After a rough first two seasons with the Calgary Flames, Jonathan Huberdeau has dug deep and turned his game around.

The Calgary Flames handed the Buffalo Sabres a 5-2 loss, and in the process expanded their wild card lead to three points. The win moved their record to 23-16-7

The Flames may not be the highest-scoring team in the NHL, but they can score goals tonight against the Wild, as our expert NHL predictions explain.

The Minnesota Wild gave a last-minute valiant push in the waning minutes of the game, but the Calgary Flames were able to hold on for the 5-4 victory. CF% – 58.21%|| SCF% – 47.13%|| HDCF% – 51.45%|| xGF% – 52.

Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice and Martin Pospisil had a goal and an assist for the Calgary Flames as they held on for a 5-4 win against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.

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.

Flames start Central swing with 5-4 win over Wild

Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson punched Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury in the face during a massive scrum at the Wild net in the second period of Saturday night's game at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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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.

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.