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FINAL / OTBall Arena · Jan 3
BUF rest: 1dCOL rest: 1d
Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Avalanche beat Sabres 6–5 in overtime
- D. Toews scored the game-winner at 0:48 in overtime.
- The Avalanche came back from a 3-goal deficit.
- S. Wedgewood stopped 14 of 18 shots (.778) for the win.
- The Avalanche controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 29–21.
- Power play: COL 1/3, BUF 2/3.
- J. Zucker recorded a hat trick and 1 assist.
Three stars
Scoring summary
1st
2nd
3rd
- 1:05COLR. ColtonVideoAssists: S. Girard3–2
- 1:27BUFZ. BensonVideoAssists: P. Krebs, J. Peterka4–2
- 4:17COLM. RantanenPPVideoAssists: N. MacKinnon, C. Mittelstadt4–3
- 16:09BUFJ. ZuckerVideoAssists: T. Thompson5–3
- 17:34COLC. MakarVideoAssists: N. MacKinnon, D. Toews5–4
- 19:52COLJ. DrouinVideoAssists: N. MacKinnon, M. Rantanen5–5
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFCOL
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 27 | 31 |
| Blocked | 9 | 9 |
| Power Play | 2/3 | 1/3 |
| Faceoff % | 55.2 | 44.8 |
| Corsi % | 38.1 | 61.9 |
| xG | 1.98 | 2.75 |
| Giveaways | 7 | 5 |
| Takeaways | 4 | 9 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 27:14 | |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 26:16 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 25:34 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 5 | 28:17 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:24 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:29 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:32 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:01 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:13 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:47 | |
| -- | -- | 17/22 | -- | .773 | 41:27 | |
| -- | -- | 1/6 | -- | .167 | 16:12 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 18:14 | |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 19:43 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 09:34 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 08:42 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:22 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 18:52 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:53 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:15 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 23:17 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:36 | |
| -- | -- | 43/49 | -- | .878 | 60:48 | |
| -- | -- | 23/29 | -- | .793 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)D1
16:57
24:27
25Power
22:06
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
COL
Actual (from shift data)L2
4:57
Injured / Scratched
- Zachary L'Heureuxlong-term-injured-reserve · Upper Body
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice