Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves, Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Sunday night. JJ Peterka, Peyton Krebs and Connor Clifton also scored to help Buffalo improve to 34-33-5 and finish 2-3 on a five-game trip.
Buffalo Sabres forward JJ Peterka celebrates his goal with teammate forward Tage Thompson as Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund skates away during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, March 24, 2024. Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf reacts to letting in a goal by Buffalo Sabres forward JJ Peterka during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, March 24, 2024.
“We had a game in Edmonton where we were going into the third tied and kind of let that one slip away and get away from us,” Thompson said. “In a similar situation tonight and it was a good opportunity for us to respond and clean up the mistakes we made last . It’s been a tough trip. Played a lot of good teams.
“I get disappointed about these last two games more so than anything because those were winnable games for us,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “We didn’t find a way to get it done.”
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