Huberdeau’s 3 points help Flames to 5-2 win over Sabres

Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal, 2 assists, and was a plus-four connected Thursday to pb the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 triumph implicit the Buffalo Sabres.

Nazem Kadri besides had a extremity and 2 assists portion Jakob Pelletier had a extremity and 1 assistance for Calgary (23-16-7). Yegor Sharangovich and Mikael Backlund added empty-net goals.

The Flames inhabit the 2nd wild-card spot successful the Western Conference, 3 points up connected the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues.

Tage Thompson and Mattias Samuelsson scored for Buffalo (18-25-5).

Rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf had 32 saves to triumph his 5th crippled successful his past six starts. He’s 17-7-2 connected the season.

Ukko-Pekka Luukonen had 21 stops for Buffalo. His grounds fell to 15-15-4.

Tied 2-2 successful the third, Pelletier gave Calgary the pb astatine 2:29 erstwhile helium deflected successful Brayden Pachal’s constituent shot.

Pelletier moved up to the club’s apical enactment with Huberdeau and Kadri aboriginal successful the 2nd period.

Takeaways

Sabres: Thompson has scored successful 3 consecutive games and leads the Sabres with 22 goals. He has recorded astatine slightest 1 constituent successful his past 7 games against Calgary.

Flames: Calgary entered the crippled with the 30th-ranked punishment termination successful the league but went a cleanable 6-for-6 against the Sabres.

Key moment

As the Sabres pressed for the tying goal, Wolf made a brace of standout saves portion the Flames were short-handed successful the 3rd period. He got crossed the crease to halt JJ Peterka’s one-timer earlier helium thwarted Alex Tuch from the apical of the crease.

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Key stat

Huberdeau, whose short-handed extremity was the lone extremity successful the opening 20 minutes, is tied with Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl for the NHL pb successful archetypal goals with seven.

Up next

Sabres: Wrap up their four-game roadworthy travel connected Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers.

Flames: Play successful Minnesota against the Wild connected Saturday.