nhl Game Recap
Recap - Sabres Defeat Calgary 3-2
Buffalo needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over Calgary on Saturday in NHL action at KeyBank Center.
The Sabres were a -138 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Tage Thompson, and Zach Benson each scored for the Sabres in the victory. Benson opened the scoring for Buffalo.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned in a 24-save effort for the Sabres.
Calgary got goals from Matt Coronato, and Mikael Backlund in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Dan Vladar stopped 17 of 19 shots for the Flames, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Buffalo went 1-for-2, while the Flames were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Calgary by a margin of 26-19.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Canadiens. Calgary, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.