Nichushkin scores twice, Avalanche beat Sabres 5-1 as Erik Johnson makes return to Colorado

— Erik Johnson was overcome by emotion in his return to Colorado. The Buffalo Sabres were overcome by the speed of the Avalanche.
Dec 14, 2023, 07:14 am - AP
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1st PeriodBUFCOL
5:25Mikko Rantanen (14)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (28), Cale Makar (29)
01
10:28Valeri Nichushkin (11)
Assists: Fredrik Olofsson (4), Mikko Rantanen (22)
02
11:55Miles Wood (5)
Assists: Sam Malinski (3)
03
18:38Zach Benson (3)
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (17), JJ Peterka (10)
13
2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd PeriodBUFCOL
2:40Sam Malinski (1)
Assists: Jack Johnson (4), Jonathan Drouin (6)
14
13:11Valeri Nichushkin (12) (Power Play)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (29), Mikko Rantanen (23)
15

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Valeri Nichushkin Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Valeri Nichushkin Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Ben Meyers hit Erik Johnson
  • Bowen Byram hit Tage Thompson
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Mikko Rantanen Goal (14) Wrap-around, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (28), Cale Makar (29)
  • Ryan Johansen Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Jack Johnson
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Ryan Johansen faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Ben Meyers Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Fredrik Olofsson
  • Mikko Rantanen Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Fredrik Olofsson Backhand Wide Right
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Fredrik Olofsson (4), Mikko Rantanen (22)
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Miles Wood Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (3)
  • Giveaway by Tomas Tatar
  • Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
  • Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jack Johnson
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Ross Colton Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Josh Manson hit Zach Benson
  • Jack Johnson hit JJ Peterka
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Mikko Rantanen Holding against Dylan Cozens
  • Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Jack Johnson
  • Jonathan Drouin hit Owen Power
  • Ben Meyers Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Logan O'Connor faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Jeff Skinner
  • Devon Toews hit Alex Tuch
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Josh Manson hit Eric Robinson
  • Miles Wood Roughing against Zach Benson
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Jack Johnson
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Owen Power
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Jonathan Drouin Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Ryan Johansen Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Miles Wood
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Fredrik Olofsson faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
  • Giveaway by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Takeaway by Josh Manson
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Ross Colton Tip-In Wide Left
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Josh Manson hit Tage Thompson
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Tyson Jost
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Sam Malinski Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Johnson (4), Jonathan Drouin (6)
  • Giveaway by Miles Wood
  • Takeaway by Miles Wood
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Fredrik Olofsson faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Valeri Nichushkin Tip-In Wide Right
  • Cale Makar Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Giveaway by Miles Wood
  • Giveaway by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Ryan Johansen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jonathan Drouin Tip-In Wide Right
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Logan O'Connor Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Jack Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
  • Jack Johnson hit Peyton Krebs
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Logan O'Connor
  • Nathan MacKinnon Backhand Wide Right
  • Mikko Rantanen Tip-In Wide Right
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Ben Meyers Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (29), Mikko Rantanen (23)
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Logan O'Connor
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Jack Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Miles Wood
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Ryan Johansen faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Giveaway by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Eric Robinson shot blocked by Jack Johnson
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Logan O'Connor
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  • Connor Clifton hit Fredrik Olofsson
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Zach Benson
  • Tage Thompson hit Bowen Byram
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Puck in Benches
  • Icing
  • Miles Wood shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Short
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • Casey Mittelstadt hit Andrew Cogliano
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Fredrik Olofsson
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Jeff Skinner
  • Fredrik Olofsson shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Dylan Cozens Deflected saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Owen Power hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Ross Colton shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tage Thompson hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Zach Benson High-sticking against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Tyson Jost faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Off-side
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Off-side
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  • Off-side
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Zach Benson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (17), JJ Peterka (10)
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Logan O'Connor
  • Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Mattias Samuelsson Backhand saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Icing
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Off-side
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Alex Tuch hit Cale Makar
  • Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Eric Robinson hit Bowen Byram
  • Tyson Jost hit Jack Johnson
  • Dylan Cozens hit Fredrik Olofsson
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Logan O'Connor
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Andrew Cogliano
  • Victor Olofsson Slap Shot Short
  • JJ Peterka Backhand saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by JJ Peterka
  • Zach Benson Deflected saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Peyton Krebs hit Devon Toews
  • Tyson Jost hit Josh Manson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tyson Jost faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • Puck in Benches
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Erik Johnson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Kyle Okposo
  • Takeaway by Tyson Jost
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Off-side
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
  • Icing
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Tyson Jost
  • Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
  • Icing
  • Dylan Cozens hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Off-side
  • Puck in Benches
  • Erik Johnson Snap Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dylan Cozens Backhand saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Dylan Cozens hit Josh Manson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Tyson Jost faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • Eric Robinson hit Jack Johnson
  • Erik Johnson hit Fredrik Olofsson
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Peyton Krebs hit Logan O'Connor
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Kyle Okposo hit Sam Malinski
  • Peyton Krebs Wrap-around saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Peyton Krebs hit Tomas Tatar
  • Icing
  • Alex Tuch faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens Tip-In Wide Right
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Fredrik Olofsson
  • Andrew Cogliano shot blocked by Erik Johnson
  • Takeaway by Tyson Jost
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Tyson Jost Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Puck in Netting
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ryan Johansen
  • JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • High Stick
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Fredrik Olofsson
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Ivan Prosvetov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Casey Mittelstadt Backhand Wide Right
  • Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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