Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
· Pepsi Center, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–0 on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
4 |
3 |
11 |
18 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
12 |
14 |
17 |
43 |
Three stars
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
- P. Grubauer, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
- M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
03:14 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (35) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 0, COL 1 |
| 3rd |
10:13 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen (30) |
Tyson Barrie (40), Nathan MacKinnon (51) |
Power play |
BUF 0, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
18:50 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Bourque (1) |
Erik Johnson (15), Nathan MacKinnon (52) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 0, COL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Colorado Avalanche |
| Shots on goal |
18 |
43 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
6 |
| Hits |
36 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
22 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
10 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/63 (38.1%) |
39/63 (61.9%) |
Box score
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 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
33.3% |
20:38 |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
10:56 |
| Number 20 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:16 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:21 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16.7% |
13:02 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
21:15 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:54 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:08 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
10:32 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:35 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
17:49 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
53.8% |
16:49 |
| Number 4 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:15 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:17 |
| Number 8 C. Nelson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:14 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:10 |
| Number 62 B. Montour |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:01 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
42 |
40 |
2 |
.952 |
58:40 |
Loss |
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 10 S. Andrighetto |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:17 |
| Number 11 M. Calvert |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
| Number 13 A. Kerfoot |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
13:36 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 18 D. Brassard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
70% |
19:25 |
| Number 22 C. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:53 |
| Number 26 A. Agozzino |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
07:52 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
22:23 |
| Number 34 C. Soderberg |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
18:36 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
17:39 |
| Number 57 G. Bourque |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
09:13 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:01 |
| Number 4 T. Barrie |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:39 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 12 P. Nemeth |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:44 |
| Number 16 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:31 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:30 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:16 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
18 |
18 |
0 |
1.000 |
59:35 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
11:12 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nikita Zadorov |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:12 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
15:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Reinhart |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel |
Illegal check to head |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:19 |
Colorado Avalanche |
J.T. Compher |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Chris Lee
- Linesmen
- Derek Amell, Ryan Galloway
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Matt Hunwick, Jake McCabe, Tage Thompson
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Mark Barberio, Matt Nieto, Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan Graves
Other NHL games on Mar 9
Other NHL games on Saturday, March 9, 2019
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
 Ottawa Senators
2
 at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
 Detroit Red Wings
2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
5
 at New York Islanders
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
 New Jersey Devils
2
 at New York Rangers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
1
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
5
 at Nashville Predators
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
2
 at Dallas Stars
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at Arizona Coyotes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
6
 at Vancouver Canucks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 9, 2019
|
Sources and further reading
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