Wild vs Sabres Prediction
Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026, 7:00 PM ET, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Agatha Research Desk, Updated
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HOMEBuffaloSabres55%WIN CHANCELIVE READSabres to WinWON#419 SEALEDSEALED ODDS -Agatha's pick: Sabres to WinTHE VERDICT
Win chance at the seal 55%
Final score: Sabres 3, Wild 2
- SEALED ODDS
- +100BetOnline
- CLOSING ODDS
- -101BetOnline, at the start
- STAKE
- 1 unitflat, every pick
- RESULT
- WON +1.00uat the sealed price
- GRADED
- 9:45 PM ETreceipt #419
Game Center
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
- [4- 4:22] Game End
- [4- 4:22] End of OT
- [4- 4:22] Owen Power Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jiri Kulich (1)
- [4- 4:16] Tage Thompson Backhand Wide Left
- [4- 3:59] Jack Quinn shot blocked by Matt Boldy
- [4- 3:14] Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
- [4- 2:30] Danila Yurov Snap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
- [4- 2:10] Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
- [4- 2:03] Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon
- [4- 2:00] Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
- [4- 1:44] Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- [4- 1:27] Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Leaders
- Owen Power (BUF): 1
- Owen Power (BUF): 1
- Owen Power (BUF): 2
- Maxim Shabanov (MIN): 1
- Michael McCarron (MIN): 1
- Danila Yurov (MIN): 1
Game-day injuries
- Jason Zucker (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Alex Lyon (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Conor Timmins (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Topias Leinonen (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Jack Rathbone (BUF) - Injured Reserve
- Nick Foligno (MIN) - Day-To-Day
- Brock Faber (MIN) - Injured Reserve
- Filip Gustavsson (MIN) - Injured Reserve
MINTale of the tape
BUFWild vs Sabres recent form
MIN 3-2 Wild: last 5 games
- W4-1BOS Oct 3 Boston Bruins, 4-1
- W3-1NSH Oct 1 Nashville Predators, 3-1
- L3-4COL May 13 Colorado Avalanche, 3-4
- L2-5COL May 11 Colorado Avalanche, 2-5
- W5-1COL May 9 Colorado Avalanche, 5-1
BUF 2-3 Sabres: last 5 games
- W4-3CHI Oct 3 Chicago Blackhawks, 4-3
- L3-6CBJ Oct 1 Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-6
- L2-3MTL May 18 Montreal Canadiens, 2-3
- W8-3MTL May 16 Montreal Canadiens, 8-3
- L3-6MTL May 14 Montreal Canadiens, 3-6
Goals scored, last 5MIN 17BUF 20
Goals allowed, last 5fewer is betterMIN 12BUF 21
Wild vs Sabres head-to-head
Since Nov 10, 2023: Wild 3, Sabres 3
- Jan 17, 2026Wild 5-4
- Nov 29, 2025Sabres 3-2
- Mar 22, 2025Wild 4-1
- Nov 27, 2024Wild 1-0
- Feb 17, 2024Sabres 3-2
- Nov 10, 2023Sabres 3-2
Wild vs Sabres line movement
Market (latest pregame line)
Spread (BUF)
+1.5
Total
6.5
Moneyline
- MIN
- -110
- BUF
- -110
Line movement, tracked by Agatha since first sighting (14 snapshots)
- Moneyline (BUF) at FanDuel: opened -105, now -108
- Spread (BUF) at FanDuel: opened +1.5, now +1.5
- Total at FanDuel: opened 6.5, now 6.5
Agatha's pick for Wild vs Sabres
The Sabres. Agatha gave Buffalo a 55% chance to win at KeyBank Center, Buffalo. It was one of Agatha's Best NHL Bets for Oct 6.
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