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
Justin BaileyJ. Bailey#56
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Tyler EnnisT. Ennis#63
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#82
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#47
Cody FransonC. Franson#6
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Dmitry KulikovD. Kulikov#77
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#29
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55

											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
Robin LehnerR. Lehner#40

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
Rene BourqueR. Bourque#17
Joe ColborneJ. Colborne#8
Blake ComeauB. Comeau#14
Matt DucheneM. Duchene#9
Mikhail GrigorenkoM. Grigorenko#25
Jarome IginlaJ. Iginla#12
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Andreas MartinsenA. Martinsen#27
John MitchellJ. Mitchell#7
Matt NietoM. Nieto#83
Mikko RantanenM. Rantanen#96
defensemen
Mark BarberioM. Barberio#45
Tyson BarrieT. Barrie#4
Francois BeaucheminF. Beauchemin#32
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Fedor TyutinF. Tyutin#51
Patrick WierciochP. Wiercioch#28

											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
Jeremy SmithJ. Smith#40

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
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	16	3	0	32
Minnesota	13	3	3	29
Dallas	12	6	0	24
Colorado	11	9	0	22
St. Louis	9	11	1	19
Utah	7	9	3	17
Chicago	7	12	1	15
Nashville	6	11	3	15

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Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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