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Colorado Avalanche
5:1 (3:1, 0:0, 2:0)
Buffalo Sabres
Thursday 14.12.2023, 04:00 • Ball Arena, Denver • NHL
     
    Game over. (06:55:18)
    53:11 Valery Nichushkin (COL) - 5:1
     
    53:11
    Team Colorado with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is VALERY NICHUSHKIN. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen.
     
    52:23
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Tyson Jost – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out.
    42:38 Sam Malinski (COL) - 4:1
     
    42:38
    Team Colorado with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is SAM MALINSKI. Assisted by Jack Johnson, Jonathan Drouin.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    28:03
    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Miles Wood – 2 min., roughing.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:42
    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Mikko Rantanen – 2 min., holding.
    18:38 Zach Benson (BUF) - 3:1
     
    18:38
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is ZACH BENSON. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin, John Peterka.
     
    15:13
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Zach Benson – 2 min., high-sticking.
    11:53 Miles Wood (COL) - 3:0
     
    11:53
    Team Colorado with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is MILES WOOD.
    10:28 Valery Nichushkin (COL) - 2:0
     
    10:28
    Team Colorado with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is VALERY NICHUSHKIN. Assisted by Fredrik Olofsson, Mikko Rantanen.
    05:25 Mikko Rantanen (COL) - 1:0
     
    05:25
    Team Colorado with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is MIKKO RANTANEN. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 6. Rantanen (MacKinnon, Makar), 11. Nichushkin (F. Olofsson, Rantanen), 12. Wood, 43. Malinski (J. Johnson, Drouin), 54. Nichushkin (MacKinnon, Rantanen) – 19. Benson (Dahlin, Peterka)

    Colorado Avalanche: Prosvetov (Georgijev) – Toews, Makar (A), Byram, Manson, J. Johnson, Malinski – Nichushkin, MacKinnon (A), Rantanen (A) – Drouin, R. Johansen, – Wood, Colton, L. O'Connor – Cogliano, F. Olofsson, Meyers.
    Coach: Jared Bednar
    Buffalo Sabres: Luukkonen (Levi) – Dahlin (A), Jokiharju, Power, Samuelsson, E. Johnson, Clifton – Benson, T. Thompson, Tuch – J. Skinner, Mittelstadt, Peterka – Jost, Cozens, V. Olofsson – Robinson, Krebs, Okposo (C).
    Coach: Don Granato
    Referees: Dwyer, MacDougall – Suchánek, Galloway
    Attendance: 18 034