Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

It had been 21 games since Rasmus Andersson last punctuated a goal with his patented death stare, and 26 games since Martin Pospisil last found the net. Neither streak can hold a candle to the six-year wait Clark Bishop had endured between his last NHL snipe and the one he celebrated Saturday.

Sidney Crosby? Gabe Landeskog? The Avs ought to be snapping up more Mikko Rantanens for Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar right now, not gifting them to Raleigh.

Flames start Central swing with 5-4 win over Wild

The Buffalo Sabres fell 5-2 to the Calgary Flames on Thursday at Scotiabank Saddledome. Buffalo took a 2-1 lead with an early second-period surge, but the Flames fought back and successfully defended a one-goal lead for much of the final frame. They eventually secured the victory with two empty-net goals.

With the Flames on the penalty kill with about eight minutes remaining, Wolf came up clutch with a pair of denials in a three-second span. Even as JJ Peterka’s sharp-angle attempt rattled off his mask, he was unfazed — and exactly where he needed to be — to road-block Alex Tuch’s crack at the rebound.

It appeared to be a tight game until the very end when the Flames pulled ahead, the Wild responded but the Flames got the win.

A Timely Emergence It’s been no secret that Matthew Coronato's offensive breakthrough has served as a primary contributor to the recent success of the team. Recording two goals and four assists for six points in eight January games to date,

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Huberdeau scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and Dustin Wolf stopped 31 shots as the Calgary Flames beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1.

The Calgary Flames are on the road for two critical matchups against two Central Division heavyweights this weekend, starting with the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

Kirill Kaprizov and Jonathan Huberdeau will be two of the top players to keep an eye on when the Minnesota Wild face the Calgary Flames at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday, January 25 at 7:00 PM ET. Buy tickets for this matchup at StubHub!