Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres — Oct 6, 2026

NHL KeyBank Center, Buffalo·October 6, 2026
Minnesota Wild MIN 1-0-1, 0-0-1 Away
2
Final/OT
3
Buffalo Sabres BUF 2-0-0, 2-0-0 Home
1 2 3 OT T
MIN 0 2 0 0 2
BUF 0 0 2 1 3
Top Performers
Points
M.
M. V. Shabanov R MIN
1 PTS
O.
O. Power D BUF
2 PTS
Shots
M.
M. Boldy L MIN
7 SOG
T.
T. Thompson C BUF
9 SOG
Saves
J.
J. Wallstedt G MIN
25 SV
C.
C. Ellis G BUF
18 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star O. Power 1 G, 1 A
2nd Star T. Thompson 1 G, 1 A
3rd Star N. Ostlund 1 G, 0 A
Forwards
Wild
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
M. V. Shabanov 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 1 - 17:30
D. Yurov 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4/9 14:21
B. Coleman 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 0 1/2 17:44
M. McCarron 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 2 10/19 15:16
K. Kaprizov 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0/1 24:58
M. Boldy 0 0 0 -2 0 7 0 3 1/3 23:24
J. Eriksson Ek 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 6/12 20:26
R. Hartman 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 4/8 13:40
B. Brink 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 - 13:34
M. Foligno 0 0 0 +1 0 1 7 0 - 13:25
Y. Trenin 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 - 13:04
N. Foligno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3:29
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
T. Thompson 1 1 2 +1 0 9 0 1 4/10 20:23
N. Ostlund 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 5/9 20:39
P. Krebs 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 1/1 15:21
J. Kulich 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 1 4/10 13:56
J. Quinn 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 - 21:45
Z. Benson 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 0 - 20:41
J. Norris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/8 16:44
R. McLeod 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 7/9 14:15
K. Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 13:01
J. Doan 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 - 12:05
B. Malenstyn 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 - 8:28
J. Danforth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/7 8:17
Defense
Wild
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
Q. Hughes 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 - 29:30
J. Spurgeon 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 - 21:49
O. Maatta 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 - 19:18
J. Brodin 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 3 - 19:18
Z. Bogosian 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 - 14:12
D. Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 14:08
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
O. Power 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 0 - 29:04
R. Dahlin 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 4 - 29:15
M. Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 22:41
O. Zellweger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 14:52
L. Crevier 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 3 - 14:19
Z. Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 10:44
Goalies
Wild
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
J. Wallstedt 28 25 3 .893 64:22 OTL
Sabres
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
C. Ellis 20 18 2 .900 64:22 W
G - Goals · A - Assists · P - Points · +/- - Plus/Minus · PIM - Penalty Minutes · SOG - Shots on Goal · HIT - Hits · BLK - Blocked Shots · FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken · TOI - Time on Ice · SA - Shots Against · SV - Saves · GA - Goals Against · SV% - Save Percentage · DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Wild
Sabres
20 Shots on Goal 28
1/4 · 25% Power Play 0/2 · 0%
2/2 · 100% Penalty Kill 3/4 · 75%
48.1% Faceoffs Won 51.9%
26 Hits 12
17 Blocked Shots 16
4 Penalty Minutes 8
3 Takeaways 3
20 Giveaways 18
Play-by-Play
OT 0 - 1 2 - 3
2 - 3 0:38
O. Power A: J. Kulich, T. Thompson Goal
3rd Period 0 - 2 2 - 2
2 min O. Maatta High Sticking
2 - 2 10:22
T. Thompson A: P. Krebs Goal
2 - 1 16:05
N. Ostlund A: O. Power, R. Dahlin Goal
2nd Period 2 - 0 2 - 0
Goal M. V. Shabanov A: M. McCarron, Q. Hughes
2 - 0 4:22
PP Goal D. Yurov A: J. Spurgeon, B. Coleman
1 - 0 6:07
P. Krebs Interference 2 min
R. McLeod Slashing 2 min
1st Period 0 - 0
R. Dahlin High Sticking 2 min
Z. Benson Cross Checking 2 min
2 min J. Brodin Hooking
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: MIN +2 Times Tied: 1
Head-to-Head
Wild leads 1-0
Final/OT
MIN Wild
2201
5
BUF Sabres
1300
4
Highlights
Wild 2 - 3 Sabres
October 6, 2026
KeyBank Center
Buffalo, US · 19,070 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 6, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 20m