On June 30, 2017, the Wild acquired Marcus Foligno, Tyler Ennis and a third-round selection (Jack McBain) in the 2018 NHL Draft from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Scandella and Jason Pominville.
Scandella would go on to play 176 games with the Sabres (2017-20) following the trade, 20 games with his hometown Montreal Canadiens (2019-20) and 215 games with the St. Louis Blues (2020-24). He finished his career with 170 points (51-119=170), a plus-11 rating, 294 PIM and 991 shots on goal in 784 games with Minnesota, Buffalo, Montreal and St. Louis.