Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey League
Necas has 2 goals, 2 assists as Avalanche beat Sabres 6-3 for 5th straight win
Gavin Brindley had a goal and an assist, and Artturi Lehkonen, Brock Nelson and Gabriel Landeskog also scored for the Avalanche, who extended their point streak to nine games (7-0-2). Mackenzie Blackwood had 19 saves.
Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway also scored as the Sabres lost their fifth straight — four in a row in regulation. Alex Lyon was pulled after giving up two goals on three shots, and Ukko-Pekka Luukonen finished with 27 saves.
Necas scored on a breakaway 52 seconds into the game and Lehkonen made it 2-0 as he converted the rebound of Sam Malinski's shot at 6:10.
Byram got the Sabres on the board 1:37 later as he knocked in a loose puck, but Nelson restored Colorado's two-goal lead at 9:46.
Greenway scored from the left circle on a rush with 6:32 left in the first to pull the Sabres to 3-2.
Thompson tied it with a one-timer from the left circle while falling to his knees during a power play with 5:04 remaining in the second.
Brindley beat Luukonen from the right circle 1:26 later to put the Avalanche back ahead.
Necas got his second of the night and 12th of the season to push Colorado's lead to 5-3 with 3:07 to go, and Landeskog added an empty-netter with 1:49 left to cap the scoring.
Avalanche: Host the New York Islanders on Sunday.
Regular Season SeriesCOL wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:52 | Martin Necas Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Cale Makar (18), Devon Toews (7) |
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Goal | 1st Period 6:10 | Artturi Lehkonen Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (8), Martin Necas (11) |
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Goal | 1st Period 7:47 | Bowen Byram Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (7), Alex Tuch (9) |
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Goal | 1st Period 9:46 | Brock Nelson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Ross Colton (7), Gavin Brindley (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:28 | Jordan Greenway Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Owen Power (5), Josh Doan (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:56 | Tage Thompson Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Isak Rosen (2), Peyton Krebs (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:22 | Gavin Brindley Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Manson (2), Brent Burns (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:53 | Martin Necas Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (19), Samuel Girard (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:11 | Gabriel Landeskog Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (12) |
Statistics
 BUF |
 COL |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 16 | Hits | 22 |
| 9 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 21 | Shots | 34 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 38 |
| 40.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 59.4 |
| 23 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary L'Heureux, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Logan O'Connor, RW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Trent Miner, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Georgii Merkulov, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Conor Timmins, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Topias Leinonen, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Jack Rathbone, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Jason Zucker, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
