Wild at Sabres: October 6, 2026

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 (OT) at KeyBank Center on October 6, 2026 (2026-27 regular season).

Final (OT) · Played October 6, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Blake Coleman and Danila Yurov and Jared Spurgeon (Wild, 1 each); Owen Power and Tage Thompson (Sabres, 2 each). Most saves: Jesper Wallstedt (Wild, 25); Colten Ellis (Sabres, 18).

Team comparison

Team statsMINBUF
Shots on goal2028
Saves2518
Power-play goals10
Hits2612
Blocked shots1716
Giveaways2016
Takeaways33
Penalty minutes48

What stood out

  • Shots on goal: Wild 20, Sabres 28.
  • Saves: Wild 25, Sabres 18.

Player lines

  • Blake Coleman (MIN LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:44 TOI
  • Bobby Brink (MIN RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 13:34 TOI
  • Daemon Hunt (MIN D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 14:08 TOI
  • Danila Yurov (MIN RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 1 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:21 TOI
  • Jared Spurgeon (MIN D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 21:49 TOI
  • Jesper Wallstedt (MIN G): 28 SA, 25 SV, 3 GA, 64:22 TOI
  • Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 20:26 TOI
  • Jonas Brodin (MIN D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 3 BLK, 19:18 TOI
  • Kirill Kaprizov (MIN LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 24:58 TOI
  • Marcus Foligno (MIN LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 7 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:25 TOI
  • Matt Boldy (MIN LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 7 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 3 BLK, 23:24 TOI
  • Maxim Shabanov (MIN RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 1 BLK, 17:30 TOI
  • Michael McCarron (MIN C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 2 BLK, 15:16 TOI
  • Nick Foligno (MIN LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 3:29 TOI
  • Olli Maatta (MIN D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 19:18 TOI
  • Quinn Hughes (MIN D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 29:30 TOI
  • Ryan Hartman (MIN RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:40 TOI
  • Yakov Trenin (MIN C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 6 HIT, 1 BLK, 13:04 TOI
  • Zach Bogosian (MIN D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 14:12 TOI
  • Beck Malenstyn (BUF LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 8:28 TOI
  • Colten Ellis (BUF G): 20 SA, 18 SV, 2 GA, 64:22 TOI
  • Jack Quinn (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 21:45 TOI
  • Jiri Kulich (BUF C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 13:56 TOI
  • Josh Doan (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 12:05 TOI
  • Josh Norris (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:44 TOI
  • Justin Danforth (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 8:17 TOI
  • Konsta Helenius (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:01 TOI
  • Louis Crevier (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 3 BLK, 14:19 TOI
  • Mattias Samuelsson (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 22:41 TOI
  • Noah Ostlund (BUF C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 20:39 TOI
  • Olen Zellweger (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 14:52 TOI
  • Owen Power (BUF D): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG, 3 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 29:04 TOI
  • Peyton Krebs (BUF C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:21 TOI
  • Rasmus Dahlin (BUF D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 4 BLK, 29:15 TOI
  • Ryan McLeod (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 14:15 TOI
  • Tage Thompson (BUF C): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 9 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 20:23 TOI
  • Zach Benson (BUF LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:41 TOI
  • Zach Metsa (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 10:44 TOI

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