NHL
Montreal – Pittsburgh 3:4 (4:3 after SO) | New Jersey – Boston 2:1 (after OT) | NY Islanders – Anaheim 4:3 (end)
Colorado – Buffalo 5:1 (end) | Los Angeles – Winnipeg 2:5 (end)
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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
     
    52:23
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Tyson Jost – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out.
     
    28:03
    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Miles Wood – 2 min., roughing.
     
    19:42
    Penalty for Colorado Avalanche:
    Mikko Rantanen – 2 min., holding.
     
    15:13
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Zach Benson – 2 min., high-sticking.
    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