Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres

5-2-1, 2-2-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Wild MIN	2	0	2	4
Sabres BUF	0	0	0	0

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

1-3-2, 0-2-0 Home

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Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Wild
4
Sabres
0

Game 1

28/10

Sabres
2
Wild
1

Game 2

2/11

KeyBank Center

7:00 AM, 28 October 2016

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 18,122

Referees:
Mike Leggo

Linesmen:
David Brisebois

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Avs feel 'trickle-down effect' with Makar out in Game 1 loss

Golden Knights-Avalanche Game 1 takeaways, grades, early look at Game 2

Knights top Avalanche, open another playoff series with win