National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Minnesota Wild 2
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Buffalo Sabres 3
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Match Report

Owen Power scores in OT and Sabres rally from 2 goals down to beat Wild 3-2

— Owen Power scored 4:22 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

17
Blocked Shots
16
26
Hits
12
3
Takeaways
3
20
Shots
28
1
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
2
25.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
30
44.4
Faceoff Win Percent
55.6
20
Giveaways
18
2
Total Penalties
4
4
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

MIN

  • Jesper Wallstedt GA 3 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • Joel Eriksson Ek BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Michael McCarron BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Matt Boldy BS 3 · HT 0 · TK 0

BUF

  • Colten Ellis GA 2 · SA 20 · SOS 0
  • Peyton Krebs BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Ryan McLeod BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Noah Ostlund BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 4:22 · OT Game End
  2. 4:22 · OT End of OT
  3. 4:22 · OT Owen Power Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jiri Kulich (1), Tage Thompson (2)
  4. 4:16 · OT Tage Thompson Backhand Wide Left
  5. 3:59 · OT Jack Quinn shot blocked by Matt Boldy
  6. 3:14 · OT Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  7. 2:30 · OT Danila Yurov Snap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  8. 2:10 · OT Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt

Highlights

01:19 Minnesota Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:22 Danila Yurov scores power-play goal vs. Sabres Watch on ESPN 00:19 Maxim Shabanov lights the lamp for Wild Watch on ESPN 00:48 Noah Ostlund lights the lamp for Sabres Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BUF leads series 1-0

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres

  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Justin Danforth Day-To-Day
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

Minnesota Wild

  • Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve
  • Marcus Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Nick Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Brock Faber Injured Reserve

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