MIN 5, BUF 4 — 2026-01-17

2026-01-17·2025-26final / OT

Scoring

9 goals

P1	09:19	MIN	M. Foligno(3) — V. Tarasenko, B. Jones	1-0
P1	10:05	BUF	R. McLeod(11) — J. Quinn, J. Zucker	1-1
P1	19:52	MIN	R. Hartman(13) — Q. Hughes, K. Kaprizov	2-1
P2	01:08	MIN	V. Tarasenko(9) — J. Spurgeon, D. Yurov	3-1
P2	10:07	BUF	P. Krebs(4) — M. Samuelsson	3-2
P2	11:34	BUF	J. Quinn(11) — R. Dahlin, J. Zucker	3-3
P2	16:07	BUF	A. Tuch(17) — T. Thompson, R. McLeod	3-4
P2	17:04	MIN	Q. Hughes(4) — K. Kaprizov, M. Zuccarello	4-4
OT	01:46	MIN	M. Zuccarello(6) — K. Kaprizov, F. Gustavsson	5-4

Shots

full sheet — away attacking left, home attacking right

MIN ● 5G ● 31 SOG · 4.87 xG

BUF ● 4G ● 20 SOG · 2.88 xG

Every unblocked attempt, each team attacking the net it shot on; dot size scales with xG. Teams switch ends between periods, so shots are rotated onto one sheet rather than plotted where they physically happened. Blocked shots are recorded at the block, not the shot origin, so they sit short of the net — off by default.

MINteam totalsBUF

36Shots24

4.61Expected goals2.87

45Unblocked att38

1PP goals1

31Hits21

9Blocks16

11Giveaways10

6Takeaways3

15PIM15

Expected goals by period

regulation only — xG has no model for 3-on-3 or the shootout

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
MIN	1.25	2.28	1.08	4.61
BUF	1.12	1.10	0.65	2.87

MIN skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	S	H	B	PIM	TOI
K. KaprizovL	0	3	3	+1	3	1	0	0	24:28
Q. HughesD	1	1	2	+1	4	0	1	2	29:52
M. ZuccarelloR	1	1	2	+1	4	0	0	0	25:35
V. TarasenkoR	1	1	2	+2	5	3	0	0	15:55
R. HartmanR	1	0	1	+1	4	1	1	0	22:10
D. YurovR	0	1	1	+1	1	2	1	4	16:27
J. SpurgeonD	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	16:16
M. FolignoL	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	7	14:25
B. JonesC	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	8:54
B. FaberD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	28:41
J. MiddletonD	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	0	21:17
Y. TreninC	0	0	0	+1	0	9	0	0	15:33
V. HinostrozaC	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	12:28
D. HuntD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:36
N. SturmC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	10:55
D.JiricekD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	9:12
H. HaightC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	8:06
T. PitlickC	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	6:08

BUF skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	S	H	B	PIM	TOI
J. ZuckerL	0	2	2	+1	3	2	0	0	17:49
R. McLeodC	1	1	2	+2	2	0	1	0	16:30
J. QuinnR	1	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	16:03
R. DahlinD	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	27:10
M. SamuelssonD	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	0	26:30
T. ThompsonC	0	1	1	-1	6	0	0	2	22:17
A. TuchR	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	18:40
P. KrebsC	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	10:31
B. ByramD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	3	2	25:36
O. PowerD	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	21:33
Z. BensonL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	16:31
N. OstlundC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	16:09
J. DoanR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	15:14
J. GreenwayL	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	10:43
M. KesselringD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	9	10:16
B. MalenstynL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	9:56
T. KozakC	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	8:32
Z. MetsaD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	7:04

MIN goaltending

F. GustavssonW	20/24	0.833	61:46
J. Wallstedt	0/0	—	0:00

BUF goaltending

U. LuukkonenO	31/36	0.861	61:46
C. Ellis	0/0	—	0:00

Penalties

12 called

P1	03:10	BUF	T. Thompson	hooking	2
P1	10:05	BUF	M. Kesselring	unsportsmanlike conduct	2
P1	10:05	MIN	M. Foligno	unsportsmanlike conduct	2
P1	12:11	MIN	M. Foligno	fighting	5
P1	12:11	BUF	M. Kesselring	fighting	5
P1	15:25	MIN	Q. Hughes	hooking	2
P1	16:26	MIN	D. Yurov	hooking	2
P2	01:47	BUF	B. Byram	slashing	2
P2	04:08	BUF	M. Kesselring	hooking	2
P2	12:19	MIN	D.Jiricek	roughing	2
P2	15:01	MIN	D. Yurov	holding	2
P3	19:46	BUF	P. Krebs	hooking	2

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