Avalanche 5-3 Sabres (26 Feb, 2017) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

26-25-10, 11-14-6 away

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

Colorado Avalanche

17-40-3, 8-20-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
J. Bailey
J. Eichel
T. Ennis
M. Foligno
B. Gionta
Z. Girgensons
E. Kane
M. Moulson
R. O'Reilly
K. Okposo
S. Reinhart
E. Rodrigues
defensemen
Z. Bogosian
C. Franson
J. Gorges
D. Kulikov
J. McCabe
R. Ristolainen

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	4	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	17	13:09	0:05	0:00	13:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	-3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	22:11	4:26	0:00	17:45	5	7	41.7
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:00	1:35	0:00	8:25	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:11	0:05	1:22	10:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	12:41	1:57	1:10	9:34	1	2	33.3
0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:56	0:05	1:00	12:51	1	7	12.5
0	0	-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	22:04	2:00	1:28	18:36	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	9:20	1:57	0:00	7:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	24	19:34	4:01	1:32	14:01	13	11	54.2
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:37	4:04	0:00	15:33	0	0	0.0
1	0	-4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:56	4:04	0:00	15:52	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	8:46	0:00	1:28	7:18	2	3	40.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	24	19:46	0:05	0:32	19:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	24	17:32	2:07	0:44	14:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:06	0:00	1:50	11:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	18:47	0:05	1:16	17:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	17:30	0:00	0:54	16:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	-3	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	28	25:30	3:54	2:44	18:52	0	0	0.0

goalies
R. Lehner

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	4	25	.862	0	0	0	0	0	58:24	0

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
R. Bourque
J. Colborne
B. Comeau
M. Duchene
M. Grigorenko
J. Iginla
G. Landeskog
N. MacKinnon
A. Martinsen
J. Mitchell
M. Nieto
M. Rantanen
defensemen
M. Barberio
T. Barrie
F. Beauchemin
E. Johnson
F. Tyutin
P. Wiercioch

											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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:49	0:00	0:00	7:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	11:27	1:57	0:00	9:30	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	17:28	0:10	2:47	14:31	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	18:10	2:01	1:10	14:59	9	10	47.4
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:54	1:40	1:53	8:21	5	2	71.4
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:03	1:32	0:00	11:31	0	0	0.0
2	1	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	4	0	25	17:38	1:49	0:11	15:38	3	1	75.0
0	2	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	26	17:54	1:44	1:21	14:49	7	6	53.8
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	8:27	0:00	1:18	7:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:30	0:15	0:45	12:30	7	3	70.0
0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	18:38	0:36	2:47	15:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	19	17:13	1:44	0:00	15:29	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	24	18:28	2:13	0:00	16:15	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	29	21:47	2:21	0:00	19:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	27	22:49	0:19	3:39	18:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	26	17:35	1:34	2:32	13:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	28	22:12	0:00	3:34	18:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	22	15:52	0:05	2:27	13:20	0	0	0.0

goalies
J. Smith

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	3	34	.919	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	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
	Sabres	1	2	0	3
	Avalanche	3	1	1	5

1st Period		BUF	COL
2:06	Gabriel Landeskog (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mark Barberio (7), Nathan MacKinnon (28)	0	1
12:42	Mikhail Grigorenko (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Nieto (4), Erik Johnson (11)	0	2
14:24	Tyson Barrie (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mikko Rantanen (16), Matt Nieto (5)	0	3
17:11	Sam Reinhart (14) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (21), Rasmus Ristolainen (33)	1	3

2nd Period		BUF	COL
9:55	Marcus Foligno (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Zemgus Girgensons (8), Justin Bailey (2)	2	3
16:07	Blake Comeau (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (29), Gabriel Landeskog (13)	2	4
17:40	Evan Rodrigues (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tyler Ennis (5), Matt Moulson (11)	3	4

3rd Period			BUF	COL
19:20		Gabriel Landeskog (13) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Blake Comeau (6)	3	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Avalanche
0
Sabres
2

Game 1

17/2

Sabres
3
Avalanche
5

Game 2

26/2

Ball Arena

3:00 AM, 26 February 2017

Denver, CO

Attendance: 15,362

Referees:
Brad Watson
Dean Morton

Linesmen:
Mark Wheler

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	9	3	1	19
Tampa Bay	7	5	0	14
Toronto	6	5	2	14
Boston	6	6	1	13
Ottawa	6	5	0	12
Detroit	5	5	1	11
Buffalo	4	7	1	9
Montreal	4	7	1	9

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	11	1	0	22
Minnesota	8	1	2	18
Dallas	7	4	0	14
Utah	5	4	3	13
St. Louis	6	6	0	12
Chicago	5	7	1	11
Colorado	5	7	0	10
Nashville	4	7	1	9

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Buffalo Sabres

Colorado Avalanche

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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