nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Falls 5-2 to Flames - Recap
The Flames earned a 5-2 victory over the Sabres on Thursday at Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Flames were a -127 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Jakob Pelletier, Yegor Sharangovich, Mikael Backlund, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Nazem Kadri each scored for the Flames in the victory. Huberdeau opened the scoring for Calgary.
Dustin Wolf stopped 32 of 34 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Mattias Samuelsson, and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Dustin Wolf.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 21 of 24 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Calgary scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-6 with the man advantage.
Calgary lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 34-26.
Next game, Calgary takes its act on the road to face Minnesota looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head on the road to face Edmonton.