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Owen Power scores in OT and Sabres rally from 2 goals down to beat Wild 3-2

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Wawrow, J. (2026, October 7). Owen Power scores in OT and Sabres rally from 2 goals down to beat Wild 3-2. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/owen-power-scores-in-ot-and-sabers-rally-from-2-goals-down-to-beat-wild-3-2/article_0807b5b5-d414-5e55-b721-7da0b3c3d769.html

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Owen Power scored in overtime, helping the Buffalo Sabres overcome a two-goal deficit to defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Tuesday night. Tage Thompson and Noah Ostlund tied the game for Buffalo late in the third period after Danila Yurov and Maxim Shabanov gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead earlier in the second period. With this win, the Sabres improved their record to 2-1, winning consecutive games when trailing entering the third period. Thompson also reached 400 career points with Buffalo, becoming one of nine players in franchise history to achieve this milestone in 491 or fewer games.

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Owen Power scored at the 4:22 mark of overtime, helping the Buffalo Sabres rally from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Tuesday night. The comeback began in the third period when Tage Thompson and Noah Ostlund tied the game, six minutes apart. Despite taking an early 2-0 lead into the second period thanks to goals by Danila Yurov and Maxim Shabanov, Minnesota failed to capitalize on their opportunity to open a season at 3-0 for the first time since 2021-22. The win marked Buffalo's second consecutive victory after trailing entering the third period, following a 4-3 home-opening triumph over Chicago. Thompson's goal was also his 400th career point with the Sabres.

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BUFFALO GPE · 5× Sabres ORG · 4× Thompson PERSON · 3× Chicago GPE · 2× Minnesota GPE · 2× Power PERSON · 2× N.Y. GPE · 1× Owen Power PERSON · 1× the Buffalo Sabres ORG · 1× the Minnesota Wild ORG · 1×

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Owen Power scored 4:22 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Tuesday night.

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2026-10-07 · Toronto Star

Owen Power scores in OT and Sabres rally from 2 goals down to beat Wild 3-2 · assertive framing

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Owen Power scored 4:22 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Tuesday night. asserted

Sabres → score → night

Tage Thompson and Noah Ostlund tied the game by scoring six minutes apart in the third period. asserted

Thompson → tie → period

Colten Ellis stopped 18 shots, including three in overtime, and Buffalo (2-1) won its second straight game when trailing entering the third. asserted

Buffalo → stop → third

The Sabres overcame a 3-2 deficit in a 4-3 home-opening win over Chicago on Saturday night. asserted

Sabres → overcome → night

Danila Yurov and Maxim Shabanov scored 1:45 apart to stake Minnesota to a 2-0 lead with 4:22 left in the second period. asserted

Yurov → score → period

Jesper Wallstedt stopped 25 shots, including his glove save of Thompson’s shot from the slot with 3:28 left in regulation. asserted

3:28 → stop → regulation

Power’s goal came after Thompson shot wide on a drive to the net. asserted

Thompson → come → net

Jiri Kulich, who scored the decisive goal against Chicago, collected the puck and fed Power, who snapped in the puck inside the left post. asserted

who → score → post

Minnesota blew an opportunity to open a season 3-0 for the first time since 2021-22 and sixth time in franchise history. asserted

Minnesota → blow → history

He became one of nine Sabres and the first since Thomas Vanek to reach the 400-point plateau in 491 or fewer games. asserted

He → become → games

Ellis, Buffalo’s third-string goalie, made his season debut, with co-starter Alex Lyon still recovering from a shoulder injury. asserted

Lyon → make → injury

Buffalo’s power play continued to sputter, going 0 for 2 and dropping to 0 for 10 to open the season. asserted

play → continue → season

The Sabres began the night as one of 10 NHL teams without a power-play goal. asserted

Sabres → begin → goal