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St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres

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Blues take 3-game losing streak into matchup with the Sabres

St. Louis Blues (7-9, in the Central Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (7-8-1, in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues, on a three-game losing streak, take on the Buffalo Sabres.

Buffalo is 7-8-1 overall and 5-5-0 at home. The Sabres have a 4-1-0 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.

St. Louis is 3-4-0 on the road and 7-9 overall. The Blues are 6-1-0 in games they score at least three goals.

The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Tuch has four goals and 10 assists for the Sabres. Zachary Benson has over the past 10 games.

Colton Parayko has four goals and five assists for the Blues. Matthew Kessel has over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 6-4-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.2 assists, 4.8 penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Blues: 3-7-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.8 assists, four penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.

Blues: None listed.

Regular Season Series

Series starts 11/14

Statistics

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3.44 Goals Against per Game 3.31
30.3 Shots Against per Game 29.4
77.8 Penalty Kill Percentage 76.4
10 Power Play Goals Against 13
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
2.50 Goals For per Game 3.38
25.5 Shots per Game 27.5
6 Power Play Goals 8
15.0 Power Play Percentage 16.3
0 Short Handed Goals 2
142 Penalty Minutes 178
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mattias Samuelsson, D Injured Reserve Nov 13
Tage Thompson, RW Day-To-Day Nov 13
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G Day-To-Day Nov 13
Zach Benson, LW Injured Reserve Nov 4
Nicolas Aube-Kubel, RW Injured Reserve Oct 26
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Leddy, D Injured Reserve Nov 13
Robert Thomas, C Injured Reserve Nov 13
Philip Broberg, D Injured Reserve Nov 12
Mathieu Joseph, RW Day-To-Day Nov 11
Kasperi Kapanen, RW Day-To-Day Nov 8

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 9 8 18 0
Utah 7 6 17 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 11 4 23 1
Toronto 10 6 22 2
Boston 8 7 18 2
Ottawa 8 7 16 0
Tampa Bay 7 6 15 1
Detroit 7 7 15 1
Buffalo 7 8 15 1
Montreal 5 9 12 2
Full Standings
Blues Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs TOR W 4-2
vs TB W 3-2
vs UTAH L 4-2
vs WSH L 8-1
vs BOS L 3-2
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ DET L 2-1
vs OTT W 5-1
@ NYR W 6-1
vs CGY W 3-2 SO
vs MTL L 7-5