Avalanche vs. Sabres Recap: Last Second Goal Leads To Avs Victory
The Colorado Avalanche score with .7 seconds left on the clock to eventually lead up to a shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
| Final - 3.14.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Buffalo Goal - Marcus Foligno (2), from Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford at 1:39. 2, Colorado Goal - Jamie McGinn (18), from Paul Stastny at 8:55. 3, Buffalo Short-Handed Goal - Drew Stafford (14), unassisted at 14:42. 4, Colorado Goal - David Jones (17), from Shane O'Brien and Ryan Wilson at 19:08. Penalties - Alexander Sulzer, Buffalo (Tripping), 13:50. |
| Second Period |
| - 5, Colorado Power-Play Goal - Gabriel Landeskog (20), from Peter Mueller and Paul Stastny at 5:35. 6, Buffalo Goal - Marcus Foligno (3), from Drew Stafford and Tyler Ennis at 11:01. Penalties - Cody Hodgson, Buffalo (Tripping), 3:45; Shane O`Brien, Colorado (Kneeing), 6:49; Patrick Kaleta, Buffalo (Roughing), 15:36; Robyn Regehr, Buffalo (Roughing), 19:18; Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado (Roughing), 19:18; Steve Downie, Colorado (Roughing), 19:18. |
| Third Period |
| - 7, Buffalo Goal - Alexander Sulzer, from Brad Boyes and Tyler Ennis at 1:55. 8, Colorado Goal - Jamie McGinn (19), from Ryan O'Reilly and Gabriel Landeskog at 19:58. Penalties - Patrick Kaleta, Buffalo (Tripping), 14:50. |
| Overtime |
| - No scoring. |
| Shootout |
| : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () |
Shots on Goal:
Colorado 14 + 11 + 16 + 1 = 42.
Buffalo 11 + 3 + 8 + 2 = 24.
Power Play Conversion: Colorado 1-4. Buffalo 0-2.
Goaltenders: Colorado, Semyon Varlamov 4-24-.833. Buffalo, Ryan Miller 4-42-.905.
Referees: Stephane Auger, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Steve Miller
Power Play Conversion: Colorado 1-4. Buffalo 0-2.
Goaltenders: Colorado, Semyon Varlamov 4-24-.833. Buffalo, Ryan Miller 4-42-.905.
Referees: Stephane Auger, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Steve Miller
