National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Buffalo 2, Calgary 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 4, 2011
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Steve Kozari, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Jean Morin
Attendance: 18690

Drew Stafford and Nathan Gerbe scored goals to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Calgary Flames on Friday night.

Jhonas Enroth made 29 saves to improve to 3-0-0 on the season as Buffalo snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 9-1-1 in its last 11 home games against the Flames.

Henrik Karlsson took the loss despite turning aside a career-high 42 shots for Calgary.

Stafford gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead at 7:59 of the first period, taking a cross-ice pass from Derek Roy and blistering a one-timer from the top of the left faceoff circle past the waving glove of Karlsson.

Gerbe doubled the advantage at 1:45 of the third with another one-timer, but Calgary’s Alex Tanguay cut the deficit in half exactly four minutes later, redirecting a shot by Jay Bouwmeester past Enroth.

Buffalo had two excellent chances to widen the margin, but Stafford misfired on a two-on-none break and Jason Pominville had an apparent goal waved off when the referee whistled that the puck was dead.
Top Game Performances
 
Calgary   Buffalo
Alex Tanguay 1 Points Nathan Gerbe 1
Alex Tanguay 1 Goals Nathan Gerbe 1
Jay Bouwmeester 1 Assists Marc-Andre Gragnani 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Henrik Karlsson .955 Save Percentage Jhonas Enroth .967
Henrik Karlsson 42 Saves Jhonas Enroth 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Calgary 30 1 0-3 3-3 11 31
Buffalo 44 2 0-3 3-3 11 30
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Sabres have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Calgary will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Flames have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .667 after a loss.