Flames 5–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 7, 2018)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🔥 CGY

Mark Jankowski

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 12:20 TOI

2nd star 🔥 CGY

Sean Monahan

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 12:35 TOI

3rd star 🔥 CGY

Sam Bennett

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:53 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🔥 Sam Bennett Go-ahead 1st · 05:35

Assists: Mark Jankowski, Travis Hamonic · beat Chad Johnson

1–0

🔥 Mark Jankowski 1st · 08:35

Assists: Sam Bennett, TJ Brodie · beat Chad Johnson

2–0

2nd period

🔥 Mark Giordano 2nd · 05:00

Assists: Micheal Ferland, Sean Monahan · beat Chad Johnson

3–0

🔥 Sean Monahan 2nd · 06:01

Assists: Johnny Gaudreau, TJ Brodie · beat Chad Johnson

4–0

🔥 Dougie Hamilton PP 2nd · 18:39

Assists: Mark Giordano, Johnny Gaudreau · beat Robin Lehner

5–0

3rd period

⚔️ Casey Nelson 3rd · 19:42

Assists: Jason Pominville, Scott Wilson · beat David Rittich

5–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔥Flames

L1 Tkachuk · Backlund · Brouwer 16:19

L2 Gaudreau · Stajan · Frolik 15:06

L3 Bennett · Lazar · Hathaway 13:40

L4 Ferland · Monahan · Jankowski 12:20

D1 Hamonic · Brodie 22:06

D2 Giordano · Stone 20:33

D3 Hamilton · Kulak 17:29

⚔️Sabres

L1 Larsson · O'Reilly · Reinhart 19:28

L2 Girgensons · Pominville · Okposo 17:13

L3 Wilson · Nolan · Josefson 13:36

L4 Pouliot · Griffith · Baptiste 10:29

D1 Ristolainen · Antipin 21:24

D2 Scandella · Beaulieu 18:50

D3 Guhle · Nelson 17:42

Team stats

Away left · home right

🔥CGY BUF⚔️

41 Shots on goal 26

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

20 Hits 18

7 Blocked shots 10

1 Takeaways 3

11 Giveaways 12

8 Penalty minutes 6

CGY shooting 12.2% (5/41) BUF shooting 3.8% (1/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔥Flames

David Rittich

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 59:58 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Chad Johnson

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 26:01 TOI

Robin Lehner

18/19

.947 SV% · 1 GA · 33:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

CGY BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Flames

Flames — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 5–0

Flames

Flames — leading by 5 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 5 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Jan 222018 ⚔️BUF @ 🔥CGY 2–1 OT Nov 212016 🔥CGY @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Oct 182016 ⚔️BUF @ 🔥CGY 3–4 OT Mar 32016 🔥CGY @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Dec 102015 ⚔️BUF @ 🔥CGY 3–4

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Who won Flames vs Sabres on March 7, 2018?

Flames won 5–1. The final score was Flames 5, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Flames?

Dougie Hamilton, Mark Giordano, Mark Jankowski, Sam Bennett, Sean Monahan.

Who scored for Sabres?

Casey Nelson.

How did the Flames goalie play?

David Rittich made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

Where is Flames vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Flames vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🔥 Flames

BeforeMar 5 🔥CGY @ 🐧PIT 3–4 AfterMar 9 🔥CGY @ 🏛️OTT 2–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 5 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 AfterMar 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 4–3

Also on March 7

🐧PIT 5–2 🔔PHI 🌵ARI 2–1 🐋VAN

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