MIN @ BUF, JAN 17: THE THIRD PERIOD

JAN 17, 2026 · KEYBANK CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTMIN 5, BUF 4

AFTER 2MIN 4, BUF 4

REAL PULLNONE

SHOTSMIN 36, BUF 24

Tied at the horn, so nobody pulled. It was 4-4 after two, and nobody scored in the third. Minnesota won 5-4, Zuccarello scoring 1:46 into overtime.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

Third period: time left. Overtime: time into it.

0:14	KREBS PENALTY. HOOKING.
OT 1:46	ZUCCARELLO SCORES. MIN 5, BUF 4.

Neither team called its timeout.

THE WILD SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, BUFFALO SCORED NOTHING, AND THE WILD WON 5-4 IN OVERTIME.

This third is in the Gauntlet's pool of real 2025-26 thirds. A run draws them at random.