National Hockey League
MATCHUP
Buffalo at Colorado
Stats: Overall | Home/Away | Conference | Favorite | Underdog | Last 5
Records: ATS Overall | On Days Rest | vs Scoring | vs Situation
Teams: Buffalo Sabres | Colorado Avalanche
Summary
9:00 PM ET W/L ATS Money H A O/U
Buffalo 14-20-3-1 18-20 -817 7-10-2-1 7-10-1-0 20-12
Colorado 23-15-0-0 15-23 -1052 10-8-0-0 13-7-0-0 19-16
Live Odds | All Odds
Home Away O/U
Opening line -205 170 6.5 -120
FanDuel -235 190 6.5 102
Westgate OFF OFF OFF
Wynn OFF OFF OFF
Best home line Best road line Recent line moves
Recent Trends
Buffalo:
  • BUF are 2-10 in their last 12 games as an underdog.
  • BUF are 3-14 in their last 17 overall.
  • BUF are 2-6 in their last 8 road games.
Colorado:
  • Over is 11-4-3 in COL last 18 home games.
  • Over is 23-9-2 in COL last 34 vs. Atlantic.
  • Under is 11-5-2 in COL last 18 games as a favorite.
Head to Head:
  • BUF are 2-10 in the last 12 meetings in Colorado.
  • BUF are 5-21 in the last 26 meetings.
Quickchart Matchup
Buffalo Off vs  Colorado Def
3.03 GF
3.24 GA
27.2 Shots
26.9 Shots
17 PP
22 PK
Colorado Off vs  Buffalo Def
3.39 GF
3.34 GA
29.6 Shots
29 Shots
27 PP
26 PK
Goaltenders
Buffalo Shots Saves Save % W/L
Devon Levi 225 197 0.876 2-6-0-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 745 669 0.898 11-12-3-0
James Reimer 122 110 0.902 1-2-0-1
Colorado Shots Saves Save % W/L
Mackenzie Blackwood 173 162 0.936 5-1-0-0
Trent Miner 13 12 0.923 0-0-0-0
Scott Wedgewood 162 151 0.932 4-2-0-0
Overall Stats | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
BUF
COL		 27.2
29.6		 3.0
3.4		 11.1
11.5		 16.0
23.5
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
BUF
COL		 29.0
26.9		 3.34
3.24		 0.885
0.880		 78.2
77.6
Home/Away Stats | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
BUF
COL		 24.4
30.8		 2.83
3.39		 11.6
11.0		 17.4
25.0
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
BUF
COL		 29.9
25.2		 3.17
3.61		 0.894
0.857		 76.2
78.4
Last 5 | In Depth
Offense Shots Goals PCT PP %
BUF
COL		 23.8
31.6		 4.00
4.40		 16.8
13.9		 40.0
26.7
Defense Shots Goals PCT PK %
BUF
COL		 26.8
28.4		 2.40
1.80		 0.910
0.937		 90.0
92.3
ATS Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
BUF
COL		 18-20
15-23		 10-10
6-12		 8-10
9-11
ATS on Days Rest | In Depth
  0 Days 1 Day 2 Days 3+ Days
BUF
COL		 2-5
2-2		 8-9
9-14		 3-3
2-6		 5-3
2-1
Over/Under Records
  Total Home Away
BUF
COL		 20-12
19-16		 12-6
11-4		 8-6
8-12

More Records:
 vs Scoring | vs Situation

More Stats:
Conference | Favorite | Underdog

Injuries
Buffalo Sabres
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW Ques Thurs - Illness - 1/1/25 Aube-Kubel is ailing from illness, and it has yet to be determined if he will be active against the Avalanche on Thursday.
Jordan Greenway LW Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 12/20/24 Greenway is placed on the injured reserve list with an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery.
Colorado Avalanche
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Valeri Nichushkin RW Ques Thurs - Lower Body - 1/1/25 Nichushkin exited the previous game due to a lower body injury, and it in unknown if he will be active against the Sabres on Thursday.
Sean Behrens D out for season - Knee - 10/23/24 Behrens is out of commission due to knee injury, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Gabriel Landeskog LW Out indefinitely - Knee - 11/9/24 Landeskog is nursing a knee injury, and the team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.
Ivan Ivan C Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 12/31/24 Ivan has landed on the injury reserve list nursing an upper body injury, and the team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.
Miles Wood LW Early Jan - Upper Body - 12/4/24 Wood has been placed on the injured reserved list with an upper body injury, and it is unlikely that he will be back until early next year.
Oliver Kylington D Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 1/1/25 Kylington has been placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear how long he will be idle.
Tucker Poolman D out for season - Head - 10/8/24 Poolman has been placed on the injured reserve due to migraines, and he has been shut down for the remainder of the season.
Recent Meetings
Date Home/Away Line ATS
12/3/24 BUF 4 - COL 5 1.5, -191/6 BUF/O
12/13/23 COL 5 - BUF 1 -1.5, 128/7 COL/U
10/29/23 BUF 4 - COL 0 1.5, -139/7 BUF/U
12/15/22 COL 2 - BUF 4 -1.5, 137/6.5 BUF/U
12/1/22 BUF 4 - COL 6 1.5, -150/6.5 COL/O
2/19/22 BUF 3 - COL 5 1.5, 133/6 COL/O
1/30/22 COL 4 - BUF 1 -1.5, -219/6.5 COL/U
2/26/20 COL 3 - BUF 2 -1.5, 126/5.5 BUF/U
2/4/20 BUF 1 - COL 6 1.5, -165/6 COL/O
3/9/19 COL 3 - BUF 0 -1.5, 159/6.5 COL/U
Buffalo Schedule/Results
NEXT 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs Last Meeting Line ATS Where Last Meeting
1/2/25 @ COL L 4-5 1.5,-191/6 W/O BUF 12/3/24
1/4/25 @ VEG W 7-2 1.5,-257/6 W/O BUF 3/2/24
1/6/25 WAS L 2-4 1.5,-156/6 P/P WAS 12/14/24
1/9/25 @ OTT W 5-1 1.5,-243/6 W/P BUF 11/5/24
1/11/25 SEA W 6-2 1.5,-242/5.5 W/O SEA 3/18/24
LAST 10 | Past Results
Date vs Score Line ATS SF SA PP PK
12/31/24 @ DAL L 2-4 1.5,-136/6 P/P 23 33 0/0 0/1
12/29/24 @ STL W 4-2 1.5,-244/5.5 W/O 16 37 2/3 0/4
12/27/24 CHI W 6-2 -1.5,155/6 W/O 35 17 0/1 0/1
12/23/24 @ NYI W 7-1 1.5,-181/6 W/O 25 28 1/3 0/1
12/21/24 @ BOS L 1-3 1.5,-158/6 P/U 20 19 1/3 1/3
12/20/24 TOR L 3-6 1.5,-183/6.5 P/O 27 29 0/2 1/3
12/17/24 @ MON L 1-6 -1.5,199/6 P/O 21 27 0/5 3/6
12/15/24 @ TOR L 3-5 1.5,-157/6 P/O 27 41 1/2 1/4
12/14/24 @ WAS L 2-4 1.5,-156/6 P/P 21 31 0/2 2/3
12/11/24 NYR L 2-3 1.5,-197/6 W/U 31 28 0/2 1/4
Colorado Schedule/Results
NEXT 5 | Remaining Games
Date vs Last Meeting Line ATS Where Last Meeting
1/9/25 @ MIN W 5-2 -1.5,131/6.5 W/O COL 4/9/24
1/8/25 @ CHI L 2-5 -1.5,132/6.5 P/O COL 10/28/24
1/6/25 FLA W 7-4 1.5,-224/6 W/O FLA 11/23/24
1/4/25 MON L 1-2 -2.5,115/6.5 P/U COL 3/26/24
1/2/25 BUF W 5-4 -1.5,167/6 P/O BUF 12/3/24
LAST 10 | Past Results
Date vs Score Line ATS SF SA PP PK
12/31/24 WIN W 5-2 -1.5,122/6.5 W/O 38 22 0/1 0/0
12/27/24 @ UTAH W 4-1 -1.5,181/6.5 W/U 37 35 0/2 1/3
12/22/24 SEA W 5-2 -1.5,-105/6 W/O 29 19 1/4 0/1
12/20/24 @ ANA W 4-2 -1.5,119/6.5 W/U 23 32 1/4 0/5
12/19/24 @ SJ W 4-2 -1.5,-102/6.5 W/U 31 34 2/4 0/4
12/16/24 @ VAN L 1-3 -1.5,173/6 P/U 31 25 0/4 0/2
12/14/24 NAS W 5-2 -1.5,149/6 W/O 33 39 0/2 0/1
12/12/24 UTAH L 1-4 -1.5,142/6.5 P/U 24 23 0/3 1/2
12/10/24 @ PIT W 6-2 -1.5,136/6.5 W/O 27 27 0/3 0/4
12/8/24 @ NJ W 4-0 1.5,-181/6.5 W/U 24 25 0/2 0/3
Abbreviations Legend