Sabres 3–5 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Feb 25, 2017)

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

Gabriel Landeskog

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:38 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Blake Comeau

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:28 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Jeremy Smith

34 saves

0.919 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog Go-ahead 1st · 02:06

Assists: Mark Barberio, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Robin Lehner

0–1

🏔️ Mikhail Grigorenko 1st · 12:42

Assists: Matt Nieto, Erik Johnson · beat Robin Lehner

0–2

🏔️ Tyson Barrie 1st · 14:24

Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Matt Nieto · beat Robin Lehner

0–3

⚔️ Sam Reinhart PP 1st · 17:11

Assists: Jack Eichel, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Jeremy Smith

1–3

2nd period

⚔️ Marcus Foligno 2nd · 09:55

Assists: Zemgus Girgensons, Justin Bailey · beat Jeremy Smith

2–3

🏔️ Blake Comeau 2nd · 16:07

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog · beat Robin Lehner

2–4

⚔️ Evan Rodrigues 2nd · 17:40

Assists: Tyler Ennis, Matt Moulson · beat Jeremy Smith

3–4

3rd period

🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog Empty net 3rd · 19:20

Assists: Blake Comeau

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · Eichel · Reinhart 22:04

L2 O'Reilly · Girgensons · Okposo 19:34

L3 Foligno · Bailey · Gionta 12:41

L4 Moulson · Rodrigues · Ennis 9:20

D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 22:38

D2 Kulikov · Franson 18:10

D3 McCabe · Gorges 15:18

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Nieto · Duchene · MacKinnon 18:10

L2 Landeskog · Comeau · Rantanen 17:28

L3 Mitchell · Grigorenko · Iginla 13:03

L4 Martinsen · Colborne · Bourque 8:27

D1 Beauchemin · Tyutin 22:30

D2 Barrie · Barberio 20:08

D3 Johnson · Wiercioch 16:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF COL🏔️

37 Shots on goal 30

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

6 Hits 15

9 Blocked shots 16

8 Takeaways 8

3 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 8.1% (3/37) COL shooting 16.7% (5/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 58:24 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Jeremy Smith

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

BUF COL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Sabres

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

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-7-3 (33% win rate, 15 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-5 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Feb 162017 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 0–2 Feb 142016 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Jan 202016 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–2 Mar 282015 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 3–5 Dec 202014 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 5–1

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Who won Sabres vs Avalanche on February 25, 2017?

Avalanche won 5–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Evan Rodrigues, Marcus Foligno, Sam Reinhart.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Gabriel Landeskog (2), Blake Comeau, Mikhail Grigorenko, Tyson Barrie.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jeremy Smith made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 19 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 AfterFeb 26 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 2–3

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeFeb 23 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–4 AfterFeb 28 🏔️COL @ 🔔PHI 0–4

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