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Colorado Avalanche vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Thursday, January 14, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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SN+ · MSG-B · ALT2

Game preview

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday, January 14, 2027, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on SN+, MSG-B and ALT2.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Avalanche

Game 2 of a road trip: Pittsburgh, now Buffalo.

  1. 42027-01-04: vs VGK
  2. 52027-01-05: no game
  3. 62027-01-06: vs OTT
  4. 72027-01-07: no game
  5. 82027-01-08: vs SEA
  6. 92027-01-09: no game
  7. 102027-01-10: vs NSH
  8. 112027-01-11: no game
  9. 122027-01-12: at PIT
  10. 132027-01-13: no game
  11. 142027-01-14: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~178 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,497 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 42027-01-04: vs WPG
  2. 52027-01-05: at BOS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 62027-01-06: no game
  4. 72027-01-07: no game
  5. 82027-01-08: at CBJ
  6. 92027-01-09: vs CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 102027-01-10: no game
  8. 112027-01-11: no game
  9. 122027-01-12: vs NJD
  10. 132027-01-13: no game
  11. 142027-01-14: vs COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

COLBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

COL 58% (6th most shuffled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

COL 48.4s (16th longest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

COL 24% (4th least often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series