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Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres — Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Minnesota Wild
MIN
vs
Buffalo Sabres
BUF
2-0-0
MIN record
1-1-0
BUF record
2-0-0
MIN last 10
1-1-0
BUF last 10
3.5
MIN goals for / game
3.5
BUF goals for / game

What is true about this game today

Minnesota Wild come in on 3 days of rest. Buffalo Sabres come in on 3 days of rest.

The recent history between these two

Their last 10 meetings, going back to 2021. Buffalo Sabres lead 6 to 4, at 6.00 goals a game.

DateResultHostGoals
Jan 17, 2026Wild 5, Sabres 4 (OT)BUF9
Nov 29, 2025Sabres 3, Wild 2 (OT)MIN5
Mar 22, 2025Wild 4, Sabres 1MIN5
Nov 27, 2024Wild 1, Sabres 0BUF1
Feb 17, 2024Sabres 3, Wild 2 (OT)MIN5
Nov 10, 2023Sabres 3, Wild 2BUF5
Jan 28, 2023Wild 3, Sabres 2 (OT)MIN5
Jan 7, 2023Sabres 6, Wild 5 (OT)BUF11

See the projection for this game

ArakIce projects a win probability and a total for Minnesota Wild against Buffalo Sabres, and flags where the number sits against the book.

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What the model weighs here

The projection starts from expected goals, meaning the quality of chances each club creates and gives up, which holds up better than goals scored. It then adjusts for what is only true of this game: who is confirmed in net, rest and travel, whether either club is on the second night of a back to back, and the referee crew where it moves the total.

Schedule, standings and results from the NHL public API. Head to head history from ArakIce's own game database.

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