Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in a shootout on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
14 |
11 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
42 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
Three stars
- M. Foligno, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- J. McGinn, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
- D. Stafford, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
01:39 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Foligno (1) |
Tyler Ennis (1), Drew Stafford (1) |
Even strength |
COL 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
08:55 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jamie McGinn (1) |
Paul Stastny (1) |
Even strength |
COL 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
14:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Drew Stafford (1) |
Unassisted |
Shorthanded |
COL 1, BUF 2 |
| 1st |
19:08 |
Colorado Avalanche |
David Jones (1) |
Shane O'Brien (1), Ryan Wilson (1) |
Even strength |
COL 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
05:35 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog (1) |
Peter Mueller (1), Paul Stastny (2) |
Power play |
COL 3, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
11:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Foligno (2) |
Drew Stafford (2), Tyler Ennis (2) |
Even strength |
COL 3, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
01:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alexander Sulzer (1) |
Brad Boyes (1), Tyler Ennis (3) |
Even strength |
COL 3, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
19:58 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jamie McGinn (2) |
Ryan O'Reilly (1), Gabriel Landeskog (1) |
Even strength |
COL 4, BUF 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Brad Boyes |
Saved |
| 1 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Milan Hejduk |
Saved |
| 2 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville |
Saved |
| 2 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Peter Mueller |
Goal (winner) |
| 3 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Colorado Avalanche |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
42 |
24 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
10 |
| Hits |
25 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
20 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/60 (45%) |
33/60 (55%) |
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. McGinn |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:05 |
| Number 12 K. Porter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:36 |
| Number 16 J. McClement |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
12:26 |
| Number 23 M. Hejduk |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 26 P. Stastny |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:01 |
| Number 27 S. Downie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
21:34 |
| Number 37 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
45.8% |
25:13 |
| Number 40 M. Olver |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:31 |
| Number 54 D. Jones |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:24 |
| Number 55 C. McLeod |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:30 |
| Number 88 P. Mueller |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:57 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:19 |
| Number 3 R. O'Byrne |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:34 |
| Number 5 S. O'Brien |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:17 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:05 |
| Number 8 J. Hejda |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:39 |
| Number 22 M. Hunwick |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:04 |
| Number 44 R. Wilson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:28 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 S. Varlamov |
24 |
20 |
4 |
.833 |
63:27 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 C. McCormick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:51 |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
23:39 |
| Number 19 C. Hodgson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
16:32 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 22 B. Boyes |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
10:32 |
| Number 23 V. Leino |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:25 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
23:03 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:04 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:05 |
| Number 78 C. Tropp |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:24 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:41 |
| Number 3 J. Leopold |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
25:58 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 10 C. Ehrhoff |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
27:35 |
| Number 24 R. Regehr |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:52 |
| Number 52 A. Sulzer |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:12 |
| Number 81 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
42 |
38 |
4 |
.905 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
13:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alexander Sulzer |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:45 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Cody Hodgson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:49 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Shane O'Brien |
Kneeing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Patrick Kaleta |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Robyn Regehr |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:18 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Steve Downie |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:18 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Patrick Kaleta |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Joe Sacco
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Dan O'Halloran, Stephane Auger
- Linesmen
- Scott Driscoll, Steve Miller
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Chuck Kobasew, Matt Duchene, Tyson Barrie, Stefan Elliott, Mike Connolly
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Matt Ellis, Andrej Sekera, Nathan Gerbe, Tyler Myers
Other NHL games on Mar 14
Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Ottawa Senators
2
 at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Mar 14, 2012
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at Winnipeg Jets
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Mar 14, 2012
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
0
 at Edmonton Oilers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Mar 14, 2012
|
 Phoenix Coyotes
5
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Mar 14, 2012
|
 Detroit Red Wings
0
 at Anaheim Ducks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Mar 14, 2012
|
Sources and further reading
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