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Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Tuesday, December 15, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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SNW · MSG-B

Game preview

The Calgary Flames visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Tuesday, December 15, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SNW and MSG-B.

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

Rest and travel

Flames

Game 3 of a road trip: NY Islanders and Philadelphia, now Buffalo.

  1. 52026-12-05: vs WSH
  2. 62026-12-06: no game
  3. 72026-12-07: no game
  4. 82026-12-08: vs NSH
  5. 92026-12-09: no game
  6. 102026-12-10: at NYI
  7. 112026-12-11: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 122026-12-12: no game
  9. 132026-12-13: no game
  10. 142026-12-14: no game
  11. 152026-12-15: at BUF
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~282 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,413 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

Back home after a game in Ottawa.

  1. 52026-12-05: no game
  2. 62026-12-06: at SEA
  3. 72026-12-07: no game
  4. 82026-12-08: no game
  5. 92026-12-09: no game
  6. 102026-12-10: vs EDM
  7. 112026-12-11: no game
  8. 122026-12-12: vs ANA
  9. 132026-12-13: no game
  10. 142026-12-14: at OTT
  11. 152026-12-15: vs CGY, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~222 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~444 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.

Lines from last game

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CGYBUF

Settled lines

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

CGY 69% (16th most settled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series