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2017-18 regular season

Avalanche at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Avalanche beat Sabres 5–4 at KeyBank Center on February 11, 2018.

COL – BUF
27–32
Shots on goal
1/5–1/5
Power play
10–8
Hits
7–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan O'Reilly
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 26:48 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Colin Wilson
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 13:16 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Matt Nieto
1 G
4 shots · 16:05 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Alexander Kerfoot Go-ahead 1st · 00:43
Assists: Colin Wilson, Nikita Zadorov · beat Robin Lehner
1–0
⚔️ Benoit Pouliot SH Tying 1st · 07:57
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly · beat Jonathan Bernier
1–1
🏔️ Matt Nieto SH Go-ahead 1st · 09:19
Unassisted · beat Robin Lehner
2–1
2nd period
🏔️ Colin Wilson 2nd · 01:07
Assists: Gabriel Landeskog · beat Robin Lehner
3–1
⚔️ Casey Nelson SH 2nd · 13:15
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Justin Falk · beat Jonathan Bernier
3–2
3rd period
🏔️ Tyson Jost PP 3rd · 03:05
Assists: Tyson Barrie, Mikko Rantanen · beat Robin Lehner
4–2
🏔️ Gabriel Bourque 3rd · 07:03
Assists: Anton Lindholm · beat Robin Lehner
5–2
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly PP 3rd · 12:14
Assists: Kyle Okposo, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Jonathan Bernier
5–3
⚔️ Evander Kane 3rd · 17:08
Unassisted · beat Jonathan Bernier
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Compher · Jost · Rantanen 19:22
L2 Landeskog · Nieto · Soderberg 17:50
L3 Bourque · Kerfoot · Wilson 14:45
L4 Greer · Toninato · Yakupov 7:11
D1 Johnson · Nemeth 23:40
D2 Barrie · Zadorov 18:17
D3 Lindholm · Girard 14:22
⚔️Sabres
L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Reinhart 21:44
L2 Rodrigues · Okposo · Pominville 16:34
L3 Pouliot · Larsson · Wilson 11:27
L4 Girgensons · Josefson · Nolan 7:07
D1 Scandella · Ristolainen 24:29
D2 Nelson · Falk 17:24
D3 Antipin · Beaulieu 14:17

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL BUF⚔️
27 Shots on goal 32
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
10 Hits 8
7 Blocked shots 10
4 Takeaways 2
2 Giveaways 3
12 Penalty minutes 12
COL shooting 18.5% (5/27) BUF shooting 12.5% (4/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Jonathan Bernier
28/32
.875 SV% · 4 GA · 59:39 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Robin Lehner
22/27
.815 SV% · 5 GA · 56:29 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Alexander Kerfoot · 1st 00:43 · 1–0 Benoit Pouliot · 1st 07:57 · 1–1 Matt Nieto · 1st 09:19 · 2–1 Colin Wilson · 2nd 01:07 · 3–1 Casey Nelson · 2nd 13:15 · 3–2 Tyson Jost · 3rd 03:05 · 4–2 Gabriel Bourque · 3rd 07:03 · 5–2 Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 12:14 · 5–3 Evander Kane · 3rd 17:08 · 5–4
COL BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-2-1 (73% win rate, 11 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-10-1 (8% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1-2 (70% win rate, 10 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-11-1 (8% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Dec 52017 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 4–2 Feb 252017 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 3–5 Feb 162017 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 0–2 Feb 142016 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Jan 202016 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–2
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Who won Avalanche vs Sabres on February 11, 2018?

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

Who scored for Avalanche?

Alexander Kerfoot, Colin Wilson, Gabriel Bourque, Matt Nieto, Tyson Jost.

Who scored for Sabres?

Benoit Pouliot, Casey Nelson, Evander Kane, Ryan O'Reilly.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jonathan Bernier made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeFeb 10 🏔️COL @ 🌪️CAR 1–3 AfterFeb 14 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 0–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 10 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–2 AfterFeb 13 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–5
Also on February 11
🐧PIT 4–1 🎵STL 🐙DET 5–4 🦅WSH 🗽NYR 3–1 ✈️WPG 🐋VAN 6–0 ⭐DAL 🔥CGY 3–2 🏝️NYI 🐻BOS 5–3 😈NJD 🔔PHI 4–1 🎰VGK 🦈SJS 3–2 🦆ANA
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