Buffalo Sabres @ Minnesota Wild

10-11-4, 2-6-2 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Sabres BUF	1	0	1	1	3
Wild MIN	2	0	0	0	2

Minnesota WildWildMIN

14-7-5, 8-3-4 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	17:32	2:27	1:21	13:44	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:33	2:07	0:00	10:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	15	10:20	0:00	0:00	10:20	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	19	12:28	0:00	0:58	11:30	4	4	50.0
0	1	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	18	12:22	0:00	0:03	12:19	4	5	44.4
1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	12:31	0:00	1:38	10:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	27	21:43	1:48	2:36	17:19	12	7	63.2
0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:20	0:06	0:00	12:14	1	8	11.1
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:29	1:53	0:31	17:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:14	2:23	0:00	15:51	4	3	57.1
0	1	0	4	4	0	1	2	1	1	0	23	16:32	1:45	1:50	12:57	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:34	2:41	0:00	14:53	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	8:26	0:00	0:00	8:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	29	23:54	2:20	1:29	20:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	4	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	30	28:26	2:45	0:00	25:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	26	19:44	2:02	2:11	15:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	29	23:34	0:15	2:20	20:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	21:18	0:03	3:07	18:08	0	0	0.0

goalies
Colten EllisC. Ellis#92

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	2	22	.917	17	4	1	0	0	65:00	0

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Matt BoldyM. Boldy#12
Joel Eriksson EkJ. Eriksson Ek#14
Ryan HartmanR. Hartman#38
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Kirill KaprizovK. Kaprizov#97
Liam OhgrenL. Ohgren#28
Tyler PitlickT. Pitlick#19
Nico SturmN. Sturm#78
Vladimir TarasenkoV. Tarasenko#91
Yakov TreninY. Trenin#13
Danila YurovD. Yurov#22
Mats ZuccarelloM. Zuccarello#36
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#24
Jonas BrodinJ. Brodin#25
Zeev BuiumZ. Buium#8
Brock FaberB. Faber#7
Jake MiddletonJ. Middleton#5
Jared SpurgeonJ. Spurgeon#46

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	4	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	24	21:52	3:05	1:46	17:01	1	1	50.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	25	22:20	2:35	2:16	17:29	15	5	75.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	17:39	1:56	0:00	15:43	4	11	26.7
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:28	1:29	0:31	15:28	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	6	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	25:01	3:02	0:04	21:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	9:34	0:00	0:00	9:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	4:53	0:00	0:00	4:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	8:39	0:00	2:05	6:34	9	3	75.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:40	1:27	0:00	11:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	3	17	13:43	0:00	2:12	11:31	1	0	100.0
0	1	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	18	14:25	0:00	0:07	14:18	2	6	25.0
0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	18:49	3:04	0:00	15:45	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:47	0:00	0:44	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	29	23:52	0:02	2:25	21:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	19	18:02	3:32	0:00	14:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	30	25:07	0:59	2:26	21:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:54	0:00	2:05	17:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	2	27	21:24	1:24	1:23	18:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Filip GustavssonF. Gustavsson#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	2	31	.939	29	2	0	0	0	64:51	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	SO	T
	Sabres	1	0	1	1	3
	Wild	2	0	0	0	2

1st Period		BUF	MIN
9:37	Kirill Kaprizov (17) Assists: Mats Zuccarello (9), Danila Yurov (4)	0	1
12:42	Beck Malenstyn (3) Assists: Peyton Krebs (7), Josh Dunne (2)	1	1
14:05	Matt Boldy (15) Unassisted	1	2

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			BUF	MIN
6:01		Josh Doan (8) Assists: Alex Tuch (14), Noah Ostlund (3)	2	2

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	BUF	MIN
Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
Tage Thompson Goal Wrist Shot	1	0
Matt Boldy Goal Wrist Shot	1	1
Jack Quinn Goal Wrist Shot	2	1
Kirill Kaprizov Goal Backhand	2	2
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right	2	2
Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot Wide Left	2	2
Noah Ostlund Goal Wrist Shot	3	2

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Wild
2

Game 1

11/29

Wild
Sabres

Game 2

1/17

Grand Casino Arena

8:00 PM, November 29, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 17,233

Referees:
Cody Beach
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	9	2	34
Boston	16	13	0	32
Montreal	14	9	3	31
Detroit	14	11	3	31
Ottawa	13	10	4	30
Toronto	13	11	3	29
Florida	12	12	2	26
Buffalo	11	12	4	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	19	2	6	44
Dallas	18	5	5	41
Minnesota	15	8	5	35
Chicago	12	9	6	30
Utah	13	12	3	29
Winnipeg	13	12	1	27
St. Louis	9	12	7	25
Nashville	10	13	4	24

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Buffalo Sabres @ Minnesota Wild

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

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Lightning take on the Islanders following Hagel's 2-goal performance

Predators visit the Hurricanes after shootout victory