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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
Tanner Pearson, LW Day-To-Day Mar 18
Alex Tuch, RW Day-To-Day Mar 18
Jiri Kulich, C Injured Reserve Mar 6
Jordan Greenway, LW Injured Reserve Feb 25
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bobby Brink, RW Day-To-Day Mar 18
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Out Mar 17
Marcus Foligno, LW Injured Reserve Mar 3

Game Information

KeyBank Center

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

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 44 13 98 10
Dallas 43 15 96 10
Minnesota 39 18 90 12
Utah 35 27 76 6
Nashville 30 28 69 9
Winnipeg 28 28 67 11
St. Louis 27 30 65 11
Chicago 25 30 62 12

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 42 20 90 6
Tampa Bay 41 21 86 4
Montreal 37 20 84 10
Boston 37 23 82 8
Detroit 37 23 82 8
Ottawa 34 24 77 9
Toronto 29 28 70 12
Florida 33 31 69 3
Full Standings