Colorado Avalanche @ Buffalo Sabres

29-16-6, 15-9-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Avalanche COL	2	4	0	6
Sabres BUF	1	0	0	1

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

23-23-7, 15-9-3 Home


Shots	27	24
Hits	12	16
Faceoffs Won	31	23
Faceoff Win Percent	57.4	42.6
Power Play Opportunities	0	2
Power Play Goals	0	0
Power Play Percentage	0.0	0.0
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	2	0
Penalty Minutes	4	0
Blocked Shots	13	13
Takeaways	7	3
Giveaways	9	6

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

Avalanche
6
Sabres
1

Game 1

2/4

Sabres
2
Avalanche
3

Game 2

2/26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	10	1	5	25
Dallas	9	4	3	21
Chicago	8	5	3	19
Winnipeg	9	6	0	18
Utah	9	7	0	18
Minnesota	7	7	3	17
Nashville	5	8	4	14
St. Louis	5	8	3	13

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	10	3	2	22
Boston	10	7	0	20
Ottawa	8	5	3	19
Tampa Bay	8	5	2	18
Detroit	9	7	0	18
Toronto	8	7	1	17
Florida	7	7	1	15
Buffalo	5	6	4	14

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Colorado Avalanche @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Andre BurakovskyLW - COL

Valeri NichushkinRW - COL

Nazem KadriC - COL

Game Information

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

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