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Colorado Avalanche vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL
Avalanche
36-9-4, 76 PTS
5-3
Final
Sabres
16-26-8, 40 PTS
KeyBank Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

COL shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

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COL14111136
BUF871732

In net

Darcy Kuemper29/32 SV, .906
Dustin Tokarski31/35 SV, .886
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COL3025
BUF2103

Who won: Avalanche 5-3

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at KeyBank Center. The Avalanche lead the series 2-0. The Avalanche outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 3rd period. Mikko Rantanen led the Avalanche in goals (1). Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (3).

Recap · Feb 19
Rantanen, Newhook lead NHL-best Avalanche past Sabres, 5-3

Mikko Rantanen scored a goal and assisted on Alex Newhook’s tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday.

What it means

  • Season series: COL leads series 2-0.
  • Avalanche 15-6-2 on the road; Sabres 8-14-4 at home.

Latest headlines

Injuries and inactives

Avalanche3rd in Western Conference
  • Nicolas Roy C
    Lower Body
    Out
  • Zachary L'Heureux LW
    Upper Body
    Out
  • Georgii Merkulov C
    Undisclosed
    Injured Reserve
  • Logan O'Connor RW
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
Sabres7th in Eastern Conference
  • Rasmus Dahlin D
    Upper Body
    Out
  • Jiri Kulich C
    Undisclosed
    Day-To-Day
  • Josh Norris C
    Concussion
    Day-To-Day
  • Alex Lyon G
    Upper Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk D
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Avalanche3rd in Western Conference
Darcy Kuemper G
Starting goalie, confirmed
Sabres7th in Eastern Conference
Dustin Tokarski G
Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

COL leads series 2-0
Last meeting: Avalanche 4, Sabres 1 (Jan 30)

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Game info

Venue
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 10,526
Officials
Dean Morton (Referee), Dan O'Rourke (Referee)

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