Mattias Samuelsson had a goal and an assist, Tage Thompson scored, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves for the Sabres (18-25-5), who have lost three of four. Pelletier gave Calgary a 3-2 lead 3:29 into the third period when he tipped a point shot from Brayden Pachal by Luukkonen.

Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal, two assists, and was a plus-four on Thursday to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and two assists for the Calgary Flames, who used three third-period goals to cruise past the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday.