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St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres

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St. Louis Blues
7-9-1
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Buffalo Sabres
8-8-1

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
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve May 20
Jiri Kulich, C Injured Reserve May 19
Noah Ostlund, C Out May 3
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

KeyBank Center

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

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14
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