MIN 2–3 BUF Final / SO · L
Wild/Schedule/Recap Sat, Nov 29, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 14-7-5
2–3
Final / SOL
Buffalo Sabres
BUF · 10-11-4
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT MIN 2110803020224 BUF 11101218021333 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Wild trail the season series 0–1
MIN 14-7-5 · BUF 10-11-4 · First meeting this season — the Wild trail the season series 0–1

Wild fell to the Sabres

Chances were even (2.3 to 2.7 expected goals); the Wild lost it in a shootout.

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 2.3 expected goals to 2.7, on 24 and 33 shots on goal.

MIN 2.3 xG · 24 shots BUF 2.7 xG · 33 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 0.7 · 0.9
2nd 1.0 · 0.9
3rd 0.3 · 0.4
OT 0.2 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 42.
MIN 42%BUF 58%

Goals and penalties

4 goals · 6 penalties
← Wild shoot this way Sabres shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
03:35 Jared Spurgeon· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
1
09:37 Kirill Kaprizov
Mats Zuccarello, Danila Yurov · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
1–0
2
12:42 Beck Malenstyn
Peyton Krebs, Josh Dunne · deflected shot on a rebound, a great chance (28%)
1–1
3
14:05 Matt Boldy
Unassisted · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
2–1
2nd period
PEN
02:14 Alex Tuch· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
10:32 Zeev Buium· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
13:16 Mattias Samuelsson· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
13:47 Matt Boldy· Delaying game puck over glass
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
4
06:01 Josh Doan
Alex Tuch, Noah Ostlund · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
2–2
PEN
10:00 Rasmus Dahlin· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
Shootout
1 Mats Zuccarello Miss
2 Tage Thompson Goal
3 Matt Boldy Goal
4 Jack Quinn Goal
5 Kirill Kaprizov Goal
6 Alex Tuch Miss
7 Vladimir Tarasenko Miss
8 Noah Ostlund Goal
Goaltending
+0.7
vs expected
31/33 saves · 2 GA · 2.7 xGA Stopped 0.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+0.3
vs expected
22/24 saves · 2 GA · 2.3 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team MINBUF
Shots on goal
24
33
Expected goals
2.3
2.7
Hits
18
20
Blocks
10
14
Faceoffs
55%
45%
Power play
0/3
0/3
Penalty minutes
6
6
The Wild went 0-for-3 on the power play and killed all 3 Sabres power plays.