Wild vs Sabres Game (Oct 6, 2026) - Played at KeyBank Center

Final · October 6, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Minnesota Wild2

Buffalo Sabres3

Shots on goal : MIN 20 — BUF 28 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

1★O. PowerBUF · D · 1B 1A
2★T. ThompsonBUF · C · 1B 1A
3★N. OstlundBUF · C · 1B 0A

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Game stats

BUF

20Shots on goal28
44 %Faceoff win %56 %
1/4Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes8
26Hits12
17Blocked shots16
20Giveaways18
3Takeaways3

Shots by period

	P1	P2	P3	OT	Total
MIN	4	8	5	3	20
BUF	4	8	11	5	28

Season series MIN 0 – 1 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot

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MIN 2 / 20 / 303 / 28 / 46 BUF

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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

Penalties

1st period

04:03MINJonas Brodin — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Mattias Samuelsson
10:30BUFZach Benson — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Maxim Shabanov
17:59BUFRasmus Dahlin — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Blake Coleman

2nd period

07:28BUFRyan McLeod — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Blake Coleman
13:17BUFPeyton Krebs — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Joel Eriksson Ek

3rd period

16:09MINOlli Maatta — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Josh Norris

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Player	G	A	+/-	SOG	HIT	TOI
B. BrinkR	0	0	-1	2	1	13:34
M. BoldyL	0	0	-2	7	0	23:24
Y. TreninC	0	0	0	0	6	13:04
J. Eriksson EkC	0	0	-1	0	1	20:26
M. FolignoL	0	0	1	1	7	13:25
B. ColemanL	0	1	-2	1	4	17:44
D. YurovR	1	0	0	2	1	14:21
R. HartmanR	0	0	-1	0	1	13:40
M. McCarronC	0	1	1	0	2	15:16
M. ShabanovR	1	0	1	2	3	17:30
N. FolignoL	0	0	0	0	0	03:29
K. KaprizovL	0	0	-1	3	0	24:58
O. MaattaD	0	0	-1	0	0	19:18
Z. BogosianD	0	0	1	0	0	14:12
J. BrodinD	0	0	-1	1	0	19:18
Q. HughesD	0	1	0	1	0	29:30
J. SpurgeonD	0	1	-2	0	0	21:49
D. HuntD	0	0	0	0	0	14:08

Goalie	Saves	SV%	TOI
J. Wallstedt(O)	25/28	89.3 %	64:22
C. Pickard	0/0	—	00:00

Buffalo Sabres

Player	G	A	+/-	SOG	HIT	TOI
Z. BensonL	0	0	1	2	0	20:41
J. NorrisC	0	0	0	0	0	16:44
J. DanforthR	0	0	0	0	0	08:17
P. KrebsC	0	1	1	1	0	15:21
J.KulichC	0	1	2	2	2	13:56
J. QuinnR	0	0	1	2	1	21:45
B. MalenstynL	0	0	-1	0	2	08:28
R. McLeodC	0	0	0	1	0	14:15
T. ThompsonC	1	1	1	9	0	20:23
N. OstlundC	1	0	1	2	0	20:39
J. DoanR	0	0	-1	0	1	12:05
K. HeleniusC	0	0	0	0	0	13:01
O. ZellwegerD	0	0	0	0	0	14:52
M. SamuelssonD	0	0	0	2	1	22:41
O. PowerD	1	1	3	2	0	29:04
R. DahlinD	0	1	1	3	1	29:15
L. CrevierD	0	0	-1	2	3	14:19
Z. MetsaD	0	0	0	0	1	10:44

Goalie	Saves	SV%	TOI
U. Luukkonen	0/0	—	00:00
C. Ellis(W)	18/20	90.0 %	64:22

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About this game

Who won Wild vs Sabres?

Sabres won 3-2 in overtime over Wild on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.

When was Wild vs Sabres played?

On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center.

Where was Wild vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center, in Buffalo.

Have the Wild and Sabres played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.

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