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FINALKeyBank Center · Dec 4
COL rest: 2dBUF rest: 2d
Game analysis
Avalanche beat Sabres 5–4
- A. Lehkonen scored the game-winner at 15:38 of the third.
- The Avalanche came back from a 4-goal deficit.
- S. Wedgewood stopped 22 of 22 shots (1.000) for the win.
- The Avalanche controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 41–30.
- N. MacKinnon led all scorers with 2 goals and 1 assist.
Three stars
- 1st starN. MacKinnon
COL · 2G 1A
- 2nd starM. Rantanen
COL · 0G 1A
- 3rd starS. Wedgewood
COL · 1.000 SV%
Scoring summary
1st
- 3:22BUFT. ThompsonAssists: C. Clifton, A. Tuch0–1
- 6:39BUFT. ThompsonAssists: J. Zucker, B. Byram0–2
- 6:50BUFJ. PeterkaAssists: Z. Benson, D. Cozens0–3
- 11:49BUFB. MalenstynAssists: N. Aube-Kubel0–4
2nd
- 2:24COLN. MacKinnonVideo1–4
3rd
- 1:19COLJ. KivirantaVideoAssists: C. de Haan, L. O'Connor2–4
- 4:30COLL. O'ConnorVideoAssists: S. Girard3–4
- 7:39COLN. MacKinnonVideoAssists: M. Rantanen, D. Toews4–4
- 15:38COLA. LehkonenVideoAssists: C. de Haan, N. MacKinnon5–4
Period by Period
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Team Stats
COLBUF
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 24 | 19 |
| Blocked | 13 | 11 |
| Power Play | 0/1 | 0/3 |
| Faceoff % | 50.9 | 49.1 |
| Corsi % | 55.6 | 44.4 |
| xG | 3.27 | 3.52 |
| Giveaways | 15 | 16 |
| Takeaways | 5 | 9 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 20:52 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 14:53 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:52 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:02 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:20 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:20 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 26:30 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:06 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:54 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:25 | |
| -- | -- | 58/63 | -- | .921 | 58:44 | |
| -- | -- | 36/41 | -- | .878 | 00:00 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 9 | 23:33 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 15:37 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 24:33 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 13:36 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28:27 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 25:58 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 17:33 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:37 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:00 | |
| -- | -- | 30/34 | -- | .882 | 48:11 |
Lineups
COL
Actual (from shift data)L3
6:47
L4
2:16
Injured / Scratched
- Josh Mansonother · Left Ankle
- Zachary L'Heureuxlong-term-injured-reserve · Upper Body
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L4
9:51
Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
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