Buffalo Sabres 4–5 Minnesota Wild · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres 4–5 Minnesota Wild · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres26-16-5

45Final/OT

Minnesota Wild27-13-9

Shots

24Shots36
1/4Power plays1/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

26 (45%)Faceoffs won32 (55%)
3Takeaways6
10Giveaways11
21Hits31
16Blocked shots9

Discipline

6Penalties6
15Penalty minutes15

Shots

24Shots36
1/4Power plays1/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

26 (45%)Faceoffs won32 (55%)
3Takeaways6
10Giveaways11

Stats

Shots

24Shots36
1/4Power plays1/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

26 (45%)Faceoffs won32 (55%)
3Takeaways6
10Giveaways

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	3	0	0	-2	25:36	0:28	4:29	20:39	31	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
R. Dahlin	0	3	0	0	27:10	5:40	2:32	18:58	29	0	7	1	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
M. Kesselring	1	2	0	1	10:16	0:00	0:28	9:48	16	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	3	9
Z. Metsa	0	0	0	1	7:04	0:00	0:00	7:04	8	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
O. Power	2	2	0	-1	21:33	0:00	2:23	19:10	25	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
M. Samuelsson	3	2	0	-1	26:30	0:00	6:07	20:23	28	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Wild

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
M. Foligno	0	2	0	0	14:25	2:39	2:27	9:19	16	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	7
H. Haight	0	3	1	0	8:06	0:02	0:00	8:04	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	100.0	1	0	0
R. Hartman	1	1	0	1	22:10	5:46	0:00	16:24	22	1	14	0	4	0	0	12	14	46.2	1	0	0
V. Hinostroza	0	0	0	-1	12:28	2:14	0:00	10:14	15	0	2	0	3	2	0	1	1	50.0	2	0	0
B. Jones	0	0	0	-1	8:54	0:00	1:45	7:09	12	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
K. Kaprizov	0	1	1	1	24:28	6:45	0:00	17:43	23	0	25	3	3	2	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
T. Pitlick	0	4	0	-1	6:08	0:00	0:00	6:08	8	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
N. Sturm	0	0	1	-1	10:55	0:00	4:07	6:48	13	0	3	0	1	1	0	6	2	75.0	0	0	0
V. Tarasenko	0	3	0	2	15:55	3:35	0:00	12:20	19	1	13	1	5	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Y. Trenin	0	9	1	1	15:33	0:00	1:56	13:37	19	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
D. Yurov	1	2	0	1	16:27	1:13	0:33	14:41	21	0	7	1	1	0	0	5	8	38.5	0	2	4
M. Zuccarello	0	0	0	1	25:35	7:19	0:00	18:16	22	1	6	1	4	3	0	3	1	75.0	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Faber	1	0	1	1	28:41	1:24	4:46	22:31	32

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
F. Gustavsson	4	24	0	0	20	.833	16	4	0	61:46	0	0

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	OilersEdmonton Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15
3	MammothUtah Mammoth	10	7	3	0	+7	14
4	WildMinnesota Wild	10	6	2	2	+6	14
5	KrakenSeattle Kraken	10	6	3	1	+5	13
6	StarsDallas Stars	9	5	3	1	+8	11
7	AvalancheColorado Avalanche	10	5	4	1	+10	11
8	SharksSan Jose Sharks	10	5	4	1	−8	11
9	JetsWinnipeg Jets	9	4	3	2	−2	10
10	PredatorsNashville Predators	8	3	2	3	−1	9
11	BluesSt. Louis Blues	9	4	4	1	0	9
12	DucksAnaheim Ducks	9	4	5	0	−3	8
13	BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks	9	3	6	0	−15	6
14	CanucksVancouver Canucks	11	2	8	1	−18	5
15	KingsLos Angeles Kings	7	1	4	2	−10	4
16	FlamesCalgary Flames	8	2	6	0	−20	4

Players

Sabres

forwards

BS

HT

TK

+/-

TOI

PPTOI

SHTOI

ESTOI

SHFT

G

YTDG

A

S

SM

SOG

FW

FL

FO%

GV

PN

PIM

Z. Benson

1

0

0

0

16:31

1:00

0:53

14:38

21

0

5

0

1

0

0

0

0

0.0

1

0

0

J. Doan

1

0

0

-1

15:14

4:23

0:00

10:51

20

0

15

0

1

1

0

0

1

0.0

1

0

0

J. Greenway

0

2

0

-1

10:43

0:00

4:21

6:22

15

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

0.0

0

0

0

T. Kozak

0

3

0

-1

8:32

0:00

0:52

7:40

14

0

2

0

1

0

0

2

1

66.7

0

0

0

P. Krebs

2

1

0

0

10:31

0:00

0:00

10:31

15

1

5

0

1

1

0

1

3

25.0

2

1

2

B. Malenstyn

0

3

0

-1

9:56

0:00

3:07

6:49

14

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

R. McLeod

1

0

0

2

16:30

0:44

2:38

13:08

25

1

11

1

2

0

0

11

5

68.8

0

0

0

N. Ostlund

0

0

0

-1

16:09

5:25

0:00

10:44

19

0

9

0

0

1

0

1

3

25.0

0

0

0

J. Quinn

0

0

1

0

16:03

1:41

0:00

14:22

21

1

11

1

4

1

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

T. Thompson

0

0

1

-1

22:17

5:37

0:02

16:38

23

0

26

1

6

1

0

10

13

43.5

2

1

2

A. Tuch

2

1

1

0

18:40

0:30

2:22

15:48

26

1

17

0

2

2

0

1

0

100.0

0

0

0

J. Zucker

0

2

0

1

17:49

5:07

0:00

12:42

19

0

10

2

3

0

0

0

4

0.0

0

0

0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	3	0	0	-2	25:36	0:28	4:29	20:39	31

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
U. Luukkonen	5	36	0	0	31	.861	24	6	1	61:46	0	0

Wild

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
M. Foligno	0	2	0	0	14:25	2:39	2:27	9:19

Game

Team	1	2	3	OT
BUF	1	3	0	0
MIN	2	2	0	1

Leaders

Face-off: 17 Jan 2026, 18:30
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Attendance: 19’070

Match report on ESPN: Mats Zuccarello's overtime goal gives the Wild a 5-4 win over the red-hot Sabres

Top stats

24Shots36

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Hurricanes	11	8	2	1	+15	17
2	Bruins	10	7	2	1	+14	15
3	Rangers	11	7	3	1	+9	15
4	Lightning	9	7	2	0	+8	14
5	Senators	9	6	3	0	+1	12
6	Panthers	9	5	2	2	+5	12
7	Maple Leafs	11	5	4	2	+3	12
8	Islanders	9	5	3	1	+7	11
11	Sabres	9	4	3	2	−7	10

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15

Head to head

Last 1 meeting

Sabres wins: 1
Draws: 0
Wild wins: 0

Earlier meetings

30 NovFinal/SO
Minnesota Wild2
Buffalo Sabres3