Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
· Scottrade Center, St. Louis · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the St. Louis Blues 5–3 on Sunday, December 27, 2009 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| St. Louis Blues |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
9 |
9 |
6 |
24 |
| St. Louis Blues |
8 |
13 |
14 |
35 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:12 |
St. Louis Blues |
Alexander Steen (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 0, STL 1 |
| 1st |
15:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jochen Hecht (1) |
Jason Pominville (1), Tim Connolly (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, STL 1 |
| 2nd |
07:47 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mike Grier (1) |
Tim Kennedy (1), Chris Butler (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, STL 1 |
| 2nd |
09:14 |
St. Louis Blues |
Eric Brewer (1) |
Keith Tkachuk (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, STL 2 |
| 2nd |
15:24 |
St. Louis Blues |
Alexander Steen (2) |
Brad Winchester (1), Patrik Berglund (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, STL 3 |
| 3rd |
03:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mike Grier (2) |
Tim Kennedy (2), Thomas Vanek (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, STL 3 |
| 3rd |
07:22 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tim Connolly (1) |
Chris Butler (2), Jason Pominville (2) |
Power play |
BUF 4, STL 3 |
| 3rd |
16:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tim Connolly (2) |
Mike Grier (1), Tyler Myers (1) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 5, STL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
St. Louis Blues |
| Shots on goal |
24 |
35 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
17 |
15 |
| Hits |
14 |
14 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
7 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/67 (37.3%) |
42/67 (62.7%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 T. Kennedy |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
16:45 |
| Number 19 T. Connolly |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
42.1% |
18:16 |
| Number 22 A. Mair |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:55 |
| Number 25 M. Grier |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:11 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:45 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
42.3% |
18:58 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:46 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
10:47 |
| Number 41 C. MacArthur |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:22 |
| Number 55 J. Hecht |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:33 |
| Number 4 S. Montador |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 5 T. Lydman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:45 |
| Number 10 H. Tallinder |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:31 |
| Number 34 C. Butler |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:57 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:03 |
| Number 52 C. Rivet |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:44 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
25:49 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 P. Lalime |
35 |
32 |
3 |
.914 |
60:00 |
Win |
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 K. Tkachuk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
70% |
17:32 |
| Number 9 P. Kariya |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:26 |
| Number 10 A. McDonald |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
20:24 |
| Number 15 B. Winchester |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:10 |
| Number 18 J. McClement |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
12:24 |
| Number 20 A. Steen |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:11 |
| Number 21 P. Berglund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
16:59 |
| Number 22 B. Boyes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:44 |
| Number 26 B. Crombeen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:38 |
| Number 42 D. Backes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:02 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:02 |
| Number 74 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:20 |
| Number 4 E. Brewer |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:56 |
| Number 5 B. Jackman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:24 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:07 |
| Number 28 C. Colaiacovo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:25 |
| Number 43 M. Weaver |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:03 |
| Number 46 R. Polak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:10 |
St. Louis Blues goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 T. Conklin |
24 |
19 |
5 |
.792 |
58:13 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:37 |
St. Louis Blues |
B.J. Crombeen |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
00:37 |
St. Louis Blues |
B.J. Crombeen |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 1st |
00:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Patrick Kaleta |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 1st |
00:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Craig Rivet |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
13:09 |
St. Louis Blues |
Carlo Colaiacovo |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
16:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Patrick Kaleta |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
18:34 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Patrick Kaleta |
Elbowing |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:56 |
St. Louis Blues |
Barret Jackman |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:21 |
St. Louis Blues |
T.J. Oshie |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:47 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Adam Mair |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:32 |
St. Louis Blues |
Erik Johnson |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Steve Montador |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jochen Hecht |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- St. Louis Blues head coach
- Andy Murray
- Referees
- Tim Peel, Dean Morton
- Linesmen
- Dan Schachte, Tim Nowak
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Derek Roy, Nathan Paetsch, Drew Stafford
- St. Louis Blues scratches
- Darryl Sydor, Cam Janssen
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Details |
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1
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Final
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1
|
Final
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Final
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 at Chicago Blackhawks
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Final
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 at Calgary Flames
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Final
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