The season is barely one-third complete and both the visiting Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames are feeling the pinch of their situations heading into Monday's meeting.

Especially the Sabres, who have no points on the board after the first two outings of a make-or-break road trip.

The Sabres arrive in Calgary on the heels of a 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Buffalo dropped a 5-2 decision to the Philadelphia Flyers in the opener of its six-game trek.

Outshooting the Jets, regarded as a strong defensive club, by a 35-23 count was cold comfort since Winnipeg closed out the clash with three unanswered goals to break open a game that was tied after the first period.

"We're not here for moral victories," said Sabres forward Jason Zucker, who has tallied in three consecutive games.

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