Buffalo looking to split the Alberta portion of their Western road swing
Buffalo looking to split the Alberta portion of their Western road swing
3/24/24 – 9:00 pm EST at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta
Record
Buffalo – 33-33-5 | 71 points – 6th place in Atlantic Division
Calgary – 33-31-5 | 71 points – 5th place in Pacific Division
Special Teams
Buffalo
Power Play – 16.3% (27th)
Penalty Kill – 78.9% (17th)
Calgary
Power Play – 14.5% (30th)
Penalty Kill – 83.2% (5th)
Top Scorers
Buffalo
Rasmus Dahlin: 70 GP, 17 G, 35 A, 52 PTS
Alex Tuch: 64 GP, 19 G, 28 A, 47 PTS
Jeff Skinner: 63 GP, 24 G, 21 A, 45 PTS
Calgary
Nazem Kadri: 69 GP, 23 G, 36 A, 59 PTS
Blake Coleman: 69 GP, 28 G, 23 A, 51 PTS
Yegor Sharangovich: 69 GP, 28 G, 22 A, 50 PTS
Starting Goalies
Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (23-18-3, 2.52 GAA, .912 save %)
Calgary – Dustin Wolf (3-4-1, 3.25 GAA, .897 save %)
Line Combinations and Pairings
Buffalo
Forwards
Zemgus Girgensons-Tage Thompson-Alex Tuch
Zach Benson-Dylan Cozens-Jordan Greenway
Jeff Skinner-Peyton Krebs-JJ Peterka
Eric Robinson-Tyson Jost-Victor Olofsson
Ex. Lukas Rousek
Defense
Bowen Byram-Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power-Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson-Connor Clifton
Ex. Kale Clague
Goaltenders
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi
Eric Comrie
Injuries
Jack Quinn (IR – lower body)
Notes
Buffalo has earned a win in four of its last five road games against Calgary.
Tage Thompson has recorded eight points (3+5) in his last seven games. A point in tonight’s game would give Thompson a five-game point streak, which would be his longest point streak of the season. It would mark the eighth time that Thompson has recorded a point streak of five or more games in his career.
In his last six games, Alex Tuch has tallied seven points (2+5) and he is riding a four-game point streak (1+5). A point in tonight’s game would mark the fourth time Tuch has registered a point streak of five or more games as a member of the Sabres.
JJ Peterka has posted three points (2+1) in his last three games.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has allowed three or fewer goals in 26 of his last 28 games.
Dylan Cozens is riding a three-game point streak against Calgary and he has registered four points (1+3) in that span.
In his last six games against the Flames, Rasmus Dahlin has recorded six points (2+4), including at least one point in each of his last three games against Calgary. A point in tonight’s game would make Dahlin the first Sabres defenseman since Rasmus Ristolainen from Dec. 10, 2015 to Jan. 22, 2018 (five games, 4+3) to record at point streak of four or more games against the Flames. Dahlin has tallied three points (2+1) in three road games against Calgary in his career.
Tage Thompson has recorded one point in four consecutive games (3+1) against the Flames, including one goal in each of his last two.
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