Sabres 2–3 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Feb 26, 2020)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🏔️ COL

J.T. Compher

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:18 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Martin Kaut

1 G

2 shots · 11:13 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Pavel Francouz

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:24

Assists: J.T. Compher, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Carter Hutton

0–1

⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Tying 1st · 16:21

Assists: Kyle Okposo, Johan Larsson · beat Pavel Francouz

1–1

2nd period

🏔️ Martin Kaut PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:15

Assists: Vladislav Kamenev, Samuel Girard · beat Carter Hutton

1–2

⚔️ Curtis Lazar Tying 2nd · 14:56

Assists: Jake McCabe, Michael Frolik · beat Pavel Francouz

2–2

3rd period

🏔️ J.T. Compher Go-ahead 3rd · 11:54

Assists: Joonas Donskoi, Tyson Jost · beat Carter Hutton

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Olofsson · Eichel · Reinhart 19:37

L2 Larsson · Girgensons · Okposo 15:40

L3 Johansson · Skinner · Simmonds 13:07

L4 Vesey · Lazar · Frolik 10:48

D1 Ristolainen · Dahlin 24:00

D2 Miller · Montour 19:12

D3 McCabe · Jokiharju 16:06

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Landeskog · Compher · MacKinnon 22:22

L2 Bellemare · Jost · Nichushkin 16:59

L3 Nieto · Namestnikov · Donskoi 12:17

L4 Kamenev · Kaut · O'Connor 8:33

D1 Makar · Graves 20:46

D2 Zadorov · Cole 18:41

D3 Johnson · Girard 18:32

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF COL🏔️

33 Shots on goal 34

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

27 Hits 17

27 Blocked shots 13

4 Takeaways 9

3 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33) COL shooting 8.8% (3/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:31 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Pavel Francouz

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BUF COL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 11-6-1 (61% win rate, 18 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 12-7-2 (57% win rate, 21 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-5-5 (33% win rate, 15 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 6-5-1 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

All →

Avalanche lead the season series 2–0

Feb 42020 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 6–1 Mar 92019 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 0–3 Oct 112018 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 6–1 Feb 112018 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 Dec 52017 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 4–2

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Who won Sabres vs Avalanche on February 26, 2020?

Avalanche won 3–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Lazar, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Gabriel Landeskog, J.T. Compher, Martin Kaut.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Pavel Francouz made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 23 ✈️WPG @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 AfterFeb 28 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 2–4

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeFeb 22 🏔️COL @ 👑LAK 2–1 AfterFeb 28 🏔️COL @ 🌪️CAR 3–2

Also on February 26

🛢️EDM 0–3 🎰VGK 🐧PIT 1–2 👑LAK

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