Buffalo Sabres @ Colorado Avalanche

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

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	0	2
Avalanche COL	1	1	1	3

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

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

Compher, Francouz lead Avalanche to 3-2 win over Sabres

J.T. Compher broke a tie on a wrist shot with 8:06 remaining, Martin Kaut scored his first NHL goal and the banged-up Colorado Avalanche won their fourth straight, beating the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Feb 27, 2020, 05:09 am - Associated Press

		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

SABRES

AVALANCHE

Regular Season Series

COL wins 2-0

Avalanche
6
Sabres
1

Game 1

5/2

Sabres
2
Avalanche
3

Game 2

27/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	10	2	34
Boston	17	13	0	34
Montreal	15	10	3	33
Detroit	15	11	3	33
Florida	14	12	2	30
Toronto	13	11	4	30
Ottawa	13	11	4	30
Buffalo	11	13	4	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	21	2	6	48
Dallas	20	5	5	45
Minnesota	15	9	5	35
Utah	14	13	3	31
Chicago	12	11	6	30
Winnipeg	14	13	1	29
St. Louis	11	12	7	29
Nashville	10	14	4	24

Aware of Olympic chatter, Blues' Binnington focuses on present

Jordan Binnington, the goaltender who backstopped Canada to a 4 Nations Face-Off title, is aware some Canadians might be concerned about his game as the Olympics near, but the 32-year-old veteran is focusing on the here and now with the St. Louis Blues.

Chicago Blackhawks send defenseman Sam Rinzel to AHL

The Chicago Blackhawks assigned struggling defenseman Sam Rinzel, 21, regarded as one of the team's best prospects who is in his second NHL season, to Rockford of the American Hockey League on Monday afternoon.

Bruins' Charlie McAvoy nears return after face injury

Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is back on the ice and hopes to return soon from a face injury.

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Buffalo Sabres @ Colorado Avalanche

Stars of the Game

Martin KautRW - COL

J.T. CompherLW - COL

Tyson JostC - COL

Game Information

Compher, Francouz lead Avalanche to 3-2 win over Sabres

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

COL wins 2-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

Aware of Olympic chatter, Blues' Binnington focuses on present

Chicago Blackhawks send defenseman Sam Rinzel to AHL

Bruins' Charlie McAvoy nears return after face injury