Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, MIN–BUF
- 1.9–4.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 67.8%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 20–28
- MIN–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres won 3-2 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing the Wild 4.0 to 2.0 in expected goals. The Sabres scored three straight at one stage. The Sabres trailed by two at one point. Tage Thompson had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Owen Power won it in overtime.
- Tage ThompsonVolume
Tage Thompson had 13 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Nine got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 8.0. The Sabres beat the Wild 3-2 in overtime.
- Owen PowerOvertime winner
Owen Power won it in overtime. It was his first goal in 26 games. That was his first goal of the season. It finished 3-2 for the Sabres in overtime.
- Marcus FolignoPhysical
Marcus Foligno finished 7 checks. He has 0 points in 3 games this season. He played 13:25 and had one shot on goal. The Wild fell 3-2 to the Sabres in overtime.
- Quinn HughesVolume
Quinn Hughes had 9 shot attempts. One got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 7.5 attempts a game. The Wild fell 3-2 to the Sabres in overtime.
- Matt BoldyVolume
Matt Boldy had 7 shots on goal. He came in averaging 4.5 shots on goal a game. The Wild lost 3-2 to the Sabres 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
5 goals from 76 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 | 29:30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 24:58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Matt Boldy L | 23:24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.41 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 21:49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 20:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 19:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| Olli Maatta D | 19:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Blake Coleman L | 17:44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
| Maxim Shabanov R | 17:30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 3 | 1 | 54 |
| Michael McCarron C | 15:16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| Danila Yurov R | 14:21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| Zach Bogosian D | 14:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Daemon Hunt D | 14:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 13:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Bobby Brink R | 13:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Marcus Foligno L | 13:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 13:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| Nick Foligno L | 3:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 29:15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.05 | 1 | 4 | 62 |
| Owen Power D | 29:04 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 22:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| Jack Quinn R | 21:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Zach Benson L | 20:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 20:39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.46 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
| Tage Thompson C | 20:23 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1.19 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| Josh Norris C | 16:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 15:21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Olen Zellweger D | 14:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Louis Crevier D | 14:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 14:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| Jiri Kulich C | 13:56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.23 | 2 | 1 | 92 |
| Konsta Helenius C | 13:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Josh Doan R | 12:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Zach Metsa D | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 8:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| Justin Danforth R | 8:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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