Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL KeyBank Center, Buffalo·December 16, 2026

CGY

Calgary Flames CGY 0-4-0, 0-2-0 Away

December 16, 2026 12:00 am

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Buffalo Sabres BUF 2-1-0, 2-1-0 Home

BUF

Standings

Atlantic Division Pacific Division Eastern Conference Western Conference League

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
2	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
3	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
4	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
5	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
6	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
7	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
8	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
3	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
4	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
5	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
6	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
7	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
8	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
5	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
6	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
7	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
8	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
9	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
10	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
11	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
12	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
13	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
14	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
15	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
16	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
3	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
4	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
5	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
6	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
7	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
8	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
9	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
10	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
11	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
12	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
13	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
14	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
15	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
16	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	RW	OTW	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
3	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
4	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
5	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	2	1	0	0	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
6	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
7	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
8	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
9	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
10	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
11	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
12	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
13	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
14	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
15	BOS Bruins	5	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	15	12	+3	3-1-0	1-1-0
16	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
17	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
18	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
19	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
20	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
21	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
22	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
23	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
24	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	1	1	0	0	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
25	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
26	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
27	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
28	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
29	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
30	PHI Flyers	5	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	-13	0-1-1	0-3-1
31	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
32	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

Key Players

Flames

JF

J. Farabee L

0.75 PTS/G

0 G

3 A

RS

R. Strome C

0.5 PTS/G

1 G

1 A

DW

D. Wolf G

.797 SV%

6.01 GAA

0 W

Sabres

TT

T. Thompson C

1.25 PTS/G

3 G

2 A

RD

R. Dahlin D

0.75 PTS/G

1 G

2 A

CE

C. Ellis G

.906 SV%

2.13 GAA

1 W

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026-2027

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 0–3

1.5 31st

Goals For

26th 2.3

5.8 32nd

Goals Against

17th 3.0

-4.3 32nd

Goal Diff

21st -0.7

Special Teams 2–0

28.6 5th

PP%

23rd 11.1

92.3 4th

PK%

19th 77.8

Offense 2–1

27.8 6th

Shots

22nd 22.3

5.4 32nd

Shooting%

25th 9.0

48.4 24th

Faceoff%

25th 47.4

Defense 3–3

28.8 27th

Shots Against

1st 16.3

13.3 15th

Blocks

32nd 9.5

26.0 7th

Hits

23rd 17.5

3.8 16th

Takeaways

32nd 2.3

17.5 25th

Giveaways

18th 15.8

15.0 31st

PIM

3rd 4.5

2025-2026

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 0–3

2.6 30th

Goals For

3rd 3.5

3.2 21st

Goals Against

5th 2.9

-0.6 30th

Goal Diff

3rd 0.6

Special Teams 0–2

12.6 32nd

PP%

19th 17.9

81.2 13th

PK%

2nd 87.9

Offense 2–1

29.6 8th

Shots

16th 27.9

7.8 32nd

Shooting%

14th 11.2

48.8 20th

Faceoff%

32nd 43.3

Defense 2–4

28.4 20th

Shots Against

29th 30.9

14.3 22nd

Blocks

3rd 16.4

22.2 8th

Hits

21st 19.5

4.2 21st

Takeaways

6th 4.9

16.1 20th

Giveaways

18th 16.0

12.8 32nd

PIM

20th 9.7

Head-to-Head

Flames leads 1-0

Final

CGY Flames

204

6

BUF Sabres

020

2

Recent Form

Flames

L vs COL 3-7

L @ SEA 1-6

L @ VAN 1-4

L vs SEA 1-6

W vs LA 3-1

Sabres

L vs DAL 0-4

W vs MIN 3-2

W vs CHI 4-3

L vs MTL 2-3

W @ MTL 8-3

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

KeyBank Center

Buffalo, US · 19,070 capacity

League: NHL
Season: NHL 26/27
Date: December 16, 2026
Time: 12:00 am