Minnesota WildvsBuffalo Sabres — Jan 16, 2026

Jan 16, 2026

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3rd
MIN
148130+184-2-4L161
12th
BUF
143138+58-2-0L152
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatMIN
3.18Goals/Game3.09
3.14Goals Against/Game2.70
28.3Shots/Game28.6
17.8%Power Play %22.7%
84.7%Penalty Kill %77.7%
44.9%Faceoff %46.4%

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%

.900

PK%

.947

SV%

.904

MIN

1
Filip Gustavsson

Filip Gustavsson

5 GP

Record

14-9-5

GAA

2.53

EV%

.906

PK%

.000

SV%

.911

2
Jesper Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

5 GP

Record

12-3-4

GAA

2.42

EV%

.897

PK%

.882

SV%

.923

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1
A. Tuch

A. Tuch

R | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

2
R. McLeod

R. McLeod

C | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

MIN

1
B. Faber

B. Faber

D | 5GP

G

2

A

5

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2
Q. Hughes

Q. Hughes

D | 5GP

G

0

A

5

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
K. Kaprizov

K. Kaprizov

L | 5GP

G

1

A

3

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.910.84
0.911.20
1.091.00
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

36

3
Tyler Pitlick

Tyler Pitlick

C

PIM

24

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