Avalanche 5-1 Sabres (21 Dec, 2014) Box Score

Colorado Avalanche

11-13-8, 5-6-5 away

	1	2	3	T
COL	2	0	3	5
BUF	0	0	1	1

Buffalo Sabres

13-18-2, 9-8-2 home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
P. Bordeleau LW
D. Briere C
M. Cliche C
M. Duchene C
J. Iginla RW
G. Landeskog LW
N. MacKinnon C
C. McLeod LW
J. Mitchell
R. O'Reilly C
M. Talbot C
A. Tanguay LW
defensemen
T. Barrie D
N. Guenin D
J. Hejda D
E. Johnson D
Z. Redmond D
B. Stuart D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	6:46	0:00	0:00	6:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	14:18	1:04	0:20	12:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	16	10:41	0:00	2:42	7:59	4	7	36.4
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	15:08	1:56	0:00	13:12	7	5	58.3
0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	17:06	1:37	0:56	14:33	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	18	15:12	1:04	0:48	13:20	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	14:46	1:56	0:00	12:50	2	0	100.0
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	9:53	0:00	2:31	7:22	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	4	2	3	1	2	2	1	1	18	15:16	1:37	0:58	12:41	6	2	75.0
0	1	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	19	15:48	1:04	2:05	12:39	9	9	50.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	19:00	1:56	3:45	13:19	2	0	100.0
2	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	18:06	1:37	1:55	14:34	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	18:20	2:41	0:00	15:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	16:44	0:00	3:14	13:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	26	23:15	0:00	4:46	18:29	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	3	0	0	2	1	2	28	26:23	2:53	4:46	18:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	16:17	1:44	0:00	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	26	19:01	1:56	3:14	13:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
C. Pickard G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	1	28	.966	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
N. Deslauriers LW
T. Ennis LW
B. Flynn LW
M. Foligno LW
B. Gionta RW
Z. Girgensons LW
M. Grigorenko C
C. Hodgson C
P. Kaleta RW
J. Larsson LW
D. Stafford RW
C. Stewart RW
defensemen
A. Benoît D
J. Gorges D
A. Meszaros D
T. Myers D
R. Ristolainen D
N. Zadorov D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	15:04	0:00	2:03	13:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	21:56	5:19	0:17	16:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	18:35	5:19	1:40	11:36	4	8	33.3
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	18	15:22	0:00	0:33	14:49	4	4	50.0
0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	18:31	2:41	2:17	13:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	20:28	4:57	1:55	13:36	5	11	31.3
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	10:48	0:53	0:00	9:55	5	4	55.6
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	14:18	1:48	0:00	12:30	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	4:43	0:00	0:00	4:43	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	14	10:14	0:00	0:12	10:02	1	2	33.3
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	20:59	4:26	0:17	16:16	3	0	100.0
0	1	-1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	16:51	5:03	0:00	11:48	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	18	13:54	0:00	0:00	13:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	20:22	0:00	3:03	17:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:37	0:54	1:34	15:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:10	2:13	2:26	8:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	25	27:01	4:53	2:11	19:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	23	19:14	3:34	0:00	15:40	0	0	0.0

goalies
J. Enroth G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	4	18	.818	0	0	0	0	0	56:16	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Avalanche	2	0	3	5
	Sabres	0	0	1	1

1st Period			COL	BUF
2:23		Erik Johnson (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (15), Max Talbot (5)	1	0
7:07		Cody McLeod (2) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (12)	2	0

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		COL	BUF
1:51	Alex Tanguay (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jarome Iginla (12), John Mitchell (4)	3	0
5:09	John Mitchell (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Tanguay (11), Jarome Iginla (13)	4	0
13:27	Johan Larsson (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Chris Stewart (3), André Benoît (3)	4	1
19:34	Alex Tanguay (11) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Jarome Iginla (14), Erik Johnson (10)	5	1

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

Avalanche
5
Sabres
1

Game 1

21/12

Sabres
3
Avalanche
5

Game 2

29/3

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 21 December 2014

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 18,831

Referees:
Francis Charron
Dan O'Rourke

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	52	21	9	113
Winnipeg	52	24	6	110
Colorado	50	25	7	107
Nashville	47	30	5	99
St. Louis	43	33	6	92
Minnesota	39	33	10	87
Arizona	36	41	5	77
Chicago	23	53	6	52

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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COL leads 1-0

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