Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
· Enterprise Center, St. Louis · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| St. Louis Blues |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
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 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
31 |
| St. Louis Blues |
6 |
11 |
15 |
32 |
Three stars
- R. Thomas, St. Louis Blues (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Allen, St. Louis Blues (goaltender)
- R. O'Reilly, St. Louis Blues (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
02:03 |
St. Louis Blues |
Robert Thomas (3) |
Vince Dunn (13), Tyler Bozak (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, STL 1 |
| 2nd |
10:01 |
St. Louis Blues |
Jay Bouwmeester (1) |
David Perron (10), Alexander Steen (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, STL 2 |
| 2nd |
10:55 |
St. Louis Blues |
Patrick Maroon (3) |
Robert Thomas (9), Robert Bortuzzo (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, STL 3 |
| 2nd |
17:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel (15) |
Rasmus Ristolainen (21), Sam Reinhart (29) |
Power play |
BUF 1, STL 3 |
| 3rd |
13:47 |
St. Louis Blues |
Ryan O'Reilly (14) |
Alexander Steen (8), David Perron (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, STL 4 |
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 |
31 |
32 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
4 |
| Hits |
18 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
7 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
11 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/49 (46.9%) |
26/49 (53.1%) |
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 9 J. Eichel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
38.5% |
17:43 |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
14:12 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
13:57 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:21 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:03 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:08 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:43 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:22 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:46 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 81 R. Elie |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:33 |
| Number 4 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:13 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:57 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 24 L. Pilut |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:22 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:27 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:56 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
32 |
28 |
4 |
.875 |
60:00 |
Loss |
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 P. Maroon |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:37 |
| Number 10 B. Schenn |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:11 |
| Number 17 J. Schwartz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:25 |
| Number 18 R. Thomas |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:02 |
| Number 20 A. Steen |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:11 |
| Number 21 T. Bozak |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
15:41 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:09 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 70 O. Sundqvist |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:38 |
| Number 71 J. Nolan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:25 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61.1% |
18:28 |
| Number 91 V. Tarasenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
15:00 |
| Number 6 J. Edmundson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:20 |
| Number 19 J. Bouwmeester |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:11 |
| Number 25 C. Butler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
17:21 |
| Number 29 V. Dunn |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:10 |
| Number 41 R. Bortuzzo |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:55 |
| Number 55 C. Parayko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:57 |
St. Louis Blues goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 J. Allen |
31 |
30 |
1 |
.968 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:16 |
St. Louis Blues |
Joel Edmundson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:29 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marco Scandella |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:45 |
St. Louis Blues |
Joel Edmundson |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- St. Louis Blues head coach
- Craig Berube
- Referees
- Dan O'Halloran, Tim Peel
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, Tyson Baker
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Matt Hunwick, Nathan Beaulieu
- St. Louis Blues scratches
- Jordan Schmaltz, Zachary Sanford
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Status |
Details |
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5
 at Boston Bruins
2
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Final
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Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
4
 at New York Rangers
3
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Detroit Red Wings
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
5
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
6
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at Nashville Predators
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Calgary Flames
4
 at Winnipeg Jets
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Chicago Blackhawks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Vancouver Canucks
4
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Colorado Avalanche
1
 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Arizona Coyotes
1
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Anaheim Ducks
2
 at San Jose Sharks
4
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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