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Buffalo Sabres vs Calgary Flames

Regular season · Thursday, December 3, 2026 · Scotiabank Saddledome

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Calgary FlamesCalgaryFlamesHome

SN1 · MSG-B

Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday, December 3, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on SN1 and MSG-B.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sabres

Game 2 of a road trip: Edmonton, now Calgary.

  1. 232026-11-23: no game
  2. 242026-11-24: no game
  3. 252026-11-25: vs NYR
  4. 262026-11-26: no game
  5. 272026-11-27: vs PIT
  6. 282026-11-28: no game
  7. 292026-11-29: no game
  8. 302026-11-30: no game
  9. 12026-12-01: at EDM
  10. 22026-12-02: no game
  11. 32026-12-03: at CGY
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~175 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,909 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Flames

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Ottawa, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, NY Rangers and Detroit).

  1. 232026-11-23: at OTT
  2. 242026-11-24: no game
  3. 252026-11-25: at PIT
  4. 262026-11-26: no game
  5. 272026-11-27: at NJD
  6. 282026-11-28: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 292026-11-29: no game
  8. 302026-11-30: no game
  9. 12026-12-01: at DET
  10. 22026-12-02: no game
  11. 32026-12-03: vs BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,572 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,543 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49
Calgary FlamesFlamesTue, Oct 13 at ANA
  1. L1Farabee#86Backlund#11Sharangovich#17
    10:49 together at 5v5
  2. L2Suniev#61Frost#16Coronato#27
    9:55 together at 5v5
  3. L3Strome#22Pospisil#76Gridin#92
    9:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Castagna#38Klapka#43Tsyplakov#72
    5:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Whitecloud#28Kuznetsov#37
    14:17 together at 5v5
  2. D2Bahl#7Nemec#71
    13:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Middleton#55Parekh#19
    10:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Farabee LFrost CCoronato RGridin RParekh D1:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Farabee LBacklund CWhitecloud DBahl D2:43
  2. 2Farabee LPospisil CMiddleton DWhitecloud D0:42

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFCGY

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)CGY 69% (16th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)CGY 1:35 left (8th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)CGY 44.8s (2nd shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)CGY 24% (2nd least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series