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Wild at Sabres

NHL · Tuesday, Oct 6 · 6:00 PM CT · KeyBank Center · Final MIN 2 – BUF 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
MIN02002
BUF00213
Team box
MIN·BUF
20
shots
28
1 of 4
power play
0 of 2
44.4
faceoff %
55.6
26
hits
12
17
blocked shots
16
4
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Tage ThompsonBUF119
Owen PowerBUF112
Noah OstlundBUF102
Danila YurovMIN102
Maxim ShabanovMIN102
Rasmus DahlinBUF013
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jesper WallstedtMIN2825.893
Colten EllisBUF2018.900

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
BUF +3
MIN +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: BUF 1 · MIN 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was MIN 46%, BUF 54% · Updated Oct 6

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
BUF 3.3 – 3.3 MIN
Expected total
6.6
WildThe matchupSabres
+117Our fair odds−117
3.3Expected goals3.3
+0.16Power rating+0.19
3.5Goals / game3.5
1.0Allowed / game4.5
30.0Shots / game27.0
49.6Faceoff %48.5
17.0Hits / game25.0
2−0Season record1−1
6−4Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
MIN chance · BUF chance
Our model fair46.1%53.9%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
MINMinnesota Wild+11746%————
BUFBuffalo Sabres−11754%————
Spreadabout even
MINMinnesota WildPKour margin————
BUFBuffalo SabresPKour margin————
Totalwe expect 6.6
Over6.6our total————
Under6.6our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Minnesota Wild by 6 goals: <1%Minnesota Wild by 5 goals: 2%Minnesota Wild by 4 goals: 6%Minnesota Wild by 3 goals: 12%Minnesota Wild by 2 goals: 10%Minnesota Wild by 1 goal: 16%Buffalo Sabres by 1 goal: 25%Buffalo Sabres by 2 goals: 9%Buffalo Sabres by 3 goals: 11%Buffalo Sabres by 4 goals: 6%Buffalo Sabres by 5 goals: 2%Buffalo Sabres by 6 goals: <1%
← MIN wins byBUF wins by →
Buffalo Sabres wins by 2 or more28%
Buffalo Sabres wins by 3 or more19%
Minnesota Wild wins by 2 or more31%
Decided by one goal41%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.6 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 9%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 19%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 12%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.562%
Total over 6.551%
Total over 7.532%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
MINJesper Wallstedt G · last 5 starts: .933 save %, 1.99 GAAstarted
BUFColten Ellis G · last 5 starts: .915 save %, 2.47 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
MIN·BUF
Oct 3 vs BOS
last game
Oct 3 vs CHI
2 days
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
2
games in last 7 days
2
road after a home game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026–27 season · box-score averages from 2+ games
MIN·BUF
+0.16
rating (0 = average)
+0.19
3.5
goals / game
3.5
1.0
goals allowed / game
4.5
2−0
season record
1−1
1−0
home record
1−0
1−0
away record
0−1
W2
streak
W1
6−4
last 10
5−5
30.0
shots / game
27.0
49.6
faceoff %
48.5
17.0
hits / game
25.0
11.0
blocked shots / game
8.0
4.0
takeaways / game
2.5
17.0
giveaways / game
18.5

Rating Trend

MIN · BUF · 7 days
Minnesota WildBuffalo Sabres
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · BUF 6−4
Jan 17at BUFMIN 5 − 4 OT
Nov 29, 2025at MINBUF 3 − 2 SO
Mar 22, 2025at MINMIN 4 − 1
Nov 27, 2024at BUFMIN 1 − 0
Feb 17, 2024at MINBUF 3 − 2 OT
Nov 10, 2023at BUFBUF 3 − 2
Jan 28, 2023at MINMIN 3 − 2 SO
Jan 7, 2023at BUFBUF 6 − 5 OT
Mar 4, 2022at BUFBUF 5 − 4
Dec 16, 2021at MINBUF 3 − 2 SO

MIN · Last 10

6−4 · streak W2
Oct 3vs BOS4 − 1W
Oct 1at NSH3 − 1W
May 13at COL3 − 4L
May 11vs COL2 − 5L
May 9vs COL5 − 1W
May 5at COL2 − 5L
May 3at COL6 − 9L
Apr 30vs DAL5 − 2W
Apr 28at DAL4 − 2W
Apr 25vs DAL3 − 2W

BUF · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Oct 3vs CHI4 − 3W
Oct 1at CBJ3 − 6L
May 18vs MTL2 − 3L
May 16at MTL8 − 3W
May 14vs MTL3 − 6L
May 12at MTL3 − 2W
May 10at MTL2 − 6L
May 8vs MTL1 − 5L
May 6vs MTL4 − 2W
May 1at BOS4 − 1W