At The Final Horn | Tokarski shines in 1-0 overtime win at Calgary

Buffalo Sabres netminder Dustin Tokarski won the goaltending battle against Jacob Markstrom on Friday, making 24 saves in a 1-0 victory over the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Tage Thompson capitalized on a miscue by Markstrom to steal the puck in front of the net with 1:53 left in overtime to score his first-career overtime goal.
Tokarski earned the second shutout of his career. It happened just over eight years ago to the day from his first shutout, which came on March 16, 2014 against the Sabres.
It was also Buffalo's first team shutout since October 25, 2019, a span of 175 games.
Markstrom made 33 saves on 34 shots for Calgary.
Heading into Friday's game, 26 of Buffalo's last 29 games had been decided in regulation, including each of the last 15 contests.
Buffalo's power play finished 0-for-3 and the penalty kill was 1-for-1.
The last time Buffalo needed more than regulation to win 1-0 came in a shootout win at Ottawa back on December 4, 2010. Thomas Vanek scored the only goal in the shootout and Ryan Miller made 32 saves, plus three more in the skills competition.

How it happened

The Sabres outshot Calgary 7-6 in the first 20 minutes, but neither team was able to find the back of the net.
Through two periods, Tokarski had made 14 saves while Markstrom stopped all 17 shots he saw.

Tokarski's biggest save came with 7:41 left in the second when he made a diving glove save on the newly acquired Calle Jarnkrok.
Both goalies were perfect through 60 minutes with Tokarski making 10 saves to Markstrom's 12.
Tokarski also stopped all five shots he saw in overtime.

Roll the highlight film

Here's Thompson's goal:

Worthy of a mention

Peyton Krebs, a native of a native of Okotoks, a suburb south of Calgary, had a strong contingent of family and friends cheering him on in his first NHL game in his hometown:

Coming up

Buffalo's road trip concludes Sunday night in Vancouver. The Sabres and Canucks will face off at 10 p.m. on MSG and WGR 550. Pregame coverage on MSG starts at 9:30.