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Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames

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Huberdeau and Kadri's 3-point games power the Flames to a 5-2 win over Sabres

Mikael Backlund scores goal for Flames

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.

Takeaways Sabres: Thompson has scored in three consecutive games and leads the Sabres with 22 goals. He has recorded at least one point in his last seven games against Calgary.

Flames: Calgary entered the game with the 30th-ranked penalty kill in the league, but went 6 for 6 against the Sabres.

Key moment As the Sabres pressed for the tying goal, Wolf made a pair of saves while the Flames were short-handed in the third period. He got across the crease to stop JJ Peterka’s one-timer before thwarting Alex Tuch from the top of the crease.

Key stat Huberdeau, whose short-handed goal was the only score in the opening 20 minutes, is second in the NHL in first goals, with six. Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl has seven.

Up next The Sabres close out a four-game trip in Edmonton on Saturday. The Flames are at Minnesota on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:00 Jonathan Huberdeau Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Pachal (3)
Goal 2nd Period 2:50 Mattias Samuelsson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Henri Jokiharju (3), Sam Lafferty (3)
Goal 2nd Period 7:18 Tage Thompson Goal (22) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (5), JJ Peterka (24)
Goal 2nd Period 10:31 Nazem Kadri Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (15), Jakob Pelletier (7)
Goal 3rd Period 3:29 Jakob Pelletier Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Brayden Pachal (4), Nazem Kadri (15)
Goal 3rd Period 17:15 Yegor Sharangovich Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (16), Nazem Kadri (16)
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 Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Connor Zary, C Out Mar 29
Justin Kirkland, C Injured Reserve Dec 4
Anthony Mantha, RW Injured Reserve Nov 11
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
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:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10
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