Saturday, January 17, 2026
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, MIN–BUF
- 4.7–2.8
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 37.5%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 36–24
- MIN–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Wild won 5-4 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing the Sabres 4.7 to 2.9 in expected goals. Quinn Hughes had 13 shot attempts. Mats Zuccarello scored the overtime winner.
- Quinn HughesVolume
Quinn Hughes had 13 shot attempts. Four reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 6.8 attempts a game. It was his first goal in 15 games. It finished 5-4 for the Wild in overtime.
- Mats ZuccarelloOvertime winner
Mats Zuccarello scored the overtime winner. He also had 11 shot attempts against an average of 4.0. He played 25:35, about 7 minutes over his average. The Wild beat the Sabres 5-4 in overtime.
- Kirill KaprizovBig night
Kirill Kaprizov had three points, three assists. He has 55 points in 49 games this season. He played 24:28 and had three shots on goal. The Wild beat the Sabres 5-4 in overtime.
- Yakov TreninPhysical
Yakov Trenin threw 9 hits, the most in the league that night. He has 14 points in 49 games this season. The Wild beat the Sabres 5-4 in overtime.
- Alex TuchStreak
Alex Tuch has a point in 7 straight games. That was his 17th goal of the season. The Sabres lost 5-4 to the Wild in overtime.
- Tage ThompsonStreak
Tage Thompson has a point in 7 straight games. He has 50 points in 47 games this season. The Sabres lost 5-4 to the Wild in overtime.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
9 goals from 87 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Minnesota Wild
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes D | 29:52 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Brock Faber D | 28:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
| Mats Zuccarello R | 25:35 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 24:28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.73 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 22:10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.54 | 1 | 3 | 92 |
| Jake Middleton D | 21:17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.18 | 3 | 4 | 72 |
| Danila Yurov R | 16:27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.39 | 2 | 1 | 73 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 16:16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | 15:55 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.69 | 3 | 1 | 80 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 15:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 63 |
| Marcus Foligno L | 14:25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | 12:28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Daemon Hunt D | 11:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Nico Sturm C | 10:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| David Jiricek D | 9:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| Ben Jones C | 8:54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Hunter Haight C | 8:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| Tyler Pitlick C | 6:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 | 4 | 0 | 37 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 27:10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.38 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 26:30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| Bowen Byram D | 25:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| Tage Thompson C | 22:17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Owen Power D | 21:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Alex Tuch R | 18:40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.28 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| Jason Zucker L | 17:49 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.28 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
| Zach Benson L | 16:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 16:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Jack Quinn R | 16:03 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Josh Doan R | 15:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 10:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 10:31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 | 61 |
| Michael Kesselring D | 10:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 9:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 8:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Zach Metsa D | 7:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute