Sabres 4–2 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 15, 2022)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	2	1	1	4
🏔️ COL	0	0	2	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 22:50 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Dahlin

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 29:27 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

39 saves

0.951 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Tage Thompson Go-ahead 1st · 00:54

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Kale Clague · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–0

⚔️ Alex Tuch PP 1st · 07:08

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin 2nd · 17:11

Assists: Tyson Jost, Victor Olofsson · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–0

3rd period

🏔️ Mikko Rantanen 3rd · 08:20

Assists: Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–1

🏔️ Evan Rodrigues 3rd · 18:38

Assists: Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–2

⚔️ Dylan Cozens Empty net 3rd · 19:02

Unassisted

4–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Cozens · Tuch 21:16

L2 Mittelstadt · Peterka · Quinn 15:15

L3 Olofsson · Jost · Asplund 13:40

L4 Hinostroza · Girgensons · Krebs 9:37

D1 Samuelsson · Dahlin 30:29

D2 Clague · Pilut 20:50

D3 Fitzgerald 14:24

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Compher · Rantanen · Nichushkin 24:21

L2 Lehkonen · Rodrigues · O'Connor 18:24

L3 Newhook · Meyers · Cogliano 12:03

L4 Hudon · Hunt · Foudy 6:27

D1 Makar · Toews 27:55

D2 Girard · Johnson 19:59

D3 Englund · Hunt 10:38

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF COL🏔️

21 Shots on goal 41

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

10 Hits 24

23 Blocked shots 4

8 Takeaways 9

3 Giveaways 5

4 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 19.0% (4/21) COL shooting 4.9% (2/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

39/41

.951 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Alexandar Georgiev

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 57:20 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 — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Avalanche

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

After 2nd — 3–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Dec 12022 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 6–4 Feb 192022 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 Jan 302022 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–4 Feb 262020 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 2–3 Feb 42020 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 6–1

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❓ BUF vs COL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Avalanche on December 15, 2022?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Evan Rodrigues, Mikko Rantanen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 39 saves on 41 shots (.951 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 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

BeforeDec 13 👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF 0–6 AfterDec 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵ARI 5–2

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 13 🔔PHI @ 🏔️COL 2–3 AfterDec 17 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 1–3

Also on December 15

🦆ANA 5–2 🇨🇦MTL 🧥CBJ 1–4 ⚡TBL ⭐DAL 2–1 🦅WSH 👑LAK 3–2 🐻BOS 🔔PHI 2–1 😈NJD 🐧PIT 4–2 🐆FLA 🦑SEA 2–3 🌪️CAR 🍁TOR 1–3 🗽NYR

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