Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

Sat, Jan 17, 2026 · KeyBank Center · 2025–26 Regular Season

Minnesota Wild

5 – 4

Final/OT

Buffalo Sabres

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime on Sat, Jan 17, 2026 at KeyBank Center. Kirill Kaprizov led the way with 3 points. Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 36–24.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
MIN	2	2	0	1	5	36
BUF	1	3	0	0	4	24

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	09:19	MIN	EV	Marcus Foligno (3) · snap	Vladimir Tarasenko (14), Ben Jones (1)	1–0
1st	10:05	BUF	EV	Ryan McLeod (11) · deflected	Jack Quinn (16), Jason Zucker (12)	1–1
1st	19:52	MIN	EV	Ryan Hartman (13) · tip-in	Quinn Hughes (37), Kirill Kaprizov (28)	2–1
2nd	01:08	MIN	EV	Vladimir Tarasenko (9) · wrist	Jared Spurgeon (10), Danila Yurov (11)	3–1
2nd	10:07	BUF	EV	Peyton Krebs (4) · tip-in	Mattias Samuelsson (16)	3–2
2nd	11:34	BUF	EV	Jack Quinn (11) · wrist	Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jason Zucker (13)	3–3
2nd	16:07	BUF	PP	Alex Tuch (17) · wrist	Tage Thompson (25), Ryan McLeod (20)	3–4
2nd	17:04	MIN	EV	Quinn Hughes (4) · slap	Kirill Kaprizov (29), Mats Zuccarello (17)	4–4
OT	01:46	MIN	PP	Mats Zuccarello (6) · snap	Kirill Kaprizov (30), Filip Gustavsson (1)	5–4

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	03:10	BUF	Tage Thompson	hooking	2
1st	10:05	BUF	Michael Kesselring	unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	10:05	MIN	Marcus Foligno	unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	12:11	MIN	Marcus Foligno	fighting	5
1st	12:11	BUF	Michael Kesselring	fighting	5
1st	15:25	MIN	Quinn Hughes	hooking	2
1st	16:26	MIN	Danila Yurov	hooking	2
2nd	01:47	BUF	Bowen Byram	slashing	2
2nd	04:08	BUF	Michael Kesselring	hooking	2
2nd	12:19	MIN	David Jiricek	roughing	2
2nd	15:01	MIN	Danila Yurov	holding	2
3rd	19:46	BUF	Peyton Krebs	hooking	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: MIN 4.50 · BUF 2.66 · xG% MIN 62.9

Minnesota Wild

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
97	Kirill Kaprizov	L	0	3	3	+1	0	2	1	0		24:28	23
43	Quinn Hughes	D	1	1	2	+1	2	4	0	1		29:52	28
36	Mats Zuccarello	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	75.0	25:35	22
91	Vladimir Tarasenko	R	1	1	2	+2	0	5	3	0		15:55	19
38	Ryan Hartman	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	46.2	22:10	22
22	Danila Yurov	R	0	1	1	+1	4	1	2	1	38.5	16:27	21
46	Jared Spurgeon	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0		16:16	26
17	Marcus Foligno	L	1	0	1	0	7	2	2	0		14:25	16
39	Ben Jones	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		8:54	12
7	Brock Faber	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		28:41	32
5	Jake Middleton	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4		21:17	26
13	Yakov Trenin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	9	0		15:33	19
18	Vinnie Hinostroza	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	50.0	12:28	15
48	Daemon Hunt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:36	20
78	Nico Sturm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	75.0	10:55	13
55	David Jiricek	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		9:12	14
37	Hunter Haight	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	100.0	8:06	12
19	Tyler Pitlick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		6:08	8

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32	Filip Gustavsson	W	24	20	4	.833	61:46

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
17	Jason Zucker	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	2	0		17:49	19
71	Ryan McLeod	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1	68.8	16:30	25
22	Jack Quinn	R	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0		16:03	21
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0		27:10	29
23	Mattias Samuelsson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	3		26:30	28
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	1	1	-1	2	6	0	0	43.5	22:17	23
89	Alex Tuch	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	100.0	18:40	26
19	Peyton Krebs	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	25.0	10:31	15
4	Bowen Byram	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	3		25:36	31
25	Owen Power	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		21:33	25
6	Zach Benson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		16:31	21
86	Noah Ostlund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	25.0	16:09	19
91	Josh Doan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		15:14	20
12	Jordan Greenway	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		10:43	15
8	Michael Kesselring	D	0	0	0	+1	9	0	2	1		10:16	16
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		9:56	14
48	Tyson Kozak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	66.7	8:32	14
73	Zach Metsa	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		7:04	8

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	OTL	35	30	5	.857	61:46