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Colorado Avalanche 3, Buffalo Sabres 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 3, Buffalo Sabres 1. Shots on goal: COL 37, BUF 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 1-1 BUF; P2 COL 2-0 BUF; P3 COL 0-0 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 03:14 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Martin Necas, Brent Burns) to make it COL 1-0 BUF; P1 16:32 Tage Thompson (assists: Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it COL 1-1 BUF; P2 04:32 Cale Makar (assists: Valeri Nichushkin) to make it COL 2-1 BUF; P2 11:59 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Martin Necas, Cale Makar) to make it COL 3-1 BUF. Top skaters: Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 2 G, 0 A; Cale Makar (COL) 1 G, 1 A; Martin Necas (COL) 0 G, 2 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 28 saves on 29, decision W; Alex Lyon (BUF) 34 saves on 37, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 21:47 TOI
Goals · COL
Cale Makar
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 25:22 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Scott Wedgewood
28 saves on 29 shots (.966) · W
Season highs
Nathan MacKinnon · Season-high 2 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

COL 2 largest lead P2 11:59 (COL 3, BUF 1) · 2-0 run, P2 4:32–P2 11:59
BUF 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:14 Nathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Brent Burns) COL · backhand shot · COL 1, BUF 0
  • P1 16:32 Tage Thompson (Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · wrist shot · COL 1, BUF 1
  • P2 4:32 Cale Makar (Valeri Nichushkin) COL · snap shot · COL 2, BUF 1
  • P2 11:59 Nathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Cale Makar) COL · wrist shot · COL 3, BUF 1

Linescore

123 T
COL 120 3
BUF 100 1

Shots on goal: COL 37, BUF 29

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

COLBUF
37Shots on goal28
72Shot attempts57
35Faceoff wins27
20Hits11
20Blocked shots11
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways7
16Giveaways20
6Penalty minutes10
96.6%Save %91.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL10121537
BUF1311428

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche3 G · 51 attempts
Parker Kelly: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (backhand)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (backhand)Ilya Solovyov: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netCale Makar: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (slap)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: goal (snap)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (poke)Victor Olofsson: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (snap)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (slap)Gavin Brindley: saved (tip-in)Cale Makar: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Ross Colton: saved (poke)Jack Drury: missed the netVictor Olofsson: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (slap)Brent Burns: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Jack Drury: saved (backhand)Parker Kelly: missed the netIlya Solovyov: saved (wrist)Ilya Solovyov: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: missed the netParker Kelly: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 34Saved67% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net27% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres1 G · 45 attempts
Beck Malenstyn: saved (tip-in)Owen Power: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Owen Power: missed the netPeyton Krebs: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (wrist)Jiri Kulich: saved (wrist)Jiri Kulich: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (tip-in)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: goal (wrist)Tyson Kozak: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Jacob Bryson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Tyson Kozak: missed the netJacob Bryson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (backhand)Bowen Byram: saved (slap)Jiri Kulich: saved (backhand)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netJiri Kulich: missed the netJosh Dunne: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Jiri Kulich: saved (wrist)Jiri Kulich: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: missed the net
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 27Saved60% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net38% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nathan MacKinnon C 202+250121:47
Cale Makar D 112+243225:22
Martin Necas C 022+231018:27
Brent Burns D 011+110118:17
Valeri Nichushkin R 011+111015:46
Devon Toews D 000+120123:34
Josh Manson D 000012218:54
Artturi Lehkonen L 000+101117:50
Brock Nelson C 000+121416:23
Sam Malinski D 000011215:21
Jack Drury C 000-110213:40
Gabriel Landeskog L 000+120013:35
Victor Olofsson L 000051013:31
Ross Colton C 000-131113:23
Parker Kelly C 000023012:27
Ilya Solovyov D 000032212:04
Joel Kiviranta L 000003111:36
Gavin Brindley C 000-110010:06
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 282996.6159:57
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tage Thompson C 101+150020:14
Rasmus Dahlin D 011041127:19
Alex Tuch R 011+130118:28
Bowen Byram D 000010125:59
Owen Power D 000-230223:24
Conor Timmins D 000-210418:04
Justin Danforth R 000-100017:35
Josh Doan R 000+131017:34
Ryan McLeod C 000-200016:09
Jiri Kulich C 000-240116:09
Jason Zucker L 000-110015:53
Jack Quinn R 000-100114:49
Jacob Bryson D 000010011:50
Beck Malenstyn L 000022011:34
Peyton Krebs C 000-100011:07
Ryan Johnson D 000001010:32
Tyson Kozak C 000014008:35
Josh Dunne C 000002006:25
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon L 343791.9358:20

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 1 – 0 BUF
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Colorado Avalanche 3-0-1 W1 L10 3-0-1 Next game recap: @ CBJ · Thu, Oct 16
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