Game 12
Buffalo Sabres (6-4-1) vs Calgary Flames (6-5-1)
Puck Drop: 7:00 PM | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, NY
TV: MSG-B
Radio: WGR 550
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Know Your Opponent
Calgary Flames
Record: (6-5-1) | 13 PTS
Last 10: 5-4-1
Division Ranking: 4th in the Pacific Division
Conference Ranking: 9th in the Western Conference
PP: 20th (16.7%)
PK: 27th (71.4%)
What to Watch
1. Tired Opponent
The Sabres should have an advantage tonight. The Flames are coming into tonight playing their sixth game in nine nights and second straight after picking up a win in Toronto last night.
2. Johnny Good at Hockey
Johnny Gaudreau is off to another hot start for Calgary. He has five goals and 15 points in 12 games. The top line of Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, and Elias Lindholm is one of the hotter lines in the game right now.
3. Special Teams
The penalty kill and power play may play a large factor in the outcome of tonight’s game. The Flames are in the bottom portion of the league with both units. The Sabres come in ranked 16th on the PP and 20th on the PK.
Sabres are 5-0-1 when they score a power play goal.
Buffalo Sabres
Forwards
Jeff Skinner – Jack Eichel – Jason Pominville
Conor Sheary – Casey Mittelstadt – Sam Reinhart
Tage Thompson – Vladimir Sobotka – Kyle Okposo
Zemgus Girgensons – Johan Larsson – Patrik Berglund
Defense
Rasmus Dahlin – Rasmus Ristolainen
Nathan Beaulieu- Casey Nelson
Marco Scandella – Zach Bogosian
Starting Goaltender: Carter Hutton
Calgary Flames
Forwards
Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan – Elias Lindholm
Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund – Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – James Neal
Garnet Hathaway – Derek Ryan – Dillon Dube
Defense
Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin – Travis Hamonic
Juuso Valimaki – Rasmus Andersson
Starting Goaltender: David Rittich