Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres

27-13-9, 14-7-3 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Wild MIN	2	2	0	1	5
Sabres BUF	1	3	0	0	4

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26-16-5, 16-6-3 Home

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
3
Wild
2

Game 1

11/29

Wild
5
Sabres
4

Game 2

1/17

KeyBank Center

12:30 PM, January 17, 2026Coverage: NHL Net

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Jordan Samuels-Thomas

Linesmen:
CJ Murray
Shawn Oliver

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	35	7	9	79
Minnesota	30	14	10	70
Dallas	30	14	9	69
Utah	28	21	4	60
Nashville	24	23	5	53
Chicago	21	23	9	51
Winnipeg	21	24	7	49
St. Louis	19	25	9	47

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	33	14	4	70
Detroit	32	17	5	69
Buffalo	30	17	5	65
Montreal	29	17	7	65
Boston	31	20	3	65
Florida	28	21	3	59
Ottawa	25	21	7	57
Toronto	24	20	9	57

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Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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