Buffalo Sabres vs. Colorado Avalanche: game summary
Final · December 15, 2022 at 9:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : BUF 21 — COL 41 · Ball Arena
Three stars
- 1★
T. ThompsonBUF · C · 1B 1A - 2★
U. LuukkonenBUF · G · 95.1 % - 3★
V. NichushkinCOL · R · 0B 2A
Game stats
COL- 21Shots on goal41
- 30 %Faceoff win %70 %
- 1/2Power play0/2
- 4Penalty minutes4
- 10Hits24
- 23Blocked shots4
- 3Giveaways5
- 8Takeaways9
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| COL | 12 | 12 | 17 | 41 |
Season series BUF 1 – 1 COL
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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BUF 4 / 21 / 282 / 41 / 60 COL
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Tage ThompsonBUF · 00:54Assists : Casey Mittelstadt, Kale Clague1 – 0
Alex TuchBUF · 07:08 · PPAssists : Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson2 – 0
2nd period
Rasmus DahlinBUF · 17:11Assists : Tyson Jost, Victor Olofsson3 – 0
3rd period
Mikko RantanenCOL · 08:20Assists : Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen3 – 1
Evan RodriguesCOL · 18:38Assists : Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar3 – 2
Dylan CozensBUF · 19:024 – 2
Penalties
1st period
- 01:04BUFCasey Fitzgerald — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Andrew Cogliano
- 06:09COLBench — Too many men on the ice (2 min) · served by D. Hunt
2nd period
- 00:55COLCale Makar — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Casey Mittelstadt
- 12:42BUFVinnie Hinostroza — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Mikko Rantanen
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. JostC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 08:30 |
| J. QuinnR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:27 |
| D. CozensC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:20 |
| Z. GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 09:37 |
| V. HinostrozaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 |
| C. MittelstadtC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18:05 |
| V. OlofssonL | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 |
| T. ThompsonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:50 |
| R. AsplundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 |
| J. PeterkaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:15 |
| A. TuchR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21:16 |
| L. PilutD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:44 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31:31 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| R. DahlinD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29:27 |
| K. ClagueD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23:56 |
| C. FitzgeraldD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen(W) | 39/41 | 95.1 % | 60:00 |
| C. Anderson | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. RodriguesC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18:24 |
| A. CoglianoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:07 |
| V. NichushkinR | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 24:21 |
| A. NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:14 |
| D. HuntL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 06:27 |
| L. O'ConnorR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 |
| J. CompherL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23:43 |
| C. HudonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:54 |
| B. MeyersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:03 |
| A. LehkonenL | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 20:21 |
| J. FoudyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:40 |
| M. RantanenR | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8 | 4 | 27:00 |
| E. JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17:39 |
| D. ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27:05 |
| C. MakarD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 28:45 |
| B. HuntD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 09:55 |
| S. GirardD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 22:19 |
| A. EnglundD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11:20 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Johansson | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| A. Georgiev(L) | 17/20 | 85.0 % | 57:20 |
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About this game
Who won Sabres vs Avalanche?
Sabres won 4-2 over Avalanche on Thursday, December 15, 2022.
When was Sabres vs Avalanche played?
On Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 9:00 PM ET at Ball Arena.
Where was Sabres vs Avalanche played?
At Ball Arena, in Denver.
Have the Sabres and Avalanche played this season?
Yes: December 1 (Avalanche 6, Sabres 4).
