Minnesota WildvsBuffalo Sabres — Jan 16, 2026

Jan 16, 2026

Final

MINMinnesota Wild

SOG: 35

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 24

Last 5 Games

MIN

@ LAK (2-4) - 2026-01-05

@ SEA (3-2) - 2026-01-08

vs NYI (3-4) - 2026-01-10

vs NJD (2-5) - 2026-01-12

vs WPG (2-6) - 2026-01-15

0.60PPG

Last 5 Games

BUF

PPG1.60

vs MTL (5-3) - 2026-01-15

vs PHI (5-2) - 2026-01-14

vs FLA (3-4) - 2026-01-12

vs ANA (5-3) - 2026-01-10

@ NYR (5-2) - 2026-01-08

1.60PPG

BUF

Three Stars

First Star

Q. Hughes

MIN • #43 • D

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 4

Second Star

M. Zuccarello

MIN • #36 • R

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 4

Third Star

J. Quinn

BUF • #22 • R

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 4

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	OT	Total
MIN	2	2	0	1	5
BUF	1	3	0	0	4

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	OT	Total
MIN	7	17	10	1	35
BUF	6	9	9	0	24

Goals

1st Period

M. Foligno(3rd)

9:19(EV)

MIN

Assisted by V. Tarasenko and B. Jones

R. McLeod(11th)

10:05(EV)

BUF

Assisted by J. Quinn and J. Zucker

R. Hartman(13th)

19:52(EV)

MIN

Assisted by Q. Hughes and K. Kaprizov

2nd Period

V. Tarasenko(9th)

1:08(EV)

MIN

Assisted by J. Spurgeon and D. Yurov

P. Krebs(4th)

10:07(EV)

BUF

Assisted by M. Samuelsson

J. Quinn(11th)

11:34(EV)

BUF

Assisted by R. Dahlin and J. Zucker

A. Tuch(17th)

16:07(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by T. Thompson and R. McLeod

Q. Hughes(4th)

17:04(EV)

MIN

Assisted by K. Kaprizov and M. Zuccarello

M. Zuccarello(6th)

1:46(PP)

MIN

Power play goal assisted by K. Kaprizov and F. Gustavsson

Game Stats

Shots On Goal

55.2

Faceoff %

44.8

1-4 (25.0%)

Power Play %

(25.0%) 1-4

Penalty Minutes

Hits

Blocked Shots

Giveaways

Takeaways

Box Score


17	J. Zucker	0	2	2	+1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0.0	17:49
22	J. Quinn	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.0	16:03
71	R. McLeod	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0.7	16:30
19	P. Krebs	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	1	0.3	10:31
72	T. Thompson	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	2	1	6	0.4	22:17
89	A. Tuch	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	2	1.0	18:40
6	Z. Benson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.0	16:31
12	J. Greenway	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	10:43
29	B. Malenstyn	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	09:56
48	T. Kozak	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0.7	08:32
86	N. Ostlund	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	16:09
91	J. Doan	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.0	15:14


23	M. Samuelsson	1	1	-1	0	2	3	1	0	26:30
26	R. Dahlin	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	27:10
4	B. Byram	0	0	-2	2	0	3	1	1	25:36
8	M. Kesselring	0	0	+1	9	2	1	1	0	10:16
25	O. Power	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	21:33
73	Z. Metsa	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	07:04


1	U. Luukkonen			.857	35	30	5	23/27	4	6/7	1	1/1	0	61:46
92	C. Ellis			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

Full Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
6th	MINMinnesota Wild	150	136	+14	4-3-3	L2	61
10th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	153	143	+10	8-2-0	W2	56

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatMIN

3.26Goals/Game3.06

3.11Goals Against/Game2.77

28.0Shots/Game28.7

19.4%Power Play %22.3%

83.3%Penalty Kill %76.7%

44.9%Faceoff %46.5%

Goaltenders

BUF

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

10-6-1

GAA

2.59

EV%

.915

PK%

.875

SV%

.904

MIN

Filip Gustavsson

5 GP

Record

14-9-5

GAA

2.50

EV%

.919

PK%

.000

SV%

.912

Jesper Wallstedt

5 GP

Record

12-4-4

GAA

2.64

EV%

.831

PK%

.833

SV%

.916

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

2.20

R. McLeod

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

J. Doan

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

MIN

B. Faber

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.00

R. Hartman

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

Q. Hughes

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.900.91

0.941.24

1.101.04

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%

Scratches

BUF

Josh Norris

Jacob Bryson

Konsta Helenius

MIN

Marcus Johansson

Nicolas Aube-Kubel

David Spacek

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

Peyton Krebs

PIM

Alex Tuch

PIM

Rasmus Dahlin

PIM

MIN

Jake Middleton

PIM

Marcus Foligno

PIM

Tyler Pitlick

PIM

Minnesota WildvsBuffalo Sabres — Jan 16, 2026

Jan 16, 2026

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games

Three Stars

Q. Hughes

M. Zuccarello

J. Quinn

Linescore

Shots On Goal

Goals

Game Stats

Box Score

Standings

Season Stats Comparison

Goaltenders

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

Head-to-Head

Head-to-Head Wins

Goals / Game

Goals Against / Game

Shots / Game

Power Play %

Penalty Kill %

Face-Off %

Scratches

PIM Leaders (Season)

Past H2H Results

Nov 29

Final

BUF

MIN

Mar 22

Final

BUF

MIN

Nov 27

Final

MIN

BUF

Feb 17

Final

BUF

MIN