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Wild 5, Sabres 4 — Jan 17, 2026 Recap

Minnesota Wild beat Buffalo Sabres 5-4 on Jan 17, 2026.

Game FAQ — score, spread, and total

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

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

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NHLSAT, JAN 17, 202611:38 AM CT
AwayWild5
Final
HomeSabres4

Betting Results

Spread
Wild covered
Sabres -1.5
Total
Over
9 / 6.5
Moneyline
Wild
+104
Loading probability

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 Hughes
Quinn HughesHot55g
1.1PTSL5 1.4
0.1G1A28mTOI
vs Sabres2PTS1g
Brock Faber
Brock FaberHot87g
0.7PTSL5 1
0.2G0.4A25mTOI
vs Sabres0PTS2g
Kirill Kaprizov
Kirill Kaprizov85g
1.2PTS
0.6G0.6A22mTOI
vs Sabres2PTS2g
Matt Boldy
Matt Boldy83g
1.1PTS
0.6G0.6A20mTOI
vs Sabres1PTS1g
Jonas Brodin
Jonas BrodinCold68g
0.3PTSL5 0.2
0.1G0.2A20mTOI
vs Sabres0PTS1g
Goalie
Filip Gustavsson
Filip GustavssonCold89g
.904SV%2.71GAA
L5 .000 SV% · 0 GAA
Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus DahlinCold84g
0.9PTSL5 0.4
0.3G0.7A24mTOI
vs Wild0.5PTS2g
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias SamuelssonCold85g
0.5PTSL5 0.2
0.2G0.3A22mTOI
vs Wild0.5PTS2g
Bowen Byram
Bowen ByramHot89g
0.5PTSL5 1
0.2G0.4A22mTOI
vs Wild0PTS2g
Owen Power
Owen PowerHot88g
0.4PTSL5 0.8
0.1G0.3A21mTOI
vs Wild0PTS2g
Tage Thompson
Tage Thompson88g
1PTS
0.5G0.5A19mTOI
vs Wild0.5PTS2g
Goalie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenCold62g
.906SV%2.61GAA
L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA

ScoringSeason · per game

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
VS
Sabres1
Nov 29
Sabres3@2Wild
Sabres +1

Recent FormLast 10

Straight-Up
WildL3
4-640%
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
Sabres
8-280%
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
Against the Spread
Wild5 fail
3-730%
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
Sabres
8-280%
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W

Season Records2025-26 · 48g / 46g

Team
SU
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
SU
ATS
O/U
Wild
On Road
57%13-10
57%13-10
57%13-10
Sabres
At Home
67%16-8
63%15-9
50%12-12

Player Prop Results22 players · 63 props

Ryan Hartman
Ryan HartmanMinnesota Wild
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 2.5
4✓
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Jason Zucker
Jason ZuckerBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 1.5
3✓
AssistsO 0.5
2✓
PointsO 0.5
2✓
Josh Doan
Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1✗
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Tage Thompson
Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 3.5
6✓
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Kirill Kaprizov
Kirill KaprizovMinnesota Wild
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 3.5
3✗
AssistsO 0.5
3✓
PointsO 1.5
3✓
Alex Tuch
Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2✗
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Mats Zuccarello
Mats ZuccarelloMinnesota Wild
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 2.5
4✓
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
PointsO 0.5
2✓
Vladimir Tarasenko
Vladimir TarasenkoMinnesota Wild
4 props
Shots on GoalO 2.5
5✓
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 1.5
5✓
PointsO 0.5
2✓
Brock Faber
Brock FaberMinnesota Wild
4 props
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2✓
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
1✗
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres
3 props
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2✗
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Quinn Hughes
Quinn HughesMinnesota Wild
3 props
Shots on GoalO 2.5
4✓
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
PointsO 0.5
2✓
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
PointsO 0.5
2✓
Bowen Byram
Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Zach Benson
Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1✗
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Jack Quinn
Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 1.5
4✓
PointsO 0.5
2✓
Owen Power
Owen PowerBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 1.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Danila Yurov
Danila YurovMinnesota Wild
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1✗
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
SavesO 23.5
31✓
Filip Gustavsson
Filip GustavssonMinnesota Wild
1 prop
SavesO 24.5
20✗
Jared Spurgeon
Jared SpurgeonMinnesota Wild
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
0✗
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
3✓
Jake Middleton
Jake MiddletonMinnesota Wild
1 prop
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
4✓

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