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St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres

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Dahlin scores in overtime as the Sabres beat the Blues 4-3

Rasmus Dahlin sends Sabres fans home happy with OT winner

Alex Tuch and Ryan McLeod each had a goal and an assist in Buffalo's fourth win in five games. Zach Benson also scored, and Devon Levi made 24 stops.

Brandon Saad scored twice for St. Louis, which dropped to 0-3-1 in its last four games. Pavel Buchnevich also scored.

Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington had 29 saves.

St. Louis had a 3-2 lead before Tuch scored with 7:03 remaining in regulation. Dahlin’s power-play goal in OT was his fourth of the season.

Takeaways Blues: Saad had no goals and four assists in his previous nine games.

Sabres: Buffalo was without leading scorer Tage Thompson and starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen who are each day to day with health issues.

Key moment Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist took a goaltender interference penalty in the final 30 seconds of the third period. The Sabres held onto the puck to get a full two minutes on the power play to start overtime.

Key stat Benson has scored in three of five games since returning from an ankle injury on Nov. 5.

Up next The Sabres begin a four-game trip in Philadelphia on Saturday, and the Blues continue a three-game trip in Boston on Saturday afternoon.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:11 Brandon Saad Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Brayden Schenn (5), Colton Parayko (6)
Goal 1st Period 12:47 Zach Benson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (4), Owen Power (10)
Goal 1st Period 16:49 Ryan McLeod Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jacob Bryson (2), Alex Tuch (11)
Goal 2nd Period 5:25 Pavel Buchnevich Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (10), Jake Neighbours (3)
Goal 2nd Period 17:15 Brandon Saad Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Schenn (6), Dylan Holloway (4)
Goal 3rd Period 12:57 Alex Tuch Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (6), Bowen Byram (8)
Goal 4th Period 1:33 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (8), Jack Quinn (4)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 10
28 Hits 26
5 Takeaways 10
27 Shots 33
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
39 Faceoffs Won 22
63.9 Faceoff Win Percent 36.1
12 Giveaways 7
3 Total Penalties 1
6 Penalty Minutes 2

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 13,943 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 16 3 32 0
Minnesota 12 3 27 3
Dallas 12 6 24 0
Colorado 10 9 20 0
Utah 7 8 17 3
St. Louis 8 11 17 1
Nashville 6 11 15 3
Chicago 6 12 13 1

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 12 6 26 2
Florida 12 6 25 1
Tampa Bay 10 6 21 1
Buffalo 9 9 19 1
Boston 8 9 19 3
Ottawa 8 9 17 1
Detroit 7 9 16 2
Montreal 7 10 16 2
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