Buffalo SabresSabres10-11-4
3Final/SONov 29, 2025
Minnesota WildWild14-7-5
2TVMSGBStreamESPN+FanDuel SN North ExtraFanDuel SN WIX
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
BUF+120
MIN−140
Puck line
BUF +1.5−225
MIN −1.5+180
Total O/U
Over 6.5+105
Under 6.5−125
- Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).
Recap
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul on Nov 29, 2025 to move to 10-11-4.
The game was played before 17,233.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
W: Ellis · L: Gustavsson
Scoring plays
First Period
- MINGoal · 9:37Kirill Kaprizov Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (9), Danila Yurov (4)0-1
- BUFGoal · 12:42Beck Malenstyn Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Peyton Krebs (7), Josh Dunne (2)1-1
- MINGoal · 14:05Matt Boldy Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: none1-2
Third Period
- BUFGoal · 6:01Josh Doan Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (14), Noah Ostlund (3)2-2
Team stats
BUFMIN
- Shots
- 33
- 24
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 44.8
- 55.2
- Hits
- 20
- 18
- Blocked Shots
- 8
- 14
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 6
Top performers
Buffalo SabresMinnesota Wild
Goals
Beck Malenstyn1
Matt Boldy1
Assists
Peyton Krebs1
Mats Zuccarello1
Points
Beck Malenstyn1
Kirill Kaprizov1
Player stats
Sabres · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10:20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:31 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.2 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:32 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33.3 | 2 |
| Jason Zucker LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 28:26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Owen Power D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Conor Timmins D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Ellis G | 2 | 24 | 22 | .917 | 65:00 | 0 |
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21:52 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26.7 | 0 |
| Marcus Johansson LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 25:01 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Liam Ohgren LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Pitlick C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zeev Buium D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brock Faber D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Gustavsson G | 2 | 33 | 31 | .939 | 64:51 | 0 |
Three stars
- Rasmus Dahlin (BUF)
- Noah Ostlund (BUF)
- Kirill Kaprizov (MIN)
Game info
VenueGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
Attendance17,233
OfficialsReferee: Cody Beach · Linesman: Kiel Murchison · Referee: Brandon Schrader · Linesman: Kyle Flemington
TVMSGB · local
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