Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Saturday, December 20, 2014 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
9 |
7 |
7 |
23 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
10 |
8 |
29 |
Three stars
- R. O'Reilly, Colorado Avalanche (1 assist)
- C. Pickard, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
- A. Tanguay, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:23 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Erik Johnson (7) |
Nathan MacKinnon (15), Max Talbot (5) |
Even strength |
COL 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
07:07 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Cody McLeod (2) |
Ryan O'Reilly (12) |
Shorthanded |
COL 2, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
01:51 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Alex Tanguay (10) |
Jarome Iginla (12), John Mitchell (4) |
Even strength |
COL 3, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
05:09 |
Colorado Avalanche |
John Mitchell (4) |
Alex Tanguay (11), Jarome Iginla (13) |
Power play |
COL 4, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
13:27 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson (1) |
Chris Stewart (3), Andre Benoit (3) |
Even strength |
COL 4, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
19:34 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Alex Tanguay (11) |
Jarome Iginla (14), Erik Johnson (10) |
Even strength, Empty net |
COL 5, BUF 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Colorado Avalanche |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
23 |
29 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
17 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
4 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
1 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/56 (55.4%) |
25/56 (44.6%) |
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 7 J. Mitchell |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
15:16 |
| Number 9 M. Duchene |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
15:08 |
| Number 12 J. Iginla |
R |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:06 |
| Number 24 M. Cliche |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36.4% |
10:41 |
| Number 25 M. Talbot |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
19:00 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:46 |
| Number 40 A. Tanguay |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:06 |
| Number 48 D. Brière |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 55 C. McLeod |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:53 |
| Number 58 P. Bordeleau |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:46 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
15:48 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:12 |
| Number 4 T. Barrie |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:20 |
| Number 5 N. Guenin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:44 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
26:23 |
| Number 8 J. Hejda |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:15 |
| Number 17 B. Stuart |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 22 Z. Redmond |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:17 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Pickard |
29 |
28 |
1 |
.966 |
60:00 |
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 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:31 |
| Number 19 C. Hodgson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
14:18 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
20:59 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:14 |
| Number 25 M. Grigorenko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
10:48 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31.3% |
20:28 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:43 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:04 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:56 |
| Number 65 B. Flynn |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:35 |
| Number 80 C. Stewart |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:22 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:22 |
| Number 41 A. Meszaros |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 51 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
27:01 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:10 |
| Number 61 A. Benoit |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:54 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Enroth |
22 |
18 |
4 |
.818 |
56:16 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:35 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Marc-Andre Cliche |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
13:13 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
16:51 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Andre Benoit |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Nikita Zadorov |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:35 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Ryan O'Reilly |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:57 |
Colorado Avalanche |
John Mitchell |
Cross checking |
2 |
Game information
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Patrick Roy
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ted Nolan
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Dan O'Rourke
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, Brad Kovachik
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Nick Holden, Dennis Everberg
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Tyson Strachan, Matt Moulson, Torrey Mitchell
Other NHL games on Dec 20
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 20, 2014
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Arizona Coyotes
2
 at Los Angeles Kings
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
7
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
 Ottawa Senators
1
 at Montreal Canadiens
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
 Washington Capitals
4
 at New Jersey Devils
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
1
 at New York Islanders
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
 Florida Panthers
1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
 New York Rangers
3
 at Carolina Hurricanes
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
 Nashville Predators
6
 at Minnesota Wild
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
 Calgary Flames
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 20, 2014
|
Sources and further reading
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