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2022-23 regular season

Avalanche at Sabres

🗓 Thu, Dec 1, 2022 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Avalanche beat Sabres 6–4 at KeyBank Center on December 1, 2022.

COL – BUF
34–28
Shots on goal
3/6–2/7
Power play
10–13
Hits
19–6
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 G, 3 A
8 shots · 25:09 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
J.T. Compher
2 G, 2 A
3 shots · 22:09 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Tage Thompson
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 21:29 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ J.T. Compher PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:48
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–0
⚔️ JJ Peterka Tying 1st · 10:19
Assists: Jack Quinn, Dylan Cozens · beat Alexandar Georgiev
1–1
⚔️ Tage Thompson PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:49
Assists: Jeff Skinner, Dylan Cozens · beat Alexandar Georgiev
1–2
2nd period
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon PP Tying 2nd · 09:00
Assists: Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–2
🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:49
Assists: J.T. Compher, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–2
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 2nd · 11:53
Assists: Cale Makar, Devon Toews · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4–2
⚔️ Dylan Cozens PP 2nd · 14:05
Assists: Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner · beat Alexandar Georgiev
4–3
🏔️ J.T. Compher 2nd · 17:16
Assists: Logan O'Connor, Andrew Cogliano · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
5–3
3rd period
⚔️ Alex Tuch 3rd · 00:07
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson · beat Alexandar Georgiev
5–4
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen Empty net 3rd · 19:25
Assists: J.T. Compher, Nathan MacKinnon
6–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Lehkonen · MacKinnon · Rantanen 25:09
L2 Compher · Cogliano · O'Connor 16:23
L3 Hunt · Newhook · Foudy 7:24
L4 Blidh · Galchenyuk · Megna 6:31
D1 Makar · Toews 28:20
D2 Johnson · Girard 17:38
D3 MacDonald · Manson 10:18
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Skinner · Tuch 21:29
L2 Cozens · Peterka · Quinn 15:32
L3 Mittelstadt · Jost · Okposo 12:55
L4 Olofsson · Girgensons · Krebs 11:44
D1 Dahlin · Samuelsson 25:21
D2 Power · Jokiharju 20:58
D3 Fitzgerald · Pilut 8:31

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL BUF⚔️
34 Shots on goal 28
3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
10 Hits 13
19 Blocked shots 6
5 Takeaways 4
5 Giveaways 6
16 Penalty minutes 14
COL shooting 17.6% (6/34) BUF shooting 14.3% (4/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Alexandar Georgiev
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
28/33
.848 SV% · 5 GA · 59:34 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
J.T. Compher · 1st 08:48 · 1–0 JJ Peterka · 1st 10:19 · 1–1 Tage Thompson · 1st 19:49 · 1–2 Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 09:00 · 2–2 Artturi Lehkonen · 2nd 09:49 · 3–2 Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 11:53 · 4–2 Dylan Cozens · 2nd 14:05 · 4–3 J.T. Compher · 2nd 17:16 · 5–3 Alex Tuch · 3rd 00:07 · 5–4 Mikko Rantanen · 3rd 19:25 · 6–4
COL BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 5–3
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 1–0
Feb 192022 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 Jan 302022 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–4 Feb 262020 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 2–3 Feb 42020 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 6–1 Mar 92019 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 0–3
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Who won Avalanche vs Sabres on December 1, 2022?

Avalanche won 6–4. The final score was Avalanche 6, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Avalanche?

J.T. Compher (2), Nathan MacKinnon (2), Artturi Lehkonen, Mikko Rantanen.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Dylan Cozens, JJ Peterka, Tage Thompson.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 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
BeforeNov 29 🏔️COL @ ✈️WPG 0–5 AfterDec 3 🏔️COL @ 🐻BOS 1–5
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeNov 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 5–4 AfterDec 4 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 3–6
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