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NHLSeason 2025

Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild

17 January 2026 at 17:30
After OT
P1
1–2
P2
3–2
P3
0–0
OT
0–1

Match Summary

Minnesota Wild defeated Buffalo Sabres 5:4 after ot. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by M. Foligno 9′, R. McLeod 10′, R. Hartman 19′, V. Tarasenko 1′, P. Krebs 10′, J. Quinn 11′, A. Tuch 16′, Q. Hughes 17′, M. Zuccarello 1′. Score by period: P1: 1–2, P2: 3–2, P3: 0–0, OT: 0–1.

Match Events

Key match events between Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild — 9 goals and 12 cards recorded during the match.

Period 1
T. Thompson

Hooking

3′
!
9′
M. Foligno

B. Jones

R. McLeod

J. Zucker

10′
!
10′
M. Foligno

Unsportsmanlike conduct

M. Kesselring

Unsportsmanlike conduct

10′
!
M. Kesselring

Fighting

12′
!
!
12′
M. Foligno

Fighting

!
15′
Q. Hughes

Hooking

!
16′
D. Yurov

Hooking

19′
R. Hartman

K. Kaprizov

Period 2
1′
V. Tarasenko

D. Yurov

B. Byram

Slashing

1′
!
M. Kesselring

Hooking

4′
!
P. Krebs
10′
J. Quinn

J. Zucker

11′
!
12′
D. Jiricek

Roughing

!
15′
D. Yurov

Holding

A. Tuch

R. McLeod

16′
17′
Q. Hughes

M. Zuccarello

Period 3
P. Krebs

Hooking

19′
!
Overtime
1′
M. Zuccarello

Power-play

Rivalry since 2008

Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild Head to Head Results· 30

Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild have met 30 times — Buffalo Sabres won 15, Minnesota Wild won 15, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. A combined 169 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.63 per match (73 for the home side, 96 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 27 matches (90%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 29 games (97%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–5 in 2023.

Drawn
0
·
Total goals
169 · 5.6/match
Both scored
27/30 · 90%
Over 2.5
29/30 · 97%

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 Jun 2026