Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–1 on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Colorado Avalanche	6	42-20-8
at Buffalo Sabres	1	30-31-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	2	4	0	6
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	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	8	10	9	27
Buffalo Sabres	8	8	8	24

Three stars

A. Burakovsky, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 3 assists)
V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
N. Kadri, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 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	13:12	Colorado Avalanche	Samuel Girard (2)	Ryan Graves (12), Joonas Donskoi (16)	Even strength	COL 1, BUF 0
1st	13:57	Colorado Avalanche	Andre Burakovsky (17)	Nazem Kadri (16), Nikita Zadorov (9)	Even strength	COL 2, BUF 0
1st	19:59	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (19)	Jake McCabe (7), Jack Eichel (35)	Even strength	COL 2, BUF 1
2nd	01:00	Colorado Avalanche	Nazem Kadri (18)	Valeri Nichushkin (11), Andre Burakovsky (20)	Even strength	COL 3, BUF 1
2nd	04:23	Colorado Avalanche	Nikita Zadorov (4)	Andre Burakovsky (21), Valeri Nichushkin (12)	Even strength	COL 4, BUF 1
2nd	10:58	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin (9)	Andre Burakovsky (22), Cale Makar (27)	Even strength	COL 5, BUF 1
2nd	12:59	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (17)	Nathan MacKinnon (43), Gabriel Landeskog (10)	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	27	24
Power play	0 of 0	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	0
Hits	12	16
Blocked shots	13	13
Giveaways	9	6
Takeaways	7	3
Faceoffs won	31/54 (57.4%)	23/54 (42.6%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:32
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	1	2	3	+4	0	3	1	0		14:47
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	37.5%	13:23
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	50%	19:36
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	80%	13:23
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	66.7%	11:56
Number 72 J. Donskoi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	100%	12:17
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		12:52
Number 91 N. Kadri	C	1	1	2	+3	2	4	0	0	50%	15:19
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1	83.3%	16:35
Number 95 A. Burakovsky	L	1	3	4	+3	0	1	0	1		15:16
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		16:44
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		21:25
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	0		19:07
Number 16 N. Zadorov	D	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0		19:13
Number 27 R. Graves	D	0	1	1	+4	2	1	2	4		20:43
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		19:49
Number 49 S. Girard	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	3		20:03

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Grubauer	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	50%	20:47
Number 13 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		19:42
Number 15 J. Dea	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:07
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1		20:20
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0		13:49
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		20:09
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	1		17:33
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1		17:18
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1	28.6%	14:24
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	28.6%	09:35
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	75%	19:17
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	2	1		17:09
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		15:34
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2		17:49
Number 24 L. Pilut	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1		14:38
Number 33 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0		15:23
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		18:25
Number 62 B. Montour	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		17:12

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 J. Johansson	14	13	1	.929	29:34
Number 40 C. Hutton	13	8	5	.615	30:26	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:09	Colorado Avalanche	Nazem Kadri	Hooking	2
3rd	15:04	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Graves	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ralph Krueger
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, James Tobias
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Mark Barberio, Vladislav Kamenev
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Johan Larsson, Curtis Lazar, Rasmus Dahlin

2019-2020 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Feb 26, 2020

Other NHL games on Feb 4

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Montreal Canadiens 5 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Florida Panthers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Nashville Predators 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Arizona Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Feb 4, 2020

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