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2005-06 regular season

Sabres at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Avalanche 6–4 at Ball Arena on December 4, 2005.

BUF – COL
30–29
Shots on goal
1/2–1/6
Power play
17–17
Hits
19–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

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1st star 🏔️ COL
Milan Hejduk
3 A
1 shots · 19:12 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jason Pominville
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 16:52 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Jochen Hecht
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:13 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Paul Gaustad Go-ahead 1st · 02:45
Assists: Chris Thorburn, Jay McKee · beat David Aebischer
1–0
🏔️ Karlis Skrastins Tying 1st · 11:46
Assists: Joe Sakic, Milan Hejduk · beat Martin Biron
1–1
⚔️ Jochen Hecht SH Go-ahead 1st · 14:25
Assists: Tim Connolly, Henrik Tallinder · beat David Aebischer
2–1
⚔️ Jason Pominville 1st · 17:05
Assists: Tim Connolly · beat David Aebischer
3–1
⚔️ Mike Grier 1st · 18:46
Assists: Jochen Hecht · beat David Aebischer
4–1
2nd period
🏔️ Rob Blake PP 2nd · 18:00
Assists: John-Michael Liles, Milan Hejduk · beat Martin Biron
4–2
3rd period
🏔️ Alex Tanguay 3rd · 06:49
Assists: Joe Sakic, Milan Hejduk · beat Martin Biron
4–3
🏔️ Marek Svatos Tying 3rd · 08:51
Unassisted · beat Martin Biron
4–4
⚔️ Derek Roy PP Go-ahead 3rd · 17:33
Assists: Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek · beat Peter Budaj
5–4
⚔️ Chris Drury Empty net 3rd · 19:56
Assists: Teppo Numminen
6–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Connolly · Hecht · Kotalik 17:13
L2 Roy · Pominville · Grier 16:39
L3 Vanek · Drury · Gaustad 13:11
L4 Mair · Afinogenov · Thorburn 9:13
D1 McKee · Lydman 25:34
D2 Tallinder · Kalinin 18:08
D3 Numminen · Campbell 15:36
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Tanguay · Sakic · Hejduk 22:05
L2 Laaksonen · Brunette · Svatos 16:27
L3 Turgeon · McLean · Laperriere 14:44
L4 McCormick · Richardson · Hinote 6:23
D1 Blake · Liles 23:08
D2 Brisebois · Skrastins 19:26
D3 Clark · Vaananen 15:24

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF COL🏔️
30 Shots on goal 29
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
17 Hits 17
19 Blocked shots 11
20 Takeaways 11
2 Giveaways 3
22 Penalty minutes 14
BUF shooting 20.0% (6/30) COL shooting 13.8% (4/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
25/29
.862 SV% · 4 GA · 59:57 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
David Aebischer
12/16
.750 SV% · 4 GA · 20:00 TOI
Peter Budaj
12/13
.923 SV% · 1 GA · 39:01 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 4–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 4–2
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Oct 262003 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 3–1 Mar 242003 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 OT Jan 212002 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 2–3 Dec 72001 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Mar 32001 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 3–2 OT
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Who won Sabres vs Avalanche on December 4, 2005?

Sabres won 6–4. The final score was Sabres 6, Avalanche 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Drury, Derek Roy, Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht, Mike Grier, Paul Gaustad.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Alex Tanguay, Karlis Skrastins, Marek Svatos, Rob Blake.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

David Aebischer made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Avalanche season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 2 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 5–0 AfterDec 8 🦆ANA @ ⚔️BUF 2–3
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeNov 30 🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN 2–5 AfterDec 7 🐻BOS @ 🏔️COL 1–4
Also on December 4
🏝️NYI 2–1 🐙DET 🐻BOS 2–5 🐋VAN
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