
Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
· National Hockey LeagueHuberdeau and Kadri's 3-point games power the Flames to a 5-2 win over Sabres

Nazem Kadri added a goal and two assists, and Jakob Pelletier had a goal and an assist for Calgary. Yegor Sharangovich and Mikael Backlund added empty-net goals. Rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf had 32 saves and won for the fifth time in six starts to improve to 17-7-2 on the season.
The Flames hold the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, three points ahead of the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues.
Tage Thompson and Mattias Samuelsson scored for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukonen made 21 saves and slipped to 15-15-4.
The teams were tied at 2 in the third period before Pelletier gave Calgary the lead at 2:29 on a deflection of a point shot by Brayden Pachal.
Flames: Calgary entered the game with the 30th-ranked penalty kill in the league, but went 6 for 6 against the Sabres.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 12:00 | Jonathan Huberdeau Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Pachal (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:50 | Mattias Samuelsson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Henri Jokiharju (3), Sam Lafferty (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:18 | Tage Thompson Goal (22) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (5), JJ Peterka (24) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:31 | Nazem Kadri Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (15), Jakob Pelletier (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:29 | Jakob Pelletier Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Brayden Pachal (4), Nazem Kadri (15) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:15 | Yegor Sharangovich Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (16), Nazem Kadri (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:52 | Mikael Backlund Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Blake Coleman (16) |
Statistics
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14 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
20 | Hits | 19 |
2 | Takeaways | 5 |
34 | Shots | 26 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
6 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 2 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
41 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
61.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 38.8 |
14 | Giveaways | 17 |
4 | Total Penalties | 9 |
11 | Penalty Minutes | 29 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Connor Zary, C | Out | Mar 29 |
Justin Kirkland, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
Anthony Mantha, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 11 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jordan Greenway, LW | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Tyson Kozak, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 1 |
Josh Norris, C | Out | Apr 1 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Saddledome
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 17,585 | Capacity:

Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 17,585 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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46 | 25 | 96 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 27 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 21 | 98 | 8 |
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42 | 23 | 93 | 9 |
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43 | 26 | 91 | 5 |
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35 | 27 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 28 | 81 | 13 |
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33 | 33 | 74 | 8 |
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32 | 38 | 70 | 6 |
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20 | 44 | 50 | 10 |