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With Dustin Wolf having started in Chicago on Tuesday, look for Devin Cooley – a member of the Sabres organization in 2023-24 – to get the start in net tonight. Cooley has been a bright spot for the Flames to start the season with a .935 save percentage in five games.
With the Calgary Flames scoring the fewest goals per game (2.1), it’s a little surprising to see a 6.5 total on the board. The easy answer is that the Buffalo Sabres have allowed the sixth-most goals per game (3.42) and played to the Over in nine of their past 12.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will get the call in net. His last start was Nov. 6 in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues. He came on in Colorado against the Avalanche and played 52:55 and took the loss letting in three goals on 30 shots.
Morgan Frost slipped Jonathan Huberdeau’s cross-crease pass past Colten Ellis to break a tie at 2:02 of the third and the NHL-worst Calgary Flames beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Wednesday night.
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The Sabres hosted the Calgary Flames in Buffalo last night for a bout between two squads who have struggled mightily this season. Calgary posted its highest goal total yet, winning convincingly by a score of 6-2.
On Thursday, the Sabres put Mason Geertsen on waivers, according to Elliotte Friedman. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound winger was signed to be an enforcer for the Sabres. But he hasn’t played since Nov. 4 and has only played five games for the Sabres all season. He’s also averaging just 4:07 of ice time in the games that he plays.
For a while in Wednesday’s wretched 6-2 loss to the hapless Calgary Flames, it felt like the Sabres would avoid disaster and defeat the NHL’s worst team. After falling behind 2-0 in the first period,
The Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames hit the ice in NHL play at KeyBank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game airs on ESPN+. Buffalo secured a 5-1 victory at home its last time out on Nov. 17 against the Edmonton Oilers.