At the Horn | Flames 4 - Sabres 3

The Sabres erased three deficits but fell 4-3 to the Calgary Flames inside KeyBank Center on Thursday.

Adam Ruzicka buried a shot from the left faceoff circle 4:35 into the third period to break a 3-3 tie. The Flames also received goals from Jonathan Huberdeau, Walker Duehr, and Blake Coleman. Dan Vladar made 24 saves.

Devon Levi made his fourth straight start for the Sabres and made 33 saves. Erik Johnson, Tage Thompson, and JJ Peterka scored goals while Rasmus Dahlin tallied a pair of assists to extend his point streak to three games.

The Sabres went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill, improving to 11-for-11 in their last three games.

GOAL SUMMARY

Period 1, 0:49 – Jonathan Huberdeau from Elias Lindholm and Rasmus Andersson (1-0, CGY)

Huberdeau pounced on a rebound to the left of the Buffalo net to put the Flames on the board during the opening minute.

Period 1, 6:06 – Erik Johnson from Rasmus Dahlin and Kyle Okposo (1-1)

Johnson buried a shot from the left point for his first goal as a member of the Sabres.

Period 1, 10:15 – Walker Duehr from A.J. Greer and Yegor Sharangovich (2-1, CGY)

Greer caught a rebound in front and slid a pass across to Duehr, who had an open net at the back door.

Period 1, 14:28 (PP) – Tage Thompson from Dylan Cozens and Rasmus Dahlin

Thompson buried a shot from the left circle for his first goal of the season. It was the first power-play goal allowed this season by the Flames, who entered the night 10-for-10 on the penalty kill.

Period 3, 1:58 – Blake Coleman from Matt Coronato and Dennis Gilbert (3-2, CGY)

Gilbert forced a turnover at the Calgary blue line and carried the led the Flames up the ice on a 4-on-2 rush. He dropped a pass back to Coronato, who set up a one-timer from Gilbert.

Period 3, 3:14 – JJ Peterka from Dylan Cozens and Henri Jokiharju (3-3)

Peterka dropped to one knee and buried a pass from Cozens for his second goal of the season.

Period 3, 4:35 – Adam Ruzicka from Nazem Kadri and Dillon Dube (4-3, CGY)

The Flames pulled back ahead less than two minutes after Peterka’s goal when Kadri won a loose puck in the corner and set up Ruzicka, who buried a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle.

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