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2011-12 regular season

Avalanche at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Avalanche beat Sabres 5–4 in a shootout at KeyBank Center on March 14, 2012.

COL – BUF
42–24
Shots on goal
1/4–0/2
Power play
25–23
Hits
20–16
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Drew Stafford
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 19:13 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Tyler Ennis
3 A
15:05 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Jamie McGinn
2 G
2 shots · 18:05 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Marcus Foligno Go-ahead 1st · 01:39
Assists: Tyler Ennis, Drew Stafford · beat Semyon Varlamov
0–1
🏔️ Jamie McGinn Tying 1st · 08:55
Assists: Paul Stastny · beat Ryan Miller
1–1
⚔️ Drew Stafford SH Go-ahead 1st · 14:42
Unassisted · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–2
🏔️ David Jones Tying 1st · 19:08
Assists: Shane O'Brien, Ryan Wilson · beat Ryan Miller
2–2
2nd period
🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:35
Assists: Peter Mueller, Paul Stastny · beat Ryan Miller
3–2
⚔️ Marcus Foligno Tying 2nd · 11:01
Assists: Drew Stafford, Tyler Ennis · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–3
3rd period
⚔️ Alexander Sulzer Go-ahead 3rd · 01:55
Assists: Brad Boyes, Tyler Ennis · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–4
🏔️ Jamie McGinn Tying 3rd · 19:58
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Gabriel Landeskog · beat Ryan Miller
4–4
Shootout
🏔️ Peter Mueller Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Landeskog · O'Reilly · Downie 21:34
L2 McGinn · Stastny · Jones 18:24
L3 Mueller · McClement · Hejduk 14:50
L4 McLeod · Olver · Porter 9:36
D1 Hunwick · Wilson 21:46
D2 Hejda · O'Byrne 19:36
D3 O'Brien · Johnson 19:11
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Pominville · Stafford 23:03
L2 Vanek · Leino · Hodgson 16:32
L3 Foligno · Ennis · Kaleta 15:04
L4 McCormick · Boyes · Tropp 7:24
D1 Ehrhoff · Leopold 26:46
D2 Regehr · Weber 20:56
D3 Sulzer · McNabb 15:44

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL BUF⚔️
42 Shots on goal 24
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
25 Hits 23
20 Blocked shots 16
8 Takeaways 3
7 Giveaways 7
6 Penalty minutes 10
COL shooting 11.9% (5/42) BUF shooting 16.7% (4/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Semyon Varlamov
20/24
.833 SV% · 4 GA · 63:27 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
38/42
.905 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Marcus Foligno · 1st 01:39 · 0–1 Jamie McGinn · 1st 08:55 · 1–1 Drew Stafford · 1st 14:42 · 1–2 David Jones · 1st 19:08 · 2–2 Gabriel Landeskog · 2nd 05:35 · 3–2 Marcus Foligno · 2nd 11:01 · 3–3 Alexander Sulzer · 3rd 01:55 · 3–4 Jamie McGinn · 3rd 19:58 · 4–4
COL BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 9-8-2 (47% win rate, 19 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 9-9-3 (43% win rate, 21 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 10-4-2 (62% win rate, 16 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 9-7-4 (45% win rate, 20 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 1–0
Jan 42011 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 3–4 OT Jan 92010 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO Oct 252008 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–2 SO Mar 72007 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Dec 42005 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 6–4
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Who won Avalanche vs Sabres on March 14, 2012?

Avalanche won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Avalanche 5, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Jamie McGinn (2), David Jones, Gabriel Landeskog.

Who scored for Sabres?

Marcus Foligno (2), Alexander Sulzer, Drew Stafford.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 38 saves on 42 shots (.905 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
BeforeMar 12 🦆ANA @ 🏔️COL 2–3 AfterMar 15 🏔️COL @ 😈NJD 0–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 12 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterMar 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–3
Also on March 14
🏛️OTT 2–3 🇨🇦MTL ⭐DAL 2–5 ✈️WPG 🧥CBJ 0–3 🛢️EDM 🌵PHX 5–4 🐋VAN 🐙DET 0–4 🦆ANA
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