NHL

Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues

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Buffalo Sabres
20-14-4
Final
4 - 2
St. Louis Blues
15-17-8

Tuch scores in 3rd period, Sabres beat Blues 4-2 for 9th straight victory

Peyton Krebs scores goal vs. Blues

Noah Ostlund also scored, Peyton Krebs had an empty-netter and Alex Lyon made 16 saves for Buffalo. The Sabres have their longest streak since winning 10 straight in November 2018.

Lyon has started seven games during Buffalo’s nine-game surge, stopping 170 of 185 shots for a .919 save percentage.

Jimmy Snuggerud and Brayden Schenn scored for St. Louis, and Joel Hofer made 30 saves. The Blues are 3-2-1 in their last six games.

Benson scored his fourth goal of the season when he batted a shot from Jack Quinn that was heading wide into the net 1:46 into the third period to give Buffalo a 3-2 lead.

Tuch tied it 2 with his 12th goal of the season. His wrist shot evaded Hofer’s blocker with 4:43 remaining in the second period.

Up next Sabres: At Dallas on Wednesday night

Blues: At Colorado on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:19 Noah Ostlund Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (7)
Goal 1st Period 5:08 Brayden Schenn Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Otto Stenberg (4), Jordan Kyrou (9)
Goal 1st Period 8:09 Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Robby Fabbri (3), Colton Parayko (11)
Goal 2nd Period 15:17 Alex Tuch Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (13)
Goal 3rd Period 1:46 Zach Benson Goal (4) Batted, assists: Jack Quinn (15), Ryan McLeod (15)
Goal 3rd Period 18:44 Peyton Krebs Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Beck Malenstyn (3)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 18
18 Hits 27
5 Takeaways 3
34 Shots 18
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 24
55.6 Faceoff Win Percent 44.4
12 Giveaways 17
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Robert Thomas, C Injured Reserve Feb 20
Dylan Holloway, LW Injured Reserve Feb 17
Oskar Sundqvist, C Day-To-Day Feb 17
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Greenway, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Zach Benson, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G Injured Reserve Feb 3
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Feb 2
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 37 14 78 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 19 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Ottawa 28 22 63 7
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 25 61 3

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 37 9 83 9
Minnesota 34 14 78 10
Dallas 34 14 77 9
Utah 30 23 64 4
Nashville 26 24 59 7
Chicago 22 26 53 9
Winnipeg 22 26 52 8
St. Louis 20 28 49 9
Full Standings