Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
· Pepsi Center, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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 |
11 |
9 |
13 |
33 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
9 |
11 |
14 |
34 |
Three stars
- M. Kaut, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
- J. Compher, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
- T. Jost, Colorado Avalanche (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
14:24 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog (17) |
J.T. Compher (18), Nathan MacKinnon (52) |
Power play |
BUF 0, COL 1 |
| 1st |
16:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons (12) |
Kyle Okposo (9), Johan Larsson (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
07:15 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Martin Kaut (1) |
Vladislav Kamenev (7), Samuel Girard (27) |
Power play |
BUF 1, COL 2 |
| 2nd |
14:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Curtis Lazar (5) |
Jake McCabe (8), Michael Frolik (8) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
11:54 |
Colorado Avalanche |
J.T. Compher (10) |
Joonas Donskoi (17), Tyson Jost (12) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, 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 |
33 |
34 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
2 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
27 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
27 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/56 (41.1%) |
33/56 (58.9%) |
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 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 13 J. Vesey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:39 |
| Number 17 W. Simmonds |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:40 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
23.1% |
16:45 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
19:37 |
| Number 27 C. Lazar |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:10 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:07 |
| Number 67 M. Frolik |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:48 |
| Number 68 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
19:01 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:11 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:47 |
| Number 33 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
|
24:13 |
| Number 62 B. Montour |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:47 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
34 |
31 |
3 |
.912 |
58:31 |
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 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:59 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
17:42 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:33 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
22:22 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
69.2% |
21:18 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
15:34 |
| Number 61 M. Kaut |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
11:13 |
| Number 72 J. Donskoi |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:15 |
| Number 81 V. Kamenev |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
05:52 |
| Number 83 M. Nieto |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:33 |
| Number 90 V. Namestnikov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:17 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
73.3% |
22:26 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:35 |
| Number 16 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:41 |
| Number 27 R. Graves |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:58 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:41 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:28 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 P. Francouz |
33 |
31 |
2 |
.939 |
59:57 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:21 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Ryan Graves |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
13:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henri Jokiharju |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:38 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:47 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Brandon Montour |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ralph Krueger
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Graham Skilliter, Brad Meier
- Linesmen
- Trent Knorr, Tony Sericolo
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- John Gilmour, Dominik Kahun
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Mark Barberio, Andre Burakovsky
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