Buffalo Sabres Vs. Minnesota Wild – Lineups And Game Notes

The Buffalo Sabres host the Minnesota Wild at KeyBank Center on October 6, 2026, for game three of their regular season. Buffalo enters with a 1-1-0 record, while Minnesota arrives undefeated at 2-0-0. Goaltender Colten Ellis is slated to start for the Sabres against the Wild's Jesper Wallstedt, with Buffalo looking to improve its early special teams play.

Individually, Tage Thompson enters the contest one point shy of reaching 400 career points with Buffalo. Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin ties Richard Smehlik for fifth-most games played by a Sabres defenseman with 589 appearances, while forward Jack Quinn seeks to score in his third consecutive game to start the season.