Sat, Jan 17, 2026
05:30 PM
FinalRegular season
KeyBank Center
Retroactive prediction
Wrong winner predicted
MIN 39%61% BUF
Probable score
3 - 4
Regulation win (home)
60%
OT / shootout probability
14%
Elo home / away
1509 / 1518
Likely goal scorers
1/6 correct
Tage Thompson0.35 goal · 29%0
Kirill Kaprizov0.24 goal · 21%0
Alex Tuch0.21 goal · 19%1
Josh Doan0.21 goal · 19%0
Jason Zucker0.20 goal · 18%0
Rasmus Dahlin0.17 goal · 16%0Likely goal scorers
1/6 correctTage Thompson0.35 goal · 29%0Kirill Kaprizov0.24 goal · 21%0Alex Tuch0.21 goal · 19%1Josh Doan0.21 goal · 19%0Jason Zucker0.20 goal · 18%0Rasmus Dahlin0.17 goal · 16%0Likely assists
4/6 correct
Quinn Hughes0.29 assist · 26%1Tage Thompson0.26 assist · 23%1Rasmus Dahlin0.22 assist · 20%1Alex Tuch0.17 assist · 16%0Kirill Kaprizov0.17 assist · 16%3
Zach Benson0.17 assist · 15%0Likely point getters
5/6 correctTage Thompson0.60 point · 45%1Kirill Kaprizov0.41 point · 34%3Rasmus Dahlin0.40 point · 33%1Alex Tuch0.39 point · 32%1Josh Doan0.37 point · 31%0Jason Zucker0.36 point · 30%2Tonight's matchup
| MIN | Stat | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | G | 40 |
| 44 | A | 41 |
| 89 | PTS | 81 |
| 16.7% | S% | 14.7% |
| 22.1 | TOI | 19.2 |
MIN 2 – 3 BUF · goal diff (home) -0.20
Result
Three stars
Scoring summary
1st period
- 09:19
V. Tarasenko (14), B. Jones (1)
MIN 1–0 BUF - 10:05
J. Quinn (16), J. Zucker (12)
MIN 1–1 BUF - 19:52
Q. Hughes (37), K. Kaprizov (28)
MIN 2–1 BUF
2nd period
- 01:08
J. Spurgeon (10), D. Yurov (11)
MIN 3–1 BUF - 10:07BUFP. Krebs(4)
M. Samuelsson (16)
MIN 3–2 BUF - 11:34
R. Dahlin (28), J. Zucker (13)
MIN 3–3 BUF - 16:07
T. Thompson (25), R. McLeod (20)
MIN 3–4 BUF - 17:04
K. Kaprizov (29), M. Zuccarello (17)
MIN 4–4 BUF
Overtime 1
- 01:46
K. Kaprizov (30), F. Gustavsson (1)
MIN 5–4 BUF
Team comparison
| MIN | Stat | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Shots | 24 |
| 1 | Power play | 1 |
| 31 | Hits | 21 |
| 9 | Blocked shots | 16 |
| 15 | PIM | 15 |
