St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey LeagueBlues 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 SeriesSeries starts 11/14
Statistics
STL | BUF | |
---|---|---|
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 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 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
Location: Buffalo, NY
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Location: Buffalo, NY
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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 |