Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche
Regular season · Saturday, February 25, 2017 · Pepsi Center
ALT · MSG-B
Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Pepsi Center. The Sabres outshot the Avalanche 37-30.
Gabriel Landeskog scored twice. Mikhail Grigorenko, Tyson Barrie, Sam Reinhart, Marcus Foligno, Blake Comeau and Evan Rodrigues also scored.
Jeremy Smith made 34 saves on 37 shots for the win; Robin Lehner stopped 25 of 29.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Gabriel Landeskog (12)Mark Barberio (7), Nathan MacKinnon (28)0–102:06 COL
Mikhail Grigorenko (7)Matt Nieto (4), Erik Johnson (11)0–212:42 COL
Tyson Barrie (5)Mikko Rantanen (16), Matt Nieto (5)0–314:24 COL
Sam Reinhart (14)Jack Eichel (21), Rasmus Ristolainen (33)1–317:11 BUF · PPG
2nd period
Marcus Foligno (10)Zemgus Girgensons (8), Justin Bailey (2)2–309:55 BUF
Blake Comeau (8)Nathan MacKinnon (29), Gabriel Landeskog (13)2–416:07 COL
Evan Rodrigues (1)Tyler Ennis (5), Matt Moulson (11)3–417:40 BUF
3rd period
- Gabriel Landeskog (13)Blake Comeau (6)3–519:20 COL · EN
Team stats
BUFCOL
37Shots on goal30
43%Faceoff %57%
1/4Power play0/2
6Penalty minutes10
6Hits15
9Blocked shots16
3Giveaways5
8Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 10:44
Justin Bailey · cross checking2 min - 1st 10:44
Mark Barberio · cross checking2 min - 1st 17:05Mikko Rantanen · elbowing2 min
- 2nd 01:49Joe Colborne · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 07:16Tyson Barrie · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 3rd 03:41Zach Bogosian · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 09:01Cody Franson · interference2 min
- 3rd 12:38Gabriel Landeskog · holding2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 15Jack EichelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 22:11 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 3 | 19:56 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 09:20 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:56 |
| 56Justin BaileyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:09 |
| 63Tyler EnnisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:00 |
| 71Evan RodriguesC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 08:46 |
| 82Marcus FolignoL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:11 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 | 25:30 |
| 9Evander KaneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 22:04 |
| 12Brian GiontaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:41 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:37 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:34 |
| 4Josh GorgesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:06 |
| 6Cody FransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:32 |
| 29Jake McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:30 |
| 47Zach BogosianD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:46 |
| 77Dmitry KulikovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:47 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Anders NilssonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Robin LehnerG | L | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 58:24 |
Colorado Avalanche
| 92Gabriel LandeskogL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 17:38 |
| 14Blake ComeauL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 17:28 |
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 17:54 |
| 83Matt NietoL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 18:38 |
| 25Mikhail GrigorenkoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:54 |
| 96Mikko RantanenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:13 |
| 4Tyson BarrieD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 21:47 |
| 6Erik JohnsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:35 |
| 45Mark BarberioD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:28 |
| 7John MitchellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:30 |
| 8Joe ColborneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 |
| 9Matt DucheneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 18:10 |
| 12Jarome IginlaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 |
| 17Rene BourqueR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 07:49 |
| 27Andreas MartinsenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:27 |
| 28Patrick WierciochD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:52 |
| 32Francois BeaucheminD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 22:49 |
| 51Fedor TyutinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:12 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Calvin PickardG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Jeremy SmithG | W | 37 | 34 | 3 | .919 | 60:00 |