Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche

Sunday, December 4, 2005, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Colorado Avalanche 6–4 on Sunday, December 4, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	6	52-24-6
at Colorado Avalanche	4	43-30-9

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	4	0	2	6
Colorado Avalanche	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	16	6	8	30
Colorado Avalanche	9	6	14	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:45	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (5)	Chris Thorburn (1), Jay McKee (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, COL 0
1st	11:46	Colorado Avalanche	Karlis Skrastins (2)	Joe Sakic (16), Milan Hejduk (9)	Even strength	BUF 1, COL 1
1st	14:25	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (6)	Tim Connolly (14), Henrik Tallinder (4)	Shorthanded	BUF 2, COL 1
1st	17:05	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (2)	Tim Connolly (15)	Even strength	BUF 3, COL 1
1st	18:46	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier (3)	Jochen Hecht (7)	Even strength	BUF 4, COL 1
2nd	18:00	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake (6)	John-Michael Liles (13), Milan Hejduk (10)	Power play	BUF 4, COL 2
3rd	06:49	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay (10)	Joe Sakic (17), Milan Hejduk (11)	Even strength	BUF 4, COL 3
3rd	08:51	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos (13)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	BUF 4, COL 4
3rd	17:33	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (2)	Jason Pominville (3), Thomas Vanek (14)	Power play	BUF 5, COL 4
3rd	19:56	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (8)	Teppo Numminen (18)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 6, COL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	1	60%	15:55
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	+1	2	5	3	1	0		17:03
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	2	0	41.2%	18:28
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0		09:13
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	3	0	60%	15:32
Number 25 M. Grier	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	2	0		16:39
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		12:52
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	53.8%	13:11
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	1	0		16:52
Number 47 C. Thorburn	R	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0		05:17
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		17:13
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		11:27
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	4	2	0		25:22
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		19:59
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:57
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		16:17
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	2	0		15:14
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	4	0		25:47

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	29	25	4	.862	59:57	Win

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	0		05:27
Number 12 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	09:31
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0		06:23
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0	38.5%	15:22
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0		16:16
Number 18 A. Tanguay	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	1	0	0		22:05
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	1	0	63.2%	22:22
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:12
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	0	0		17:36
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0		16:27
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	11:13
Number 87 P. Turgeon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	27.3%	14:44
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0		18:15
Number 4 R. Blake	D	1	0	1	-2	0	5	1	1	1		25:07
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3	0		17:22
Number 26 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0		21:08
Number 27 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:26
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		20:38

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 D. Aebischer	16	12	4	.750	20:00
Number 31 P. Budaj	13	12	1	.923	39:01	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:47	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Thorburn	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:47	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:07	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Roughing	2
1st	06:07	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:07	Colorado Avalanche	Dan Hinote	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:32	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	06:21	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	07:16	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos	High sticking	2
2nd	14:16	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Tripping	2
2nd	17:45	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	Hooking	2
3rd	11:47	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	Holding	2
3rd	17:13	Colorado Avalanche	Antti Laaksonen	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Bill McCreary, Blaine Angus
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Andy McElman
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Ryan Miller, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Bob Boughner, Brad May, Steve Konowalchuk, Paul Healey, Kurt Sauer, Wojtek Wolski

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