Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames

Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary Regular Season Final

Final score

The Calgary Flames beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 36-39-7
at Calgary Flames 5 41-27-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 0 2
Calgary Flames 1 1 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 14 11 9 34
Calgary Flames 7 8 11 26

Three stars

  1. J. Pelletier, Calgary Flames (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Huberdeau, Calgary Flames (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. D. Wolf, Calgary Flames (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:00 Calgary Flames Jonathan Huberdeau (19) Brayden Pachal (3) Shorthanded BUF 0, CGY 1
2nd 02:50 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (3) Henri Jokiharju (3), Sam Lafferty (3) Even strength BUF 1, CGY 1
2nd 07:18 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (22) Mattias Samuelsson (5), JJ Peterka (24) Even strength BUF 2, CGY 1
2nd 10:31 Calgary Flames Nazem Kadri (16) Jonathan Huberdeau (15), Jakob Pelletier (7) Even strength BUF 2, CGY 2
3rd 03:29 Calgary Flames Jakob Pelletier (4) Brayden Pachal (4), Nazem Kadri (15) Even strength BUF 2, CGY 3
3rd 17:15 Calgary Flames Yegor Sharangovich (9) Jonathan Huberdeau (16), Nazem Kadri (16) Even strength, Empty net BUF 2, CGY 4
3rd 17:52 Calgary Flames Mikael Backlund (10) Blake Coleman (16) Shorthanded, Empty net BUF 2, CGY 5

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 34 26
Power play 0 of 6 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 11 29
Hits 20 19
Blocked shots 14 19
Giveaways 14 17
Takeaways 2 5
Faceoffs won 41/67 (61.2%) 26/67 (38.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 100% 17:21
Number 19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -2 5 2 2 0 68.8% 17:37
Number 20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 56.3% 19:07
Number 22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 1 18:56
Number 24 D. Cozens C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 73.3% 19:57
Number 29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 08:08
Number 48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 33.3% 13:04
Number 72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 75% 21:03
Number 77 J. Peterka R 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 0 21:19
Number 81 S. Lafferty C 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 07:14
Number 89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 0 50% 17:58
Number 4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 21:30
Number 8 D. Gilbert D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 07:18
Number 10 H. Jokiharju D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12:53
Number 23 M. Samuelsson D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 17:34
Number 25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 2 20:12
Number 26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 3 24:30
Number 75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 09:22
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 U. Luukkonen 24 21 3 .875 59:06 Loss

Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 J. Huberdeau L 1 2 3 +4 2 3 0 0 21:20
Number 11 M. Backlund C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 34.6% 19:27
Number 17 Y. Sharangovich C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 46.7% 16:29
Number 20 B. Coleman L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 100% 19:58
Number 22 J. Pelletier L 1 1 2 +3 2 2 1 1 14:58
Number 27 M. Coronato R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 15:31
Number 61 C. Bishop C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 05:26
Number 70 R. Lomberg L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 07:24
Number 76 M. Pospisil C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 11:36
Number 86 R. Kerins C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 06:57
Number 91 N. Kadri C 1 2 3 +3 4 1 0 0 35% 18:04
Number 96 A. Kuzmenko L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 09:05
Number 4 R. Andersson D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 23:18
Number 7 K. Bahl D 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 4 22:55
Number 24 J. Bean D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 15:55
Number 52 M. Weegar D 0 0 0 +3 5 3 3 5 21:24
Number 62 D. Miromanov D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 0 1 19:11
Number 94 B. Pachal D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 6 2 17:02
Calgary Flames goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 D. Wolf 34 32 2 .941 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:53 Calgary Flames Matt Coronato Interference 2
1st 15:58 Calgary Flames Jonathan Huberdeau Roughing 2
1st 15:58 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn Roughing 2
2nd 10:48 Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton Interference 2
2nd 11:14 Calgary Flames Nazem Kadri Holding 2
2nd 17:55 Calgary Flames Rasmus Andersson Holding 2
3rd 08:53 Calgary Flames MacKenzie Weegar Fighting (major) 5
3rd 08:53 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Fighting (major) 5
3rd 11:19 Calgary Flames Jakob Pelletier Slashing 2
3rd 15:04 Calgary Flames Nazem Kadri Delaying game face off violation 2
3rd 17:43 Calgary Flames Daniil Miromanov Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 18:09 Buffalo Sabres Sam Lafferty Cross checking 2
3rd 18:09 Calgary Flames Kevin Bahl Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Calgary Flames head coach
Ryan Huska
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Justin Johnson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jason Zucker, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Jacob Bryson
Calgary Flames scratches
Tyson Barrie, Joel Hanley, Kevin Rooney

2024-2025 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page: Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 9, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Calgary Flames 5 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 23, 2025

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