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11 – 14 – 3
25 Points, Ranked # 13 in the East
VS
11 – 14 – 2
24 Points, ranked # 14 in the West
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | Category | Calgary Flames |
| 10-2-0 | Home/Road Record | 5-5-0 |
| 8-2-0 | Last 10 | 4-5-1 |
| LOST 2 | Streak | WON 3 |
| 67 | Goals | 69 |
| 78 | Goals Against | 96 |
| 21.3 % Ranked # 7 | PP% | 12.3 % Ranked # 30 |
| 19 | PP Goals | 10 |
| 1 | SH Goals Against | 3 |
| 75.3 % Ranked # 27 | PK% | 71.8 % Ranked # 30 |
| 18 | PP Goals Allowed | 20 |
| 1 | SH Goals | 0 |
| 86 | PIM | 91 |
| 49.9 % Ranked # 16 | Face Off % | 47.5 % Ranked # 29 |
| Goaltenders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Record | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Chad Johnson | 18 | 7-8-0-1 | 408 | 41.00 | 2.45 | 449 | 0.909 |
| Linus Ullmark | 12 | 4-6-0-2 | 309 | 31.00 | 2.85 | 340 | 0.909 |
| Calgary Flames | |||||||
| Name | Games Played | Record | Goals Against | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Karri Ramo | 18 | 9-8-0-1 | 481 | 53.00 | 3 | 534 | 0.901 |
| Jonas Hiller | 8 | 2-4-0-0 | 167 | 28.00 | 3.85 | 195 | 0.856 |
| Joni Ortio | 4 | 0-2-0-1 | 66 | 10.00 | 4.27 | 76 | 0.868 |
| Team Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | Category | Calgary Flames |
| Ryan O’Reilly – 23 | Points | Johnny Gaudreau – 26 |
| Ryan O’Reilly – Jack Eichel – 9 | Goals | Johnny Gaudreau – 9 |
| Ryan O’Reilly – Rasmus Ristolainen – 14 | Assists | Johnny Gaudreau – 17 |
| Sam Reinhart – Tim Schaller – 1 | +/- | 3 tied with – 2 |
| Josh Gorges – 32 | PIM | Brandon Bollig – 49 |
| 4 tied with – 3 | Game Winning Goals | Johnny Gaudreau – 3 |
| Jack Eichel – 92 | Shots | Michael Frolik – 71 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers – 72 | Hits | Micheal Ferland – 54 |
| Evander Kane & Nicolas Deslauriers – 2.8 | Blocked Shots | Lance Bouma – 3.3 |
| Josh Gorges – 71 | Missed Shots | Kris Russell – 83 |
| Evander Kane 26 | Missed Shots | Dougie Hamilton 24 |
| Injuries |
|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
| Tyler Ennis W Sidelined Nov 26 upper body Week-to-week |
| Mark Pysyk D Sidelined Nov 19 lower body Week-to-week |
| Robin Lehner G I.L. Oct 10 ankle Day-to-Day |
| Cody McCormick W I.L. Jan 13 leg Indefinitely |
| Calgary Flames |
| Jonas Hiller G Sidelined Dec 9 illness Day-to-Day |
| Kris Russell D Sidelined Dec 4 upper body Day-to-Day |
| Lance Bouma W I.L. Oct 14 ankle Indefinitely |
| Matchup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Flames | |||||||
| Flames are 7-0 in the last 7 home games | |||||||
| Buffalo Sabres | |||||||
| Sabres are 0-5 in ast 5 meetings in Calgary | |||||||
| Past 10 Meetings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Visitor | Category | Home |
| 01/27/15 | Buffalo 1 | Calgary 4 |
| 12/11/14 | Calgary 3 | Buffalo 4 |
| 03/18/14 | Buffalo 1 | Calgary 3 |
| 12/14/13 | Calgary 2 | Buffalo 1 (OT) |
| 11/04/11 | Calgary 1 | Buffalo 2 |
| 12/27/10 | Buffalo 2 | Calgary 5 |
| 11/13/09 | Calgary 1 | Buffalo 2 (SO) |
| 01/28/09 | Buffalo 2 | Calgary 5 |
| 02/10/07 | Calgary 2 | Buffalo 3 (SO) |
| 01/21/06 | Buffalo 1 | Calgary 4 |
| HD’s Gut Feeling |
|---|
| Flames continue to roll at home. Flames win 5-1 (Monahan, Smid, Jones, Bennett & Colborne) |
| Projected Lines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | David Jones |
| Sam Bennett | Markus Granlund | Jiri Hudler |
| Mayson Raymond | Mikael Backlund | Michael Frolik |
| Michael Ferland | Matt Stajan | Joe Colborne |
| Projected Pairings | ||
| Mark Giordano | T.J. Brodie | |
| Dennis Wideman | Dougie Hamilton | |
| Ladislav Smid | Deryk Engelland | |
| Projected Starting Goaltender | ||
| Karri Ramo | ||
