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Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche

Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–2 on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 25-45-12
at Colorado Avalanche 2 43-30-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 2 4
Colorado Avalanche 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 9 12 14 35
Colorado Avalanche 10 16 11 37

Three stars

  1. E. Kane, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  2. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
  3. R. Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 05:32 Buffalo Sabres Benoit Pouliot (7) Ryan O'Reilly (10) Shorthanded BUF 1, COL 0
2nd 12:22 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (9) Alexander Kerfoot (11), Mikko Rantanen (14) Power play BUF 1, COL 1
2nd 18:59 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe (1) Benoit Pouliot (3), Johan Larsson (4) Even strength BUF 2, COL 1
3rd 09:58 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (10) Tyson Barrie (18), Alexander Kerfoot (12) Power play BUF 2, COL 2
3rd 11:54 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (13) Jack Eichel (14), Jake McCabe (5) Even strength BUF 3, COL 2
3rd 19:27 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (8) Ryan O'Reilly (11) Even strength, Empty net BUF 4, COL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 35 37
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 8
Hits 21 20
Blocked shots 22 15
Giveaways 3 5
Takeaways 9 3
Faceoffs won 33/62 (53.2%) 29/62 (46.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 1 0 17:22
15 J. Eichel C 1 1 2 +2 2 3 1 0 0 60% 17:12
17 J. Nolan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 07:28
20 S. Wilson C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 14:19
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 15:35
22 J. Larsson L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 36.4% 13:12
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 09:09
24 H. Fasching R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:01
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 100% 15:06
67 B. Pouliot L 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 2 0 16:49
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 38.5% 14:33
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 2 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 65.4% 19:24
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 0 2 0 22:25
19 J. McCabe D 1 1 2 +2 0 1 4 5 0 19:21
41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 13:25
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 2 0 18:40
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 +4 2 4 2 1 0 30:42
93 V. Antipin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:57
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 R. Lehner 37 35 2 .946 60:00 Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
10 S. Andrighetto R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15:45
13 A. Kerfoot C 0 2 2 -3 0 2 0 2 0 40% 18:47
14 B. Comeau L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 66.7% 11:29
17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 15:32
20 R. Grimaldi R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 08:59
22 C. Wilson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 66.7% 11:47
29 N. MacKinnon C 2 0 2 -3 0 7 0 0 2 62.5% 21:48
34 C. Soderberg C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 54.5% 16:18
37 J. Compher L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 0 27.3% 21:18
64 N. Yakupov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 09:59
83 M. Nieto L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 11:44
96 M. Rantanen R 0 1 1 -3 2 3 0 0 0 28.6% 23:01
4 T. Barrie D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 2 0 27:24
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 3 0 24:35
15 D. Siemens D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 06:58
16 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 2 0 16:48
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 18:52
54 A. Lindholm D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 12:54
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
1 S. Varlamov 34 31 3 .912 58:02 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:06 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Holding 2
1st 11:18 Colorado Avalanche Nikita Zadorov Interference 2
1st 17:29 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Roughing 2
2nd 05:10 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian High sticking 2
2nd 10:37 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart Tripping 2
2nd 15:51 Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen Tripping 2
2nd 18:59 Colorado Avalanche Bench Delaying game bench (bench minor) 2
3rd 08:23 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo High sticking 2
3rd 10:43 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Slashing 2
3rd 10:43 Colorado Avalanche Blake Comeau Embellishment 2
3rd 12:14 Buffalo Sabres Marco Scandella High sticking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Tim Peel, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Bryan Pancich
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Josh Gorges, Nathan Beaulieu, Zemgus Girgensons
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Mark Barberio, Gabriel Bourque, Gabriel Landeskog

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 5

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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