Buffalo Sabres 5, Colorado Avalanche 6: final score and stats
Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 5 to Colorado Avalanche 6, on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Ball Arena, Denver, CO. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Colorado Avalanche vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLThursday, January 2, 2025
DateJan 2, 2025
Start time9:00 PM ET
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
TVESPN+
Attendance18,081
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresColorado Avalanche
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
15-20-4Record23-15-1
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding2nd in Central Division
4-6Road record / home record7-3
LLLLWLast 5WLWWL
L4StreakW1
Team stats
Buffalo SabresColorado Avalanche
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveColorado Avalanche
Cale Makar D · Lower Body
OutNathan MacKinnon C · Lower Body
OutJosh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:34 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 8:49 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan Cozens | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 18:52 | 0:46 | 0:59 | 17:07 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 68.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:00 | 0:18 | 8:24 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:36 | 0:43 | 0:00 | 15:53 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Lafferty | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:11 | 0:00 | 0:17 | 9:54 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:59 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 14:15 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 | 0:00 | 1:59 | 13:18 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 37.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:53 | 2:50 | 0:00 | 9:03 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:22 | 2:47 | 0:00 | 12:35 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 19:43 | 2:46 | 0:03 | 16:54 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 19:24 | 0:42 | 1:42 | 17:00 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Zucker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:14 | 2:49 | 0:00 | 15:25 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:20 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 12:38 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:15 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 19:24 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12:59 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 11:40 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 23:17 | 2:45 | 0:06 | 20:26 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:06 | 0:47 | 1:42 | 19:37 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 24:27 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 22:07 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .793 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 60:48 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 13:59 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonathan Drouin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:46 | 3:10 | 0:00 | 19:36 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Innala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:06 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 7:02 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 12:13 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 9:19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 10:39 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 10:01 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:01 | 2:01 | 1:46 | 18:14 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26:16 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 22:41 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 51.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:29 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 15:30 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:47 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 9:01 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oskar Olausson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juuso Parssinen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:01 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 6:36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25:34 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 21:59 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:32 | 0:25 | 1:28 | 18:39 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 28:17 | 3:35 | 2:04 | 22:38 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:42 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 17:59 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 16:55 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Keaton Middleton | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 9:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:41 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27:14 | 0:38 | 2:28 | 24:08 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Wedgewood | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .778 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 41:27 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche?
Colorado Avalanche won, 6-5, on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche?
Buffalo Sabres 5, Colorado Avalanche 6.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Jason Zucker (3 goals). Colorado Avalanche: Cale Makar (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche played?
Ball Arena, Denver, CO.
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