Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Wild

27-13-9, 63 PTS

5-4

Final/OT

Sabres

26-16-5, 57 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
MIN	7	18	10	1	36
BUF	6	9	9	0	24

In net

Filip Gustavsson20/24 SV, .833

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen31/36 SV, .861

Team	1	2	3	OT	T
MIN	2	2	0	1	5
BUF	1	3	0	0	4

Who won: Wild 5-4

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 in overtime on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 1-1. Vladimir Tarasenko led the Wild in goals (1). Ryan McLeod led the Sabres in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the overtime
End of the overtime
GOALOT 1:46
Goal! Snap shot
Mats Zuccarello
Mats Zuccarello Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (30), Filip Gustavsson (1)
MIN 5 - 4 BUF
OT 1:14
Kirill Kaprizov Slap Shot Wide Right
OT 1:08
Quinn Hughes Slap Shot High and Wide Left
OT 0:38
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
OT 0:17
Jordan Greenway hit Kirill Kaprizov
OT 0:00
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:01
Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Bowen Byram
P3 0:02
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Vladimir Tarasenko
P3 0:14
Mats Zuccarello faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
P3 0:14
Peyton Krebs Hooking against Vladimir Tarasenko
P3 0:18
Yakov Trenin hit Owen Power
P3 0:49
TO
Takeaway by Nico Sturm
P3 1:04
Jack Quinn Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
P3 1:06
Jake Middleton hit Ryan McLeod
P3 1:27
TO
Takeaway by Brock Faber
P3 1:33
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Owen Power
P3 1:35
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
P3 2:11
Beck Malenstyn hit Kirill Kaprizov
P3 2:43
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 3:06
Danila Yurov faceoff won against Tage Thompson
P3 3:14
Danila Yurov faceoff won against Tage Thompson