Buffalo Sabres vs. Colorado Avalanche: game summary
Final · December 13, 2023 at 10:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : BUF 30 — COL 29 · Ball Arena
Three stars
- 1★
S. MalinskiCOL · D · 1B 1A - 2★
M. RantanenCOL · R · 1B 2A - 3★
V. NichushkinCOL · R · 2B 0A
Game stats
COL- 30Shots on goal29
- 50 %Faceoff win %50 %
- 0/2Power play1/2
- 4Penalty minutes4
- 22Hits14
- 15Blocked shots21
- 5Giveaways9
- 5Takeaways9
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 6 | 15 | 9 | 30 |
| COL | 15 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
Season series BUF 1 – 1 COL
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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BUF 1 / 30 / 415 / 29 / 43 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
Mikko RantanenCOL · 05:25Assists : Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar0 – 1▶ Watch
Valeri NichushkinCOL · 10:28Assists : Fredrik Olofsson, Mikko Rantanen0 – 2▶ Watch
Miles WoodCOL · 11:55Assists : Sam Malinski0 – 3▶ Watch
Zach BensonBUF · 18:38Assists : Rasmus Dahlin, JJ Peterka1 – 3▶ Watch
3rd period
Sam MalinskiCOL · 02:40Assists : Jack Johnson, Jonathan Drouin1 – 4▶ Watch
Valeri NichushkinCOL · 13:11 · PPAssists : Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen1 – 5▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 15:13BUFZach Benson — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Nathan MacKinnon
- 19:42COLMikko Rantanen — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Dylan Cozens
2nd period
- 08:03COLMiles Wood — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Zach Benson
3rd period
- 12:23BUFTyson Jost — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. BensonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15:34 |
| T. JostC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 13:50 |
| P. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 15:15 |
| K. OkposoR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 14:23 |
| D. CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15:54 |
| C. MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 19:34 |
| E. RobinsonL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 14:55 |
| J. SkinnerL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 07:57 |
| V. OlofssonL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 |
| T. ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16:20 |
| J. PeterkaR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:58 |
| A. TuchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19:01 |
| E. JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 14:05 |
| H. JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 19:50 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:51 |
| O. PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24:01 |
| R. DahlinD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 22:21 |
| C. CliftonD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 14:54 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen(L) | 24/29 | 82.8 % | 60:00 |
| E. Comrie | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. CoglianoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 |
| R. JohansenC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:00 |
| V. NichushkinR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 22:30 |
| R. ColtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:33 |
| F. OlofssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 |
| L. O'ConnorR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:06 |
| J. DrouinL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14:00 |
| M. WoodL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:45 |
| N. MacKinnonC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20:53 |
| B. MeyersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 09:37 |
| T. TatarL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 |
| M. RantanenR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20:37 |
| J. JohnsonD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18:57 |
| B. ByramD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:52 |
| D. ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22:52 |
| C. MakarD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:21 |
| J. MansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:23 |
| S. MalinskiD | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16:25 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| I. Prosvetov(W) | 29/30 | 96.7 % | 60:00 |
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About this game
Who won Sabres vs Avalanche?
Avalanche won 5-1 over Sabres on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
When was Sabres vs Avalanche played?
On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 10:00 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: October 29 (Avalanche 0, Sabres 4).
