NHL Final Intelligence

BUF
3 – 6
FINAL
COL

Buffalo Sabres 3, Colorado Avalanche 6 β€” Recap

 Β· Ball Arena  Β· View Preview

πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 3, Colorado Avalanche 6. Shots on goal: BUF 21, COL 34. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 2-3 COL; P2 BUF 1-1 COL; P3 BUF 0-2 COL.

Scoring plays: P1 00:52 Martin Necas (assists: Cale Makar, Devon Toews) to make it BUF 0-1 COL; P1 06:10 Artturi Lehkonen (assists: Sam Malinski, Martin Necas) to make it BUF 0-2 COL; P1 07:47 Bowen Byram (assists: Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 1-2 COL; P1 09:46 Brock Nelson (assists: Ross Colton, Gavin Brindley) to make it BUF 1-3 COL; P1 13:28 Jordan Greenway (assists: Owen Power, Josh Doan) to make it BUF 2-3 COL; P2 14:56 Tage Thompson (assists: Isak Rosen, Peyton Krebs) to make it BUF 3-3 COL; P2 16:22 Gavin Brindley (assists: Josh Manson, Brent Burns) to make it BUF 3-4 COL; P3 16:53 Martin Necas (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Samuel Girard) to make it BUF 3-5 COL; P3 18:11 Gabriel Landeskog (assists: Martin Necas) to make it BUF 3-6 COL. Top skaters: Martin Necas (COL) 2 G, 2 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Gavin Brindley (COL) 1 G, 1 A; Brock Nelson (COL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 18 saves on 21, decision W; Alex Lyon (BUF) 1 saves on 3; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 27 saves on 30, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· COL
2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 2 SOG Β· 21:37 TOI
Goals Β· BUF
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG Β· 18:37 TOI
Goaltending Β· COL
18 saves on 21 shots (.857) Β· W
Season highs
Martin Necas Β· Season-high 4 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

πŸ“Š Game Flow

BUF 0 largest lead Never led Β· 2-0 run, P1 13:28–P2 14:56
COL 3 largest lead P3 18:11 (BUF 3, COL 6) Β· 3-0 run, P2 16:22–P3 18:11
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:52 Martin Necas (Cale Makar, Devon Toews) COL Β· wrist shot Β· BUF 0, COL 1
  • P1 6:10 Artturi Lehkonen (Sam Malinski, Martin Necas) COL Β· snap shot Β· BUF 0, COL 2
  • P1 7:47 Bowen Byram (Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch) BUF Β· snap shot Β· BUF 1, COL 2
  • P1 9:46 Brock Nelson (Ross Colton, Gavin Brindley) COL Β· snap shot Β· BUF 1, COL 3
  • P1 13:28 Jordan Greenway (Owen Power, Josh Doan) BUF Β· slap shot Β· BUF 2, COL 3
  • P2 14:56 Tage Thompson (Isak Rosen, Peyton Krebs) BUF Β· Power play Β· slap shot Β· BUF 3, COL 3
  • P2 16:22 Gavin Brindley (Josh Manson, Brent Burns) COL Β· wrist shot Β· BUF 3, COL 4
  • P3 16:53 Martin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon, Samuel Girard) COL Β· snap shot Β· BUF 3, COL 5
  • P3 18:11 Gabriel Landeskog (Martin Necas) COL Β· Empty net Β· snap shot Β· BUF 3, COL 6

Linescore

123 T
BUF 210 3
COL 312 6

Shots on goal: BUF 21, COL 34

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 3 goals in P1 β€” the biggest single period of the game.

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

BUFCOL
21Shots on goal34
53Shot attempts74
26Faceoff wins38
16Hits22
11Blocked shots13
1Power-play goals0
9Takeaways4
22Giveaways13
4Penalty minutes6
84.8%Save %85.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF68721
COL6121634

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres3 G Β· 39 attempts
Michael Kesselring: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: goal (snap)Owen Power: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netIsak Rosen: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (snap)Jordan Greenway: goal (slap)Tyson Kozak: saved (backhand)Peyton Krebs: missed the netIsak Rosen: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netIsak Rosen: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (backhand)Noah Ostlund: missed the netIsak Rosen: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Noah Ostlund: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: goal (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Noah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Tyson Kozak: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (bat)Ryan McLeod: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (tip-in)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netConor Timmins: missed the netIsak Rosen: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 18Saved46% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net46% of attempts
Colorado Avalanche6 G Β· 58 attempts
Martin Necas: goal (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the netZakhar Bardakov: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (slap)Artturi Lehkonen: goal (snap)Ross Colton: missed the netSamuel Girard: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Taylor Makar: missed the netBrock Nelson: goal (snap)Devon Toews: missed the netSamuel Girard: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netVictor Olofsson: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (backhand)Cale Makar: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (wrist)Jack Drury: missed the netJosh Manson: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (snap)Taylor Makar: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (backhand)Cale Makar: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Ross Colton: saved (slap)Sam Malinski: missed the netGavin Brindley: goal (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (bat)Taylor Makar: saved (tip-in)Gavin Brindley: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (tip-in)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (snap)Victor Olofsson: missed the netCale Makar: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Samuel Girard: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netTaylor Makar: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Samuel Girard: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: missed the netMartin Necas: goal (snap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: goal (snap)Zakhar Bardakov: saved (wrist)
  • 6Goals10% of attempts
  • 28Saved48% of attempts
  • 24Missed the net41% of attempts

● goal (large) Β· ● saved Β· βœ• missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

πŸ’ Box Score

BUF skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tage Thompson C 112-150118:37
Bowen Byram D 101041124:21
Jordan Greenway L 101-210116:07
Owen Power D 011-200020:12
Isak Rosen R 011-222017:33
Alex Tuch R 011020015:28
Josh Doan R 011-111014:06
Peyton Krebs C 011-204113:21
Mattias Samuelsson D 000-312223:13
Conor Timmins D 000-100121:09
Noah Ostlund C 000-220018:18
Jack Quinn R 000000017:15
Ryan McLeod C 000-110115:40
Tyson Kozak C 000-111114:22
Michael Kesselring D 000000013:48
Beck Malenstyn L 000-114111:54
Josh Dunne C 000-101111:13
Jacob Bryson D 000-100010:18
BUF goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon β€” 1333.3206:10
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen L 273090.0352:55
COL skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Martin Necas C 224+422121:37
Gavin Brindley C 112+122013:02
Artturi Lehkonen L 101+340122:28
Brock Nelson C 101+230117:10
Gabriel Landeskog L 101021012:32
Cale Makar D 011+220125:32
Devon Toews D 011+213122:07
Nathan MacKinnon C 011+383121:04
Brent Burns D 011+110018:03
Josh Manson D 011+113117:54
Samuel Girard D 011+110116:54
Sam Malinski D 011+110215:32
Ross Colton C 011+112012:44
Jack Drury C 000-100014:28
Victor Olofsson L 000-110113:34
Parker Kelly C 000003212:10
Zakhar Bardakov C 000010008:52
Taylor Makar L 000033007:11
COL goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood W 182185.7360:00

βš”οΈ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series BUF 0 – 2 COL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Buffalo Sabres 5-8-4 L5 L10 2-4-4 Next game recap: @ DET Β· Sat, Nov 15
Colorado Avalanche 12-1-5 W5 L10 7-1-2 Next game recap: vs NYI Β· Sun, Nov 16

Sharper Picks Start Here

Live odds, Key Suspects, player props, DFS rankings, and real-time game tracking β€” all in one workspace built for serious bettors and DFS players.