Photos: Buffalo Sabres host Colorado Avalanche
Here are photos from the Buffalo Sabres' game against the Colorado Avalanche at KeyBank Center on Thursday night.
Buffalo Sabres mascot Sabretooth hypes up the crowd before their game against the Colorado Avalanche at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
After scoring a goal, Colorado Avalanche left wing J.T. Compher (37) gets tangled up with Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) and Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson (23) at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres center Tyson Jost (17) passes the puck to teammate, Buffalo Sabres right wing Kyle Okposo (21), around Colorado Avalanche defenders at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens (24) and Buffalo Sabres right wing Jack Quinn (22) try to keep the puck away from Colorado Avalanche right wing Logan O'Connor (25) and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) skates with the puck during a game against the Colorado Avalanche at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens (24) passes the puck as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard (49) defends near Buffalo Sabres right wing JJ Peterka (77) at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson (42) skates with the puck against Buffalo Sabres left wing Zemgus Girgensons (28) at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres fans celebrate after their team scores against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews (7) battle for the puck at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stops a shot by Colorado Avalanche right wing Logan O'Connor at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) celebrates with teammates, defenseman Mattias Samuelsson (23) and Tage Thompson (72), after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche at KeyBank Center on December 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres right wing JJ Peterka (77) passes the puck during a game against the Colorado Avalanche at KeyBank Center on December 1, 2022. (Joseph Cooke/Buffalo News)
Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens (24) gets shoved by Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson (6) while battling for the puck against Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews (7) at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Left to right, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews (7), Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner (53), Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) and Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens (24) battle for the puck at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner (53) and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson (6) battle for the puck at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power (25) shows disappointment after the Colorado Avalanche scored a goal to go up 6-4 late in the third period at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres center Casey Mittelstadt (37) and Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) battle for the puck at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Colorado Avalanche right wing Logan O'Connor (25) falls over Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power (25) while trying to guard Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner (53) passes the puck as Colorado Avalanche center Jean-Luc Foudy (93) and Colorado Avalanche left wing Dryden Hunt (22) defend at KeyBank Center on December 1, 2022. (Joseph Cooke/Buffalo News)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) shows disgust at referees after they didn't make a call against the Colorado Avalanche at KeyBank Center on December 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Avalanche players battle for the puck near the goal at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) passes the puck as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews (7) prepares to defend at KeyBank Center on Dec. 1, 2022.
While Cozens’ three-point night Thursday in KeyBank Center wasn’t enough to help the Sabres overcome the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche’s power play in a 6-4 loss, he showed again that he’s emerged as a consistent difference-maker in Buffalo.
You can blame the Sabres' poor defensive structure and abhorrent penalty problems, and you'd be partially right. But at some point, the goalie is there to make saves and often has to do it to bail out his team. It hasn't been happening for Luukkonen, Mike Harrington writes.