Minnesota WildvsBuffalo Sabres — Jan 17, 2026

Jan 17, 2026

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3rd
MIN
146125+214-2-4OT161
9th
BUF
140134+69-1-0W352
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Goaltenders

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

9-6-1

GAA

2.63

EV%

.915

PK%

.950

SV%

.904

MIN

1
Filip Gustavsson

Filip Gustavsson

5 GP

Record

14-9-5

GAA

2.53

EV%

.907

PK%

.000

SV%

.911

2
Jesper Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

5 GP

Record

12-2-4

GAA

2.28

EV%

.944

PK%

.833

SV%

.928

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

4

A

3

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2
J. Doan

J. Doan

R | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
B. Byram

B. Byram

D | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

MIN

1
Q. Hughes

Q. Hughes

D | 5GP

G

0

A

9

P

9

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.80

2
B. Faber

B. Faber

D | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
K. Kaprizov

K. Kaprizov

L | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.890.84
0.911.21
1.110.95
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
MIN
BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

MIN (4)BUF (6)

Goals / Game

MIN
2.90
BUF
2.70

Goals Against / Game

MIN
2.70
BUF
2.90

Shots / Game

MIN
7.5
BUF
9.2

Power Play %

MIN
0.0%
BUF
0.0%

Penalty Kill %

MIN
100.0%
BUF
100.0%

Face-Off %

MIN
52.1%
BUF
47.9%

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

44

2
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

43

3
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

39

MIN

1
Jake Middleton

Jake Middleton

D

PIM

48

2
Marcus Foligno

Marcus Foligno

L

PIM

34

3
Tyler Pitlick

Tyler Pitlick

C

PIM

24

Past H2H Results