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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Colorado 5, Buffalo 1
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 18034
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1001
Colorado 3025
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Colorado
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 0:00  
  0:57 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:01 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Cale Makar. 1:03  
  1:09 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  1:13 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 1:15  
  1:54 Nathan MacKinnon hits Henri Jokiharju.
Connor Clifton hits Fredrik Olofsson. 2:47  
  3:20 Bowen Byram hits Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 3:41  
Zach Benson blocks shot from Josh Manson. 3:45  
Tage Thompson hits Bowen Byram. 3:52  
  4:22 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:24 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Valeri Nichushkin. 4:37  
  5:06 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
  5:17 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
  5:25 Mikko Rantanen scores. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 5:25  
  5:53 Shot by Ryan Johansen misses the net
  5:58 Sam Malinski shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:26 Giveaway by Jack Johnson.
  6:37 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  6:46 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Miles Wood. 7:55  
Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net 8:15  
  8:35 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 8:46  
Casey Mittelstadt hits Andrew Cogliano. 9:50  
  9:55 Ben Meyers shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:01 Takeaway by Fredrik Olofsson.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Fredrik Olofsson. 10:05  
Jeff Skinner blocks shot from Josh Manson. 10:13  
  10:21 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:23 Shot by Fredrik Olofsson misses the net
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Fredrik Olofsson. 10:24  
  10:28 Valeri Nichushkin scores. Assisted by Fredrik Olofsson and Mikko Rantanen.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 10:28  
  10:47 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 11:03  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 11:55  
  11:55 Miles Wood scores. Assisted by Sam Malinski.
  12:14 Giveaway by Tomas Tatar.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 12:24  
  12:40 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  12:44 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  12:47 Mikko Rantanen blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon.
Giveaway by Owen Power. 13:25  
  14:14 Ross Colton blocks shot from Logan O'Connor.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Ross Colton. 14:24  
  14:57 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  15:00 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson hits Valeri Nichushkin. 15:07  
Zach Benson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nathan MacKinnon. 15:13  
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 15:13  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Devon Toews. 15:47  
  16:13 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:16 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:41 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  17:04 Ross Colton shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 17:08  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 17:25  
  17:41 Shot by Valeri Nichushkin misses the net
  17:44 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 17:46  
  17:51 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 17:53  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 18:18  
  18:25 Josh Manson hits Zach Benson.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 18:35  
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 18:37  
Zach Benson scores. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka. 18:38  
  18:38 Fredrik Olofsson wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 19:07  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 19:20  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Valeri Nichushkin. 19:35  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Logan O'Connor. 19:42  
  19:42 Mikko Rantanen penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 19:55  
2
Buffalo   Colorado
  0:00 Andrew Cogliano wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  0:44 Cale Makar blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Fredrik Olofsson. 0:47  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 0:51  
  1:01 Josh Manson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  1:11 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 1:34  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 1:43  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 1:44  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 1:50  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 1:55  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 2:27  
  3:01 Jonathan Drouin hits Owen Power.
  3:41 Shot by Ben Meyers misses the net
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 4:09  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 4:31  
  4:33 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  4:41 Logan O'Connor wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 5:04  
  5:35 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
Alex Tuch hits Cale Makar. 5:38  
  5:42 Nathan MacKinnon hits Jeff Skinner.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 5:43  
  5:44 Devon Toews hits Alex Tuch.
  5:53 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
Eric Robinson hits Bowen Byram. 6:11  
Tyson Jost hits Jack Johnson. 7:10  
Dylan Cozens hits Fredrik Olofsson. 7:29  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 7:58  
  8:03 Miles Wood penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Benson.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Logan O'Connor. 8:03  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 8:05  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 8:06  
  8:50 Devon Toews blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Andrew Cogliano. 8:52  
  9:02 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 9:45  
  10:16 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 10:33  
  10:36 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 10:58  
  11:00 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Takeaway by JJ Peterka. 11:08  
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 11:10  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 11:14  
Henri Jokiharju hits Mikko Rantanen. 11:41  
Peyton Krebs hits Devon Toews. 11:51  
Tyson Jost hits Josh Manson. 11:53  
  11:58 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  12:57 Ryan Johansen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 12:59  
Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 13:27  
  13:32 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:22 Josh Manson blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 14:24  
  14:26 Josh Manson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  14:28 Jonathan Drouin blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
  14:54 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  15:22 Miles Wood blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
  15:55 Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
  16:01 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:14 Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen.
  16:20 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:32 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Cale Makar. 16:34  
  16:36 Fredrik Olofsson wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Bowen Byram. 16:39  
  17:22 Giveaway by Ivan Prosvetov.
  17:25 Takeaway by Josh Manson.
Takeaway by Tyson Jost. 17:34  
Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net 17:50  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 18:14  
  18:15 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 18:45  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 18:55  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 18:57  
  19:12 Josh Manson blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson.
  19:17 Ross Colton blocks shot from Owen Power.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 19:31  
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 19:43  
  19:52 Shot by Ross Colton misses the net
  19:55 Mikko Rantanen hits Henri Jokiharju.
3
Buffalo   Colorado
  0:00 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  0:31 Josh Manson hits Tage Thompson.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 0:42  
  1:02 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:24 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:26 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Tyson Jost blocks shot from Cale Makar. 1:28  
  1:41 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 2:20  
  2:40 Sam Malinski scores. Assisted by Jack Johnson and Jonathan Drouin.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 2:40  
  3:04 Giveaway by Miles Wood.
  3:09 Takeaway by Miles Wood.
  3:11 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens hits Valeri Nichushkin. 3:41  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 3:48  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Fredrik Olofsson. 3:49  
  4:14 Fredrik Olofsson wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  4:24 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  4:30 Shot by Valeri Nichushkin misses the net
  4:59 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 5:15  
  5:17 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 5:19  
  5:29 Giveaway by Miles Wood.
Dylan Cozens hits Josh Manson. 5:37  
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 5:40  
Eric Robinson hits Jack Johnson. 5:49  
  5:59 Giveaway by Ivan Prosvetov.
  6:15 Shot by Ryan Johansen misses the net
  6:18 Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net
Erik Johnson hits Fredrik Olofsson. 7:10  
  7:45 Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net
Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net 7:57  
  8:16 Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs hits Logan O'Connor. 8:17  
  8:20 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  8:22 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:53 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
  9:03 Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:05 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 9:32  
  9:55 Jack Johnson hits Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs hits Tomas Tatar. 9:58  
Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 10:04  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 10:13  
  10:14 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  10:38 Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 10:43  
  11:08 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Cale Makar. 11:08  
  11:15 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
Owen Power blocks shot from Devon Toews. 11:17  
  11:34 Nathan MacKinnon blocks shot from Cale Makar.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Cale Makar. 11:48  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Fredrik Olofsson. 11:50  
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Andrew Cogliano. 12:06  
  12:08 Ben Meyers shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Takeaway by Tyson Jost. 12:20  
Tyson Jost penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 12:23  
  12:23 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 12:27  
Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 12:44  
  13:11 Valeri Nichushkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen.
  13:11 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  13:43 Sam Malinski blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
  13:45 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 13:53  
  13:56 Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 13:57  
  15:34 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  16:04 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  16:18 Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 16:20  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 16:56  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 16:58  
  17:00 Miles Wood blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  17:17 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Fredrik Olofsson. 17:44  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 17:47  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ivan Prosvetov. 17:51  
  17:53 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  18:02 Giveaway by Bowen Byram.
Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net 18:03  
  18:29 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net 18:32  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 18:42  
  19:04 Giveaway by Ivan Prosvetov.
  19:36 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Eric Robinson.
  19:40 Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Owen Power.