Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Saturday, February 19, 2022 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
14 |
11 |
11 |
36 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
7 |
17 |
32 |
Three stars
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals)
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
- N. Kadri, 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 |
02:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (17) |
Jeff Skinner (15), Alex Tuch (13) |
Even strength |
COL 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
03:35 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (11) |
Cale Makar (32), Devon Toews (27) |
Even strength |
COL 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
11:18 |
Colorado Avalanche |
J.T. Compher (9) |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel (9) |
Even strength |
COL 2, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
12:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (18) |
Jeff Skinner (16), Rasmus Dahlin (25) |
Even strength |
COL 2, BUF 2 |
| 1st |
13:02 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nazem Kadri (21) |
Valeri Nichushkin (13) |
Even strength |
COL 3, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
12:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (19) |
Mattias Samuelsson (1) |
Even strength |
COL 3, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
08:37 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Alex Newhook (11) |
Mikko Rantanen (32) |
Even strength |
COL 4, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
19:08 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen (26) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
COL 5, BUF 3 |
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 |
36 |
32 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
4 |
| Hits |
8 |
9 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
19/45 (42.2%) |
26/45 (57.8%) |
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 16 N. Aube-Kubel |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:22 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:34 |
| Number 18 A. Newhook |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:11 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
20:16 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
60% |
15:15 |
| Number 43 D. Helm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
07:16 |
| Number 91 N. Kadri |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
17:14 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
20:04 |
| Number 95 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:59 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:27 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
23:37 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:42 |
| Number 28 R. Murray |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
15:20 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
20:18 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 D. Kuemper |
32 |
29 |
3 |
.906 |
60:00 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 15 J. Hayden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:17 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:37 |
| Number 20 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
12:45 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
16:18 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
16:29 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
15:10 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:52 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
16:10 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
55% |
18:09 |
| Number 74 R. Asplund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:40 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:57 |
| Number 96 A. Bjork |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:30 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:27 |
| Number 13 M. Pysyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
18:14 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:55 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:23 |
| Number 45 C. Fitzgerald |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:20 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:04 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 D. Tokarski |
35 |
31 |
4 |
.886 |
58:43 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
18:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mattias Samuelsson |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:11 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Erik Johnson |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Dean Morton
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Kurtis MacDermid, Bowen Byram
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Mark Jankowski, Robert Hagg
Other NHL games on Feb 19
Other NHL games on Saturday, February 19, 2022
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Edmonton Oilers
4
 at Winnipeg Jets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Feb 19, 2022
|
 Boston Bruins
3
 at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 19, 2022
|
 St. Louis Blues
6
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
3
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 19, 2022
|
 Los Angeles Kings
5
 at Arizona Coyotes
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Feb 19, 2022
|
 Seattle Kraken
1
 at Calgary Flames
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames, Sat, Feb 19, 2022
|
 Anaheim Ducks
7
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 19, 2022
|
Sources and further reading
Colorado Avalanche 
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