MIN
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
L
L
OT
W
L
SO
W
SO
W
W
Final/OT
5—4
2026-01-17 · KeyBank Center
BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
MIN dominated expected goals 4.2 to 2.5 · MIN controlled 59.3% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
MIN xG
4.16
ACTUAL
5 — 4
BUF xG
2.52

Scoring Timeline

0.14
HIGH xG
MIN1P 09:19Even Strength
Marcus Foligno
17
Marcus Foligno(3)
L · MIN · #17
Vladimir Tarasenko (14), Ben Jones (1)
MIN 1 - 0 BUF
0.34
HIGH xG
BUF1P 10:05Even Strength
Ryan McLeod
71
Ryan McLeod(11)
C · BUF · #71
Jack Quinn (16), Jason Zucker (12)
MIN 1 - 1 BUF
0.35
HIGH xG
MIN1P 19:52Even Strength
Ryan Hartman
38
Ryan Hartman(13)
R · MIN · #38
Quinn Hughes (37), Kirill Kaprizov (28)
MIN 2 - 1 BUF
0.05
MED xG
MIN2P 01:08Even Strength
Vladimir Tarasenko
11
Vladimir Tarasenko(9)
R · MIN · #11
Jared Spurgeon (10), Danila Yurov (11)
MIN 3 - 1 BUF
0.08
MED xG
BUF2P 10:07Even Strength
Peyton Krebs
19
Peyton Krebs(4)
C · BUF · #19
Mattias Samuelsson (16)
MIN 3 - 2 BUF
0.13
HIGH xG
BUF2P 11:34Even Strength
Jack Quinn
22
Jack Quinn(11)
R · BUF · #22
Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jason Zucker (13)
MIN 3 - 3 BUF
0.04
LOW xG
BUF2P 16:07Power Play
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(17)
R · BUF · #89
Tage Thompson (25), Ryan McLeod (20)
MIN 3 - 4 BUF
0.07
MED xG
MIN2P 17:04Even Strength
Quinn Hughes
43
Quinn Hughes(4)
D · MIN · #43
Kirill Kaprizov (29), Mats Zuccarello (17)
MIN 4 - 4 BUF
0.14
HIGH xG
MINOT 01:46Power Play
Mats Zuccarello
36
Mats Zuccarello(6)
R · MIN · #36
Kirill Kaprizov (30), Filip Gustavsson (1)
MIN 5 - 4 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
31/36 saves, .861 SV%, +0.2 GSAx
★2
Filip Gustavsson
32
Filip Gustavsson
G · MIN · #32
20/24 saves, .833 SV%, -1.4 GSAx
★3
Kirill Kaprizov
97
Kirill Kaprizov
L · MIN · #97
3A, 3 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

MINBUF
36Shots24
4.16xGF2.52
59.3CF%40.7
55.2FO%44.8
1/4PP1/4
31Hits21
9Blocks16
11Giveaways10
6Takeaways3
15PIM15

Period Breakdown

PeriodMIN SOGBUF SOGMIN xGBUF xG
1st551.251.17
2nd1662.020.81
3rd1090.630.54
OT000.270.00
Total31204.172.52

Penalties

12 TOTAL
1P 03:10
BUF
Tage Thompsonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Quinn Hughes
1P 10:05
BUF
Michael Kesselringunsportsmanlike-conduct (2 min)
Drawn by Marcus Foligno
1P 10:05
MIN
Marcus Folignounsportsmanlike-conduct (2 min)
Drawn by Michael Kesselring
1P 12:11
MIN
Marcus Folignofighting (5 min)
Drawn by Michael Kesselring
1P 12:11
BUF
Michael Kesselringfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Marcus Foligno
1P 15:25
MIN
Quinn Hugheshooking (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson
1P 16:26
MIN
Danila Yurovhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
2P 01:47
BUF
Bowen Byramslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Danila Yurov
2P 04:08
BUF
Michael Kesselringhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Vinnie Hinostroza
2P 12:19
MIN
David Jiricekroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Michael Kesselring
2P 15:01
MIN
Danila Yurovholding (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs
3P 19:46
BUF
Peyton Krebshooking (2 min)
Drawn by Vladimir Tarasenko