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).

Play by play

End of the overtime
End of the overtime
GOALOT 0:48
Goal! Wrist shot
Devon Toews
Devon Toews Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none
BUF 5 - 6 COL
OT 0:31
TO
Takeaway by Tage Thompson
OT 0:21
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
OT 0:00
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:08
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Parker Kelly
GOALP3 0:08
Goal! Snap shot
Jonathan Drouin
Jonathan Drouin Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (50), Mikko Rantanen (34)
BUF 5 - 5 COL
P3 0:17
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 0:18
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
P3 0:20
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
P3 0:25
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
P3 0:41
Cale Makar shot blocked by Jason Zucker
P3 0:50
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
P3 1:05
TO
Takeaway by Cale Makar
P3 1:23
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
P3 1:37
Devon Toews shot blocked by Alex Tuch
P3 1:53
Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Wide Left
P3 2:02
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
P3 2:10
Beck Malenstyn hit Mikko Rantanen
P3 2:23
TO
Takeaway by Cale Makar
P3 2:26
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
GOALP3 2:26
Goal! Slap shot
Cale Makar
Cale Makar Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (49), Devon Toews (14)
BUF 5 - 4 COL