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The Colorado Avalanche face the Buffalo Sabres with both teams heading in opposite directions to start this season. The Avalanche have a 6-1 record and are in first place in the Central Division while the Sabres have a 3-5 record and sit in last place in the Atlantic Division. The Avalanche look to remain one of the best teams in the Western Conference while the Sabres hope to make up ground in the Eastern Conference and the upcoming game should be a good one.
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The Avalanche are having a great season with their offense carrying them and scoring 3.86 goals per game with 13 goals in the last three games. Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon have led the top line with nine goals and 10 assists but the rest of the offense has stepped up as well. Artturi Lehkonen, Ryan Johansen, and Valeri Nichushkin have scored seven goals and 10 assists while defensemen Cale Makar and Devon Toews have added four goals and 11 assists from the point to put the offense over the top.
The offense has been great but the defense has stepped up as well, allowing only 2.29 goals per game. Cale Makar and Devon Toews have led the top pairing with 1.5 defensive point shares and 21 blocked shots while Samuel Girard, Bowen Byram, and Jack Johnson have added depth to the unit, creating turnovers in the defensive zone and limiting shots on the net. In addition, goaltender Alexandar Georgiev h as been great with a .918 save percentage and a 2.31 goals-against average on 196 shots.
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