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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Colorado 6, Buffalo 5
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 2, 2025
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Referees: T.J. Luxmore, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, CJ Murray
Attendance: 18081
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Buffalo 21205
Colorado 01416
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Buffalo   Colorado
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:00  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:15  
  0:53 Samuel Girard blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
  0:54 Josh Manson hits Owen Power.
Owen Power hits Jonathan Drouin. 1:10  
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Josh Manson. 1:26  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 1:35  
Takeaway by Connor Clifton. 2:06  
  2:15 Keaton Middleton hits JJ Peterka.
  2:19 Logan O'Connor hits Zach Benson.
  2:53 Oskar Olausson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  2:57 Juuso Parssinen hits Bowen Byram.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 3:42  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 3:43  
Jack Quinn hits Artturi Lehkonen. 3:47  
  3:51 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:01 Josh Manson hits Alex Tuch.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 4:07  
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 4:13  
JJ Peterka wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 4:19  
  4:31 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
JJ Peterka hits Keaton Middleton. 4:45  
  4:53 Shot by Ross Colton misses the net
  5:00 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:27 Samuel Girard hits Sam Lafferty.
Shot by Beck Malenstyn misses the net 5:35  
Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 5:43  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 5:45  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 5:54  
  6:29 Oskar Olausson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:46 Shot by Jere Innala misses the net
  7:02 Jere Innala hits Owen Power.
  7:05 Keaton Middleton hits Jack Quinn.
  7:13 Keaton Middleton shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:15 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  7:34 Mikko Rantanen hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 7:35  
  7:52 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 8:10  
  8:27 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 8:45  
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Logan O'Connor. 8:47  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 8:50  
  9:02 Takeaway by Parker Kelly.
  9:22 Joel Kiviranta hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:24  
  9:35 Keaton Middleton hits JJ Peterka.
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 9:56  
  10:04 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  10:18 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:22 Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
  10:30 Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen.
  11:13 Cale Makar blocks shot from Jacob Bryson.
  12:18 Josh Manson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Tuch.
  12:18 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 12:47  
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 12:51  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 13:06  
Jason Zucker scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson. 13:17  
  13:17 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  13:56 Josh Manson hits Beck Malenstyn.
Giveaway by Sam Lafferty. 13:59  
Beck Malenstyn hits Ross Colton. 14:05  
  14:18 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Jere Innala. 14:45  
  15:17 Samuel Girard hits Peyton Krebs.
  15:29 Oskar Olausson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:37 Sam Malinski blocks shot from Jiri Kulich.
  16:07 Ross Colton shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:12 Jonathan Drouin hits Beck Malenstyn.
Bowen Byram scores. Assisted by Jason Zucker and Dylan Cozens. 17:10  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 17:10  
Peyton Krebs hits Joel Kiviranta. 17:20  
  17:24 Cale Makar blocks shot from Peyton Krebs.
  17:46 Cale Makar hits Zach Benson.
Giveaway by Connor Clifton. 18:37  
  18:48 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
  19:30 Parker Kelly hits Owen Power.
  19:42 Josh Manson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:48 Shot by Samuel Girard misses the net
Owen Power shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 19:59  
2
Buffalo   Colorado
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:00  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Artturi Lehkonen. 0:28  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 1:01  
  1:38 Shot by Ross Colton misses the net
  1:44 Sam Malinski shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:46 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  1:48 Shot by Keaton Middleton misses the net
  1:52 Parker Kelly hits Connor Clifton.
Connor Clifton hits Parker Kelly. 1:57  
Connor Clifton hits Joel Kiviranta. 2:01  
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Keaton Middleton. 2:03  
Connor Clifton hits Joel Kiviranta. 2:06  
Sam Lafferty hits Sam Malinski. 2:12  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 2:17  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 2:36  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 2:54  
  3:04 Nathan MacKinnon blocks shot from Bowen Byram.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Jere Innala. 3:08  
Giveaway by Owen Power. 3:49  
  4:18 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 4:20  
  4:24 Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen.
  4:29 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
Zach Benson hits Devon Toews. 4:47  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 4:53  
  5:14 Keaton Middleton hits Beck Malenstyn.
Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 5:16  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 5:32  
  6:13 Ross Colton hits Tage Thompson.
  6:38 Mikko Rantanen hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 6:40  
  6:54 Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
  6:59 Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Juuso Parssinen. 7:05  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 7:58  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Mikko Rantanen. 8:32  
  8:39 Mikko Rantanen blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 8:52  
  9:01 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  9:05 Samuel Girard shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:07 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  9:10 Shot by Ross Colton misses the net
  9:20 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:22  
  9:55 Giveaway by Cale Makar.
Jason Zucker hits Ross Colton. 10:05  
  10:12 Ross Colton penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jason Zucker.
  10:12 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
  10:20 Shot by Josh Manson misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin shoots misses the net 10:45  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood. 10:51  
Jason Zucker wins the faceoff against Artturi Lehkonen. 10:53  
Jason Zucker scores a power play goal. Assisted by Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin. 11:08  
  11:08 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  11:45 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  11:59 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  12:20 Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Alex Tuch hits Josh Manson. 12:53  
Peyton Krebs hits Samuel Girard. 13:27  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 13:34  
  13:54 Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Sam Malinski.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Joel Kiviranta. 14:06  
  14:15 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Joel Kiviranta. 14:18  
  14:30 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:58 Cale Makar scores. Assisted by Jonathan Drouin and Devon Toews.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 14:58  
  15:13 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. 15:43  
  16:35 Giveaway by Oskar Olausson.
JJ Peterka hits Nathan MacKinnon. 16:55  
  16:57 Ross Colton hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Zach Benson penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 17:03  
  17:03 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  17:28 Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
  18:36 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:38 Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. 18:41  
  18:50 Shot by Samuel Girard misses the net
  19:37 Joel Kiviranta hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Sam Malinski. 19:47  
  19:58 Josh Manson blocks shot from Jacob Bryson.
  19:59 Parker Kelly hits Jacob Bryson.
3
Buffalo   Colorado
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:00  
  0:50 Takeaway by Josh Manson.
  1:02 Shot by Samuel Girard misses the net
  1:05 Ross Colton scores. Assisted by Samuel Girard.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 1:05  
  1:17 Parker Kelly hits Zach Benson.
Zach Benson scores. Assisted by Peyton Krebs and JJ Peterka. 1:27  
  1:27 Team penalty for Colorado delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Jere Innala.
Jason Zucker wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 1:27  
  2:02 Devon Toews blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
  2:09 Logan O'Connor hits JJ Peterka.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 2:14  
  2:35 Joel Kiviranta hits Dylan Cozens.
  2:49 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  3:02 Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Alex Tuch penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Logan O'Connor. 3:04  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 3:04  
  3:15 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
Dylan Cozens penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cale Makar. 3:19  
  3:19 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  3:32 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
  3:35 Nathan MacKinnon hits Connor Clifton.
  3:42 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Connor Clifton penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Artturi Lehkonen. 3:45  
  3:45 Artturi Lehkonen penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Clifton.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 3:45  
  3:47 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 3:48  
  4:06 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
  4:17 Mikko Rantanen scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Casey Mittelstadt.
Beck Malenstyn wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 4:17  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:20  
Bowen Byram hits Casey Mittelstadt. 5:22  
  5:26 Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  5:37 Shot by Jere Innala misses the net
Dylan Cozens hits Devon Toews. 5:57  
  6:31 Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Shot by Owen Power misses the net 6:48  
Zach Benson shoots misses the net 6:50  
  7:22 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Sam Lafferty hits Jonathan Drouin. 7:44  
  7:51 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
Dylan Cozens hits Ross Colton. 8:02  
Dylan Cozens hits Artturi Lehkonen. 8:06  
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 8:08  
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 9:54  
  10:15 Josh Manson hits JJ Peterka.
  10:27 Joel Kiviranta hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  10:34 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  10:50 Devon Toews blocks shot from Ryan McLeod.
Connor Clifton hits Juuso Parssinen. 11:35  
Jason Zucker blocks shot from Ross Colton. 12:33  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 12:34  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 12:43  
  13:05 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Beck Malenstyn hits Josh Manson. 13:10  
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 13:18  
  13:49 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Jason Zucker hits Sam Malinski. 14:54  
  15:08 Parker Kelly hits Owen Power.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 16:06  
Jason Zucker scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson. 16:09  
  16:09 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  16:45 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:49 Artturi Lehkonen hits Owen Power.
  17:01 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Devon Toews. 17:08  
  17:17 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:20 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  17:23 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  17:34 Cale Makar scores. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 17:34  
  17:37 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
Beck Malenstyn hits Mikko Rantanen. 17:50  
  17:58 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  18:07 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Devon Toews. 18:23  
  18:37 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  18:55 Takeaway by Cale Makar.
  19:10 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Jason Zucker blocks shot from Cale Makar. 19:19  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 19:35  
  19:40 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 19:42  
  19:43 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
  19:52 Jonathan Drouin scores. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly. 19:52  
1 OT
Buffalo   Colorado
  0:00 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  0:21 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 0:31  
  0:48 Devon Toews scores.