The Calgary Flames will welcome the Buffalo Sabres to town for a Friday night tilt at the Scotiabank Saddledome. This will be the second meeting of the season between the two clubs after Calgary took a 5-0 win in Buffalo on November 18. The Flames got three point outings from Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau in the game while Jacob Markstrom picked up his fifth of what is now nine shutouts on the season.
Since that game the Flames had accelerated towards the top of the Western Conference and the league while Buffalo has regressed towards their usual basement spot.