Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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 |
6 |
12 |
13 |
31 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
13 |
17 |
6 |
36 |
Three stars
- M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
- G. Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
- D. Kuemper, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:49 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog (19) |
Mikko Rantanen (30), Valeri Nichushkin (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
02:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dylan Cozens (11) |
Jeff Skinner (12) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
11:15 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nazem Kadri (18) |
Dylan Sikura (1), Alex Newhook (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, COL 2 |
| 2nd |
13:03 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen (23) |
Cale Makar (26), Samuel Girard (21) |
Power play |
BUF 1, COL 3 |
| 3rd |
18:57 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (12) |
Logan O'Connor (11) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 1, COL 4 |
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 |
31 |
36 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
13 |
13 |
| Hits |
15 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/66 (48.5%) |
34/66 (51.5%) |
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 15 J. Hayden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:23 |
| Number 17 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
43.8% |
15:52 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:18 |
| Number 20 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
18:11 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:42 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45.8% |
20:17 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
04:59 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
21:36 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:28 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
24:00 |
| Number 96 A. Bjork |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:39 |
| Number 8 R. Hagg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:13 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:36 |
| Number 13 M. Pysyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:28 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:31 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:05 |
| Number 45 C. Fitzgerald |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:23 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:42 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 D. Tokarski |
35 |
32 |
3 |
.914 |
57:49 |
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 9 D. Sikura |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:46 |
| Number 11 M. Maltsev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
08:38 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:23 |
| Number 16 N. Aube-Kubel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:38 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
12:36 |
| Number 18 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:29 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:31 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
17:11 |
| Number 91 N. Kadri |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
52.4% |
20:19 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 95 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:38 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
53.3% |
19:22 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:32 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
26:14 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:27 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 56 K. MacDermid |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 D. Kuemper |
31 |
30 |
1 |
.968 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:09 |
Buffalo Sabres |
John Hayden |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
12:13 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jack Johnson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
19:10 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Logan O'Connor |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
03:44 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:08 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Robert Hagg |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:48 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Brian Pochmara, Pierre Lambert
- Linesmen
- Travis Toomey, Ben O'Quinn
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Aaron Dell, Will Butcher, Tage Thompson
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Ryan Murray, Nathan MacKinnon, Bowen Byram
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Status |
Details |
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2
 at New York Rangers
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
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|
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1
 at Carolina Hurricanes
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
6
 at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Boston Bruins
1
 at Dallas Stars
6
|
Final
|
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|
 Minnesota Wild
4
 at New York Islanders
3
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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