Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche

NHL

Sabres

15-20-4, 34 PTS

5-6

Final/OT

Avalanche

23-15-1, 47 PTS

Ball Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftCOL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
BUF	10	7	4	0	21
COL	9	9	10	1	29

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen23/29 SV, .793

Scott Wedgewood14/18 SV, .778

Team	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	2	1	2	0	5
COL	0	1	4	1	6

Who won: Avalanche 6-5

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in overtime on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Ball Arena. The Avalanche win the series 2-0. The Avalanche outscored the Sabres 4-2 in the 3rd period. Jonathan Drouin led the Avalanche in goals (1). Jason Zucker led the Sabres in goals (3).

BUF

COL

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Ross ColtonC	0	2	0	1	14:24	0:25	0:00	13:59	22	1	12	0	2	3	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Jonathan DrouinLW	0	1	0	3	22:46	3:10	0:00	19:36	24	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jere InnalaLW	0	1	0	0	7:06	0:04	0:00	7:02	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0.0	0	0	0
Parker KellyC	0	5	1	-1	12:13	0:00	2:54	9:19	19	0	3	0	0	0	5	7	41.7	0	0	0
Joel KivirantaLW	0	4	0	-1	10:39	0:00	0:38	10:01	21	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Artturi LehkonenLW	0	1	0	2	22:01	2:01	1:46	18:14	28	0	14	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
Nathan MacKinnonC	1	1	2	2	26:16	3:35	0:00	22:41	27	0	14	3	3	3	14	13	51.9	2	0	0
Casey MittelstadtC	0	0	0	1	17:29	1:59	0:00	15:30	23	0	8	1	3	2	3	9	25.0	0	0	0
Logan O'ConnorRW	0	2	0	-1	10:47	0:00	1:46	9:01	18	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Oskar OlaussonRW	1	0	0	0	7:57	0:00	0:00	7:57	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Juuso ParssinenC	0	1	0	0	7:01	0:25	0:00	6:36	10	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	75.0	0	0	0
Mikko RantanenRW	0	2	2	1	25:34	3:35	0:00	21:59	26	1	22	1	3	3	5	3	62.5	0	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Samuel GirardD	1	2	0	0	20:32	0:25	1:28	18:39	31	0	2	1	1	3	0	0	0
Cale MakarD	2	1	3	3	28:17	3:35	2:04	22:38	29	2	13	0	5	2	1	0	0
Sam MalinskiD	1	0	0	0	13:42	0:00	0:00	13:42	21	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Josh MansonD	1	4	1	-1	17:59	0:00	1:04	16:55	25	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2
Keaton MiddletonD	0	4	0	-2	9:41	0:00	0:00	9:41	16	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Devon ToewsD	2	0	0	3	27:14	0:38	2:28	24:08	32	1	3	2	4	0	1	0	0