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Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild

NHL
Sabres
10-11-4, 24 PTS
3-2
Final/SO
Wild
14-7-5, 33 PTS
Grand Casino Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdOTSOT
BUF111282336
MIN11832226

In net

Colten Ellis22/24 SV, .917
Filip Gustavsson31/33 SV, .939
Team123OTSOT
BUF101013
MIN200002

Who won: Sabres 3-2

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Grand Casino Arena. Beck Malenstyn led the Sabres in goals (1). Matt Boldy led the Wild in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Beck MalenstynLW
  2. 27.7Matt BoldyLW
  3. 37.6Josh DoanRW
  4. 47.5Peyton KrebsC
  5. 57.5Kirill KaprizovLW
  6. 67.4Alex TuchRW
  7. 77.0Josh DunneC
  8. 87.0Filip GustavssonG
  9. 96.8Owen PowerD
  10. 106.8Conor TimminsD
  11. 116.8Colten EllisG
  12. 126.8Joel Eriksson EkC

Team stats

BUFMIN
8Blocked Shots14
20Hits18
6Takeaways6
33Shots24
0Power Play Goals0
3Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
26Faceoffs Won32
44.8Faceoff Win Percent55.2
18Giveaways15
3Total Penalties3
6Penalty Minutes6

Player of the game

Beck Malenstyn

BUF · 1 G, 3 SOG

7.7

Deserved to win

62%
BUF · 2.92 xG
38%
MIN · 2.28 xG

Sabres created better chances: they win this game 62% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the shootout
  2. GOALSO 0:00
    Noah Ostlund

    Goal! Wrist shot

    N. Ostlund · 1 A

    Noah Ostlund Goal Wrist Shot

    BUF 3 - 2 MIN
  3. SO 0:00Vladimir Tarasenko

    Wrist shot wide left

    Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot Wide Left

    V. Tarasenko

  4. SO 0:00Alex Tuch

    Wrist shot wide right

    Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right

    A. Tuch · 1 A

  5. GOALSO 0:00
    Kirill Kaprizov

    Goal! Backhand

    K. Kaprizov · 1 G

    Kirill Kaprizov Goal Backhand

    BUF 3 - 2 MIN
  6. GOALSO 0:00
    Jack Quinn

    Goal! Wrist shot

    J. Quinn

    Jack Quinn Goal Wrist Shot

    BUF 3 - 2 MIN
  7. GOALSO 0:00
    Matt Boldy

    Goal! Wrist shot

    M. Boldy · 1 G

    Matt Boldy Goal Wrist Shot

    BUF 3 - 2 MIN
  8. GOALSO 0:00
    Tage Thompson

    Goal! Wrist shot

    T. Thompson

    Tage Thompson Goal Wrist Shot

    BUF 3 - 2 MIN
  9. SO 0:00Mats Zuccarello

    Wrist shot wide left

    Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot Wide Left

    M. Zuccarello · 1 A

  10. Start of the shootout
  11. End of the overtime
  12. OT 4:48Joel Eriksson Ek
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Joel Eriksson Ek

  13. OT 4:31Joel Eriksson Ek

    Faceoff win vs P. Krebs

    Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Peyton Krebs

    J. Eriksson Ek

  14. OT 3:34Brock Faber

    Shot

    Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis

  15. OT 3:27Marcus Johansson

    Shot blocked by T. Thompson

    Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Tage Thompson

    M. Johansson

  16. OT 2:57Brock Faber

    Big hit on B. Byram

    Brock Faber hit Bowen Byram

    B. Faber

  17. OT 2:54Tage Thompson

    Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek

    Tage Thompson faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek

    T. Thompson

  18. OT 2:51Jack Quinn

    Snap shot on goal

    Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson

    J. Quinn

  19. OT 2:00Kirill Kaprizov

    Shot blocked by R. Dahlin

    Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin

    K. Kaprizov · 1 G

  20. OT 1:36Rasmus Dahlin
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin

    R. Dahlin

  21. OT 1:14Joel Eriksson Ek

    Faceoff win vs T. Thompson

    Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Tage Thompson

    J. Eriksson Ek

  22. OT 0:58Alex Tuch

    Tip-in wide right

    Alex Tuch Tip-In Wide Right

    A. Tuch · 1 A

  23. OT 0:42Alex Tuch

    Wrap-around shot on goal

    Alex Tuch Wrap-around saved by Filip Gustavsson

    A. Tuch · 1 A

  24. OT 0:38Alex Tuch
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Alex Tuch

    A. Tuch · 1 A

  25. OT 0:00Joel Eriksson Ek

    Faceoff win vs R. McLeod

    Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

    J. Eriksson Ek

Leaders

BUFMIN
Goals
Beck Malenstyn
1
Matt Boldy
1
Assists
Peyton Krebs
1
Mats Zuccarello
1
Points
Beck Malenstyn
1
Kirill Kaprizov
1

Season seriesBUF leads series 1-0

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