Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres

MIN

Minnesota WildWildMIN

15-8-5, 7-5-1 Away

BUF

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

11-13-4, 9-5-2 Home

Wild

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
F. Gustavsson	7	8	3	2	2.76	.905
J. Wallstedt	8	0	2	4	1.74	.944

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	3	6	3	1	3.23	.899
U. Luukkonen	4	4	1	0	2.57	.895
C. Ellis	4	3	0	0	3.40	.892

KeyBank Center

KeyBank Center

12:30 PM, January 17, 2026

Buffalo, NY

MIN

BUF

Points

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

Alex TuchRW #89

Goals

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

Tage ThompsonC #72

Assists

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Minnesota Wild

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Danila Yurov RW	Day-To-Day	Dec 6
Marco Rossi C	IR	Dec 11
Marcus Foligno LW	IR	Dec 11
Vinnie Hinostroza C	IR	Dec 27

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Tyson Kozak C	Day-To-Day	Dec 8
Michael Kesselring D	IR	Dec 18

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MIN	2.71	2.68	27.8	30.6	188	22	22.4	13	80.3	2	0
BUF	2.93	3.43	29.0	30.0	279	15	18.1	10	87.2	3	0

Wild Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/4/25	@CGY	L4-1
12/2/25	@EDM	W1-0
11/29/25	vsBUF	L3-2 SO
11/28/25	vsCOL	W3-2 SO
11/26/25	@CHI	W4-3 OT

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/5/25	@WPG	L4-1
12/3/25	@PHI	L5-2
12/1/25	vsWPG	W5-1
11/29/25	@MIN	W3-2 SO
11/28/25	vsNJ	L5-0

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Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Wild
2

Game 1

11/29

Wild
Sabres

Game 2

1/17

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	19	2	6	44
Dallas	19	5	5	43
Minnesota	15	8	5	35
Utah	14	12	3	31
Chicago	12	9	6	30
Winnipeg	14	12	1	29
St. Louis	9	12	7	25
Nashville	10	13	4	24

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	9	2	34
Boston	16	13	0	32
Montreal	14	9	3	31
Detroit	14	11	3	31
Ottawa	13	10	4	30
Toronto	13	11	3	29
Florida	12	12	2	26
Buffalo	11	13	4	26

Canucks bring 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Wild

Canucks bring 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Wild

Minnesota Wild (15-8-5, in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (10-15-3, in the Pacific Division)

Penguins visit the Stars following Malkin's 2-goal performance

Penguins visit the Stars following Malkin's 2-goal performance

Pittsburgh Penguins (14-7-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Dallas Stars (19-5-5, in the Central Division)

Flames and Mammoth hit the ice in Western Conference action

Flames and Mammoth hit the ice in Western Conference action

Utah Mammoth (14-12-3, in the Central Division) vs. Calgary Flames (10-15-4, in the Pacific Division)

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