Colorado Avalanche @ Buffalo Sabres

3-0-1, 2-0-0 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

0-3-0, 0-2-0 Home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Gavin BrindleyG. Brindley#54
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Joel KivirantaJ. Kiviranta#94
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#95
defensemen
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Josh MansonJ. Manson#42
Ilya SolovyovI. Solovyov#28
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	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10:06	0:00	0:00	10:06	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	19	13:23	0:55	0:00	12:28	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	2	19	13:40	0:00	1:25	12:15	7	4	63.6
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	12:27	0:11	2:13	10:03	3	6	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	11:36	0:07	1:42	9:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:35	3:08	0:00	10:27	2	0	100.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	20	17:50	4:45	1:45	11:20	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	5	6	1	0	0	0	1	2	21	21:47	5:53	0:01	15:53	10	7	58.8
0	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	18:27	4:48	0:00	13:39	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:23	4:25	2:33	9:25	11	9	55.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:46	2:57	2:25	10:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	13:31	3:23	0:00	10:08	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	25	18:17	2:38	3:20	12:19	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	4	2	2	1	2	3	0	2	24	25:22	4:43	1:28	19:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	18	15:21	0:02	0:44	14:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	2	27	18:54	0:00	3:33	15:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	14	12:04	0:00	0:00	12:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	27	23:34	2:05	2:51	18:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Scott WedgewoodS. Wedgewood#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	1	27	.964	23	3	1	0	0	59:57	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#15
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
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
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	17:35	0:30	4:26	12:39	6	5	54.5
0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	17:34	2:28	0:04	15:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	9	6:25	0:00	0:00	6:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	13	8:35	0:00	0:19	8:16	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	11:07	0:00	0:27	10:40	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:09	3:19	0:00	12:50	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	11:34	0:00	4:43	6:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	16:09	2:27	3:30	10:12	4	9	30.8
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:49	3:02	0:00	11:47	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	25	20:14	3:31	0:00	16:43	11	9	55.0
0	1	1	2	4	1	2	4	0	0	0	26	18:28	2:32	2:29	13:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	17	15:53	3:28	0:00	12:25	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	11:50	0:00	1:11	10:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	30	25:59	2:44	1:39	21:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	1	1	2	4	1	0	5	30	27:19	3:47	1:32	22:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	10:32	0:00	0:48	9:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	26	23:24	2:12	5:42	15:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	4	1	2	0	0	2	21	18:04	0:00	5:10	12:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	3	34	.919	23	10	1	0	0	58:20	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	1	2	0	3
	Sabres	1	0	0	1

1st Period			COL	BUF
3:14		Nathan MacKinnon (3) Assists: Martin Necas (4), Brent Burns (2)	1	0
16:32		Tage Thompson (1) Assists: Alex Tuch (1), Rasmus Dahlin (1)	1	1

2nd Period			COL	BUF
4:32		Cale Makar (1) Assists: Valeri Nichushkin (1)	2	1
11:59		Nathan MacKinnon (4) Assists: Martin Necas (5), Cale Makar (4)	3	1

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

Avalanche
3
Sabres
1

Game 1

10/13

Sabres
Avalanche

Game 2

11/13

KeyBank Center

12:30 PM, October 13, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 16,462

Referees:
Peter MacDougall
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
James Tobias
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	3	0	1	7
Nashville	2	0	1	5
Dallas	2	0	0	4
Winnipeg	2	1	0	4
St. Louis	2	1	0	4
Minnesota	2	1	0	4
Chicago	1	2	1	3
Utah	1	2	0	2

Team	W	L	PTS
Florida	3	1	6
Boston	3	1	6
Montreal	2	1	4
Detroit	2	1	4
Toronto	1	2	2
Tampa Bay	1	2	2
Ottawa	1	2	2
Buffalo	0	3	0

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Colorado Avalanche @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

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