Sabres 4-2 Blues (Dec 29, 2024) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

14-19-4, 7-9-1 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	2	0	2	4
STL	1	0	1	2

St. Louis Blues

17-17-4, 7-9-1 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	12:56	0:36	1:27	10:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	13:55	0:31	1:20	12:04	4	11	26.7
1	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	21	11:44	0:00	1:24	10:20	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:28	0:34	0:00	11:54	7	7	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	13	10:34	0:00	1:06	9:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:38	0:00	2:12	9:26	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	17	15:03	0:00	4:03	11:00	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	15:17	2:54	0:00	12:23	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:48	2:51	0:10	11:47	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	19:18	2:52	0:21	16:05	6	13	31.6
0	0	0	2	0	4	1	2	0	1	0	24	19:29	0:33	2:40	16:16	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	21	18:13	2:49	0:09	15:15	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:14	0:00	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	32	24:45	0:00	4:06	20:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	19	14:14	0:00	3:17	10:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	3	1	2	2	0	3	30	23:38	2:25	0:10	21:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:43	1:00	1:49	15:54	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	2	24	23:19	0:00	5:30	17:49	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	2	35	.946	28	7	0	0	0	59:44	0

St. Louis Blues


forwards
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Pavel BuchnevichP. Buchnevich#89
Dylan HollowayD. Holloway#81
Jordan KyrouJ. Kyrou#25
Jake NeighboursJ. Neighbours#63
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Brayden SchennB. Schenn#10
Oskar SundqvistO. Sundqvist#70
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#9
Robert ThomasR. Thomas#18
Alexey ToropchenkoA. Toropchenko#13
Nathan WalkerN. Walker#26
defensemen
Philip BrobergP. Broberg#6
Justin FaulkJ. Faulk#72
Cam FowlerC. Fowler#17
Colton ParaykoC. Parayko#55
Ryan SuterR. Suter#22
Tyler TuckerT. Tucker#75

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	16	11:19	2:04	0:00	9:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	22:35	5:16	0:51	16:28	3	0	100.0
0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	22	18:38	5:13	0:00	13:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:50	5:05	0:00	14:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	19	14:12	2:03	0:00	12:09	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	14:20	0:00	1:28	12:52	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:43	2:07	0:00	16:36	16	6	72.7
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	13:25	2:04	1:25	9:56	5	3	62.5
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	12:42	0:16	0:00	12:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	23:17	5:15	0:47	17:15	9	10	47.4
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	9:47	0:00	1:10	8:37	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	16	10:49	0:00	1:10	9:39	2	3	40.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:33	0:24	1:17	13:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	23:01	2:31	1:21	19:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	28	23:42	4:36	0:41	18:25	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	3	2	1	28	22:24	0:09	2:08	20:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	15:25	0:07	1:22	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	14	9:53	0:00	0:00	9:53	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jordan BinningtonJ. Binnington#50

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
16	4	12	.750	10	0	2	0	0	56:26	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	2	0	2	4
	Blues	1	0	1	2

1st Period		BUF	STL
6:52	Peyton Krebs (4) Assists: Bowen Byram (16), Rasmus Dahlin (20)	1	0
13:06	Tage Thompson (18) (Power Play) Assists: Jason Zucker (15), Jack Quinn (7)	2	0
15:47	Brayden Schenn (6) Assists: Colton Parayko (14), Jake Neighbours (8)	2	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		BUF	STL
5:56	Nathan Walker (4) Assists: Colton Parayko (15), Alexey Toropchenko (5)	2	2
10:30	Jason Zucker (10) (Power Play) Assists: Jack Quinn (8), Tage Thompson (11)	3	2
16:19	Jiri Kulich (7) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (3)	4	2

1:59

Buffalo Sabres vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights

1:59

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0:30

Nathan Walker lights the lamp

0:56

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 2-0

Blues
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

11/14

Sabres
4
Blues
2

Game 2

12/29

Enterprise Center

3:00 PM, December 29, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Saint Louis, MO

Line: STL -130

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 18,096

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
Jonathan Deschamps

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	23	13	2	48
Florida	23	13	2	48
Boston	20	15	4	44
Tampa Bay	20	12	2	42
Ottawa	19	15	2	40
Montreal	17	17	3	37
Detroit	15	18	4	34
Buffalo	14	20	4	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	27	11	1	55
Minnesota	23	11	4	50
Colorado	23	15	0	46
Dallas	22	13	1	45
St. Louis	18	17	4	40
Utah	16	15	6	38
Nashville	11	20	7	29
Chicago	12	24	2	26

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