Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Saturday, March 9, 2019 · Pepsi Center

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0–3

Final

SOG 18–43

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Game summary

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Pepsi Center. The Avalanche outshot the Sabres 43-18.

Goals came from Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Bourque.

Philipp Grubauer made 18 saves on 18 shots for the win; Carter Hutton stopped 40 of 42.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	0	0	0	0	18
COL	0	1	2	3	43

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Nathan MacKinnon (35)Unassisted0–103:14 COL

3rd period

Mikko Rantanen (30)Tyson Barrie (40), Nathan MacKinnon (51)0–210:13 COL · PPG
Gabriel Bourque (1)Erik Johnson (15), Nathan MacKinnon (52)0–318:50 COL · EN

Team stats

BUFCOL

18Shots on goal43

38%Faceoff %62%

0/1Power play1/3

10Penalty minutes6

36Hits26

22Blocked shots11

6Giveaways7

5Takeaways10

Penalties

1st 11:12Nikita Zadorov · roughing2 min
1st 11:12Mikko Rantanen · roughing2 min
1st 11:12Jeff Skinner · roughing2 min
1st 15:23Sam Reinhart · hooking2 min
2nd 14:48Jack Eichel · illegal check to head2 min
3rd 08:19J.T. Compher · roughing2 min
3rd 08:19Rasmus Dahlin · roughing2 min
3rd 09:26Johan Larsson · slashing2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

9Jack EichelC	0	0	0	-2	2	2	3	2	33	20:38
17Vladimir SobotkaC	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	75	10:56
20Scott WilsonC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	10:16
21Kyle OkposoR	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	–	15:21
22Johan LarssonL	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	17	13:02
23Sam ReinhartC	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	2	50	21:15
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	11:54
29Jason PominvilleR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	11:08
37Casey MittelstadtC	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	100	10:32
43Conor ShearyL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	15:35
53Jeff SkinnerC	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	29	17:49
71Evan RodriguesC	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	54	16:49
4Zach BogosianD	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	–	24:15
6Marco ScandellaD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	14:17
8Casey NelsonD	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	–	13:21
26Rasmus DahlinD	0	0	0	-2	1	1	2	2	–	21:14
55Rasmus RistolainenD	0	0	0	-1	3	4	2	0	–	23:10
62Brandon MontourD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	–	23:01

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Linus UllmarkG		0	0	0	–	00:00
40Carter HuttonG	L	42	40	2	.952	58:40

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

29Nathan MacKinnonC	1	2	3	+2	3	2	0	0	80	22:23
57Gabriel BourqueL	1	0	1	+2	1	3	0	0	100	09:13
96Mikko RantanenR	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	–	20:01
4Tyson BarrieD	0	1	1	0	4	2	2	0	–	21:39
6Erik JohnsonD	0	1	1	+2	4	3	0	0	–	19:13
10Sven AndrighettoR	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	–	08:17
11Matt CalvertL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	14:11
13Alexander KerfootC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	67	13:36
17Tyson JostC	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	–	13:26
18Derick BrassardC	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	70	19:25
22Colin WilsonC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100	16:53
26Andrew AgozzinoL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	07:52
34Carl SoderbergC	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	56	18:36
37J.T. CompherL	0	0	0	+1	5	1	1	2	50	17:39
12Patrik NemethD	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0	–	16:44
16Nikita ZadorovD	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	–	19:31
28Ian ColeD	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	–	18:30
49Samuel GirardD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	1	0	–	19:16

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Semyon VarlamovG		0	0	0	–	00:00
31Philipp GrubauerG	W	18	18	0	1.000	59:35