Avalanche 3-2 Sabres (27 Feb, 2020) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

29-26-8, 10-16-4 away

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

Colorado Avalanche

37-18-7, 17-9-5 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Michael FrolikM. Frolik#67
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Curtis LazarC. Lazar#27
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#68
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Wayne SimmondsW. Simmonds#17
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Jimmy VeseyJ. Vesey#13
defensemen
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
Colin MillerC. Miller#33
Brandon MontourB. Montour#62
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	0	-1	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	22	19:42	3:33	0:17	15:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:48	0:00	2:40	8:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	14:50	0:01	1:34	13:15	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	14:11	0:27	0:00	13:44	3	4	42.9
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	22	16:45	0:00	1:42	15:03	3	10	23.1
1	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:10	0:06	2:49	9:15	10	5	66.7
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	15:40	0:08	0:00	15:32	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:01	3:26	0:00	15:35	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:37	3:25	0:00	16:12	5	10	33.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	16	12:53	1:03	0:00	11:50	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:07	0:27	0:00	12:40	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:39	0:00	0:00	9:39	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	4	1	2	2	0	0	21	23:47	3:25	0:00	20:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	21	15:00	0:08	1:14	13:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:11	0:08	3:17	13:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	19:37	0:27	0:50	18:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	21	18:47	0:27	0:24	17:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	7	0	0	25	24:13	2:49	3:17	18:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HuttonC. Hutton#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	3	31	.912	0	0	0	0	0	58:31	0

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Pierre-Edouard BellemareP. Bellemare#41
J.T. CompherJ.T. Compher#37
Joonas DonskoiJ. Donskoi#72
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Vladislav KamenevV. Kamenev#81
Martin KautM. Kaut#61
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Vladislav NamestnikovV. Namestnikov#90
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Matt NietoM. Nieto#83
Logan O'ConnorL. O'Connor#25
defensemen
Ian ColeI. Cole#28
Samuel GirardS. Girard#49
Ryan GravesR. Graves#27
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Nikita ZadorovN. Zadorov#16

											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	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	23	15:34	0:17	1:02	14:15	5	6	45.5
1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	21:18	4:00	2:10	15:08	9	4	69.2
0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:15	0:44	0:36	12:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	17:42	3:47	1:34	12:21	3	3	50.0
0	1	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	5:52	0:08	0:00	5:44	2	1	66.7
1	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:13	0:27	0:00	10:46	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	22:26	4:06	0:12	18:08	11	4	73.3
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	22:22	3:47	0:12	18:23	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	12:17	0:00	0:00	12:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	21	16:59	0:31	0:00	16:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	19	11:33	0:00	2:14	9:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	13	8:33	0:00	0:00	8:33	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	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	23	18:41	0:00	2:21	16:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:28	0:08	0:07	18:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	23	18:58	0:17	1:12	17:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	24	18:36	0:17	2:26	15:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	22:35	4:06	0:07	18:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	23	18:41	0:00	1:47	16:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
Pavel FrancouzP. Francouz#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	2	31	.939	0	0	0	0	0	59:57	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	1	0	2
	Avalanche	1	1	1	3

1st Period			BUF	COL
14:24		Gabriel Landeskog (17) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: J.T. Compher (18), Nathan MacKinnon (52)	0	1
16:21		Zemgus Girgensons (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kyle Okposo (9), Johan Larsson (11)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	COL
7:15		Martin Kaut (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Vladislav Kamenev (7), Samuel Girard (27)	1	2
14:56		Curtis Lazar (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jake McCabe (8), Michael Frolik (8)	2	2

3rd Period			BUF	COL
11:54		J.T. Compher (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joonas Donskoi (17), Tyson Jost (12)	2	3

Regular Season Series

COL wins 2-0

Avalanche
6
Sabres
1

Game 1

5/2

Sabres
2
Avalanche
3

Game 2

27/2

Ball Arena

1:00 AM, 27 February 2020

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,020

Referees:
Brad Meier

Linesmen:
Tony Sericolo

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

Colorado Avalanche

Regular Season Series

COL wins 2-0

Game Information

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