Sabres 5–6 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2025)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Zucker

3 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:14 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Devon Toews

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 27:14 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Nathan MacKinnon

3 A

3 shots · 26:16 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Zucker PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:17

Assists: Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson · beat Scott Wedgewood

1–0

⚔️ Bowen Byram 1st · 17:10

Assists: Jason Zucker, Dylan Cozens · beat Scott Wedgewood

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Jason Zucker PP 2nd · 11:08

Assists: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Scott Wedgewood

3–0

🏔️ Cale Makar 2nd · 14:58

Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Devon Toews · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–1

3rd period

🏔️ Ross Colton 3rd · 01:05

Assists: Samuel Girard · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–2

⚔️ Zach Benson 3rd · 01:27

Assists: Peyton Krebs, JJ Peterka · beat Scott Wedgewood

4–2

🏔️ Mikko Rantanen PP 3rd · 04:17

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

4–3

⚔️ Jason Zucker 3rd · 16:09

Assists: Tage Thompson · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

5–3

🏔️ Cale Makar 3rd · 17:34

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5–4

🏔️ Jonathan Drouin Tying 3rd · 19:52

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

5–5

Overtime

🏔️ Devon Toews Go-ahead OT · 00:48

Unassisted · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Cozens · Tuch 19:24

L2 Zucker · Malenstyn · Kulich 16:36

L3 McLeod · Quinn · Peterka 15:17

L4 Benson · Lafferty · Krebs 9:34

D1 Samuelsson · Dahlin 23:52

D2 Power · Byram 21:40

D3 Bryson · Clifton 13:10

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Drouin · MacKinnon · Rantanen 25:34

L2 Lehkonen · Mittelstadt · Colton 17:29

L3 Kiviranta · Kelly · O'Connor 10:47

L4 Innala · Parssinen · Olausson 7:06

D1 Makar · Toews 27:46

D2 Girard · Manson 19:16

D3 Malinski · Middleton 11:42

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF COL🏔️

21 Shots on goal 29

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

27 Hits 31

9 Blocked shots 9

4 Takeaways 9

7 Giveaways 5

8 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 23.8% (5/21) COL shooting 20.7% (6/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

23/29

.793 SV% · 6 GA · 60:48 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Scott Wedgewood

14/18

.778 SV% · 4 GA · 41:27 TOI

Mackenzie Blackwood

2/3

.667 SV% · 1 GA · 16:12 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 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: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Sabres

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

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 2–0

Dec 32024 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 Dec 132023 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 1–5 Oct 292023 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 0–4 Dec 152022 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 4–2 Dec 12022 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 6–4

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Who won Sabres vs Avalanche on January 2, 2025?

Avalanche won 6–5 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 5, Avalanche 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Zucker (3), Bowen Byram, Zach Benson.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Cale Makar (2), Devon Toews, Jonathan Drouin, Mikko Rantanen, Ross Colton.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves on 29 shots (.793 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Scott Wedgewood made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 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

BeforeDec 31 ⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL 2–4 AfterJan 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 1–3

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 31 ✈️WPG @ 🏔️COL 2–5 AfterJan 4 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 2–1

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