Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres — January 17, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Minnesota Wild defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 in overtime on January 17, 2026. The Minnesota Wild controlled play with 59.3% Corsi and generated 9.76 expected goals compared to 6.87 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Minnesota Wild created 12 high-danger scoring chances compared to 9 from the Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5. Vinnie Hinostroza was the most dangerous skater with 1.55 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Minnesota Wild outshot the Buffalo Sabres 36-24 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Jan 17, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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MIN5 - 4BUF (OT)

Jan 17, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
BUF	P1	17	15	53.1	12	11	52.2	6	7	46.2	14	10	58.3	5	5	50.0	3.27	3.73	46.7	1	2	33.3
	P2	14	27	34.1	13	20	39.4	9	18	33.3	12	18	40.0	3	5	37.5	2.64	5.55	32.3	3	2	60.0
	P3	17	23	42.5	13	15	46.4	9	10	47.4	9	16	36.0	3	5	37.5	2.41	2.22	52.1	0	0	—
	OT	0	4	0.0	0	3	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	3	0.0	0	1	0.0	0.00	0.41	0.0	0	1	0.0
	Total	48	69	41.0	38	49	43.7	24	36	40.0	35	47	42.7	11	16	40.7	8.32	11.90	41.1	4	5	44.4
MIN	P1	15	17	46.9	11	12	47.8	7	6	53.8	10	14	41.7	5	5	50.0	3.73	3.27	53.3	2	1	66.7
	P2	27	14	65.9	20	13	60.6	18	9	66.7	18	12	60.0	5	3	62.5	5.55	2.64	67.7	2	3	40.0
	P3	23	17	57.5	15	13	53.6	10	9	52.6	16	9	64.0	5	3	62.5	2.22	2.41	47.9	0	0	—
	OT	4	0	100.0	3	0	100.0	1	0	100.0	3	0	100.0	1	0	100.0	0.41	0.00	100.0	1	0	100.0
	Total	69	48	59.0	49	38	56.3	36	24	60.0	47	35	57.3	16	11	59.3	11.90	8.32	58.9	5	4	55.6

Win Probability

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Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

MIN Attempts

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Individual Event Map

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Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (MIN) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = BUF players, Columns = MIN players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

BUF ↓ / MIN →	Trenin	Hinostroza	Haight	Sturm	Jones	Pitlick	Kaprizov	Foligno	Zuccarello	Hartman	Tarasenko	Yurov	Hughes	Faber	Middleton	Spurgeon	Hunt	Jiricek
Thompson	67	14	17	75	50	40	38	40	43	33	63	56	47	58	62	46	25	0
McLeod	57	43	50	100	75	100	13	43	7	14	27	50	43	40	50	64	25	29
Ostlund	83	46	57	89	100	100	44	42	17	17	67	50	43	56	63	50	57	67
Krebs	60	45	54	100	100	100	50	25	20	20	60	33	57	38	29	20	50	67
Kozak	100	0	—	50	43	50	27	0	27	27	50	67	36	29	0	20	100	100
Zucker	78	54	56	92	75	100	33	56	27	33	63	71	60	63	76	77	29	29
Benson	67	20	0	50	40	40	33	25	38	27	50	50	40	33	43	38	0	0
Greenway	100	0	—	50	43	50	6	0	6	6	25	100	13	18	0	25	100	100
Malenstyn	100	0	—	50	43	50	7	0	7	8	25	100	14	17	0	25	100	100
Tuch	80	38	20	50	57	40	32	43	32	28	33	63	41	44	40	45	33	0
Quinn	67	47	50	100	71	100	25	46	18	25	50	56	55	55	71	64	13	25
Doan	67	38	50	80	100	100	44	38	29	17	67	33	50	42	50	33	50	60
Samuelsson	60	23	25	100	67	100	21	25	21	18	25	50	29	32	50	36	14	29
Dahlin	100	44	54	74	53	55	33	50	33	38	60	71	53	56	68	67	43	43
Byram	55	64	73	50	50	40	21	56	8	8	28	43	24	24	38	43	63	71
Power	60	38	58	100	50	100	35	23	32	27	50	45	47	22	37	44	67	67
Kesselring	100	28	21	100	60	100	17	24	0	17	75	100	50	30	33	43	30	36
Metsa	100	0	0	71	71	71	0	0	0	0	100	100	67	63	25	25	50	67