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STL
3 – 0
FINAL
BUF

St. Louis Blues 3, Buffalo Sabres 0 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: St. Louis Blues 3, Buffalo Sabres 0. Shots on goal: STL 17, BUF 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 STL 1-0 BUF; P2 STL 1-0 BUF; P3 STL 1-0 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 12:38 Mathieu Joseph to make it STL 1-0 BUF; P2 02:42 Nick Bjugstad (assists: Justin Faulk, Mathieu Joseph) to make it STL 2-0 BUF; P3 18:58 Justin Faulk (assists: Mathieu Joseph) to make it STL 3-0 BUF. Top skaters: Mathieu Joseph (STL) 1 G, 2 A; Justin Faulk (STL) 1 G, 1 A; Nick Bjugstad (STL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 14 saves on 16, decision L; Joel Hofer (STL) 28 saves on 28, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· STL
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG Β· 12:21 TOI
Goals Β· STL
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG Β· 24:16 TOI
Goaltending Β· STL
28 saves on 28 shots (1.000) Β· W
Season highs
Mathieu Joseph Β· Season-high 3 points

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

πŸ“Š Game Flow

STL 3 largest lead P3 18:58 (STL 3, BUF 0) Β· 3-0 run, P1 12:38–P3 18:58
BUF 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 12:38 Mathieu Joseph STL Β· Shorthanded Β· wrist shot Β· STL 1, BUF 0
  • P2 2:42 Nick Bjugstad (Justin Faulk, Mathieu Joseph) STL Β· wrist shot Β· STL 2, BUF 0
  • P3 18:58 Justin Faulk (Mathieu Joseph) STL Β· Empty net Β· wrist shot Β· STL 3, BUF 0

Linescore

123 T
STL 111 3
BUF 000 0

Shots on goal: STL 17, BUF 28

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

STLBUF
17Shots on goal28
45Shot attempts53
31Faceoff wins26
15Hits16
19Blocked shots12
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways1
6Giveaways14
11Penalty minutes7
100.0%Save %87.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
STL48517
BUF791228

🎯 Shot Map

St. Louis Blues3 G Β· 26 attempts
Justin Faulk: saved (wrist)Alexey Toropchenko: saved (backhand)Cam Fowler: missed the netColton Parayko: missed the netMathieu Joseph: goal (wrist)Nick Bjugstad: saved (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: missed the netCam Fowler: missed the netTyler Tucker: missed the netPius Suter: saved (wrist)Nathan Walker: saved (backhand)Nick Bjugstad: goal (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: missed the netBrayden Schenn: saved (wrist)Justin Faulk: saved (wrist)Robert Thomas: saved (backhand)Brayden Schenn: saved (snap)Pavel Buchnevich: saved (wrist)Brayden Schenn: missed the netPavel Buchnevich: missed the netColton Parayko: missed the netPavel Buchnevich: saved (wrist)Jimmy Snuggerud: saved (wrist)Robert Thomas: saved (wrist)Brayden Schenn: saved (wrist)Justin Faulk: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals12% of attempts
  • 14Saved54% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net35% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres0 G Β· 41 attempts
Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Isak Rosen: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netJosh Dunne: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (backhand)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Josh Dunne: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: missed the netMichael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrap-around)Isak Rosen: saved (wrist)Michael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netTyson Kozak: saved (tip-in)Bowen Byram: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (slap)Isak Rosen: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: saved (slap)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Isak Rosen: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Isak Rosen: missed the netIsak Rosen: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (deflected)Alex Tuch: missed the net
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 28Saved68% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net32% of attempts

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

πŸ’ Box Score

STL skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mathieu Joseph R 123+310112:21
Justin Faulk D 112+231124:16
Nick Bjugstad C 101+120011:27
Philip Broberg D 000+101427:09
Colton Parayko D 000+100325:11
Cam Fowler D 000+100024:08
Dylan Holloway L 000001117:18
Pavel Buchnevich L 000020017:13
Pius Suter C 000011017:08
Jimmy Snuggerud R 000010317:00
Brayden Schenn C 000031116:43
Robert Thomas C 000020015:28
Alexey Toropchenko R 000+114113:12
Alexandre Texier L 000001012:23
Dalibor Dvorsky R 000001112:22
Nathan Walker L 000+312212:10
Tyler Tucker D 000001109:26
Matthew Kessel D 000+101009:05
STL goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joel Hofer W 2828100.0060:00
BUF skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Owen Power D 000010022:58
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-331122:43
Bowen Byram D 000-101021:03
Jack Quinn R 000-130120:16
Tage Thompson C 000-222020:00
Ryan McLeod C 000-110019:04
Josh Doan R 000-240018:24
Conor Timmins D 000020217:19
Isak Rosen R 000-130117:10
Mattias Samuelsson D 000-100216:09
Alex Tuch R 000-120016:07
Michael Kesselring D 000021115:59
Peyton Krebs C 000012114:41
Noah Ostlund C 000000213:46
Jordan Greenway L 000-101011:25
Beck Malenstyn L 000-124110:17
Tyson Kozak C 000-114010:10
Josh Dunne C 000010008:39
BUF goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen L 141687.5259:50

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