CALGARY — Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist for the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-1 win Sunday over the host Calgary Flames.
JJ Peterka scored the third-period game-winner and Peyton Krebs also scored for the Sabres , who improved to 5-4-1 in their last 10 and head home after a 2-3 road trip. Thompson and defenceman Connor Clifton each scored empty-net goals.Jonathan Huberdeau countered for Calgary in their second game in as many nights after dropping a 4-2 decision to the Canucks in Vancouver.
Both teams took 71 points into Sunday's tilt. Both teams were watching the last wild-card playoff spot in their respective conferences become more distant. Peterka scored a go-ahead goal at 11:04 thanks to a heavy forecheck by the twin towers of Thompson and Alex Tuch, who are both over six-foot-four. Thompson stepped out from behind the net to feed Peterka in the slot.
With Krebs serving a hooking penalty, Huberdeau scored his 10th of the year when his shot deflected off the stick of Buffalo defenceman Owen Power five-hole on Luukkonen.
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