Mattias Samuelsson had a goal and an assist, Tage Thompson scored, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves for the Sabres (18-25-5), who have lost three of four. Pelletier gave Calgary a 3-2 lead 3:29 into the third period when he tipped a point shot from Brayden Pachal by Luukkonen.

The Buffalo Sabres lost to the Calgary Flames on Thursday 5-2, but in reality, it was a one-goal game because of two empty net goals.I can’t say that I hated a lot of this game because Buffalo lost because they were 0-for-6 on the power play against the 30th ranked penalty kill and also gave up two shorthanded goals.