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Calgary Skates Past Buffalo 3-2 - Recap

The Flames beat Buffalo 3-2 on Wednesday, earning a victory backstopped by David Rittich's 34 saves.

Calgary won as a -118 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Elias Lindholm, T.J. Brodie, and Matthew Tkachuk each scored for the Flames in the victory. Brodie opened the scoring for Calgary.

David Rittich turned in a 34-save effort for the Flames.

Buffalo got goals from Jimmy Vesey, and Victor Olofsson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Linus Ullmark stopped 26 of 29 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Calgary went 0-for-2, while the Sabres were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Calgary lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 36-29.

Next game, Calgary takes its act home to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head home to face Toronto.