The match between the Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres will take place at Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary) on Thursday, October 20 at 9:30 PM ET.
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The Calgary Flames will take on the Buffalo Sabres at Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary) in the NHL game on October 20. Numerous young players are making an impact at the NHL level, giving the Buffalo Sabres hope that they are finally making progress. Buffalo upset Edmonton on Tuesday despite being huge underdogs, and they’ll try to build on that success when they play the Calgary Flames, a squad that has so far this season looked downright terrifying. The Flames are strong favorites to improve to 4-0 on Thursday after playing to a 3-0 record through a challenging schedule of games against the Avalanche, Oilers, and Golden Knights.
At the closing of the previous season, coach Don Granato’s team had won six of its final eight games and had an impressive anticipated goals rating of 52.99%. The Sabres have now started off fairly positively, going 2-1-0, with their lone loss coming in a solid home effort against a tough Florida Panthers squad. Buffalo’s 44.35 xGF% thus far this season is less than promising, but it was achieved despite stiff opposition and with the Sabres in the lead for a significant portion of the game. This season, a number of the Sabres’ players are expected to advance.
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Rasmus Dahlin led the Sabres with 1.42 anticipated goals as he was an attacking force from the back end against Edmonton. Through three games, the Sabres’ puck movement out of the back end is far better than it was at this time last year, and Owen Power is likely to provide a significant amount of offense from the back end as well. For Tage Thompson, Victor Olofsson, and Alex Tuch, this is fantastic news. The Sabres will score at a far higher pace for the entire season, in our opinion.
Jeff Skinner – Tage Thompson – Victor Olofsson
Jack Quinn – Casey Mittelstadt – Alex Tuch
Peyton Krebs – Dylan Cozens – JJ Peterka
Zemgus Girgensons – Rasmus Asplund – Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson – Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power – Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson – Ilya Lyubushkin
Eric Comrie
Craig Anderson
Jonathan Huberdeau – Mikael Backlund – Milan Lucic
Blake Coleman – Kevin Rooney – Trevor Lewis
Brett Ritchie – Elias Lindholm – Dillon Dube
Tyler Toffoli – Andrew Mangiapane – Nazem Kadri
Connor Mackey – Rasmus Andersson
Chris Tanev – Nikita Zadorov
Nicolas Meloche – Noah Hanifin
Jacob Markstrom
Dan Vladar
Calgary Flames
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 18.10.22 | Anaheim Ducks | 6-4 | Win |
| 15.10.22 | Winnipeg Jets | 4-1 | Win |
| 14.10.22 | Minnesota Wild | 3-7 | Win |
| 12.10.22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-1 | Loss |
| 09.10.22 | New York Islanders | 3-1 | Loss |
Buffalo Sabres
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 19.10.22 | New York Islanders | 5-2 | Win |
| 16.10.22 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-5 | Loss |
| 15.10.22 | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-2 | Win |
| 08.10.22 | Nashville Predators | 2-3 | Loss |
| 07.10.22 | Nashville Predators | 4-1 | Win |
| Date | Match | Score | Winner |
| 14.01.22 | Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres | 30 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 04.12.21 | Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres | 10 | Calgary Flames |
| 23.02.20 | Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres | 30 | Calgary Flames |
Calgary Flames: Oliver Kylington
Buffalo Sabres: Ilya Lyubushkin, Ben Bishop
The match between the Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres will take place at Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary) on Thursday, October 20 at 9:30 PM ET.
The match between the Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres will be telecast live on ESPN+, SN1, and BSSW in the United States and on TSN5, RDS in Canada.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | ESPN+, SN1, BSSW | October 20 (9:30 PM ET) |
| Canada | TSN5, RDS | October 20 (9:30 PM ET) |
