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Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche

NHLJanuary 2, 2025Ball Arena

SabresBuffaloBUF

Sabres 5, Avalanche 6

Final/OT
AvalancheColoradoCOLWon

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  3. 0:15Hand Pass
  4. 0:15Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  5. 0:53Jack Quinn shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  6. 0:54Josh Manson hit Owen Power
  7. 1:10Owen Power hit Jonathan Drouin
  8. 1:26Josh Manson shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  9. 1:35Alex Tuch Backhand Above Crossbar
  10. 2:06Takeaway by Connor Clifton
  11. 2:15Keaton Middleton hit JJ Peterka
  12. 2:19Logan O'Connor hit Zach Benson
  13. 2:53Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Oskar Olausson
  14. 2:57Juuso Parssinen hit Bowen Byram
  15. 3:42Icing
  16. 3:42Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  17. 3:43Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  18. 3:47Jack Quinn hit Artturi Lehkonen
  19. 3:51Nathan MacKinnon Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  20. 4:01Josh Manson hit Alex Tuch
  21. 4:07Off-side
  22. 4:07Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  23. 4:13Jacob Bryson Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  24. 4:19Puck in Benches
  25. 4:19JJ Peterka faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  26. 4:31Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Wide Left
  27. 4:45JJ Peterka hit Keaton Middleton
  28. 4:53Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Left
  29. 5:00Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  30. 5:27Samuel Girard hit Sam Lafferty
  31. 5:35Beck Malenstyn Backhand Wide Right
  32. 5:43Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  33. 5:45Goalie Stopped
  34. 5:45Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  35. 5:54Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  36. 6:29Oskar Olausson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  37. 6:46Jere Innala Deflected Wide Right
  38. 7:02Jere Innala hit Owen Power
  39. 7:05Keaton Middleton hit Jack Quinn
  40. 7:13Keaton Middleton Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  41. 7:15Goalie Stopped
  42. 7:15Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  43. 7:34Mikko Rantanen hit Rasmus Dahlin
  44. 7:35On-Ice Official
  45. 7:35Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  46. 7:52Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  47. 8:10Icing
  48. 8:10Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  49. 8:27Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  50. 8:45Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  51. 8:47Goalie Stopped
  52. 8:47Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Logan O'Connor
  53. 8:50Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  54. 9:02Takeaway by Parker Kelly
  55. 9:22Joel Kiviranta hit Rasmus Dahlin
  56. 9:24Puck in Netting
  57. 9:24Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  58. 9:35Keaton Middleton hit JJ Peterka
  59. 9:56Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  60. 10:04Off-side
  61. 10:04Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  62. 10:18Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  63. 10:22Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  64. 10:30Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen
  65. 11:13Jacob Bryson shot blocked by Cale Makar
  66. 12:18Josh Manson High-sticking against Alex Tuch
  67. 12:18Parker Kelly faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  68. 12:47JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  69. 12:51Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  70. 13:06Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  71. 13:17Jason Zucker Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Jack Quinn (9), Tage Thompson (13)
  72. 13:17Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  73. 13:56Josh Manson hit Beck Malenstyn
  74. 13:59Giveaway by Sam Lafferty
  75. 14:05Beck Malenstyn hit Ross Colton
  76. 14:18Puck in Crowd
  77. 14:18Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  78. 14:45Puck in Benches
  79. 14:45Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jere Innala
  80. 15:17Samuel Girard hit Peyton Krebs
  81. 15:29Oskar Olausson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  82. 15:37Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  83. 16:07Ross Colton Wrap-around saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  84. 16:12Jonathan Drouin hit Beck Malenstyn
  85. 17:10Bowen Byram Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Jason Zucker (16), Dylan Cozens (12)
  86. 17:10Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  87. 17:20Peyton Krebs hit Joel Kiviranta
  88. 17:24Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Cale Makar
  89. 17:46Cale Makar hit Zach Benson
  90. 18:37Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  91. 18:48Mikko Rantanen Slap Shot Hit Right Post
  92. 19:30Parker Kelly hit Owen Power
  93. 19:42Josh Manson Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  94. 19:48Samuel Girard Slap Shot Wide Right
  95. 19:59Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  96. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  3. 0:28Rasmus Dahlin hit Artturi Lehkonen
  4. 1:01Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  5. 1:38Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Right
  6. 1:44Sam Malinski Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  7. 1:46Goalie Stopped
  8. 1:46Parker Kelly faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  9. 1:48Keaton Middleton Slap Shot Wide Left
  10. 1:52Parker Kelly hit Connor Clifton
  11. 1:57Connor Clifton hit Parker Kelly
  12. 2:01Connor Clifton hit Joel Kiviranta
  13. 2:03Keaton Middleton shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  14. 2:06Connor Clifton hit Joel Kiviranta
  15. 2:12Sam Lafferty hit Sam Malinski
  16. 2:17Puck in Netting
  17. 2:17Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  18. 2:36Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  19. 2:54Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  20. 3:04Bowen Byram shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  21. 3:08Puck in Crowd
  22. 3:08Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Jere Innala
  23. 3:49Giveaway by Owen Power
  24. 4:18Jonathan Drouin Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  25. 4:20Puck in Netting
  26. 4:20Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  27. 4:24Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen
  28. 4:29Giveaway by Devon Toews
  29. 4:47Zach Benson hit Devon Toews
  30. 4:53Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal
  31. 4:53Off-side
  32. 4:53Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  33. 5:14Keaton Middleton hit Beck Malenstyn
  34. 5:16Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  35. 5:32Puck in Netting
  36. 5:32Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  37. 6:13Ross Colton hit Tage Thompson
  38. 6:38Mikko Rantanen hit Rasmus Dahlin
  39. 6:40Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  40. 6:54Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  41. 6:59Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  42. 7:05Icing
  43. 7:05Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Juuso Parssinen
  44. 7:58JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  45. 8:32Mattias Samuelsson hit Mikko Rantanen
  46. 8:39Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
  47. 8:52Icing
  48. 8:52Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  49. 9:01Icing
  50. 9:01Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  51. 9:05Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  52. 9:07Goalie Stopped
  53. 9:07Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  54. 9:10Ross Colton Tip-In Above Crossbar
  55. 9:20Devon Toews Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  56. 9:22Goalie Stopped
  57. 9:22Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  58. 9:55Giveaway by Cale Makar
  59. 10:05Jason Zucker hit Ross Colton
  60. 10:12Puck in Crowd
  61. 10:12Ross Colton Cross-checking against Jason Zucker
  62. 10:12TV Timeout
  63. 10:12Parker Kelly faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  64. 10:20Josh Manson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  65. 10:45Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Wide Right
  66. 10:51Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  67. 10:53Goalie Stopped
  68. 10:53Jason Zucker faceoff won against Artturi Lehkonen
  69. 11:08Jason Zucker Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Tage Thompson (14), Rasmus Dahlin (21)
  70. 11:08Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  71. 11:45Icing
  72. 11:45Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  73. 11:59Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  74. 12:20Puck in Netting
  75. 12:20Juuso Parssinen faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  76. 12:53Alex Tuch hit Josh Manson
  77. 13:27Peyton Krebs hit Samuel Girard
  78. 13:34Hand Pass
  79. 13:34Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  80. 13:54Sam Malinski shot blocked by Logan O'Connor
  81. 14:06Mattias Samuelsson hit Joel Kiviranta
  82. 14:15Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  83. 14:18Mattias Samuelsson hit Joel Kiviranta
  84. 14:30Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  85. 14:58Cale Makar Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (5), Devon Toews (13)
  86. 14:58Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  87. 15:13Mikko Rantanen Tip-In Wide Left
  88. 15:43Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  89. 16:35Giveaway by Oskar Olausson
  90. 16:55JJ Peterka hit Nathan MacKinnon
  91. 16:57Ross Colton hit Mattias Samuelsson
  92. 17:03Puck in Crowd
  93. 17:03Zach Benson Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  94. 17:03TV Timeout
  95. 17:03Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  96. 17:28Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  97. 18:36Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  98. 18:38Goalie Stopped
  99. 18:38Juuso Parssinen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  100. 18:41Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  101. 18:50Samuel Girard Snap Shot Wide Left
  102. 19:37Joel Kiviranta hit Rasmus Dahlin
  103. 19:47Sam Malinski shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  104. 19:58Jacob Bryson shot blocked by Josh Manson
  105. 19:59Parker Kelly hit Jacob Bryson
  106. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  3. 0:50Takeaway by Josh Manson
  4. 1:02Samuel Girard Snap Shot Wide Left
  5. 1:05Ross Colton Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (16)
  6. 1:05Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  7. 1:17Parker Kelly hit Zach Benson
  8. 1:27Zach Benson Goal (7) Wrap-around, assists: Peyton Krebs (8), JJ Peterka (17)
  9. 1:27Challenge Hm - goal interference - goal
  10. 1:27Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Jere Innala
  11. 1:27Jason Zucker faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  12. 2:02JJ Peterka shot blocked by Devon Toews
  13. 2:09Logan O'Connor hit JJ Peterka
  14. 2:14Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Right
  15. 2:35Joel Kiviranta hit Dylan Cozens
  16. 2:49Off-side
  17. 2:49Parker Kelly faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  18. 3:02Logan O'Connor Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  19. 3:04Alex Tuch Hooking against Logan O'Connor
  20. 3:04Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  21. 3:15Takeaway by Cale Makar
  22. 3:19Dylan Cozens Tripping against Cale Makar
  23. 3:19Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  24. 3:32Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot Wide Left
  25. 3:35Nathan MacKinnon hit Connor Clifton
  26. 3:42Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  27. 3:45Puck in Netting
  28. 3:45Connor Clifton Cross-checking against Artturi Lehkonen
  29. 3:45Artturi Lehkonen Roughing against Connor Clifton
  30. 3:45Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  31. 3:47Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  32. 3:48Goalie Stopped
  33. 3:48Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  34. 4:06Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  35. 4:17Mikko Rantanen Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (48), Casey Mittelstadt (17)
  36. 4:17Beck Malenstyn faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  37. 4:20Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  38. 5:22Bowen Byram hit Casey Mittelstadt
  39. 5:26Puck in Netting
  40. 5:26Juuso Parssinen faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  41. 5:37Jere Innala Wrist Shot Wide Right
  42. 5:57Dylan Cozens hit Devon Toews
  43. 6:31Icing
  44. 6:31Parker Kelly faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  45. 6:48Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
  46. 6:50Zach Benson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  47. 7:22Mikko Rantanen Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  48. 7:44Sam Lafferty hit Jonathan Drouin
  49. 7:51Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Wide Right
  50. 8:02Dylan Cozens hit Ross Colton
  51. 8:06Dylan Cozens hit Artturi Lehkonen
  52. 8:08Off-side
  53. 8:08Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  54. 9:54Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  55. 10:15Josh Manson hit JJ Peterka
  56. 10:27Joel Kiviranta hit Rasmus Dahlin
  57. 10:34Icing
  58. 10:34Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  59. 10:50Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Devon Toews
  60. 11:35Connor Clifton hit Juuso Parssinen
  61. 12:33Ross Colton shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  62. 12:34Puck in Netting
  63. 12:34Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  64. 12:43Icing
  65. 12:43Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  66. 13:05Off-side
  67. 13:05Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  68. 13:10Beck Malenstyn hit Josh Manson
  69. 13:18Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  70. 13:49Icing
  71. 13:49Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  72. 14:54Jason Zucker hit Sam Malinski
  73. 15:08Parker Kelly hit Owen Power
  74. 16:06Jason Zucker Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  75. 16:09Jason Zucker Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (15)
  76. 16:09Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  77. 16:45Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  78. 16:49Artturi Lehkonen hit Owen Power
  79. 17:01Icing
  80. 17:01Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  81. 17:08Devon Toews shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  82. 17:17Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  83. 17:20Goalie Stopped
  84. 17:20Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  85. 17:23Puck in Crowd
  86. 17:23Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  87. 17:34Cale Makar Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (49), Devon Toews (14)
  88. 17:34Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  89. 17:37Takeaway by Cale Makar
  90. 17:50Beck Malenstyn hit Mikko Rantanen
  91. 17:58Icing
  92. 17:58Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  93. 18:07Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Wide Left
  94. 18:23Devon Toews shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  95. 18:37Icing
  96. 18:37Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  97. 18:55Takeaway by Cale Makar
  98. 19:10Icing
  99. 19:10Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  100. 19:19Cale Makar shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  101. 19:35Icing
  102. 19:35Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  103. 19:40Puck in Benches
  104. 19:40Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  105. 19:42Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  106. 19:43Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  107. 19:52Jonathan Drouin Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (50), Mikko Rantanen (34)
  108. 19:52Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  109. 20:00End of 3rd Period

OT

  1. 0:00Start of Overtime
  2. 0:00Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  3. 0:21Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  4. 0:31Takeaway by Tage Thompson
  5. 0:48Devon Toews Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  6. 0:48End of OT
  7. 0:48Game End

1st

  1. 13:17BUF 1, COL 0Jason Zucker Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Jack Quinn (9), Tage Thompson (13)
  2. 17:10BUF 2, COL 0Bowen Byram Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Jason Zucker (16), Dylan Cozens (12)

2nd

  1. 11:08BUF 3, COL 0Jason Zucker Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Tage Thompson (14), Rasmus Dahlin (21)
  2. 14:58BUF 3, COL 1Cale Makar Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (5), Devon Toews (13)

3rd

  1. 1:05BUF 3, COL 2Ross Colton Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (16)
  2. 1:27BUF 4, COL 2Zach Benson Goal (7) Wrap-around, assists: Peyton Krebs (8), JJ Peterka (17)
  3. 4:17BUF 4, COL 3Mikko Rantanen Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (48), Casey Mittelstadt (17)
  4. 16:09BUF 5, COL 3Jason Zucker Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (15)
  5. 17:34BUF 5, COL 4Cale Makar Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (49), Devon Toews (14)
  6. 19:52BUF 5, COL 5Jonathan Drouin Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (50), Mikko Rantanen (34)

OT

  1. 0:48BUF 5, COL 6Devon Toews Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none

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Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Jason Zucker LW311022018:1450.04220000241415:252:490:00
Zach Benson LW10101029:340.010001101578:490:450:00
Alex Tuch RW00-2014219:240.00000110271217:000:421:42
Beck Malenstyn LW00-1032015:59100.0001001021414:150:001:44
Dylan Cozens C01-2030218:5268.21715010027817:070:460:59
Jack Quinn RW01-1010015:220.0000000020512:352:470:00
Jiri Kulich C00-1000016:3646.2176000022715:530:430:00
JJ Peterka RW011020011:53100.0201200015109:032:500:00
Peyton Krebs C01002008:4260.004600001848:240:000:18
Ryan McLeod C000000015:1737.53106100020613:180:001:59
Sam Lafferty C000020010:110.000010001619:540:000:17
Tage Thompson C03-1001019:430.04000012291816:542:460:03
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Bowen Byram D100010021:1510000000.032519:240:001:51
Connor Clifton D001040212:5900011010.017011:400:001:19
Jacob Bryson D001000013:2010000000.018012:380:000:42
Mattias Samuelsson D00-2030024:2700000000.031222:070:002:20
Owen Power D00-1010022:0620010100.030519:370:471:42
Rasmus Dahlin D01-2010023:1710010210.033620:262:450:06
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G29623.79360:4800193100

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