Calgary Flames vs Buffalo Sabres Live Online

The Calgary Flames are surging even though they aren’t getting much scoring from anybody other than Jarome Iginla. They may need more offensive balance at Buffalo if they want to continue their run. Winners of four straight thanks in part to Iginla’s four-game goal-scoring streak, the Flames look to end a six-game road skid to the Sabres on Friday night. Calgary (11-4-1) has matched its longest winning streak of the season despite getting just nine goals during that span. Iginla has five of them, the most recent coming in the Flames’ 1-0 victory over Montreal on Tuesday night.

Scoring against the Sabres (10-4-1) would give the veteran right wing a five-game goal streak for the first time since Dec. 11-18, 2007. He was named the NHL’s first star of the week Monday. Iginla, however, has one goal in his last seven games versus the Sabres - numbers that match his team’s level of road success in the series. Calgary is 0-4-2 at Buffalo since a 5-5 tie Feb. 18, 1997. The Flames have scored two goals or fewer in every game during the skid.

Calgary mostly has Miikka Kiprusoff to thank for its fast start. Kiprusoff made 25 saves Tuesday for his first shutout of the season in the opener of a three-game trip, giving him a 0.99 goals-against average in the last four contests. He is 10-3-1 with a 2.49 GAA in 2009-10, and 2-1-1 with a 1.97 in four career games versus Buffalo.Kiprusoff’s counterpart with the Sabres, Ryan Miller, has been even better this season, going 1.82 GAA with a 10-2-0 mark. He has not been as dominant in his career versus Calgary, though, posting a 3.36 GAA in two games.