Sabres Jump on Avalanche Early
Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-1 against the Colorado Avalanche at First Niagara Center on Sunday.Buffalo led 2-0 within the first five minutes and held a 3-0 advantage at the end of the first period.
Jack Eichel scored his 17th goal of the season 2:02 into the first period after tallying unassisted through the five-hole of Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov. Reinhart set up Evander Kane’s 16th goal of the season 2:20 later.
Varlamov was then replaced by Calvin Pickard, who went on to make 17 saves.
Reinhart scored his 17th goal of the season at 17:14 of the first period when he tipped a shot by Ryan O'Reilly from the high slot past Pickard.
Reinhart is now tied for the most goals on the team with O'Reilly and Eichel.
The Sabres (23-28-6) won their second straight game and their first against Colorado in 11 games. The Avalanche (29-26-4) lost for the first time in three games.
Erik Johnson got the Avalanche on the board 2:35 into the second period. Johnson tapped a centering pass from Mikhail Grigorenko past Sabres goalie Robin Lehner (34 saves) for his eighth goal of the season.
Marcus Foligno scored his seventh goal of the season into an empty net with 1:50 left in the game to cap the scoring.
-- by NHL.com --
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