Owen Power’s Overtime Winner Lifts Sabres to 3-2 Comeback Over Wild

The Buffalo Sabres found a familiar path back into their game plan Tuesday, rallying from a third-period deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in overtime at Key Bank Center. The win kept Buffalo unbeaten on home ice and extended a productive second stop on a five-game homestand.

Minnesota controlled the early flow well enough to leave Buffalo chasing as the game moved into the third period, a script that mirrored a recent Buffalo victory in which the Sabres also trailed late and needed timely scoring. In this one, Buffalo did not change its approach so much as its timing, tightening the middle of the game until the equalizer finally came.

Noah Ostlund helped ignite the comeback by scoring to pull Buffalo level. Tage Thompson followed with his own goal, tying the game and forcing overtime. The two-strike sequence turned Buffalo’s late-game pressure into a genuine scoring threat instead of a slow climb.

Overtime then delivered a payoff that framed the night’s theme around Buffalo’s “Power” presence. Owen Power scored the game-winner with 38 seconds remaining in the extra session, giving the Sabres the extra point and completing the shift from late-game deficit to sudden-death finish.

The matchup’s most notable tactical thread was how Buffalo used shifting line combinations to generate better looks once the game turned. The report described those line adjustments as part of what allowed Buffalo to get back to the type of scoring chance that had been missing earlier.

For Buffalo, the immediate takeaway is the confidence that comes from solving a game-state problem without needing perfect starts, especially at home. For Minnesota, the concern is similar, in that a team that can play effectively for stretches still found itself conceding two late goals and then losing in overtime.

Next, the storyline to watch is whether Buffalo can carry this late-game resilience into the remainder of its homestand, and whether the same mix of personnel and line matchups continues to produce offense when the game tightens.