Sabres take on the Flames after overtime victory

Wed, Oct 18, 2023
NHL News (AP)

Calgary Flames (1-1-1, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (1-2, eighth in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Calgary Flames after the Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime.

Buffalo went 42-33-7 overall and 17-20-4 at home a season ago. The Sabres scored 63 power-play goals last season on 269 total chances (3.3 chances per game).

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Calgary went 38-27-17 overall and 18-11-12 in road games last season. The Flames scored 258 total goals last season (50 power-play goals and eight shorthanded goals).

INJURIES: Sabres: Jack Quinn: out (achilles), Matthew Savoie: out (shoulder), Mattias Samuelsson: day to day (upper body).

Flames: Jakob Pelletier: out (shoulder).

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