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Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche

Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–5 in overtime on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 36-39-7
at Colorado Avalanche 6 49-29-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 2 0 5
Colorado Avalanche 0 1 4 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 10 7 4 0 21
Colorado Avalanche 9 9 10 1 29

Three stars

  1. D. Toews, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. J. Zucker, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals, 1 assist)
  3. C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:17 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker (12) Jack Quinn (9), Tage Thompson (13) Power play BUF 1, COL 0
1st 17:10 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram (5) Jason Zucker (16), Dylan Cozens (12) Even strength BUF 2, COL 0
2nd 11:08 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker (13) Tage Thompson (14), Rasmus Dahlin (21) Power play BUF 3, COL 0
2nd 14:58 Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar (12) Jonathan Drouin (5), Devon Toews (13) Even strength BUF 3, COL 1
3rd 01:05 Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton (12) Samuel Girard (16) Even strength BUF 3, COL 2
3rd 01:27 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson (7) Peyton Krebs (8), JJ Peterka (17) Even strength BUF 4, COL 2
3rd 04:17 Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen (22) Nathan MacKinnon (48), Casey Mittelstadt (17) Power play BUF 4, COL 3
3rd 16:09 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker (14) Tage Thompson (15) Even strength BUF 5, COL 3
3rd 17:34 Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar (13) Nathan MacKinnon (49), Devon Toews (14) Even strength BUF 5, COL 4
3rd 19:52 Colorado Avalanche Jonathan Drouin (3) Nathan MacKinnon (50), Mikko Rantanen (34) Even strength BUF 5, COL 5
OT 00:48 Colorado Avalanche Devon Toews (3) Unassisted Even strength BUF 5, COL 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 21 29
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 27 31
Blocked shots 9 9
Giveaways 7 5
Takeaways 4 9
Faceoffs won 37/67 (55.2%) 30/67 (44.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0 09:34
17 J. Zucker L 3 1 4 +1 0 4 2 2 2 50% 18:14
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 60% 08:42
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 46.2% 16:36
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 15:22
24 D. Cozens C 0 1 1 -2 2 1 3 0 0 68.2% 18:52
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 0 100% 15:59
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 37.5% 15:17
72 T. Thompson C 0 3 3 -1 0 4 0 1 0 19:43
77 J. Peterka R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 100% 11:53
81 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:11
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 4 0 19:24
4 B. Byram D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 21:15
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 0 24:27
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 22:06
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 0 0 23:17
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 0 0 12:59
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:20
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 29 23 6 .793 60:48 OT loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
16 J. Parssinen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 75% 07:01
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 0 0 41.7% 12:13
20 R. Colton C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 2 0 0 14:24
22 J. Innala L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:06
24 O. Olausson R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 07:57
25 L. O'Connor R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 10:47
27 J. Drouin L 1 1 2 +3 0 2 1 0 0 22:46
29 N. MacKinnon C 0 3 3 +2 0 3 1 1 0 51.9% 26:16
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 25% 17:29
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 +2 2 0 1 0 0 22:01
94 J. Kiviranta L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 10:39
96 M. Rantanen R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 2 0 1 62.5% 25:34
7 D. Toews D 1 2 3 +3 0 4 0 2 0 27:14
8 C. Makar D 2 0 2 +3 0 5 1 2 0 28:17
42 J. Manson D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 1 0 17:59
49 S. Girard D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 20:32
67 K. Middleton D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 0 0 09:41
70 S. Malinski D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:42
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 M. Blackwood 3 2 1 .667 16:12 Win
41 S. Wedgewood 18 14 4 .778 41:27

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:18 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson High sticking 2
2nd 10:12 Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton Cross checking 2
2nd 17:03 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 01:27 Colorado Avalanche Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
3rd 03:04 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Hooking 2
3rd 03:19 Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens Tripping 2
3rd 03:45 Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton Cross checking 2
3rd 03:45 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen Roughing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Corey Syvret
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Kiel Murchison
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Dennis Gilbert, Henri Jokiharju
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Calvin de Haan, Valeri Nichushkin

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 2

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Utah Hockey Club 5 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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