National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Calgary 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 11, 2014
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Rob Martell, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Scott Driscoll
Attendance: 18208

Sabres 4, Flames 3: Matt Moulson scored two goals, including the game-winner with 7:29 remaining as host Buffalo won for the eighth time in 11 contests.

Zemgus Girgensons recorded a goal and an assist, Marcus Foligno also tallied and Jhonas Enroth turned aside 42 shots for the Sabres, who have won four straight home games. Tyler Ennis added three assists.

Captain Mark Giordano, David Jones and Sean Monahan scored for Calgary, which has lost three in a row for the first time this season. Karri Ramo made 15 saves in defeat.

Moulson broke a scoreless deadlock 5:34 into the second period, one-timing Ennis' pass from the corner over Ramo's left shoulder. Giordano drew the Flames even on a power play at 11:31 and, less than 2 1/2 minutes after Foligno put the Sabres back in front, Jones leveled the game by shoveling a loose puck past Enroth from in close.

Monahan gave the Flames their first lead 3:14 into the third, gathering Joe Colborne's wraparound pass and firing a shot into a partially open net. Girgensons responded at 7:59 with a wrist shot from the bottom of the left faceoff circle, and Moulson put Buffalo ahead for good with a point-blank redirect after Girgensons missed a wide-open net moments earlier.

GAME NOTEBOOK: One game after being a healthy scratch, RW Chris Stewart was inserted back into Buffalo's lineup at the expense of C Cody Hodgson. ... Sabres C Cody McCormick left in the third period with a lower-body injury and did not return. ... Calgary has surrendered 11 goals in its last three games after allowing just five in its previous four.
Top Game Performances
 
Calgary   Buffalo
Mark Giordano 1 Points Tyler Ennis 3
Mark Giordano 1 Goals Matt Moulson 2
Joe Colborne 1 Assists Tyler Ennis 3
Mark Giordano 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Karri Ramo .789 Save Percentage Jhonas Enroth .933
Karri Ramo 15 Saves Jhonas Enroth 42
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Calgary 45 3 1-4 2-2 9 32
Buffalo 19 4 0-2 3-4 13 38
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against Florida. The Sabres have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .316 after a loss.
  • Calgary will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Flames have a W/L % of .471 after a win and .692 after a loss.