Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

With the Calgary Flames in the playoff mix, Nazem Kadri hopes his team will ... Kruger’s Big Assist are open until Feb. 10. St. Louis Blues placed Brandon Saad on NHL waivers.

Nazem Kadri added a goal and two assists ... three points ahead of the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues. Tage Thompson and Mattias Samuelsson scored for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukonen made ...

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

The Calgary Flames will battle the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. It will be a Canadian classic at the MTS Centre as we share our NHL odds series and make a Flames-Jets prediction and pick. The Jets are 34-31 in the past 65 games against the Flames.

• Based on Saturday’s morning skate, the Flames will stick with a new-look top line of Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri and Jakob Pelletier. After being promoted in the second period against the Sabres, Pelletier responded with a goal and an assist in what head coach Ryan Huska described as “the best game I’ve seen him play in the NHL.”

Calgary Flames forward Jakob Pelletier was handing out kisses to everybody he could during last night's 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

The Toronto Maple Leafs remain squarely in contention for the Atlantic Division crown as the 4 Nations Face-Off break approaches. But as well as the season has gone for the team to this point, there remains a gaping need down the middle,

When this NHL season started, certain teams had an expectation to be builders, still a year or two away from contending. Now, five teams in particular find themselves within reach of the playoffs and asking if they should buy or stand pat?

Artturi Lehkonen scored a late goal against the Rangers for the second time this season and helped the Avalanche strengthen their grip on the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. * The Sena

If the Blues are out of playoff contention near the deadline, trading Faksa would normally be the correct move. But what are they getting back: a third-round pick? He’s still only 31 years old, and as a veteran player with a high work ethic, he might be someone the Blues want to bring back as their fourth-line center next season.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues and Brandon Saad have agreed to mutually terminate the remainder of his contract, which would make him a free agent and able to sign with any team in the NHL.