BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
SO
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
Final
1—5
2023-12-13 · Ball Arena
COL
COL
Colorado Avalanche
52-16-11 · OT1 · L10: 6-3-1
W
L
L
W
L
SO
OT
W
W
W
COL dominated expected goals 5.2 to 2.3

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
2.29
ACTUAL
1 — 5
COL xG
5.18

Scoring Timeline

0.68
HIGH xG
COL1P 05:25Even Strength
Mikko Rantanen
96
Mikko Rantanen(14)
R · COL · #96
Nathan MacKinnon (28), Cale Makar (29)
BUF 0 - 1 COL
0.68
HIGH xG
COL1P 10:28Even Strength
Valeri Nichushkin
13
Valeri Nichushkin(11)
R · COL · #13
Fredrik Olofsson (4), Mikko Rantanen (22)
BUF 0 - 2 COL
0.80
HIGH xG
COL1P 11:55Even Strength
Miles Wood
28
Miles Wood(5)
L · COL · #28
Sam Malinski (3)
BUF 0 - 3 COL
0.72
HIGH xG
BUF1P 18:38Even Strength
Zach Benson
9
Zach Benson(3)
L · BUF · #9
Rasmus Dahlin (17), JJ Peterka (10)
BUF 1 - 3 COL
0.68
HIGH xG
COL3P 02:40Even Strength
Sam Malinski
70
Sam Malinski(1)
D · COL · #70
Jack Johnson (4), Jonathan Drouin (6)
BUF 1 - 4 COL
0.80
HIGH xG
COL3P 13:11Power Play
Valeri Nichushkin
13
Valeri Nichushkin(12)
R · COL · #13
Nathan MacKinnon (29), Mikko Rantanen (23)
BUF 1 - 5 COL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ivan Prosvetov
50
Ivan Prosvetov
G · COL · #50
29/30 saves, .966 SV%, +1.3 GSAx
★2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
24/29 saves, .827 SV%, +0.3 GSAx
★3
Mikko Rantanen
96
Mikko Rantanen
R · COL · #96
1G, 2A, 4 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

BUFCOL
30Shots29
2.29xGF5.18
50.4CF%49.6
50FO%50
0/2PP1/2
22Hits14
15Blocks21
5Giveaways9
5Takeaways9
4PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGCOL SOGBUF xGCOL xG
1st5121.192.90
2nd1550.590.36
3rd970.501.92
Total29242.285.18

Penalties

4 TOTAL
1P 15:13
BUF
Zach Bensonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Nathan MacKinnon
1P 19:42
COL
Mikko Rantanenholding (2 min)
Drawn by Dylan Cozens
2P 08:03
COL
Miles Woodroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson
3P 12:23
BUF
Tyson Jostdelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)