The Buffalo Sabres (1-2), coming off a 3-2 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, host the Calgary Flames (1-1-1) at KeyBank Center on Thursday, October 19 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and MSG-B. The Flames were defeated by the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout in their most recent outing.
Sabres vs. Flames Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, October 19, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: MSG (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Sabres and Flames Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Sabres Insights
- The Sabres scored the third-most goals in the NHL last season (293 total, 3.6 per game).
- The Sabres gave up 297 total goals (3.6 per game), ranking 26th in NHL action in goals against.
- Their -4 goal differential ranked 19th in the league.
- The 63 power-play goals the Sabres scored last season (eighth-most in the NHL) came via 269 power-play chances.
- The Sabres were ninth in the league with a 23.42% power-play conversion rate.
- The Sabres scored nine shorthanded goals last season.
- The Sabres’ 73.01% penalty-kill success rate ranked 28th in the league.
- The Sabres won 45.1% of their faceoffs (32nd in the NHL)
- The Sabres scored on 11% of their shots (sixth in the league).
- The Sabres shut out opponents twice last season. As a team, they averaged 14.3 hits and 11.3 blocked shots per game.
Sabres Key Players
- Tage Thompson, a leading offensive player a season ago for Buffalo, put up 94 points on the season.
- Jeff Skinner tallied 82 points (35 goals, 47 assists), adding significantly to the team’s offensive efforts last season.
- Alex Tuch generated 79 points for Buffalo in 74 games last season, scoring on 16.5% of his shots and putting up 36 goals and 43 assists.
- In the 19 games Eric Comrie played a season ago, his save percentage was 88.552, 59th in the league.
Sabres Injuries
Mattias Samuelsson: Upper Body (Questionable), Jack Quinn: Achilles (Out), Matthew Savoie: Shoulder (Out)
Flames Insights
- The Flames’ 258 goals last season (3.2 per game) ranked them 19th in the NHL.
- The Flames’ total of 247 goals conceded (3.0 per game) was 13th in the league.
- With a goal differential of +11, they were 17th in the league.
- The Flames had 50 power-play goals (18th in NHL) on 252 chances.
- The Flames had the league’s 19th-ranked power-play percentage (19.84%).
- The Flames had eight shorthanded goals (11th in league).
- At 82.59%, the Flames had the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Flames won 50.3% of faceoffs, 16th in the NHL.
- The Flames’ 8.8% shooting percentage was 32nd in the league.
- The Flames held their opponents scoreless one time.
Flames Key Players
- Elias Lindholm put up 64 points (0.8 per game) for Calgary last season, with 22 goals and 42 assists in 80 games (playing 18:11 per game).
- Mikael Backlund totaled 56 total points (0.7 per game) last campaign. He had 19 goals and 37 assists.
- Nazem Kadri scored 24 goals last season, and 32 assists.
- Daniel Vladar was 14-6-5 last season, giving up 72 goals (0.9 goals against average) with an 89.205 save percentage (53rd in the league).
Flames Injuries
Jakob Pelletier: Shoulder (Out)
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