Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
· National Hockey League
Alex Tuch has 1st NHL hat trick, Sabres beat Flames 6-3
Rasmus Dahlin scored for the fourth straight game to set an NHL record for defenseman to open a season.
“It’s crazy,” the 22-year-old Dahlin said. “I don’t know what to say really. It’s pretty crazy to think about it. There’s 78 games left. I’ve got more job to do.”
Flames coach Darryl Sutter has taken notice.
“Pretty dominant player for them," Sutter said. "Probably the best player on the ice.”
Eric Comrie made 40 saves and Dylan Cozens and Casey Mittelstadt also scored to help Buffalo (3-1-0) complete an Alberta sweep after a 4-2 victory in Edmonton on Tuesday night.
“It doesn’t matter who we’re playing against, if they’re the toughest team in the league or super highly-skilled, we can play with anyone,” Tuch said.
Andrew Mangiapane, Trevor Lewis and Nikita Zadorov scored for Calgary (3-1-0).
“You can’t take any team lightly, that’s for sure,” Mangiapane said. “I don’t think we played our game at all. Maybe a few spurts here and there but it wasn’t the best game from our group.”
Jacob Markstrom stopped nine of the 12 shots he faced before making way for Dan Vladar, who made 17 saves.
Tuch scored his first of the night at 46 seconds of the second period. He added his second on a power play at 5:41 of the third, toe-dragging around Mangiapane and whipping a shot inside the far post.
Playing his 309th NHL game, Tuch wrapped up the hat trick with an empty-netter for his fifth goal of the season.
UP NEXT
Sabres: At Vancouver on Saturday night.
Flames: Host Carolina on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesBUF leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:21 | Goal scored by Andrew Mangiapane assisted by Nazem Kadri and Dillon Dube |
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Goal | 1st Period 6:34 | Goal scored by Dylan Cozens assisted by Jacob Bryson and Vinnie Hinostroza |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:49 | Goal scored by Rasmus Dahlin assisted by JJ Peterka and Vinnie Hinostroza |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:10 | Goal scored by Casey Mittelstadt assisted by Vinnie Hinostroza and Owen Power (SHG) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:46 | Goal scored by Alex Tuch assisted by Owen Power and Jacob Bryson |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:57 | Goal scored by Trevor Lewis assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau and Michael Stone |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:09 | Goal scored by Nikita Zadorov assisted by Rasmus Andersson and Tyler Toffoli |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:41 | Goal scored by Alex Tuch assisted by Tage Thompson and Casey Mittelstadt (PPG) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:35 | Goal scored by Alex Tuch assisted by Rasmus Asplund and Rasmus Dahlin (EN) |
Statistics
 BUF |
 CGY |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 11 | Hits | 29 |
| 8 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 32 | Shots | 43 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 20.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 33 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 56.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.9 |
| 6 | Giveaways | 4 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Huberdeau, LW | Injured Reserve | Nov 13 |
| Kevin Bahl, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 8 |
| Connor Zary, C | Out | Oct 30 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Konsta Helenius, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 12 |
| Justin Danforth, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Matt Grzelcyk, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Saddledome
Location: Calgary,
Attendance: 17,080 | Capacity:
Location: Calgary,
Attendance: 17,080 | Capacity:
