - 4	L -120	o6.0	23	31	0-2	1-1
Jan 10, '26	ANA	W 5 - 3	W -156	o6.5	32	36	0-2	0-2
Jan 08, '26	@ NYR	W 5 - 2	W -126	o6.0	21	32	1-2	0-3
Jan 06, '26	VAN	W 5 - 3	W -170	o6.5	20	37	0-1	1-4
Jan 03, '26	@ CLB	L 1 - 5	L -110	p6.0	33	34	0-5	0-1
Dec 31, '25	@ DAL	W 4 - 1	W +126	u6.0	31	29	0-2	0-2
Dec 29, '25	@ STL	W 4 - 2	W -113	p6.0	34	18	0-3	0-1
Dec 27, '25	BOS	W 4 - 1	W -128	u6.5	34	23	0-3	0-1

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Jan 19, '26	@ CAR	L 1-2	L +158	u6.5
Jan 20, '26	@ NAS	W 5-3	W +114	o6.5
Jan 22, '26	@ MON	W 5-3	W +105	o6.5

MIN vs BUF Preview

Minnesota at

Buffalo

Last Meeting ( Nov 29, 2025 ) Buffalo 3, Minnesota 2

The Buffalo Sabres will look to end their five-game homestand on a successful note when they welcome the Minnesota Wild for a Saturday matinee.

The Sabres remain one of the hottest teams in the league. They have won five out of six after Thursday's 5-3 victory over Montreal, and coach Lindy Ruff's team has lost just twice (15-2-0) since Dec. 9.

Continuing his stellar play of late, Tage Thompson netted his ninth career hat trick and finished with a season-high five points against the Canadiens. By surpassing 200 career goals in his 494th game, the soon-to-be U.S. Olympian became the fifth-fastest active American player to hit the mark.

Thompson, 28, has a six-game point streak and 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) over his last eight. His team-best 25 goals are tied for fifth in the league.

"When he gets rolling, he doesn't miss his mark very often," Ruff said. "He gets it off so quick that I don't think the goalie can adjust."

The Sabres have gotten production from their other top scorers of late, as well. Alex Tuch has a six-game point streak and nine points (five goals, four assists) in his last nine games. Josh Doan finished with at least a point in seven of his last eight.

It was not that long ago that the Wild also were considered one of the hotter teams in the league, but coach John Hynes' squad has won just twice this month (2-3-2). Minnesota fell 6-2 to Winnipeg on Thursday to complete a winless (0-2-1) three-game homestand.

Thursday's loss turned in the final 11 seconds of the first period, with the Jets scoring twice in that span to take a 3-0 lead into the locker room. An icing and a lost faceoff led to the fateful scores.

The Wild committed four penalties and allowed two power-play goals over the first two periods, which thwarted their comeback hopes.

"We talk a lot about being a disciplined team, a focused team," Hynes said. "Attention to detail is critical. If you just take in tonight's game, those little things matter."

Injuries have affected Minnesota.

Joel Eriksson Ek, who ranks fourth on the team with 32 points, did not play in the homestand, and it's uncertain whether the banged-up center will travel on the three-game, four-day road trip that starts in Buffalo.

Defenseman Jonas Brodin, who ranks third on the team with 91 blocked shots, was placed on injured reserve Thursday with a lower-body issue.

Still, Minnesota features one of the league's top scoring duos, making the Central Division squad one of five teams with two players among the top 20 in points.

Kirill Kaprizov, who is among those tied with Thompson at 25 goals, leads the Wild with 52 points to rank 15th in the league.

Matt Boldy, whose team-high 27 goals are tied for third, has 51 points, which is tied for 17th in the NHL.

--Field Level Media

MIN vs BUFInjury report

Minnesota's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
F. Gustavsson	G	Out For Season - Hip( May 17, '26)	May 17, '26
The Wild said on Monday (May 18) that Gustavsson will undergo hip surgery in the offseason, per Joe Smith of The Athletic.
J. Eriksson Ek	C	Out - Heel( May 14, '26)	May 14, '26
Eriksson Ek announced that he missed the conference semi-finals due to a broken bone in the heel of his right foot.

Minnesota Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
RW	10	Bobby Brink
LW	12	Matt Boldy
C	13	Yakov Trenin
C	14	Joel Eriksson Ek
RW	16	Nicolas Aube-Kubel
LW	17	Marcus Foligno
C	21	Robby Fabbri
RW	22	Danila Yurov
RW	36	Mats Zuccarello
C	37	Hunter Haight
RW	38	Ryan Hartman
C	39	Ben Jones
RW	47	Michael McCarron
LW	71	Nick Foligno
C	78	Nico Sturm
LW	90	Marcus Johansson
RW	91	Vladimir Tarasenko
LW	97	Kirill Kaprizov

Defense
POS	#	Player
D	2	Jeff Petry
D	5	Jake Middleton
D	7	Brock Faber
D	24	Zach Bogosian
D	25	Jonas Brodin
D	26	Matt Kiersted
D	28	Carson Lambos
G	30	Jesper Wallstedt
G	32	Filip Gustavsson
G	40	Cal Petersen
D	43	Quinn Hughes
D	46	Jared Spurgeon
D	48	Daemon Hunt
G	50	Riley Mercer
D	82	David Spacek
G	95	Chase Wutzke

Buffalo's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
J. Kulich	C	Out For Season - Ear( May 18, '26)	May 18, '26
The Sabres said on Tuesday (May 19) that Kulich had his blood clot removed and will be able to play hockey again, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.
N. Ostlund	C	Out - Lower Body( May 02, '26)	May 02, '26
The Sabres said on Sunday (May. 3) that Ostlund isn't expected to be available to play in the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
J. Danforth	RW	Out For Season - Kneecap( Jan 25, '26)	Jan 25, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Monday (Jan. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
LW	6	Zach Benson
C	9	Josh Norris
C	10	Sam Carrick
LW	12	Jordan Greenway
LW	17	Jason Zucker
C	19	Peyton Krebs
RW	22	Jack Quinn
LW	29	Beck Malenstyn
C	44	Josh Dunne
C	45	Riley Fiddler-Schultz
C	48	Tyson Kozak
LW	70	Tanner Pearson
C	71	Ryan McLeod
C	72	Tage Thompson
C	86	Noah Ostlund
RW	89	Alex Tuch
RW	91	Josh Doan
C	92	Anton Wahlberg
C	94	Konsta Helenius

Defense
POS	#	Player
G	1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D	4	Bowen Byram
D	5	Luke Schenn
D	8	Michael Kesselring
D	21	Conor Timmins
D	23	Mattias Samuelsson
D	25	Owen Power
D	26	Rasmus Dahlin
G	27	Devon Levi
D	33	Ryan Johnson
G	34	Alex Lyon
D	57	Radim Mrtka
D	64	Logan Stanley
D	73	Zach Metsa
D	76	Vsevolod Komarov
G	92	Colten Ellis

GoaltendersLast 5

Minnesota
Buffalo

W/L

1-3-1-0

GAA

3.33

Save %

.869

Minnesota Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
J.Wallstedt	Jan 15, 2026	MIN 2 - WIN 6	L	6	20	.700	-	L -134	o5.5
F.Gustavsson	Jan 15, 2026	MIN 2 - WIN 6	-	0	9	1.00	-	L -134	o5.5
J.Wallstedt	Jan 12, 2026	MIN 2 - NJ 5	L	5	29	.828	-	L -170	o6.0
F.Gustavsson	Jan 10, 2026	MIN 3 - NYI 4 (OT)	-	4	27	.852	-	L -156	o5.5
J.Wallstedt	Jan 8, 2026	SEA 2 - MIN 3 (OT)	W	2	28	.929	-	W -162	u6.0
F.Gustavsson	Jan 5, 2026	LA 4 - MIN 2	L	3	32	.906	-	L -125	o5.5

W/L

4-1-0-0

GAA

2.60

Save %

.907

Buffalo Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
C.Ellis	Jan 15, 2026	BUF 5 - MON 3	W	3	23	.870	-	W +105	o6.5
U.Luukkonen	Jan 14, 2026	BUF 5 - PHI 2	W	2	22	.909	-	W -138	o6.0
C.Ellis	Jan 12, 2026	BUF 3 - FLA 4	L	3	31	.903	-	L -120	o6.0
U.Luukkonen	Jan 10, 2026	BUF 5 - ANA 3	W	3	36	.917	-	W -156	o6.5
C.Ellis	Jan 8, 2026	NYR 2 - BUF 5	W	2	32	.938	-	W -126	o6.0

MIN vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

MINMinnesota Offense
BUFBuffalo Offense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
3.12	Total	3.11
0.90	1st Period	1.04
0.96	2nd Period	0.83
1.10	3rd Period	1.15
0.10	OT	0.09

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
28.73	Total	29.46
9.10	1st Period	9.26
9.65	2nd Period	9.96
9.40	3rd Period	9.83
0.52	OT	0.41

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING	Stat	SAVE PCT.
0.11	Total	0.89
0.10	1st Period	0.89
0.10	2nd Period	0.92
0.12	3rd Period	0.88
0.20	OT	0.79

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY	Stat	PENALTY KILL
35 - 157	G/Att vs. GA/Att	21 - 126
22.29	PP % vs. PK %	83.33

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Minnesota Goaltenders
Name	S	SV	SV%	WL
Filip Gustavsson	797	726	0.911	14-9-5
Jesper Wallstedt	618	565	0.914	12-4-4

Wild vs Sabres Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Scoring Summary

Penalty Summary

Shots On Goal

Team Statistics

Goaltending

Player Stats

Game Info

MIN vs BUFRecords

MIN vs BUFRecords

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

MIN vs BUF Preview

MIN vs BUFInjury report

Minnesota's Injuries

Minnesota Starters Last Game

Buffalo's Injuries

Buffalo Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

MIN vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Shots

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Goaltenders

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