Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
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 |
8 |
7 |
21 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
6 |
12 |
16 |
34 |
Three stars
- M. Necas, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 2 assists)
- G. Brindley, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:52 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Martin Necas (11) |
Cale Makar (18), Devon Toews (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, COL 1 |
| 1st |
06:10 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (8) |
Sam Malinski (8), Martin Necas (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, COL 2 |
| 1st |
07:47 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram (2) |
Tage Thompson (7), Alex Tuch (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, COL 2 |
| 1st |
09:46 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brock Nelson (4) |
Ross Colton (7), Gavin Brindley (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, COL 3 |
| 1st |
13:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jordan Greenway (1) |
Owen Power (5), Josh Doan (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, COL 3 |
| 2nd |
14:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (7) |
Isak Rosen (2), Peyton Krebs (4) |
Power play |
BUF 3, COL 3 |
| 2nd |
16:22 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gavin Brindley (4) |
Josh Manson (2), Brent Burns (8) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, COL 4 |
| 3rd |
16:53 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Martin Necas (12) |
Nathan MacKinnon (19), Samuel Girard (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, COL 5 |
| 3rd |
18:11 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog (2) |
Martin Necas (12) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 3, COL 6 |
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 |
21 |
34 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
8 |
| Hits |
16 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
23 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/64 (40.6%) |
38/64 (59.4%) |
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 12 J. Greenway |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:07 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
13:21 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:15 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:54 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:13 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
42.1% |
14:22 |
| Number 63 I. Rosen |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:33 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
15:40 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
64.7% |
18:37 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.3% |
18:18 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:21 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:48 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:09 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:13 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:12 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:18 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
52:55 |
Loss |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
3 |
1 |
2 |
.333 |
06:10 |
|
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 B. Nelson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:10 |
| Number 16 T. Makar |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:11 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:10 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:28 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:44 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
45% |
21:04 |
| Number 54 G. Brindley |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:02 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:28 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
2 |
2 |
4 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:37 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:32 |
| Number 93 Z. Bardakov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
08:52 |
| Number 95 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:34 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:07 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:32 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:54 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:54 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:32 |
| Number 84 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:03 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 M. Blackwood |
21 |
18 |
3 |
.857 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
19:07 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:30 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:45 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:50 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyson Kozak |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:14 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Parker Kelly |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Jean Hebert, Riley Brace
- Linesmen
- Libor Suchanek, Kilian McNamara
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Mason Geertsen, Colten Ellis, Zac Jones
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Valeri Nichushkin, Ilya Solovyov
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 at Vegas Golden Knights
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 at Seattle Kraken
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Sources and further reading
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