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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
Noah Ostlund, C Out Mar 27
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
Jared Spurgeon, D Day-To-Day Mar 26

Game Information

KeyBank Center

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

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 48 13 106 10
Dallas 43 18 97 11
Minnesota 41 20 94 12
Utah 37 30 80 6
Nashville 34 29 77 9
Winnipeg 30 30 72 12
St. Louis 30 30 71 11
Chicago 27 33 67 13

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 21 96 8
Tampa Bay 44 21 94 6
Montreal 40 21 90 10
Boston 40 24 88 8
Ottawa 38 24 86 10
Detroit 39 25 86 8
Toronto 31 29 75 13
Florida 35 33 73 3
Full Standings