NHL Prop Bets: Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild (October 6, 2026)
The Minnesota Wild (2-0-0) face the Buffalo Sabres (1-1-0) at KeyBank Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup. The Sabres opened as favorites, but the Wild have since moved into favoritism at -112 to win and +220 to cover the -1.5 puck line. The Sabres are -270 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Wild have a 48-47 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Sabres hold a record of 53-44 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +102 and UNDER at -122.
- The Wild have a 51-39-5 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 51 games have gone over the total points line, 39 have gone under and five have resulted in a push). The Sabres have a 45-46-6 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Wild have scored 3.27 goals per game since the beginning of last season (11th in the league). Comparatively, the Sabres have averaged 3.45 over the same span (6th).
- Defensively, the Wild have allowed just 2.82 goals per game since the beginning of last season (4th in the league), while the Sabres have given up an average of 2.96 goals over that span (11th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Minnesota is averaging 29.2 shots per game since the beginning of last season (T6th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Buffalo is allowing its opposition 28.8 shots per game (22nd).
- Flipping that script, the Wild have allowed 29.3 shots per game (24th in the NHL), while the Sabres are averaging 28.1 shots (15th).
Power Play
- Minnesota holds a power play percentage of 25.7%, ranking 3rd in the league since the beginning of last season, while Buffalo sits 23rd with 18.9% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Wild have a penalty kill rate of 80.5% (ranked 14th), compared to the Sabres at 81.4% (8th).
P1 Result
Minnesota is +180 to win the first period, while Buffalo is +175.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 36-30-29 | 17-18-12 | 19-12-17 | |
| Buffalo | 33-33-31 | 20-16-13 | 13-17-18 |
To Go To Overtime
Tuesday's matchup is +280 to go to overtime.
- The Wild have played in 30 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Sabres have appeared in 19.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Wild have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Sabres have appeared in 6.
Last Time They Met
Minnesota recorded a 5-4 overtime victory over Buffalo at KeyBank Center when these teams last met on January 17, 2026. Vladimir Tarasenko led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 1 assist.
