Buffalo Sabres v Minnesota Wild

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BSBuffalo Sabres936–1097–44 all time (since 1999)2026-27: 8–8WWWLWMore penalty minutes MWMinnesota Wild1008–971–55 all time (since 2000)2026-27: 12–6WLWWWMore power play goalsMore hits

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The numbers lean Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild edge 4–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 35 meetings in NHL on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.

Minnesota Wild lead the head to head 18–17 from 35 meetings since 2000.
2026-27: Buffalo Sabres 8–8, Minnesota Wild 12–6. Minnesota Wild have the better margin, +1.2 a game to -0.3.
Last five: Buffalo Sabres 4 wins, Minnesota Wild 4. Minnesota Wild are on a 3-game winning run.
Minnesota Wild average more power play goals per game: 0.9 to 0.5.
Minnesota Wild average more hits per game: 23.3 to 19.3.
Minnesota Wild concede fewer penalties per game: 3.6 to 4.1.
At home: Buffalo Sabres win 49%, Minnesota Wild 55% (every game we hold).
Buffalo Sabres’ biggest win in the rivalry: 4–1 in 2001-02, by 3.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Head to head

1735 games
since 200018

7 Oct 2026 · KeyBank Center, BuffaloBuffalo Sabres 3Minnesota Wild 2
18 Jan 2026 · KeyBank Center, BuffaloBuffalo Sabres 4Minnesota Wild 5
30 Nov 2025 · Grand Casino Arena, Saint PaulBuffalo Sabres 3Minnesota Wild 2
23 Mar 2025 · Grand Casino Arena, Saint PaulBuffalo Sabres 1Minnesota Wild 4
28 Nov 2024 · KeyBank Center, BuffaloBuffalo Sabres 0Minnesota Wild 1
18 Feb 2024 · Grand Casino Arena, Saint PaulBuffalo Sabres 3Minnesota Wild 2
11 Nov 2023 · KeyBank Center, BuffaloBuffalo Sabres 3Minnesota Wild 2
29 Jan 2023 · Grand Casino Arena, Saint PaulBuffalo Sabres 2Minnesota Wild 3

2026-27 season

Per game, this season.

3.149 totalScored per gameper game3.360 total
3.353 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better2.239 total
28.4455 totalShots totalper game30.2543 total
19.3309 totalHitsper game23.3420 total
13.1209 totalBlocked shotsper game14.7264 total
18,535296,560 totalAttendanceper game