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Buffalo Falls 5-0 to Flames - Recap

Johnny Gaudreau was the difference, potting a pair for Calgary on Thursday as the Flames skated off with a 5-0 victory over the Sabres at KeyBank Center.

Calgary was favored by -182 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Calgary got goals from Johnny Gaudreau(2), Andrew Mangiapane(2), and Matthew Tkachuk in the victory. Gaudreau opened the scoring at 10:30 of the first period.

Jacob Markstrom turned in a 27-save effort for the Flames.

Buffalo got a 18-stop effort from Dustin Tokarski in the loss.

On the power play, Calgary went 1-for-2, while the Sabres were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Calgary by a margin of 33-27.

Calgary heads into a battle against the Islanders. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.