Avalanche 5-4 Sabres (Dec 3, 2024) Box Score

Colorado Avalanche

14-12-0, 7-5-0 away

	1	2	3	T
COL	0	1	4	5
BUF	4	0	0	4

Buffalo Sabres

11-12-2, 6-7-1 home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Ivan IvanI. Ivan#82
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Joel KivirantaJ. Kiviranta#94
Nikolai KovalenkoN. Kovalenko#51
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Logan O'ConnorL. O'Connor#25
Nikita PrishchepovN. Prishchepov#85
Mikko RantanenM. Rantanen#96
Chris WagnerC. Wagner#14
defensemen
Samuel GirardS. Girard#49
John LudvigJ. Ludvig#3
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7
Calvin de HaanC. de Haan#44

											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	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:17	0:19	0:00	11:58	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	1	17	10:12	0:00	2:00	8:12	6	2	75.0
1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	13:36	0:00	1:43	11:53	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	16	9:35	0:18	0:00	9:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	24:33	1:41	1:21	21:31	0	0	0.0
2	1	1	9	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	26	23:33	1:42	0:04	21:47	7	12	36.8
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	12:00	0:19	0:00	11:41	4	3	57.1
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:37	1:41	2:33	13:23	2	0	100.0
1	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	22	15:37	0:00	2:52	12:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3:37	0:00	0:00	3:37	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	3	1	25	25:58	1:41	0:00	24:17	6	3	66.7
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	11	6:16	0:00	0:51	5:25	1	4	20.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	25	17:33	0:19	2:02	15:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	14:11	0:00	0:00	14:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	29	27:20	1:34	3:37	22:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:43	0:00	0:58	15:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	28	28:27	0:26	4:38	23:23	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	7	3	0	1	2	2	0	1	24	14:55	0:00	1:21	13:34	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alexandar GeorgievA. Georgiev#40
Scott WedgewoodS. Wedgewood#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
8	4	4	.500	4	0	0	0	0	11:49	0
22	0	22	1.000	20	1	1	0	0	48:11	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Nicolas Aube-KubelN. Aube-Kubel#96
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	11:44	0:02	0:00	11:42	1	0	100.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	14:53	2:06	0:00	12:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	22	18:52	3:46	0:01	15:05	9	6	60.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	12:25	0:03	0:00	12:22	6	1	85.7
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	17	12:22	2:04	0:00	10:18	2	6	25.0
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	18	11:02	0:00	0:22	10:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:02	0:07	1:38	11:17	6	4	60.0
1	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	18:20	2:38	0:00	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:23	2:11	0:00	8:12	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	20:52	3:44	0:24	16:44	3	12	20.0
0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	27	20:20	2:11	1:35	16:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	24	20:54	3:47	0:00	17:07	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	14:54	0:00	0:34	14:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	29	26:30	0:42	0:31	25:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	20	16:06	0:00	1:29	14:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	17:16	3:22	0:00	13:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	22	17:27	0:06	0:00	17:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	26	21:54	3:11	1:26	17:17	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	5	36	.878	35	0	1	0	0	58:44	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.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Avalanche	0	1	4	5
	Sabres	4	0	0	4

1st Period		BUF
3:22	Tage Thompson (12) Assists: Connor Clifton (5), Alex Tuch (15)	1
6:39	Tage Thompson (13) Assists: Jason Zucker (10), Bowen Byram (11)	2
6:50	JJ Peterka (8) Assists: Zach Benson (4), Dylan Cozens (6)	3
11:49	Beck Malenstyn (2) Assists: Nicolas Aube-Kubel (1)	4

2nd Period			COL	BUF
2:24		Nathan MacKinnon (8) Unassisted	1	4

3rd Period		COL	BUF
1:19	Joel Kiviranta (5) Assists: Calvin de Haan (2), Logan O'Connor (3)	2	4
4:30	Logan O'Connor (3) Assists: Samuel Girard (13)	3	4
7:39	Nathan MacKinnon (9) Assists: Mikko Rantanen (20), Devon Toews (7)	4	4
15:38	Artturi Lehkonen (5) Assists: Calvin de Haan (3), Nathan MacKinnon (30)	5	4

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

Avalanche
5
Sabres
4

Game 1

12/3

Sabres
5
Avalanche
6

Game 2

1/2

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, December 3, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Line: COL -155

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 14,942

Referees:
Ghislain Hebert
Justin Kea

Linesmen:
Dan Kelly
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	56	22	4	116
Dallas	50	26	6	106
Colorado	49	29	4	102
Minnesota	45	30	7	97
St. Louis	44	30	8	96
Utah	38	31	13	89
Nashville	30	44	8	68
Chicago	25	46	11	61

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	52	26	4	108
Tampa Bay	47	27	8	102
Florida	47	31	4	98
Ottawa	45	30	7	97
Montreal	40	31	11	91
Detroit	39	35	8	86
Buffalo	36	39	7	79
Boston	33	39	10	76

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COL leads 1-0

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