Final May 11
WIN 2 +120 o5.5
DAL 5 -140 u5.5
Final May 11
TOR 0 +170 o6.0
FLA 2 -205 u6.0
Buffalo 7th Atlantic36-39-5-2
Colorado 3rd Central49-29-1-3

Sabres vs Avalanche Game Overview

Ball Arena

BUF vs COLRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
BUF 14-20-4 18-20-0 20-12-6 7-10-1 7-10-3
COL 23-15-0 15-23-0 19-16-3 13-7-0 10-8-0

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
8-2
Over / Under
4-6-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Dec 03, '24 BUF 5 - 4 COL -148 o6.0 30 41 0-3 0-1
Dec 13, '23 COL 5 - 1 COL -184 u7.0 29 30 1-2 0-2
Oct 29, '23 BUF 4 - 0 BUF +171 u6.5 29 23 0-3 0-6
Dec 15, '22 COL 4 - 2 BUF +154 u6.5 41 21 0-2 1-2
Dec 01, '22 BUF 6 - 4 COL -170 o6.5 28 34 2-7 3-6
Feb 19, '22 BUF 5 - 3 COL -409 o6.0 32 36 0-1 0-2
Jan 30, '22 COL 4 - 1 COL -576 u6.5 36 31 1-4 0-4
Feb 26, '20 COL 3 - 2 COL -199 u6.0 34 33 2-3 0-2
Feb 04, '20 BUF 6 - 1 COL -178 o6.0 24 27 0-2 0-0
Mar 09, '19 COL 3 - 0 COL -153 u6.5 43 18 1-3 0-1

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
2.00
Save %
.918
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
U.Luukkonen Dec 31, 2024 DAL 4 - BUF 2 L 3 32 .906 - L +180 p6.0
U.Luukkonen Dec 29, 2024 STL 2 - BUF 4 W 2 37 .946 - W +107 o5.5
U.Luukkonen Dec 27, 2024 BUF 6 - CHI 2 W 2 17 .882 - W -154 o6.0
U.Luukkonen Dec 23, 2024 NYI 1 - BUF 7 W 1 28 .964 - W +135 o6.0
J.Reimer Dec 21, 2024 BOS 3 - BUF 1 L 2 18 .889 - L +165 u6.0
W/L
5-1-0-0
GAA
2.17
Save %
.921
Colorado Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
M.Blackwood Dec 31, 2024 COL 5 - WIN 2 W 2 22 .909 - W -203 o6.5
M.Blackwood Dec 27, 2024 UTAH 1 - COL 4 W 1 35 .971 - W -134 u6.5
M.Blackwood Dec 22, 2024 COL 5 - SEA 2 W 2 19 .895 - W -272 o6.0
S.Wedgewood Dec 20, 2024 ANA 2 - COL 4 W 2 32 .938 - W -199 u6.5
A.Georgiev Dec 19, 2024 SJ 2 - COL 4 L 4 31 .871 - W -252 u6.5
M.Blackwood Dec 19, 2024 SJ 2 - COL 4 W 2 34 .941 - W -252 u6.5

BUF vs COLStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.05 Total 3.24
1.08 1st Period 1.18
0.92 2nd Period 1.00
0.97 3rd Period 1.05
0.05 OT 0.00

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
27.21 Total 26.89
9.00 1st Period 9.92
9.47 2nd Period 8.00
8.45 3rd Period 8.92
0.29 OT 0.05

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.11 Total 0.88
0.12 1st Period 0.88
0.10 2nd Period 0.88
0.12 3rd Period 0.88
0.18 OT 1.00

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
17 - 106 G/Att vs. GA/Att 22 - 98
16.04 PP % vs. PK % 77.55

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 745 669 0.898 11-12-3
James Reimer 188 167 0.888 1-4-1

BUF vs COLInjury report

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
O. Power D Out - Lower-body( Apr 18, '25) Apr 18, '25
Power said on Saturday (Apr. 19) that he will need two months to recover from his lower-body injury, but he will not need surgery, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
J. Norris F Out For Season - Undisclosed( Apr 14, '25) Apr 14, '25
Norris' injury is a soft-tissue injury that the Sabres knew about before acquiring him from the Senators, according to Brian Koziol of WGR.
J. Greenway F Out - Lower Body( Apr 11, '25) Apr 11, '25
The Sabres said on Saturday (Apr. 12) that Greenway is not expected to return before the end of the regular season, per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 9 Zach Benson
LW 12 Jordan Greenway
C 13 Josh Norris
LW 17 Jason Zucker
C 19 Peyton Krebs
C 20 Jiri Kulich
RW 22 Jack Quinn
LW 29 Beck Malenstyn
C 36 Noah Ostlund
C 48 Tyson Kozak
RW 63 Isak Rosen
C 71 Ryan McLeod
C 72 Tage Thompson
RW 77 JJ Peterka
C 81 Sam Lafferty
RW 89 Alex Tuch
Defense
POS # Player
G 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D 4 Bowen Byram
D 23 Mattias Samuelsson
D 24 Jacob Bernard-Docker
D 25 Owen Power
D 26 Rasmus Dahlin
G 47 James Reimer
D 75 Connor Clifton
D 78 Jacob Bryson

Colorado's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
R. Colton C Out - Lower Body( May 05, '25) May 05, '25
The Avalanche reported on Tuesday (May 6) that Colton missed the last six games with a groin pull, per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette. It's not immediately clear if he would have been ready to play in the second round either.
T. Poolman D Out For Season - Head( Oct 07, '24) Oct 07, '24
The Colorado Avalanche placed D Tucker Poolman on long-term injured reserve. He didn't play in 2023-24 due to migraines and won't be available for the 2024-25 campaign either.

Colorado Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
C 10 Charlie Coyle
C 11 Brock Nelson
RW 13 Valeri Nichushkin
C 17 Parker Kelly
C 18 Jack Drury
C 20 Ross Colton
RW 25 Logan O'Connor
LW 26 Jimmy Vesey
LW 27 Jonathan Drouin
LW 28 Miles Wood
C 29 Nathan MacKinnon
LW 62 Artturi Lehkonen
C 88 Martin Necas
LW 92 Gabriel Landeskog
LW 94 Joel Kiviranta
Defense
POS # Player
D 6 Erik Johnson
D 7 Devon Toews
D 8 Cale Makar
G 39 Mackenzie Blackwood
G 41 Scott Wedgewood
D 42 Josh Manson
D 49 Samuel Girard
D 55 Ryan Lindgren
D 67 Keaton Middleton
D 70 Sam Malinski

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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