Calgary Flames beat Buffalo Sabres 7-4 in the NHL match

The Calgary Flames Hockey Club defeated the Buffalo Sabres on December 9 in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match, which ended with a score of 7:4.

The match was productive for Russian defender Yan Kuznetsov, who scored a goal for Calgary. According to the results of the game, the athlete scored 4 points (2+2) in 17 matches of the current 2025/26 season.

This is the third win in a row for Calgary, which, thanks to a successful streak, scored 28 points and finished 14th in the Western Conference. Buffalo, despite scoring goals, lost again and remains on the last line of the table in the East with 26 points, Sport-Express clarifies.

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Earlier, on December 4, the Buffalo Sabres lost to HC Philadelphia Flyers. The Philadelphia team won thanks to two assists from Russian forward Matvey Michkov.

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