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Buffalo Sabres 4, St. Louis Blues 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 4, St. Louis Blues 2. Shots on goal: BUF 34, STL 18. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-2 STL; P2 BUF 1-0 STL; P3 BUF 2-0 STL.

Scoring plays: P1 02:19 Noah Ostlund (assists: Josh Norris) to make it BUF 1-0 STL; P1 05:08 Brayden Schenn (assists: Otto Stenberg, Jordan Kyrou) to make it BUF 1-1 STL; P1 08:09 Jimmy Snuggerud (assists: Robby Fabbri, Colton Parayko) to make it BUF 1-2 STL; P2 15:17 Alex Tuch (assists: Mattias Samuelsson) to make it BUF 2-2 STL; P3 01:46 Zach Benson (assists: Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod) to make it BUF 3-2 STL; P3 18:44 Peyton Krebs (assists: Beck Malenstyn) to make it BUF 4-2 STL. Top skaters: Brayden Schenn (STL) 1 G, 0 A; Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Peyton Krebs (BUF) 1 G, 0 A; Jimmy Snuggerud (STL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 16 saves on 18, decision W; Joel Hofer (STL) 30 saves on 33, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Zach Benson
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 15:39 TOI
Goals · STL
Jimmy Snuggerud
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 13:24 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
16 saves on 18 shots (.889) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 2 largest lead P3 18:44 (BUF 4, STL 2) · 3-0 run, P2 15:17–P3 18:44
STL 1 largest lead P1 8:09 (BUF 1, STL 2) · 2-0 run, P1 5:08–P1 8:09
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:19 Noah Ostlund (Josh Norris) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 1, STL 0
  • P1 5:08 Brayden Schenn (Otto Stenberg, Jordan Kyrou) STL · wrist shot · BUF 1, STL 1
  • P1 8:09 Jimmy Snuggerud (Robby Fabbri, Colton Parayko) STL · wrist shot · BUF 1, STL 2
  • P2 15:17 Alex Tuch (Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · snap shot · BUF 2, STL 2
  • P3 1:46 Zach Benson (Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod) BUF · bat shot · BUF 3, STL 2
  • P3 18:44 Peyton Krebs (Beck Malenstyn) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 4, STL 2

Linescore

123 T
BUF 112 4
STL 200 2

Shots on goal: BUF 34, STL 18

📋 Team Stats

BUFSTL
34Shots on goal18
64Shot attempts45
30Faceoff wins24
18Hits27
11Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways3
12Giveaways15
2Penalty minutes6
88.9%Save %90.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF8141234
STL97218

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres4 G · 52 attempts
Noah Ostlund: goal (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netJordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Michael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: goal (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: goal (bat)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Josh Dunne: missed the netJordan Greenway: missed the netPeyton Krebs: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (slap)Ryan McLeod: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netMichael Kesselring: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Peyton Krebs: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals8% of attempts
  • 30Saved58% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net35% of attempts
St. Louis Blues2 G · 27 attempts
Cam Fowler: missed the netPhilip Broberg: saved (slap)Brayden Schenn: goal (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: saved (wrist)Alexey Toropchenko: saved (wrist)Robby Fabbri: saved (backhand)Jimmy Snuggerud: goal (wrist)Justin Faulk: saved (wrist)Justin Faulk: saved (snap)Brayden Schenn: saved (wrist)Robert Thomas: missed the netMathieu Joseph: missed the netCam Fowler: missed the netRobert Thomas: saved (backhand)Cam Fowler: saved (wrist)Robby Fabbri: saved (snap)Alexey Toropchenko: saved (wrist)Justin Faulk: saved (wrist)Jake Neighbours: saved (backhand)Jimmy Snuggerud: saved (wrist)Pavel Buchnevich: saved (wrist)Alexey Toropchenko: missed the netJustin Faulk: saved (wrist)Philip Broberg: missed the netRobert Thomas: missed the netOtto Stenberg: missed the netJustin Faulk: missed the net
  • 2Goals7% of attempts
  • 16Saved59% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net33% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Zach Benson L 101+150015:39
Peyton Krebs C 101+120014:12
Alex Tuch R 101020213:54
Noah Ostlund C 101+110012:57
Mattias Samuelsson D 011-120222:14
Ryan McLeod C 011031017:09
Josh Norris C 011+100116:26
Beck Malenstyn L 011+115214:35
Jack Quinn R 011+141014:02
Owen Power D 000+110123:42
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-151023:40
Bowen Byram D 000+201022:21
Tage Thompson C 000031019:12
Josh Doan R 000031117:01
Michael Kesselring D 000+113015:33
Josh Dunne C 000002213:08
Jordan Greenway L 000012012:32
Zach Metsa D 000+200010:18
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 161888.9259:25
STL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brayden Schenn C 101023215:51
Jimmy Snuggerud R 101034113:24
Colton Parayko D 011+103224:58
Otto Stenberg C 011001014:02
Jordan Kyrou R 011-100113:12
Robby Fabbri C 011024111:52
Philip Broberg D 000+110125:26
Justin Faulk D 000041123:27
Cam Fowler D 000-410022:25
Robert Thomas C 000-210018:28
Pavel Buchnevich L 000-210017:01
Alexey Toropchenko R 000022415:58
Oskar Sundqvist C 000001015:41
Jake Neighbours L 000-216115:33
Mathieu Joseph R 000002314:39
Tyler Tucker D 000+100113:30
Dalibor Dvorsky R 000000010:12
Logan Mailloux D 000-300008:52
STL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joel Hofer L 303390.9359:29

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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