NHL

Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

· National Hockey League
Minnesota Wild
26-12-9

vs
Buffalo Sabres
24-16-4
Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 1-0

Statistics

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2.65 Goals Against Average 3.12
29.7 Shots Against per Game 29.7
77.3 Penalty Kill Percentage 85.5
25 Power Play Goals Against 17
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.11 Goals For per Game 3.19
28.7 Shots per Game 28.4
34 Power Play Goals 23
22.4 Power Play Percentage 18.1
3 Short Handed Goals 5
298 Penalty Minutes 382
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Jan 7
Michael Kesselring, D Injured Reserve Jan 6
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Out Jan 12
Zach Bogosian, D Injured Reserve Jan 10

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 33 4 73 7
Dallas 26 10 61 9
Minnesota 26 12 61 9
Utah 22 20 48 4
Nashville 21 20 46 4
Chicago 19 20 45 7
St. Louis 17 21 42 8
Winnipeg 17 22 39 5

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 28 15 60 4
Tampa Bay 28 13 59 3
Montreal 26 14 58 6
Buffalo 24 16 52 4
Boston 25 19 52 2
Toronto 22 15 51 7
Florida 24 18 51 3
Ottawa 20 19 45 5
Full Standings
Wild Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ LA L 5-4 SO
@ LA L 4-2
@ SEA W 3-2 OT
vs NYI L 4-3 OT
vs NJ L 5-2
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ CBJ L 5-1
vs VAN W 5-3
@ NYR W 5-2
vs ANA W 5-3
vs FLA L 4-3