Avalanche 5–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2014)

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 🏔️ COL

Alex Tanguay

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:06 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Jarome Iginla

3 A

17:06 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

John Mitchell

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:16 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Erik Johnson Go-ahead 1st · 02:23

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Max Talbot · beat Jhonas Enroth

1–0

🏔️ Cody McLeod SH 1st · 07:07

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly · beat Jhonas Enroth

2–0

3rd period

🏔️ Alex Tanguay 3rd · 01:51

Assists: Jarome Iginla, John Mitchell · beat Jhonas Enroth

3–0

🏔️ John Mitchell PP 3rd · 05:09

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Jarome Iginla · beat Jhonas Enroth

4–0

⚔️ Johan Larsson 3rd · 13:27

Assists: Chris Stewart, Andre Benoit · beat Calvin Pickard

4–1

🏔️ Alex Tanguay Empty net 3rd · 19:34

Assists: Jarome Iginla, Erik Johnson

5–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Talbot · Iginla 18:06

L2 Landeskog · O'Reilly · Mitchell 15:16

L3 Duchene · MacKinnon · Brière 14:46

L4 McLeod · Bordeleau · Cliche 9:53

D1 Johnson · Hejda 24:49

D2 Stuart · Barrie 18:40

D3 Guenin · Redmond 16:30

⚔️Sabres

L1 Girgensons · Ennis · Stafford 20:59

L2 Flynn · Gionta · Stewart 18:31

L3 Foligno · Deslauriers · Hodgson 15:04

L4 Larsson · Grigorenko · Kaleta 10:14

D1 Ristolainen · Gorges 23:42

D2 Zadorov · Meszaros 18:26

D3 Benoit · Myers 13:32

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL BUF⚔️

23 Shots on goal 29

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

17 Hits 25

14 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 1

9 Giveaways 4

8 Penalty minutes 6

COL shooting 21.7% (5/23) BUF shooting 3.4% (1/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Calvin Pickard

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jhonas Enroth

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 56:16 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 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: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

All →

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Feb 12014 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–7 Oct 192013 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Mar 142012 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 SO Jan 42011 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 3–4 OT Jan 92010 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO

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Who won Avalanche vs Sabres on December 20, 2014?

Avalanche won 5–1. The final score was Avalanche 5, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Alex Tanguay (2), Cody McLeod, Erik Johnson, John Mitchell.

Who scored for Sabres?

Johan Larsson.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Calvin Pickard made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jhonas Enroth made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 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

BeforeDec 18 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 0–1 AfterDec 21 🏔️COL @ 🐙DET 2–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 16 ⚔️BUF @ ✈️WPG 1–5 AfterDec 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–4

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