Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
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 |
15 |
9 |
30 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
15 |
5 |
9 |
29 |
Three stars
- S. Malinski, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
- V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:25 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen (14) |
Nathan MacKinnon (28), Cale Makar (29) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, COL 1 |
| 1st |
10:28 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (11) |
Fredrik Olofsson (4), Mikko Rantanen (22) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, COL 2 |
| 1st |
11:55 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Miles Wood (5) |
Sam Malinski (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, COL 3 |
| 1st |
18:38 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (3) |
Rasmus Dahlin (17), JJ Peterka (10) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, COL 3 |
| 3rd |
02:40 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Sam Malinski (1) |
Jack Johnson (4), Jonathan Drouin (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, COL 4 |
| 3rd |
13:11 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (12) |
Nathan MacKinnon (29), Mikko Rantanen (23) |
Power play |
BUF 1, COL 5 |
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 |
30 |
29 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
22 |
14 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/68 (50%) |
34/68 (50%) |
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 Z. Benson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:34 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
13:50 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
15:15 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:23 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
58.8% |
15:54 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
19:34 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:57 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:29 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
27.3% |
16:20 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
19:01 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:05 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:50 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:01 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:21 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:54 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
29 |
24 |
5 |
.828 |
60:00 |
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 11 A. Cogliano |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:06 |
| Number 12 R. Johansen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
14:00 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:30 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
12:33 |
| Number 22 F. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:48 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:06 |
| Number 27 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:00 |
| Number 28 M. Wood |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
20:53 |
| Number 59 B. Meyers |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:37 |
| Number 90 T. Tatar |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:15 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
20:37 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:57 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:52 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:52 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:21 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:23 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:25 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 50 I. Prosvetov |
30 |
29 |
1 |
.967 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:42 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:03 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Miles Wood |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyson Jost |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Peter MacDougall
- Linesmen
- Libor Suchanek, Ryan Galloway
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jacob Bryson, Ryan Johnson, Devon Levi
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Kurtis MacDermid, Caleb Jones, Joel Kiviranta
Other NHL games on Dec 13
Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 13, 2023
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
4
 at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Dec 13, 2023
|
 Boston Bruins
1
 at New Jersey Devils
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 13, 2023
|
 Anaheim Ducks
3
 at New York Islanders
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 13, 2023
|
 Winnipeg Jets
5
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Dec 13, 2023
|
Sources and further reading
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