could be a tough game with the Sabres looking for a bounce back after being embarrassed by the Oilers
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The Flames were anything but good hosts Sunday night, demolishing the visiting Arizona Coyotes 7-1 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Mark Giordano and Sean Monahan staked the Flames out to a 2-0 lead after the first period. Matthew Tkachuk and Gaudreau made it four-zip before Jordan Oesterle finally put one by Mike Smith . However, the homeside piled on in the third, with Tkachuk and Giordano scoring again before Sam Bennett rounded things out with his seventh of the season … The Flames improved to 8-1-1 in their last 10 games, including five straight wins. Calgary matched a franchise record for fewest games to record 30 wins in a season (47 GP), a mark set in 1988-89 (30-10-7, 67 points) en route to capturing the Stanley Cup.
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A day after the Flames shelled the Coyotes, the Sabres took it on the chin in Edmonton, getting pummelled 7-2 by the Oilers. Casey Mittelstadt got Buffalo off on the right foot just a minute into the game but then Zach Kassian had a pair and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tallied before Evan Rodrigues pulled his team back within one after 20 minutes. Connor McDavid made it 4-2 before Milan Lucic scored two in a row - one in the second and another 3:50 into the third period - to blow it open. Leon Draisaitl put the final nail in the coffin. Carter Hutton gave up five goals on 12 shots before being yanked for Linus Ullmark … The Sabres have now lost three straight and been outscored 16-9 in the process.
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Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
#Flames morning skate prior to Buffalo:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Bennett-Jankowski-Czarnik
Mangiapane-Ryan-Hathaway
Giordano-Brodie
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Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
David Rittich in the starter’s net this morning. Looks like he’ll make the start tonight vs. Buffalo.
Neal (illness) and Hamonic (family illness) absent again after missing practice yesterday. #Flames