Who won Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres on Jan 17, 2026?

Minnesota Wild won 5-4 on Jan 17, 2026.

Wild 5, Sabres 4 — Jan 17, 2026 Recap

NHLSAT, JAN 17, 202611:38 AM CDT

Away

WildMinnesota Wild5

Final

Home

SabresBuffalo Sabres4

Betting Results

Spread

Wild covered

Sabres -1.5

Total

Over

9 / 6.5

Moneyline

Wild

+104

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Pre-Game Notes3 notes

MIN

Lost 3 straight

Wild cold

MIN

Lost ATS 5 straight

Wild hasn't covered in 5

BUF

4 games / 7d

Sabres in a stretch

Key Performers

Wild

Quinn HughesHot55g

1.1PTSL5 1.4

0.1G1A28mTOI

vs Sabres2PTS1g

Brock FaberHot87g

0.7PTSL5 1

0.2G0.4A25mTOI

vs Sabres0PTS2g

Kirill Kaprizov85g

1.2PTS

0.6G0.6A22mTOI

vs Sabres2PTS2g

Matt Boldy83g

1.1PTS

0.6G0.6A20mTOI

vs Sabres1PTS1g

Jonas BrodinCold68g

0.3PTSL5 0.2

0.1G0.2A20mTOI

vs Sabres0PTS1g

Goalie

Filip GustavssonCold89g

.904SV%2.71GAA

L5 .000 SV% · 0 GAA

Sabres

Rasmus DahlinCold84g

0.9PTSL5 0.4

0.3G0.7A24mTOI

vs Wild0.5PTS2g

Mattias SamuelssonCold85g

0.5PTSL5 0.2

0.2G0.3A22mTOI

vs Wild0.5PTS2g

Bowen ByramHot89g

0.5PTSL5 1

0.2G0.4A22mTOI

vs Wild0PTS2g

Owen PowerHot88g

0.4PTSL5 0.8

0.1G0.3A21mTOI

vs Wild0PTS2g

Tage Thompson88g

1PTS

0.5G0.5A19mTOI

vs Wild0.5PTS2g

Goalie

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenCold62g

.906SV%2.61GAA

L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA

ScoringSeason · per game

Team

GPG

Scored

OPP

Allowed

MARGIN

Per game

Wild

3.1★

2.8★

+0.3★

Sabres

3.3★

3.1★

+0.2★

Edge

Sabres +0.2

Wild +0.3

Wild +0.1

Last 10 · Trend

Wild

3.3avg

Sabres

4.1avg

Head-to-Head2025-26 · 1 games

Wild0

Sabres1

Nov 29

Sabres3@2Wild

Sabres +1

Recent FormLast 10

Straight-Up

WildL3

4-640%

Sabres

8-280%

Against the Spread

Wild5 fail

3-730%

Sabres

8-280%

Season Records2025-26 · 48g / 46g

Team

ATS

O/U

Wild

Overall

54%26-22

52%25-23

54%26-22

Sabres

Overall

57%26-20

54%25-21

50%23-23

Matchup VenueRoad / Home splits

Team

ATS

O/U

Wild

On Road

57%13-10

Sabres

At Home

67%16-8

63%15-9

50%12-12

Player Prop Results22 players · 63 props

Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

2✗

Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres

2 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Brock FaberMinnesota Wild

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

1✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

2✓

Danila YurovMinnesota Wild

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

4✓

Jason ZuckerBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

2✓

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Kirill KaprizovMinnesota Wild

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

3✓

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 1.5

3✓

Shots on GoalO 3.5

3✗

Mats ZuccarelloMinnesota Wild

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Owen PowerBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Quinn HughesMinnesota Wild

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

2✗

Ryan HartmanMinnesota Wild

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres

2 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 3.5

6✓

Vladimir TarasenkoMinnesota Wild

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

5✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

5✓

Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Jake MiddletonMinnesota Wild

1 prop

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

4✓

Jared SpurgeonMinnesota Wild

1 prop

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

0✗

Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres

1 prop

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

3✓

Filip GustavssonMinnesota Wild

1 prop

SavesO 24.5

20✗

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBuffalo Sabres

1 prop

SavesO 23.5

31✓

Betting Results

Pre-Game Notes3 notes

Key Performers

ScoringSeason · per game

Head-to-Head2025-26 · 1 games

Recent FormLast 10

Season Records2025-26 · 48g / 46g

Matchup VenueRoad / Home splits

Player Prop Results22 players · 63 props

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