Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Saturday, January 17, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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5–4

Final/OT

SOG 36–24

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Game summary

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 in overtime on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Wild outshot the Sabres 36-24.

Goals came from Marcus Foligno, Ryan McLeod, Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko, Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn, Alex Tuch, Quinn Hughes and Mats Zuccarello.

Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves on 24 shots for the win; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 31 of 36.

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

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Marcus Foligno (3)Vladimir Tarasenko (14), Ben Jones (1)1–009:19 MIN
Ryan McLeod (11)Jack Quinn (16), Jason Zucker (12)Hughes 1:21 into shift1–110:05 BUF
Ryan Hartman (13)Quinn Hughes (37), Kirill Kaprizov (28)Samuelsson 1:24 into shift2–119:52 MIN

2nd period

Vladimir Tarasenko (9)Jared Spurgeon (10), Danila Yurov (11)Thompson 1:08 into shift3–101:08 MIN
Peyton Krebs (4)Mattias Samuelsson (16)Zuccarello 1:37 into shift3–210:07 BUF
Jack Quinn (11)Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jason Zucker (13)Hughes 1:27 into shift3–311:34 BUF
Alex Tuch (17)Tage Thompson (25), Ryan McLeod (20)3–416:07 BUF · PPG
Quinn Hughes (4)Kirill Kaprizov (29), Mats Zuccarello (17)4–417:04 MIN

OT period

Mats Zuccarello (6)Kirill Kaprizov (30), Filip Gustavsson (1)Samuelsson 1:46 into shift5–401:46 MIN · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:46

5–4 · OT 1:46 · Zuccarello. Samuelsson was 1:46 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMIN on iceBUF on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 MIN

1st 9:19 · Foligno

Power 0:55

NormalPower 0:55

1–1 BUF

1st 10:05 · McLeod

Long shift: Hughes 1:21

Long shiftHughes 1:21

2–1 MIN

1st 19:52 · Hartman

Long shift: Samuelsson 1:24

Long shiftSamuelsson 1:24

3–1 MIN

2nd 1:08 · Tarasenko

Long shift: Thompson 1:08

Long shiftThompson 1:08

3–2 BUF

2nd 10:07 · Krebs

Stuck out there: Zuccarello 1:37

Stuck out thereZuccarello 1:37

3–3 BUF

2nd 11:34 · Quinn

Long shift: Hughes 1:27

Long shiftHughes 1:27

3–4 BUF

2nd 16:07 · PP · Tuch

Trenin 0:39

Fresh legsTrenin 0:39

4–4 MIN

2nd 17:04 · Hughes

Samuelsson 0:57

NormalSamuelsson 0:57

5–4 MIN

OT 1:46 · PP · Zuccarello

Stuck out there: Samuelsson 1:46

Stuck out thereSamuelsson 1:46

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

MINBUF

36Shots on goal24

55%Faceoff %45%

1/4Power play1/4

15Penalty minutes15

31Hits21

9Blocked shots16

11Giveaways10

6Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 03:10Tage Thompson · hooking2 min
1st 10:05Michael Kesselring · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
1st 10:05Marcus Foligno · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
1st 12:11Marcus Foligno · fighting5 min
1st 12:11Michael Kesselring · fighting5 min
1st 15:25Quinn Hughes · hooking2 min
1st 16:26Danila Yurov · hooking2 min
2nd 01:47Bowen Byram · slashing2 min
2nd 04:08Michael Kesselring · hooking2 min
2nd 12:19David Jiricek · roughing2 min
2nd 15:01Danila Yurov · holding2 min
3rd 19:46Peyton Krebs · hooking2 min

Season series

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters

97Kirill KaprizovL	0	3	3	+1	3	1	0	0	–	24:28
36Mats ZuccarelloR	1	1	2	+1	4	0	0	0	75	25:35
91Vladimir TarasenkoR	1	1	2	+2	5	3	0	0	–	15:55
43Quinn HughesD	1	1	2	+1	4	0	1	2	–	29:52
17Marcus FolignoL	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	7	–	14:25
22Danila YurovR	0	1	1	+1	1	2	1	4	38	16:27
38Ryan HartmanR	1	0	1	+1	4	1	1	0	46	22:10
39Ben JonesC	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	–	08:54
46Jared SpurgeonD	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	–	16:16
13Yakov TreninC	0	0	0	+1	0	9	0	0	–	15:33
18Vinnie HinostrozaC	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	50	12:28
19Tyler PitlickC	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	–	06:08
37Hunter HaightC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	100	08:06
78Nico SturmC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	75	10:55
5Jake MiddletonD	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	0	–	21:17
7Brock FaberD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	–	28:41
48Daemon HuntD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	11:36
55David JiricekD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	–	09:12

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Jesper WallstedtG		0	0	0	–	00:00
32Filip GustavssonG	W	24	20	4	.833	61:46

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

17Jason ZuckerL	0	2	2	+1	3	2	0	0	–	17:49
22Jack QuinnR	1	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	–	16:03
71Ryan McLeodC	1	1	2	+2	2	0	1	0	69	16:30
19Peyton KrebsC	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	25	10:31
72Tage ThompsonC	0	1	1	-1	6	0	0	2	43	22:17
89Alex TuchR	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	100	18:40
23Mattias SamuelssonD	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	0	–	26:30
26Rasmus DahlinD	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	–	27:10
6Zach BensonL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	16:31
12Jordan GreenwayL	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	–	10:43
29Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	–	09:56
48Tyson KozakC	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	67	08:32
86Noah OstlundC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	25	16:09
91Josh DoanR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	15:14
4Bowen ByramD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	3	2	–	25:36
8Michael KesselringD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	9	–	10:16
25Owen PowerD	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	–	21:33
73Zach MetsaD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	07:04

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	O	36	31	5	.861	61:46
92Colten EllisG		0	0	0	–	00:00