Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche

Thu, Jan 2, 2025 · Ball Arena · 2024–25 Regular Season

Buffalo Sabres

5 – 6

Final/OT

Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–5 in overtime on Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at Ball Arena. Jason Zucker scored a hat trick; Cale Makar scored twice. Scott Wedgewood made 14 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 21–29.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
BUF	2	1	2	0	5	21
COL	0	1	4	1	6	29

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	13:17	BUF	PP	Jason Zucker (12) · tip-in	Jack Quinn (9), Tage Thompson (13)	1–0
1st	17:10	BUF	EV	Bowen Byram (5) · backhand	Jason Zucker (16), Dylan Cozens (12)	2–0
2nd	11:08	BUF	PP	Jason Zucker (13) · tip-in	Tage Thompson (14), Rasmus Dahlin (21)	3–0
2nd	14:58	COL	EV	Cale Makar (12) · wrist	Jonathan Drouin (5), Devon Toews (13)	3–1
3rd	01:05	COL	EV	Ross Colton (12) · wrist	Samuel Girard (16)	3–2
3rd	01:27	BUF	EV	Zach Benson (7) · wrap-around	Peyton Krebs (8), JJ Peterka (17)	4–2
3rd	04:17	COL	PP	Mikko Rantanen (22) · snap	Nathan MacKinnon (48), Casey Mittelstadt (17)	4–3
3rd	16:09	BUF	EV	Jason Zucker (14) · snap	Tage Thompson (15)	5–3
3rd	17:34	COL	PP	Cale Makar (13) · slap	Nathan MacKinnon (49), Devon Toews (14)	5–4
3rd	19:52	COL	PP	Jonathan Drouin (3) · snap	Nathan MacKinnon (50), Mikko Rantanen (34)	5–5
OT	00:48	COL	EV	Devon Toews (3) · wrist	Unassisted	5–6

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	12:18	COL	Josh Manson	high sticking	2
2nd	10:12	COL	Ross Colton	cross checking	2
2nd	17:03	BUF	Zach Benson	delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	01:27	COL	Bench	delaying game unsuccessful challenge	2
3rd	03:04	BUF	Alex Tuch	hooking	2
3rd	03:19	BUF	Dylan Cozens	tripping	2
3rd	03:45	BUF	Connor Clifton	cross checking	2
3rd	03:45	COL	Artturi Lehkonen	roughing	2

Shot map

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

Expected goals: BUF 2.15 · COL 2.68 · xG% BUF 44.5

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
17	Jason Zucker	L	3	1	4	+1	0	4	2	2	50.0	18:14	24
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	3	3	-1	0	4	0	1		19:43	29
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0		23:17	33
4	Bowen Byram	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		21:15	32
24	Dylan Cozens	C	0	1	1	-2	2	1	3	0	68.2	18:52	27
22	Jack Quinn	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0		15:22	20
77	JJ Peterka	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	100.0	11:53	15
9	Zach Benson	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0		9:34	15
19	Peyton Krebs	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	60.0	8:42	18
23	Mattias Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0		24:27	31
25	Owen Power	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		22:06	30
89	Alex Tuch	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	4		19:24	27
20	Jiri Kulich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	46.2	16:36	22
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	100.0	15:59	21
71	Ryan McLeod	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	37.5	15:17	20
78	Jacob Bryson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		13:20	18
75	Connor Clifton	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	0		12:59	17
81	Sam Lafferty	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:11	16

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	OTL	29	23	6	.793	60:48

Colorado Avalanche

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
7	Devon Toews	D	1	2	3	+3	0	4	0	2		27:14	32
29	Nathan MacKinnon	C	0	3	3	+2	0	3	1	1	51.9	26:16	27
8	Cale Makar	D	2	0	2	+3	0	5	1	2		28:17	29
96	Mikko Rantanen	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	2	0	62.5	25:34	26
27	Jonathan Drouin	L	1	1	2	+3	0	2	1	0		22:46	24
49	Samuel Girard	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1		20:32	31
37	Casey Mittelstadt	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	25.0	17:29	23
20	Ross Colton	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	0		14:24	22
62	Artturi Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	0		22:01	28
42	Josh Manson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	1		17:59	25
70	Sam Malinski	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		13:42	21
17	Parker Kelly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	41.7	12:13	19
25	Logan O'Connor	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		10:47	18
94	Joel Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0		10:39	21
67	Keaton Middleton	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0		9:41	16
24	Oskar Olausson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		7:57	9
22	Jere Innala	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		7:06	11
16	Juuso Parssinen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	75.0	7:01	10

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41	Scott Wedgewood	W	18	14	4	.778	41:27
39	Mackenzie Blackwood	W	3	2	1	.667	16:12