Buffalo is coming in after playing on Thursday night against the Oilers. The Sabres in their last game prior to Thursday night picked up a 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs. The win moved the Sabres to a record of 20-32-8 on the year.
On the year the Sabres have ended up with 2.67 goals per game. The defense for the Buffalo Sabres has allowed 3.52 goals per game. The power play for the Sabres is converting at a clip of 19.4% on the year and the penalty kill for the Sabres has killed off 76.7% of the power plays faced.
Calgary is coming here after getting a win in their last game. The game was against the Devils and had a final score of 6-3. The Flames are now sitting on a record of 37-16-7 on the year so far.
This season the Flames have managed to get a total of 3.47 goals per game. The Flames have ended up getting a total of 23.4% conversion on the power play and have killed off 85.4% of the power plays faced. The Flames defense has allowed only 2.43 goals per game.