Avalanche 5-1 Sabres (14 Dec, 2023) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

12-15-3, 6-8-2 away

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

Colorado Avalanche

18-9-2, 11-4-0 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	20	15:34	1:11	0:00	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	15:54	0:13	0:05	15:36	10	7	58.8
0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	18	13:50	0:00	1:18	12:32	4	1	80.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	20	15:15	0:00	2:07	13:08	2	6	25.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:34	2:49	0:00	16:45	12	8	60.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:23	0:58	0:42	12:43	2	4	33.3
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:29	0:57	0:00	11:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	15:58	1:11	0:00	14:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	14:55	0:00	1:24	13:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	7:57	2:49	0:00	5:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	16:20	2:49	0:00	13:31	3	8	27.3
0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	22	19:01	2:49	0:00	16:12	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:54	0:00	0:42	14:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	31	22:21	2:52	0:30	18:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:05	0:00	2:13	11:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	29	19:50	0:14	0:00	19:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	28	24:01	1:08	0:39	22:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	28	20:51	0:00	1:32	19:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	5	24	.828	21	3	0	0	0	60:00	0

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Andrew CoglianoA. Cogliano#11
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jonathan DrouinJ. Drouin#27
Ryan JohansenR. Johansen#12
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Ben MeyersB. Meyers#59
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Logan O'ConnorL. O'Connor#25
Fredrik OlofssonF. Olofsson#22
Mikko RantanenM. Rantanen#96
Tomas TatarT. Tatar#90
Miles WoodM. Wood#28
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#3
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Josh MansonJ. Manson#42
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7

											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	0	0	0	19	10:06	0:00	2:01	8:05	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:33	0:38	0:00	11:55	9	9	50.0
0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:00	2:04	0:00	11:56	1	1	50.0
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:00	0:39	0:00	13:21	4	7	36.4
0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	20:53	2:08	0:00	18:45	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:37	0:00	0:00	9:37	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	7	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	22:30	2:12	1:05	19:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	23	15:06	0:00	2:01	13:05	1	2	33.3
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	10:48	0:00	1:58	8:50	3	3	50.0
1	2	2	4	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	24	20:37	2:10	0:00	18:27	5	3	62.5
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	13:15	0:40	0:00	12:35	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	1	2	20	14:45	0:00	0:55	13:50	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	3	0	0	1	0	1	25	22:52	0:41	0:11	22:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	23	18:57	0:00	1:31	17:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	5	0	19	17:21	0:48	1:50	14:43	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:25	0:39	0:00	15:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	1	0	25	19:23	0:00	1:52	17:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	22:52	1:21	2:36	18:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ivan ProsvetovI. Prosvetov#50

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	1	29	.967	23	5	1	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	0	0	1
	Avalanche	3	0	2	5

1st Period		BUF	COL
5:25	Mikko Rantanen (14) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (28), Cale Makar (29)	0	1
10:28	Valeri Nichushkin (11) Assists: Fredrik Olofsson (4), Mikko Rantanen (22)	0	2
11:55	Miles Wood (5) Assists: Sam Malinski (3)	0	3
18:38	Zach Benson (3) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (17), JJ Peterka (10)	1	3

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			BUF	COL
2:40		Sam Malinski (1) Assists: Jack Johnson (4), Jonathan Drouin (6)	1	4
13:11		Valeri Nichushkin (12) (Power Play) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (29), Mikko Rantanen (23)	1	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Avalanche
0
Sabres
4

Game 1

29/10

Sabres
1
Avalanche
5

Game 2

14/12

Ball Arena

3:00 AM, 14 December 2023

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,034

Referees:
Gord Dwyer
Peter MacDougall

Linesmen:
Ryan Galloway
Libor Suchanek

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	22	11	2	46
Toronto	21	11	2	44
Boston	18	13	4	40
Tampa Bay	18	11	2	38
Ottawa	18	14	2	38
Montreal	14	16	3	31
Detroit	13	16	4	30
Buffalo	11	19	4	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	24	10	1	49
Minnesota	20	10	4	44
Colorado	21	15	0	42
Dallas	19	13	0	38
Utah	16	11	6	38
St. Louis	15	16	4	34
Nashville	10	17	7	27
Chicago	12	20	2	26

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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