| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 COL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 BUF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Game Leaders
Tage Thompson
· C
Jason Zucker
· LW
Nathan MacKinnon
· C
Nathan MacKinnon
· C
Team Stats
13Blocked Shots11
24Hits19
5Takeaways9
41Shots30
0Power Play Goals0
1Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
29Faceoffs Won28
50.9Faceoff Win Percent49.1
15Giveaways16
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:59
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
19:57
Giveaway by Devon Toews
19:47
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
19:47
Puck in Crowd
19:41
Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
19:13
Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Wide Left
19:12
Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
19:11
Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
18:48
Giveaway by Jiri Kulich
18:32
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
18:32
Icing
18:24
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
18:19
Cale Makar shot blocked by Parker Kelly
17:39
Jack Quinn shot blocked by John Ludvig
17:09
Jack Quinn Slap Shot Wide Left
17:03
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
16:27
Chris Wagner hit Bowen Byram
16:22
Beck Malenstyn hit Valeri Nichushkin
16:01
Logan O'Connor hit Henri Jokiharju
15:52
Tage Thompson hit Joel Kiviranta
15:42
Jiri Kulich hit Samuel Girard
15:38
Joel Kiviranta faceoff won against Tage Thompson
15:38
Artturi Lehkonen Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Calvin de Haan (3), Nathan MacKinnon (30)
15:35
Calvin de Haan Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
15:28
Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
14:34
Giveaway by Jason Zucker
14:25
Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Samuel Girard
14:20
Jason Zucker shot blocked by Samuel Girard
13:56
Joel Kiviranta hit Beck Malenstyn
13:52
Peyton Krebs hit John Ludvig
13:49
Calvin de Haan hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
13:41
Jacob Bryson shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
13:28
Giveaway by Jacob Bryson
13:22
Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
12:59
Takeaway by Owen Power
12:53
Giveaway by Bowen Byram
12:47
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Owen Power
12:46
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Owen Power
12:33
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
12:33
Off-side
11:33
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
11:30
Joel Kiviranta hit Owen Power
11:17
Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
10:59
Giveaway by Alex Tuch
10:46
Nathan MacKinnon Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
10:24
Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
10:24
Icing
10:13
Calvin de Haan Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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— Artturi Lehkonen scored with 4:22 left, and the Colorado Avalanche overcame a four-goal deficit in a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
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