The Colorado Avalanche begins a back-to-back set against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, the first of two meetings between the teams this year. Buffalo will visit the Pepsi Center on Feb. 25 to close out the season series. This is also the fourth game of Colorado's season-long, five-game road trip, which has the team playing five games in seven days.
It's the eighth of 11 back-to-back contests for the Avs, who will close out the road trip against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. The Avalanche is 2-5-0 in the first game of a back-to-back and 3-4-0 in the second this season. Buffalo enters Thursday's contest tied for fifth place in the Atlantic Division and tied with New Jersey and Florida in the Eastern Conference standings, five points out of a wild card spot.
Colorado is 15-8-4 all-time against Buffalo and 7-4-2 on the road, where it's won five of the last six meetings.
Avalanche Opens Back-to-Back Set At Sabres
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