Minnesota Wild vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/17/26

The Buffalo Sabres remain red hot as they come into this game as winners of their last 2 games and eight of their last 10. They will be welcoming the Minnesota Wild, who are riding a 3-game losing streak. The Wild will be without 2 key members of their offense in this game in Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek. Those 2 players have 51 and 32 points, respectively. One of the key contributors to Buffalo’s recent success has been Tage Thompson. He is on a 6-game point streak and is coming off a 3-goal, 2-assist performance against the Montreal Canadiens in his last outing. Look for him to factor into this game for the home side.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is slated to get the start for the Sabres, and he has been good lately. He has won 6 of his last 7 starts and boasts a 2.59 GAA with a .904 SVP on the season. The Sabres are used to playing early afternoon games, so this will not be much of an adjustment for them. This is an 11:30 am local time puck drop for the Wild; look for them to get off to a slow start. Give me the Sabres in this one.

Wild vs Sabres prediction: Buffalo ML (-125) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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