Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, October 11, 2018, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–1 on Thursday, October 11, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Colorado Avalanche	6	38-30-14
at Buffalo Sabres	1	33-39-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	3	1	2	6
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	0	1

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	11	8	11	30
Buffalo Sabres	11	12	8	31

Three stars

N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
C. Wilson, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
C. Soderberg, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:55	Colorado Avalanche	Tyson Jost (1)	Tyson Barrie (1), Mikko Rantanen (4)	Power play	COL 1, BUF 0
1st	13:20	Colorado Avalanche	Colin Wilson (3)	Samuel Girard (3), J.T. Compher (1)	Power play	COL 2, BUF 0
1st	16:30	Colorado Avalanche	Carl Soderberg (3)	Gabriel Bourque (1)	Even strength	COL 3, BUF 0
2nd	17:05	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Beaulieu (1)	Rasmus Dahlin (1)	Even strength	COL 3, BUF 1
2nd	17:33	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (4)	Mikko Rantanen (5)	Even strength	COL 4, BUF 1
3rd	15:23	Colorado Avalanche	Alexander Kerfoot (1)	Tyson Barrie (2)	Even strength	COL 5, BUF 1
3rd	17:01	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (5)	Mikko Rantanen (6)	Even strength	COL 6, 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	30	31
Power play	2 of 4	0 of 7
Penalty minutes	14	8
Hits	20	15
Blocked shots	10	2
Giveaways	6	7
Takeaways	2	1
Faceoffs won	24/56 (42.9%)	32/56 (57.1%)

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 11 M. Calvert	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	25%	11:40
Number 13 A. Kerfoot	C	1	0	1	+1	4	3	1	0	0	50%	12:47
Number 17 T. Jost	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	1	20%	16:22
Number 22 C. Wilson	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	1		10:36
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	2	0	2	+2	2	4	0	0	0	50%	19:20
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	2	0	53.8%	14:24
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	45.5%	14:17
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	6	1	0	50%	15:15
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		16:15
Number 91 V. Kamenev	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		07:02
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	+2	0	4	0	0	0	33.3%	17:19
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	3	3	+2	0	1	1	1	0		17:13
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	1	0		19:58
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		21:17
Number 12 P. Nemeth	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		19:29
Number 16 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		15:55
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		21:38
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		15:20

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	31	30	1	.968	59:53	Win

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 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0	42.1%	20:03
Number 10 P. Berglund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	84.6%	13:23
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		20:34
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	100%	11:44
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		21:00
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	100%	13:02
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		08:02
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	41.7%	13:37
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		18:06
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:14
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	62.5%	14:08
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	4	0	0		14:10
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0		17:42
Number 8 C. Nelson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:59
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0		15:15
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		18:09
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	3	0	0		27:07
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		15:10

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	30	24	6	.800	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:16	Buffalo Sabres	Jake McCabe	Hooking	2
1st	11:24	Buffalo Sabres	Carter Hutton	Tripping	2
1st	17:17	Colorado Avalanche	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	19:02	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Hooking	2
2nd	03:23	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Beaulieu	Tripping	2
2nd	04:35	Colorado Avalanche	Alexander Kerfoot	Interference	2
2nd	12:12	Colorado Avalanche	Vladislav Kamenev	Interference	2
2nd	14:35	Colorado Avalanche	Nikita Zadorov	Boarding	2
2nd	19:58	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson	Slashing	2
3rd	06:33	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Calvert	Hooking	2
3rd	10:49	Colorado Avalanche	Alexander Kerfoot	Holding	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Francis Charron, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, David Brisebois
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Mark Barberio, Sheldon Dries
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vladimir Sobotka, Matt Tennyson, Remi Elie

2018-2019 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 9, 2019

Other NHL games on Oct 11

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 11, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Washington Capitals 0 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
San Jose Sharks 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Calgary Flames 3 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Winnipeg Jets 0 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 11, 2018

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