Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, February 16, 2017, 7:30 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–0 on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Colorado Avalanche	0	22-56-4
at Buffalo Sabres	2	33-37-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	7	4	12	23
Buffalo Sabres	12	9	11	32

Three stars

R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
R. Lehner, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:48	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (13)	Rasmus Ristolainen (30), Ryan O'Reilly (25)	Power play	COL 0, BUF 1
3rd	15:46	Buffalo Sabres	Evander Kane (19)	Evan Rodrigues (2), Jack Eichel (18)	Even strength	COL 0, BUF 2

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	32
Power play	0 of 0	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	0
Hits	17	16
Blocked shots	11	14
Giveaways	6	6
Takeaways	4	5
Faceoffs won	39/69 (56.5%)	30/69 (43.5%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

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 7 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	14:04
Number 8 J. Colborne	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:14
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	73.9%	19:47
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:27
Number 14 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	19:21
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	100%	11:28
Number 27 A. Martinsen	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0		07:27
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40.9%	21:31
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	75%	08:18
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:48
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0		20:11
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		19:38
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		21:17
Number 16 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	0		22:42
Number 18 C. Goloubef	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		11:20
Number 32 F. Beauchemin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		24:27
Number 45 M. Barberio	D	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	1	0		23:59
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:00

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Pickard	32	30	2	.938	58:07	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

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 E. Kane	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	50%	18:36
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:28
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	35.7%	21:46
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:52
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	3	1		19:19
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		06:58
Number 27 D. Grant	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:15
Number 56 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:14
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	07:35
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	35.7%	15:47
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		16:25
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	52.9%	22:01
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		19:50
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0		20:39
Number 41 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:31
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	4	0		16:03
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	3	1	0		23:39
Number 77 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		21:02

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 R. Lehner	23	23	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:50	Colorado Avalanche	Andreas Martinsen	Holding	2
1st	05:45	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Tripping	2
1st	19:54	Colorado Avalanche	Cody Goloubef	Holding	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Steve Miller
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Rene Bourque, Patrick Wiercioch
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Cody Franson, Nicolas Deslauriers, Taylor Fedun

2016-2017 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Feb 16, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Feb 25, 2017

Other NHL games on Feb 16

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 16, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Feb 16, 2017
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Thu, Feb 16, 2017
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Feb 16, 2017
Vancouver Canucks 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 16, 2017
Dallas Stars 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Feb 16, 2017
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 16, 2017
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Feb 16, 2017

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