Flames look to keep win streak alive, host the Sabres

Posted October 19, 2022 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Buffalo Sabres (1-1-0, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Calgary Flames (2-0-0, first in the Pacific Division)

Calgary, Alberta; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames host the Buffalo Sabres as winners of three games in a row.

Calgary went 50-21-11 overall and 29-11-8 in home games a season ago. The Flames scored 291 total goals last season (3.6 per game on 35.5 shots per game).

Buffalo had a 32-39-11 record overall and a 15-21-5 record in road games last season. The Sabres scored 47 power-play goals last season on 222 total chances (2.7 chances per game).

INJURIES: Flames: Mathias Emilio Pettersen: out (undisclosed), Oliver Kylington: out (undisclosed), Martin Pospisil: out (undisclosed).

Sabres: Riley Sheahan: day to day (muscular).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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