The Buffalo Sabres (5-7-4 ) visit the Colorado Avalanche (11-1-5) tonight at Ball Arena in Denver, where the league’s top offense meets a Sabres team struggling badly to keep pace.
Buffalo enters on a four-game skid and sits near the bottom of the Atlantic with a -11 goal differential. The Sabres are scoring just 2.63 goals per game while allowing 3.38, and their special teams continue to lag — an 8% power play and 90% penalty kill, with discipline also an issue as they rank fourth in the NHL in penalty minutes (186). Alex Tuch remains their most reliable producer with 14 points (6G, 8A), but no Buffalo skater is close to Colorado’s top-end firepower.
Colorado, meanwhile, is rolling. The Avalanche rank No. 1 in the NHL in goals per game (4.00) and sit second in goals allowed (2.41), making them one of the few teams elite at both ends of the ice. Nathan MacKinnon leads the league with 32 points (14G, 18A) — ranking top-five in the league in goals, assists, points, and plus/minus — while the Avs boast three players in the top tier of plus/minus, including MacKinnon (+15) and Cale Makar (+14).
In net, Scott Wedgewood has been a stabilizing force for Colorado, posting 10 wins, a 2.26 GAA, and a .913 save percentage, ranking fourth league-wide in GAA and first in wins. Buffalo counters with Alex Lyon (3-5-3, 2.92 GAA, **.912 SV%), who has held his own but gets far less margin for error behind a defense giving up 34.1 shots per game.
Recent form tells the same story. Colorado has won three of its last four, including dominant wins over Edmonton (9-1) and Vancouver (5-4 OT). Buffalo, meanwhile, has dropped four straight while being outscored 16–7.
Against a Colorado team that controls pace, dominates shot share, and converts at a 17.9% power-play clip, the Sabres must drastically tighten their defensive zone coverage and stay out of the box to have any chance of slowing the NHL’s highest-scoring offense.
Prediction
Expect the Avalanche to carry most of the momentum with their superior depth, pace, and structure. Buffalo may provide a push early, but their recent form and away-record burdens work against them in this matchup.
Projected Final Score: Avalanche 5, Sabres 2
How to Watch Sabres vs. Avalanche
Puck drop for tonight’s game between the Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Avalanche is set for 9:00 PM Eastern / 7:00 PM Mountain at Ball Arena in Denver.
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Buffalo Sabres vs. Colorado Avalanche
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time: 9:00 PM Eastern / 7:00 PM Mountain
Venue: Ball Arena, Denver, CO
TV: Altitude Sports, KTVD-TV MY 20, KUSA-TV 9News, and MSG Buffalo.
Streaming: ESPN+