Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche

NHL

Sabres

12-15-3, 27 PTS

1-5

Final

Avalanche

18-9-2, 38 PTS

Ball Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftCOL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BUF	6	15	9	30
COL	15	5	9	29

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen24/29 SV, .828

Ivan Prosvetov29/30 SV, .967

Team	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	0	0	1
COL	3	0	2	5

Who won: Avalanche 5-1

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Ball Arena. The series is tied 1-1. The Avalanche outscored the Sabres 3-1 in the 1st period. Valeri Nichushkin led the Avalanche in goals (2). Zach Benson led the Sabres in goals (1).

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What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Sabres 6-8-2 on the road; Avalanche 11-4-0 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Josh Doan RW
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Avalanche4th in Central Division

Georgii Merkulov C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Logan O'Connor RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Trent Miner G
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Zachary L'Heureux LW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Avalanche4th in Central Division

Ivan Prosvetov G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Sabres 4, Avalanche 0 (Oct 29)

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Game info

Venue: Ball Arena, Denver, CO · Attendance 18,034
Officials: Gord Dwyer (Referee), Peter MacDougall (Referee), Ryan Galloway (Linesman), Libor Suchanek (Linesman)