Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Odds & Win Probability | January 17, 2026

January 17, 2026 · 11:30 AM CST

Away

Minnesota Wild

46-24-12

Home

Buffalo Sabres

50-23-9

Model V2 prediction is not available yet for this game.

Team comparison

Season and recent form

Season overview

MIN	Metric	BUF
104	Points	109
0.634	Points %	0.665
272	Goals for	288
240	Goals against	241
32	Goal differential	47
W1	Current streak	OT1

Road versus home

MIN road	Metric	BUF home
41	Games	41
23	Wins	26
50	Points	57
17	Goal differential	30

Last 10 games

MIN	Metric	BUF
6-4-0	Record	6-3-1
12	Points	13
36	Goals for	34
32	Goals against	30
4	Goal differential	4

History

Last 10 head-to-head games

MIN 4 wins

10 games reviewed

BUF 6 wins

Total goals29 – 27

Goal differential +2 / -2

Goals per game2.9 / 2.7

Shots per game31.2 / 32.3

Date	Matchup	Score	Shots	Details
Nov 29, 2025	Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild	3 - 2	33 - 24	View
Mar 22, 2025	Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild	1 - 4	21 - 21	View
Nov 27, 2024	Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres	1 - 0	30 - 39	View
Feb 17, 2024	Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild	3 - 2	28 - 32	View
Nov 10, 2023	Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres	2 - 3	35 - 25	View
Jan 28, 2023	Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild	2 - 3	31 - 35	View
Jan 7, 2023	Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres	5 - 6	44 - 37	View
Mar 4, 2022	Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres	4 - 5	33 - 38	View
Dec 16, 2021	Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild	3 - 2	40 - 32	View
Nov 19, 2019	Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres	4 - 1	26 - 31	View

This matchup prediction is generated using playerWON’s Model V2, incorporating team performance, recent form, and home/away effects. View full model performance to compare results across games.

Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 17, 2026

Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

Minnesota Wild

Buffalo Sabres

Season and recent form

Last 10 head-to-head games