COL
Colorado Avalanche
52-16-11 · OT1 · L10: 6-3-1
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
Final
5—4
2024-12-03 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
OT
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
COL dominated expected goals 3.4 to 2.6 · COL controlled 57.7% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVECOL xG
3.43
ACTUAL
5 — 4
BUF xG
2.60
Scoring Timeline
0.44
HIGH xG
1P 03:22Even Strength
72
Tage Thompson(12)
C · BUF · #72
Connor Clifton (5), Alex Tuch (15)COL 0 - 1 BUF
0.02
LOW xG
1P 06:39Even Strength72
Tage Thompson(13)
C · BUF · #72
Jason Zucker (10), Bowen Byram (11)COL 0 - 2 BUF
0.09
MED xG
1P 06:50Even Strength
JJ Peterka(8)
R · BUF
Zach Benson (4), Dylan Cozens (6)COL 0 - 3 BUF
0.05
MED xG
1P 11:49Even Strength
29
Beck Malenstyn(2)
L · BUF · #29
Nicolas Aube-Kubel (1)COL 0 - 4 BUF
0.05
MED xG
2P 02:24Even Strength
29
Nathan MacKinnon(8)
C · COL · #29
COL 1 - 4 BUF
0.79
HIGH xG
3P 01:19Even Strength
94
Joel Kiviranta(5)
L · COL · #94
Calvin de Haan (2), Logan O'Connor (3)COL 2 - 4 BUF
0.04
MED xG
3P 04:30Even Strength
25
Logan O'Connor(3)
R · COL · #25
Samuel Girard (13)COL 3 - 4 BUF
0.84
HIGH xG
3P 07:39Even Strength29
Nathan MacKinnon(9)
C · COL · #29
Mikko Rantanen (20), Devon Toews (7)COL 4 - 4 BUF
0.19
HIGH xG
3P 15:38Even Strength
62
Artturi Lehkonen(5)
L · COL · #62
Calvin de Haan (3), Nathan MacKinnon (30)COL 5 - 4 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
41
Scott Wedgewood
G · COL · #41
22/22 saves, .1000 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★2
29
Nathan MacKinnon
C · COL · #29
2G, 1A, 9 SOG, 2 HIT
★3
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
36/41 saves, .878 SV%, -1.5 GSAx
Team Stats
COLBUF
41Shots30
3.43xGF2.60
57.7CF%42.3
50.9FO%49.1
0/1PP0/3
24Hits19
13Blocks11
15Giveaways16
5Takeaways9
6PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | COL SOG | BUF SOG | COL xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 8 | 0.24 | 1.15 |
| 2nd | 14 | 11 | 0.91 | 0.55 |
| 3rd | 13 | 7 | 2.29 | 0.90 |
| Total | 36 | 26 | 3.44 | 2.60 |
Penalties
4 TOTAL1P 03:22
Teamdelaying-game-unsuccessful-challenge (2 min)
1P 09:31
Calvin de Haantripping (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson1P 12:57
Zach Bensonslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Logan O'Connor2P 19:09
Nikolai Kovalenkodelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)