Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Monday, October 13, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
37 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
13 |
11 |
4 |
28 |
Three stars
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
- C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Necas, Colorado Avalanche (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:14 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (3) |
Martin Necas (4), Brent Burns (2) |
Even strength |
COL 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
16:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (1) |
Alex Tuch (1), Rasmus Dahlin (1) |
Even strength |
COL 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
04:32 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Cale Makar (1) |
Valeri Nichushkin (1) |
Even strength |
COL 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
11:59 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (4) |
Martin Necas (5), Cale Makar (4) |
Even strength |
COL 3, BUF 1 |
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 |
37 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
10 |
| Hits |
20 |
11 |
| Blocked shots |
21 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
20 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
35/62 (56.5%) |
27/62 (43.5%) |
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 11 B. Nelson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
55% |
16:23 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:27 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
63.6% |
13:40 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
13:23 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
58.8% |
21:47 |
| Number 54 G. Brindley |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:06 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
18:27 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:35 |
| Number 94 J. Kiviranta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
11:36 |
| Number 95 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:34 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
25:22 |
| Number 28 I. Solovyov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
12:04 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
18:54 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
15:21 |
| Number 84 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:17 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 S. Wedgewood |
28 |
27 |
1 |
.964 |
59:57 |
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. Danforth |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
17:35 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:07 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
40% |
16:09 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:49 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:34 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
06:25 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
28.6% |
08:35 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30.8% |
16:09 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
55% |
20:14 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:28 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:34 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
25:59 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
23:24 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
27:19 |
| Number 33 R. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:32 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:50 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
37 |
34 |
3 |
.919 |
58:20 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:38 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jack Drury |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
08:56 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
13:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
18:15 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Cale Makar |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:38 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brent Burns |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:38 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Embellishment |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Conor Timmins |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
Game information
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Brandon Schrader, Peter MacDougall
- Linesmen
- James Tobias, Tyson Baker
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Mackenzie Blackwood, Jack Ahcan, Zakhar Bardakov
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Mason Geertsen, Mattias Samuelsson, Zach Benson
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 at Philadelphia Flyers
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 at Columbus Blue Jackets
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 at Vancouver Canucks
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 at Minnesota Wild
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 at Chicago Blackhawks
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Sources and further reading
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