nhl Game Recap
Recap - Sabres Defeat Colorado 4-2
The Sabres earned a 4-2 victory over Colorado on Thursday behind a 39-save performance from Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen at Ball Arena.
The Sabres were a +165 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Buffalo got goals from Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson, and Dylan Cozens in the victory. Thompson opened the scoring at 0:54 of the first period.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned in a 39-save effort for the Sabres.
Colorado got goals from Evan Rodrigues, and Mikko Rantanen in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Colorado got a 17-stop effort from Alexandar Georgiev in the loss.
On the power play, Buffalo went 1-for-2, while the Avalanche were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 41-21.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face Nashville.