Avalanche 4–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 9, 2010)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
🏔️ COL	2	1	0	1	4
⚔️ BUF	0	1	2	0	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Matt Duchene

2 G

2 shots · 18:27 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Brandon Yip

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:01 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Craig Anderson

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Matt Duchene Go-ahead 1st · 07:35

Assists: Matt Hendricks · beat Patrick Lalime

1–0

🏔️ Matt Duchene 1st · 13:28

Assists: Brandon Yip, Milan Hejduk · beat Patrick Lalime

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Drew Stafford PP 2nd · 17:05

Assists: Paul Gaustad, Tim Kennedy · beat Craig Anderson

2–1

🏔️ Brandon Yip 2nd · 18:07

Assists: Paul Stastny, Ryan Wilson · beat Patrick Lalime

3–1

3rd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 09:19

Assists: Drew Stafford, Derek Roy · beat Craig Anderson

3–2

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Tying 3rd · 15:48

Assists: Tim Connolly · beat Craig Anderson

3–3

Shootout

🏔️ Matt Hendricks Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Patrick Lalime

4–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Wolski · Stastny · Hejduk 20:45

L2 Galiardi · Duchene · Stewart 18:27

L3 O'Reilly · Hendricks · Yip 16:53

L4 McLeod · Durno · Tucker 9:28

D1 Quincey · Hannan 28:52

D2 Wilson · Cumiskey 20:12

D3 Liles · Peltier 12:46

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Connolly · Stafford 19:57

L2 Hecht · Pominville · Grier 17:00

L3 Vanek · Kennedy · Gaustad 14:52

L4 MacArthur · Ellis · Mair 7:08

D1 Myers · Tallinder 24:56

D2 Rivet · Butler 22:48

D3 Lydman · Montador 16:10

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 35

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

10 Hits 9

14 Blocked shots 12

4 Takeaways 2

8 Giveaways 16

13 Penalty minutes 15

COL shooting 13.3% (4/30) BUF shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Anderson

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Patrick Lalime

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 64:47 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located

COL BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Oct 252008 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–2 SO Mar 72007 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Dec 42005 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 6–4 Oct 262003 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 3–1 Mar 242003 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 OT

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❓ COL vs BUF, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Sabres on January 9, 2010?

Avalanche won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Avalanche 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Matt Duchene (2), Brandon Yip.

Who scored for Sabres?

Drew Stafford, Jochen Hecht, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Sabres season series?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeJan 8 🏔️COL @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 AfterJan 11 🏔️COL @ 🔥CGY 3–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 8 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterJan 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 2–1

Also on January 9

🗽NYR 3–1 🐻BOS 🐧PIT 4–1 🍁TOR 😈NJD 2–1 🇨🇦MTL 🐆FLA 3–0 🏛️OTT ⚡TBL 1–4 🔔PHI 🦅WSH 8–1 🐦ATL 🦆ANA 3–2 🐯NSH 🪶CHI 5–6 🌲MIN

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