Sabres 4–2 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 5, 2017)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jack Eichel

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:12 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Benoit Pouliot

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:49 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Robin Lehner

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Benoit Pouliot SH Go-ahead 2nd · 05:32

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–0

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon PP Tying 2nd · 12:22

Assists: Alexander Kerfoot, Mikko Rantanen · beat Robin Lehner

1–1

⚔️ Jake McCabe Go-ahead 2nd · 18:59

Assists: Benoit Pouliot, Johan Larsson · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–1

3rd period

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon PP Tying 3rd · 09:58

Assists: Tyson Barrie, Alexander Kerfoot · beat Robin Lehner

2–2

⚔️ Evander Kane Go-ahead 3rd · 11:54

Assists: Jack Eichel, Jake McCabe · beat Semyon Varlamov

3–2

⚔️ Jack Eichel Empty net 3rd · 19:27

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Eichel 17:22

L2 Pouliot · Okposo · Pominville 15:35

L3 Larsson · Rodrigues · Wilson 14:19

L4 Reinhart · Nolan · Fasching 9:09

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 26:34

D2 McCabe · Bogosian 19:00

D3 Falk · Antipin 12:11

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Compher · MacKinnon · Rantanen 21:48

L2 Kerfoot · Soderberg · Andrighetto 16:18

L3 Nieto · Jost · Wilson 11:47

L4 Comeau · Yakupov · Grimaldi 9:59

D1 Barrie · Johnson 26:00

D2 Girard · Zadorov 17:50

D3 Lindholm · Siemens 9:56

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF COL🏔️

35 Shots on goal 37

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

21 Hits 20

22 Blocked shots 15

9 Takeaways 3

3 Giveaways 5

14 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 11.4% (4/35) COL shooting 5.4% (2/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Semyon Varlamov

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:02 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

BUF COL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 4-3-2 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 7-4 (64% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Feb 252017 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 3–5 Feb 162017 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 0–2 Feb 142016 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Jan 202016 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–2 Mar 282015 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 3–5

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Who won Sabres vs Avalanche on December 5, 2017?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Sabres 4, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Benoit Pouliot, Evander Kane, Jack Eichel, Jake McCabe.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Nathan MacKinnon (2).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 1–5 AfterDec 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI 2–3

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 3 ⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL 7–2 AfterDec 7 🏔️COL @ ⚡TBL 2–5

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