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Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

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5 - 4

Mats Zuccarello's overtime goal gives the Wild a 5-4 win over the red-hot Sabres

Mats Zuccarello nets OT winner on power play for Wild

Zuccarello’s winning goal came on the power play after a pass from Kirill Kaprizov, who finished with three assists to help end the Wild’s three-game winless streak.

Marcus Foligno, Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko and Quinn Hughes also scored, and Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves for the Wild.

Ryan McLeod, Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn and Alex Tuch scored for the Sabres, who lost for only the third time in 18 games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 20 saves.

Foligno gave the Wild a 1-0 lead at 9:19 of the first period but McLeod tied it 46 seconds later.

Hartman made it 2-1 with eight seconds left in the first when he tapped home a cross-crease pass from Hughes. Tarasenko gave the Wild a 3-1 lead at 1:08 of the second period.

Krebs cut the lead to 3-2 when he tipped a pass from Mattias Samuelsson past Gustavsson with 9:53 left and Quinn tied it up 1:27 later. Tuch’s power-play goal with 3:53 to go gave them a 4-3 lead.

Hughes’ slap shot goal with 2:56 to go in the second made it 4-4.

Up next Wild: Continue a three-game road trip in Toronto on Monday.

Sabres: Open a five-game road trip in Carolina on Monday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:19 Marcus Foligno Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (14), Ben Jones (1)
Goal 1st Period 10:05 Ryan McLeod Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Jack Quinn (16), Jason Zucker (12)
Goal 1st Period 19:52 Ryan Hartman Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (37), Kirill Kaprizov (28)
Goal 2nd Period 1:08 Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (10), Danila Yurov (11)
Goal 2nd Period 10:07 Peyton Krebs Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (16)
Goal 2nd Period 11:34 Jack Quinn Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jason Zucker (13)
Goal 2nd Period 16:07 Alex Tuch Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (25), Ryan McLeod (20)
Goal 2nd Period 17:04 Quinn Hughes Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (29), Mats Zuccarello (17)
Goal 4th Period 1:46 Mats Zuccarello Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (30), Filip Gustavsson (1)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 16
31 Hits 21
6 Takeaways 3
36 Shots 24
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
25.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 26
55.2 Faceoff Win Percent 44.8
11 Giveaways 10
6 Total Penalties 6
15 Penalty Minutes 15
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Benson, LW Day-To-Day Jan 22
Jacob Bryson, D Out Jan 22
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Jan 19
Josh Dunne, C Injured Reserve Jan 15
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonas Brodin, D Injured Reserve Jan 20
Matt Boldy, LW Injured Reserve Jan 16
Zach Bogosian, D Injured Reserve Jan 15

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 34 5 77 9
Minnesota 29 14 67 9
Dallas 28 14 65 9
Utah 26 20 56 4
Nashville 24 22 52 4
Chicago 21 22 49 7
Winnipeg 20 23 47 7
St. Louis 19 23 46 8

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 31 16 67 5
Tampa Bay 31 13 66 4
Montreal 28 16 63 7
Buffalo 28 17 61 5
Boston 29 20 60 2
Toronto 24 17 57 9
Florida 26 20 55 3
Ottawa 23 20 53 7
Full Standings