Buffalo SabresvsColorado Avalanche — Jan 1, 2025

Jan 1, 2025

Final

Buffalo Sabres logo

BUF

SOG: 21

5

-

6

Colorado Avalanche logo

COL

SOG: 29

Last 5 Games

BUF
L
@ BOS (1-3) - 2024-12-21
W
@ NYI (7-1) - 2024-12-23
W
vs CHI (6-2) - 2024-12-27
W
@ STL (4-2) - 2024-12-29
L
@ DAL (2-4) - 2024-12-31
1.20PPG
COL
W
vs WPG (5-2) - 2024-12-31
W
@ UTA (4-1) - 2024-12-27
W
vs SEA (5-2) - 2024-12-22
W
@ ANA (4-2) - 2024-12-20
W
@ SJS (4-2) - 2024-12-19
2.00PPG

Three Stars

First Star
D. Toews
COL logo

D. Toews

COL • #7 • D
G 1A 2PTS 3SOG 4
Second Star
J. Zucker
BUF logo

J. Zucker

BUF • #17 • L
G 3A 1PTS 4SOG 4
Third Star
C. Makar
COL logo

C. Makar

COL • #8 • D
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 5

Linescore

Team123OTTotal
BUF21205
COL01416

Shots On Goal

Team123OTTotal
BUF1074021
COL9910129

Goals

1st Period

J. Zucker
BUF

J. Zucker(12th)

13:17(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by J. Quinn and T. Thompson

B. Byram
BUF

B. Byram(5th)

17:10(EV)

BUF

Assisted by J. Zucker and D. Cozens

2nd Period

J. Zucker
BUF

J. Zucker(13th)

11:08(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by T. Thompson and R. Dahlin

C. Makar
COL

C. Makar(12th)

14:58(EV)

COL

Assisted by J. Drouin and D. Toews

3rd Period

R. Colton
COL

R. Colton(12th)

1:05(EV)

COL

Assisted by S. Girard

Z. Benson
BUF

Z. Benson(7th)

1:27(EV)

BUF

Assisted by P. Krebs and J. Peterka

M. Rantanen
COL

M. Rantanen(22nd)

4:17(PP)

COL

Power play goal assisted by N. MacKinnon and C. Mittelstadt

J. Zucker
BUF

J. Zucker(14th)

16:09(EV)

BUF

Assisted by T. Thompson

C. Makar
COL

C. Makar(13th)

17:34(EV)

COL

Assisted by N. MacKinnon and D. Toews

J. Drouin
COL

J. Drouin(3rd)

19:52(EV)

COL

Assisted by N. MacKinnon and M. Rantanen

OT

D. Toews
COL

D. Toews(3rd)

0:48(EV)

COL

Unassisted

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

21

Shots On Goal

29

55.2

Faceoff %

44.8

2-3 (66.7%)

Power Play %

(33.3%) 1-3

8

Penalty Minutes

8

27

Hits

31

9

Blocked Shots

9

7

Giveaways

5

4

Takeaways

9

Box Score

29N. MacKinnon033+200112230.526:16
27J. Drouin112+300100020.022:46
96M. Rantanen112+101200230.625:34
20R. Colton101+120200020.014:24
37C. Mittelstadt011+100000030.317:29
16J. Parssinen000000100000.807:01
17P. Kelly000-100500100.412:13
22J. Innala000000100000.007:06
24O. Olausson000000011020.007:57
25L. O'Connor000-100200010.010:47
62A. Lehkonen000+220100000.022:01
94J. Kiviranta000-100400000.010:39
7D. Toews123+300021040.027:14
8C. Makar202+300121350.028:17
49S. Girard011000210010.020:32
42J. Manson000-120410110.017:59
67K. Middleton000-200400010.009:41
70S. Malinski000000010010.013:42
41S. Wedgewood.7781814411/1323/520/0041:27
39M. Blackwood.6673211/210/001/1016:12

Standings

Full Standings
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
29th
BUF
116128-123-7-0L132
11th
COL
130123+78-2-0W546
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

COLStatBUF
3.33Goals/Game3.23
2.82Goals Against/Game3.50
29.9Shots/Game27.8
24.8%Power Play %18.8%
79.8%Penalty Kill %76.3%
47.1%Faceoff %47.8%

Goaltenders

COL

1
Trent Miner

Trent Miner

2 GP

Record

0-1

GAA

2.62

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.879

2
Kaapo Kahkonen

Kaapo Kahkonen

1 GP

Record

0-1

GAA

4.12

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.800

BUF

1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

55 GP

Record

24-24-5

GAA

3.20

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.887

2
Devon Levi

Devon Levi

9 GP

Record

2-7

GAA

4.12

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.872

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

COL

1
N. MacKinnon

N. MacKinnon

C | 5GP

G

1

A

10

P

11

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

2.20

2
C. Makar

C. Makar

D | 5GP

G

2

A

6

P

8

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.60

3
M. Rantanen

M. Rantanen

R | 5GP

G

3

A

4

P

7

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

BUF

1
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 4GP

G

0

A

7

P

7

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.75

2
J. Quinn

J. Quinn

R | 4GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.50

3
J. Zucker

J. Zucker

L | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.080.79
0.921.13
0.971.42
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BUF
COL

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (2)COL (8)

Goals / Game

BUF
2.40
COL
3.90

Goals Against / Game

BUF
3.90
COL
2.40

Shots / Game

BUF
3.0
COL
4.1

Power Play %

BUF
0.0%
COL
0.0%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
100.0%
COL
100.0%

Face-Off %

BUF
49.1%
COL
50.9%

Scratches

COL

1
Calvin de Haan

Calvin de Haan

2
Valeri Nichushkin

Valeri Nichushkin

BUF

1
Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Nicolas Aube-Kubel

2
Dennis Gilbert

Dennis Gilbert

3
Henri Jokiharju

Henri Jokiharju

PIM Leaders (Season)

COL

1
Miles Wood

Miles Wood

L

PIM

48

2
Nathan MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

C

PIM

41

3
Artturi Lehkonen

Artturi Lehkonen

L

PIM

34

BUF

1
Zach Benson

Zach Benson

L

PIM

60

2
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

60

3
Jason Zucker

Jason Zucker

L

PIM

57

Past H2H Results

Dec 3
Final
COL logo

COL

5
BUF logo

BUF

4
Dec 13
Final
BUF logo

BUF

1
COL logo

COL

5
Oct 29
Final
COL logo

COL

0
BUF logo

BUF

4
Dec 15
Final
BUF logo

BUF

4
COL logo

COL

2