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Minnesota Wild
VS
Buffalo Sabres

Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 31, 2:10AM UTC

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NHL
KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Indoor
Sat 17 Jan 2026, 5:30PM
3
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Minnesota Wild 1.5 Spread -278

The model graded 3 markets for Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $136 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sat 17 Jan 2026, 5:30PM at KeyBank Center.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win76.2%
The price says73.5%
Best price-278
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Minnesota Wild 1.5 High76% chance -278
Puck Lines High98% chance —
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Minnesota Wild
+1.5
-278
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Calibrated model vs market

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Minnesota Wild

  • Filip Gustavsson GOut
  • Jonas Brodin DOut
  • Joel Eriksson Ek COut

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth RWOut
  • Jiri Kulich COut
  • Noah Ostlund COut
Availability updated May 20, 10:36PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 6 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability6 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Buffalo SabresNo line posted

Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineMinnesota Wild +1.5No line posted

Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres — what the model found

Our model graded 3 betting markets for Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres — 3 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

3
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 3 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres — recent results

Buffalo Sabres have won 2 of their last 5 games; Minnesota Wild have won 1 of their last 5.

Buffalo Sabres — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L2–3MTLHome
W8–3MTLAway
L3–6MTLHome
W3–2MTLAway
L2–6MTLAway
Minnesota Wild — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L3–4COLAway
L2–5COLHome
W5–1COLHome
L2–5COLAway
L6–9COLAway

Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres — recent meetings

These two have met 1 time recently: Buffalo Sabres won 0, Minnesota Wild won 1.

DateBuffalo SabresMinnesota WildWinner
Jan 1745Minnesota Wild

Who’s out or in doubt

6 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Buffalo Sabres
PlayerStatus
Justin Danforth RWOUT
Jiri Kulich COUT
Noah Ostlund COUT
Minnesota Wild
PlayerStatus
Filip Gustavsson GOUT
Jonas Brodin DOUT
Joel Eriksson Ek COUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Wild vs Sabres, or as Sabres vs Wild. The most recent game between them was Saturday 17 January 2026 at KeyBank Center. The model has generated 3 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 1 meeting
Minnesota Wild 1–0 across the last meeting
DateGameScoreWinner
17 Jan 2026Minnesota Wild @ Buffalo Sabres4–5Minnesota Wild
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