Sabres 1–5 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 13, 2023)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Mikko Rantanen

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 20:37 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Nichushkin

2 G

7 shots · 22:30 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Sam Malinski

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:25 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Mikko Rantanen Go-ahead 1st · 05:25

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin 1st · 10:28

Assists: Fredrik Olofsson, Mikko Rantanen · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–2

🏔️ Miles Wood 1st · 11:55

Assists: Sam Malinski · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–3

⚔️ Zach Benson 1st · 18:38

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, JJ Peterka · beat Ivan Prosvetov

1–3

3rd period

🏔️ Sam Malinski 3rd · 02:40

Assists: Jack Johnson, Jonathan Drouin · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–4

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin PP 3rd · 13:11

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Mittelstadt · Thompson · Tuch 19:01

L2 Benson · Cozens · Peterka 15:54

L3 Robinson · Krebs · Okposo 14:55

L4 Olofsson · Jost · Skinner 12:29

D1 Power · Dahlin 23:11

D2 Samuelsson · Jokiharju 20:20

D3 Clifton · Johnson 14:30

🏔️Avalanche

L1 MacKinnon · Nichushkin · Rantanen 20:53

L2 Wood · Johansen · O'Connor 14:45

L3 Drouin · Tatar · Colton 13:15

L4 Olofsson · Cogliano · Meyers 10:06

D1 Byram · Toews 22:52

D2 Manson · Johnson 19:10

D3 Makar · Malinski 16:53

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF COL🏔️

30 Shots on goal 29

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

22 Hits 14

15 Blocked shots 21

5 Takeaways 9

5 Giveaways 9

4 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 3.3% (1/30) COL shooting 17.2% (5/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Ivan Prosvetov

29/30

.967 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 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 — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 292023 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 0–4 Dec 152022 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 4–2 Dec 12022 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 6–4 Feb 192022 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 Jan 302022 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–4

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Who won Sabres vs Avalanche on December 13, 2023?

Avalanche won 5–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Zach Benson.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Valeri Nichushkin (2), Mikko Rantanen, Miles Wood, Sam Malinski.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Ivan Prosvetov made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 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 11 🌵ARI @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 AfterDec 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 5–2

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 11 🔥CGY @ 🏔️COL 5–6 AfterDec 16 🏔️COL @ ✈️WPG 2–6

Also on December 13

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