Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
· Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Calgary Flames beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Calgary Flames |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
11 |
8 |
29 |
| Calgary Flames |
9 |
11 |
9 |
29 |
Three stars
- J. Gaudreau, Calgary Flames (1 goal)
- D. Ryan, Calgary Flames (2 assists)
- M. Giordano, Calgary Flames
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:29 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Reinhart (10) |
Rasmus Ristolainen (10), Victor Olofsson (12) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CGY 0 |
| 1st |
16:42 |
Calgary Flames |
Johnny Gaudreau (6) |
Sean Monahan (16), Matthew Tkachuk (14) |
Power play |
BUF 1, CGY 1 |
| 2nd |
11:18 |
Calgary Flames |
Tobias Rieder (2) |
Derek Ryan (8) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 1, CGY 2 |
| 2nd |
15:02 |
Calgary Flames |
Sean Monahan (7) |
Mikael Backlund (8), Rasmus Andersson (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CGY 3 |
| 3rd |
03:58 |
Calgary Flames |
Milan Lucic (1) |
Derek Ryan (9), Dillon Dube (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, CGY 4 |
| 3rd |
17:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jake McCabe (2) |
Victor Olofsson (13) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, CGY 4 |
| 3rd |
19:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (18) |
Brandon Montour (6), Marcus Johansson (7) |
Power play |
BUF 3, CGY 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Calgary Flames |
| Shots on goal |
29 |
29 |
| Power play |
1 of 8 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
16 |
| Hits |
11 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
11 |
19 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/55 (54.5%) |
25/55 (45.5%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
64% |
24:44 |
| Number 13 J. Vesey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
13:11 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:02 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
08:22 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
15:56 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:04 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
20:44 |
| Number 68 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:25 |
| Number 74 R. Asplund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
08:24 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
22.2% |
20:44 |
| Number 4 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:34 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:10 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:10 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
| Number 33 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:48 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:21 |
| Number 62 B. Montour |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 L. Ullmark |
29 |
25 |
4 |
.862 |
57:41 |
Loss |
Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 D. Ryan |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
15:55 |
| Number 11 M. Backlund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
16:54 |
| Number 13 J. Gaudreau |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:09 |
| Number 16 T. Rieder |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:10 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:11 |
| Number 19 M. Tkachuk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:44 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
13:34 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
20:54 |
| Number 29 D. Dube |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:30 |
| Number 67 M. Frolik |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:41 |
| Number 77 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:30 |
| Number 88 A. Mangiapane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:57 |
| Number 4 R. Andersson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:42 |
| Number 5 M. Giordano |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
26:06 |
| Number 7 T. Brodie |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 24 T. Hamonic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
26:11 |
| Number 55 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:13 |
| Number 58 O. Kylington |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:26 |
Calgary Flames goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 D. Rittich |
29 |
26 |
3 |
.897 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:54 |
Calgary Flames |
Matthew Tkachuk |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 1st |
12:23 |
Calgary Flames |
Michael Frolik |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
14:00 |
Calgary Flames |
Mikael Backlund |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
14:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:32 |
Calgary Flames |
Johnny Gaudreau |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:17 |
Calgary Flames |
Oliver Kylington |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:21 |
Calgary Flames |
Oliver Kylington |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:24 |
Calgary Flames |
Noah Hanifin |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jimmy Vesey |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:32 |
Calgary Flames |
Noah Hanifin |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ralph Krueger
- Calgary Flames head coach
- Geoff Ward
- Referees
- Steve Kozari, Reid Anderson
- Linesmen
- Brian Mach, Kiel Murchison
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Evan Rodrigues
- Calgary Flames scratches
- Michael Stone, Zac Rinaldo
Other NHL games on Dec 5
Other NHL games on Thursday, December 5, 2019
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Chicago Blackhawks
4
 at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 5, 2019
|
 Colorado Avalanche
3
 at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 5, 2019
|
 Minnesota Wild
5
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 5, 2019
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
2
 at New York Islanders
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 5, 2019
|
 Arizona Coyotes
3
 at Philadelphia Flyers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 5, 2019
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 5, 2019
|
 New York Rangers
3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 5, 2019
|
 Winnipeg Jets
2
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 5, 2019
|
Sources and further reading
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