Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Colorado Avalanche	3	44-31-7
at Buffalo Sabres	2	53-22-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	5	11	13	29
Buffalo Sabres	10	7	4	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:00	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Paetsch (2)	Brian Campbell (34), Adam Mair (6)	Even strength	COL 0, BUF 1
1st	09:58	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (27)	Paul Stastny (42), Kurt Sauer (3)	Shorthanded	COL 1, BUF 1
2nd	00:12	Colorado Avalanche	Brett McLean (12)	Milan Hejduk (30), Paul Stastny (43)	Even strength	COL 2, BUF 1
2nd	12:43	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (27)	Daniel Brière (52), Jochen Hecht (29)	Even strength	COL 2, BUF 2
3rd	01:41	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski (20)	Joe Sakic (50), Andrew Brunette (40)	Even strength	COL 3, BUF 2

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

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 W. Wolski	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		15:09
Number 12 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		17:23
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	60%	14:57
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		16:07
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	40%	17:05
Number 20 M. Rycroft	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		06:05
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	1	33.3%	20:49
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	42.9%	21:50
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	1	60%	08:16
Number 29 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		06:05
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1	83.3%	15:23
Number 53 B. McLean	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1		16:52
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		20:50
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		12:22
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		25:22
Number 6 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		13:26
Number 27 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		16:20
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	2		29:04

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	21	19	2	.905	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	40%	16:12
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	4	0	100%	17:46
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		14:32
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	20%	08:31
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	81.3%	18:36
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		17:47
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0		18:09
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	2		07:18
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		13:51
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		07:27
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	46.7%	19:30
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1		19:36
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		19:44
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		19:22
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1		20:20
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0		18:45
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		19:11
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0		20:10

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	29	26	3	.897	59:13	Loss

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:06	Colorado Avalanche	Scott Parker	Interference	2
1st	14:35	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Tripping	2
2nd	05:41	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Cross checking	2
2nd	05:41	Colorado Avalanche	Ben Guite	High sticking	2
3rd	10:39	Colorado Avalanche	Brett McLean	Hooking	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Mike Leggo, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Jean Morin
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Pierre Turgeon, Antti Laaksonen, Karlis Skrastins, Jordan Leopold, Cody McCormick, Marek Svatos, Kyle Cumiskey
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Jaroslav Spacek, Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paille, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis

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