Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres

Mon, Oct 13, 2025 · KeyBank Center · 2025–26 Regular Season

Colorado Avalanche

3 – 1

Final

Buffalo Sabres

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at KeyBank Center. Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 37–28.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
COL	1	2	0	3	37
BUF	1	0	0	1	28

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	03:14	COL	EV	Nathan MacKinnon (3) · backhand	Martin Necas (4), Brent Burns (2)	1–0
1st	16:32	BUF	EV	Tage Thompson (1) · wrist	Alex Tuch (1), Rasmus Dahlin (1)	1–1
2nd	04:32	COL	EV	Cale Makar (1) · snap	Valeri Nichushkin (1)	2–1
2nd	11:59	COL	EV	Nathan MacKinnon (4) · wrist	Martin Necas (5), Cale Makar (4)	3–1

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	04:38	COL	Jack Drury	tripping	2
1st	08:56	COL	Bench	too many men on the ice	2
1st	13:42	BUF	Rasmus Dahlin	interference	2
1st	18:15	COL	Cale Makar	slashing	2
2nd	08:54	BUF	Alex Tuch	tripping	2
2nd	11:38	COL	Brent Burns	tripping	2
2nd	11:38	BUF	Alex Tuch	embellishment	2
3rd	10:08	BUF	Rasmus Dahlin	interference	2
3rd	16:12	BUF	Conor Timmins	delaying game puck over glass	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: COL 2.89 · BUF 2.41 · xG% COL 54.6

Colorado Avalanche

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
8	Cale Makar	D	1	1	2	+2	2	4	3	2		25:22	24
29	Nathan MacKinnon	C	2	0	2	+2	0	5	0	1	58.8	21:47	21
88	Martin Necas	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	1	0	100.0	18:27	19
84	Brent Burns	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1		18:17	25
13	Valeri Nichushkin	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		15:46	22
7	Devon Toews	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		23:34	27
42	Josh Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		18:54	27
62	Artturi Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		17:50	20
11	Brock Nelson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	4	55.0	16:23	21
70	Sam Malinski	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		15:21	18
18	Jack Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	63.6	13:40	19
92	Gabriel Landeskog	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	100.0	13:35	16
95	Victor Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		13:31	16
20	Ross Colton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	100.0	13:23	19
17	Parker Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	33.3	12:27	17
28	Ilya Solovyov	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2		12:04	14
94	Joel Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		11:36	17
54	Gavin Brindley	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		10:06	12

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41	Scott Wedgewood	W	29	28	1	.966	59:57

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	1	1	0	4	4	1	1		27:19	30
72	Tage Thompson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	55.0	20:14	25
89	Alex Tuch	R	0	1	1	+1	4	3	0	1		18:28	26
4	Bowen Byram	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		25:59	30
25	Owen Power	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2		23:24	26
21	Conor Timmins	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	4		18:04	21
15	Justin Danforth	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	54.5	17:35	22
91	Josh Doan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0		17:34	25
71	Ryan McLeod	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	30.8	16:09	24
20	Jiri Kulich	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	1	40.0	16:09	21
17	Jason Zucker	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:53	17
22	Jack Quinn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		14:49	19
78	Jacob Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:50	16
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		11:34	18
19	Peyton Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		11:07	16
33	Ryan Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:32	12
48	Tyson Kozak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	28.6	8:35	13
44	Josh Dunne	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		6:25	9

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
34	Alex Lyon	L	37	34	3	.919	58:20