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Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Saturday, January 30, 2027 · Ball Arena

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ALT · MSG-B

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Saturday, January 30, 2027, with puck drop at 5:00 PM ET. The game is on ALT and MSG-B.

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

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 4 of a road trip: Winnipeg, Utah and Vegas, now Colorado.

  1. 202027-01-20: at NYI
  2. 212027-01-21: vs SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 222027-01-22: no game
  4. 232027-01-23: no game
  5. 242027-01-24: at WPG
  6. 252027-01-25: no game
  7. 262027-01-26: no game
  8. 272027-01-27: at UTA
  9. 282027-01-28: at VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 292027-01-29: no game
  11. 302027-01-30: at COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,920 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

Back home after a game in St. Louis.

  1. 202027-01-20: vs BOS
  2. 212027-01-21: no game
  3. 222027-01-22: at DAL
  4. 232027-01-23: no game
  5. 242027-01-24: vs DAL
  6. 252027-01-25: no game
  7. 262027-01-26: vs EDM
  8. 272027-01-27: no game
  9. 282027-01-28: at STL
  10. 292027-01-29: no game
  11. 302027-01-30: vs BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~796 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,592 mi
on this 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFCOL

Settled lines

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

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)COL 58% (6th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series