Calgary Flames (1-1-1, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (1-2, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Calgary Flames after the Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime.
Buffalo went 42-33-7 overall and 17-20-4 at home a season ago. The Sabres scored 63 power-play goals last season on 269 total chances (3.3 chances per game).
Calgary went 38-27-17 overall and 18-11-12 in road games last season. The Flames scored 258 total goals last season (50 power-play goals and eight shorthanded goals).
INJURIES: Sabres: Jack Quinn: out (achilles), Matthew Savoie: out (shoulder), Mattias Samuelsson: day to day (upper body).
Flames: Jakob Pelletier: out (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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