Game 62

Buffalo Sabres (20-33-8) vs. Calgary Flames (37-16-7)

Puck Drop: 9:00 PM EST | Scotiabank Saddledome | Calgary, AB

TV: MSG-B

Radio: WGR 550

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Know Your Opponent

Calgary Flames

Record: (37-16-7) | 81 PTS

Division Ranking: 1st in Pacific Division

PP: 11th (23.4%)

PK: 4th (85.4%)

What to Watch

1. A New Flame

Calle Järnkrok is expected to make his Calgary debut tonight, after being traded by the Seattle Kraken earlier this week. The 30-year-old center has 26 points on the season, including 14 assists. He appeared in 49 games with the Kraken. Nearly 1/5th of his points this season have come on the power play.

Seattle received three draft picks in the deal: a second-rounder in 2022, a third-rounder in 2023 and a seventh-rounder in 2024.

2. Looking to Avoid a Repeat

The Sabres and Flames last met on November 18, when Calgary shut out Buffalo 5-0. Dustin Tokarski took the L that night after allowing five goals on 23 shots faced in 40 minutes of play. Aaron Dell also played 10 minutes.

Andrew Mangiapane and Johnny Gaudreau each had a pair of goals. Matthew Tkachuk also scored, and Jacob Markstrom recorded the 27-save shutout.

The Sabres seem to be a different team nowadays than they were back then. Exactly five months later, they’ll look to avoid a repeat of that night in November.

Projected Lineups

Buffalo Sabres

Forwards

Jeff Skinner – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch

Peyton Krebs – Dylan Cozens – Vinnie Hinostroza

Rasmus Asplund – Casey Mittelstadt – Victor Olofsson

Zemgus Girgensons – Cody Eakin – Kyle Okposo

Defense

Rasmus Dahlin – Henri Jokiharju

Mattias Samuelsson – Jacob Bryson

Robert Hagg – Mark Pysyk

Colin Miller

Starting Goaltender: Dustin Tokarski

Edmonton Oilers

Forwards

Johnny Gaudreau – Elias Lindholm – Matthew Tkachuk

Blake Coleman – Mikael Backlund – Trevor Lewis

Andrew Mangiapane – Calle Järnkrok – Tyler Toffoli

Milan Lucic – Sean Monahan – Dillon Dube

Defense

Noah Hanifin – Rasmus Andersson

Oliver Kylington – Chris Tanev

Nikita Zadorov – Erik Gudbranson

Starting Goaltender: Jacob Markstrom