Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
· Enterprise Center, St. Louis · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the St. Louis Blues 4–2 on Monday, December 29, 2025 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 |
2 |
4 |
| St. Louis Blues |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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 |
8 |
14 |
12 |
34 |
| St. Louis Blues |
9 |
7 |
2 |
18 |
Three stars
- Z. Benson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- J. Hofer, St. Louis Blues (goaltender)
- A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (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 |
| 1st |
02:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Noah Ostlund (7) |
Josh Norris (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, STL 0 |
| 1st |
05:08 |
St. Louis Blues |
Brayden Schenn (8) |
Otto Stenberg (4), Jordan Kyrou (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, STL 1 |
| 1st |
08:09 |
St. Louis Blues |
Jimmy Snuggerud (6) |
Robby Fabbri (3), Colton Parayko (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, STL 2 |
| 2nd |
15:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (12) |
Mattias Samuelsson (13) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, STL 2 |
| 3rd |
01:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (4) |
Jack Quinn (15), Ryan McLeod (15) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, STL 2 |
| 3rd |
18:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs (3) |
Beck Malenstyn (3) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 4, STL 2 |
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 |
34 |
18 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
6 |
| Hits |
18 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/54 (55.6%) |
24/54 (44.4%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:39 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
53.3% |
16:26 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:32 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:12 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:02 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
|
14:35 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
42.9% |
13:08 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:09 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
56.3% |
19:12 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:57 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
13:54 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:21 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:33 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
22:14 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:42 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:40 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:18 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
18 |
16 |
2 |
.889 |
59:25 |
Win |
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 R. Fabbri |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
11:52 |
| Number 10 B. Schenn |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
46.7% |
15:51 |
| Number 13 A. Toropchenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 18 R. Thomas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
18:28 |
| Number 21 J. Snuggerud |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
13:24 |
| Number 25 J. Kyrou |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
13:12 |
| Number 28 O. Stenberg |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:02 |
| Number 54 D. Dvorsky |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:12 |
| Number 63 J. Neighbours |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
15:33 |
| Number 70 O. Sundqvist |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
15:41 |
| Number 71 M. Joseph |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 6 P. Broberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
25:26 |
| Number 17 C. Fowler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:25 |
| Number 23 L. Mailloux |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:52 |
| Number 55 C. Parayko |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
24:58 |
| Number 72 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:27 |
| Number 75 T. Tucker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:30 |
St. Louis Blues goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 J. Hofer |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
59:29 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
10:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Metsa |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
St. Louis Blues |
Cam Fowler |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:38 |
St. Louis Blues |
Justin Faulk |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:55 |
St. Louis Blues |
Pavel Buchnevich |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- St. Louis Blues head coach
- Jim Montgomery
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Thomas John Luxmore
- Linesmen
- Ben O'Quinn, Mark Shewchyk
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jacob Bryson, Tyson Kozak
- St. Louis Blues scratches
- Pius Suter, Jonatan Berggren, Matthew Kessel
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Details |
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Final
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 at Carolina Hurricanes
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|
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4
 at Ottawa Senators
1
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Final
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|
 Edmonton Oilers
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 at Winnipeg Jets
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|
Final
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|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at Colorado Avalanche
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at Utah Mammoth
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Boston Bruins
1
 at Calgary Flames
2
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Minnesota Wild
5
 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
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|
 San Jose Sharks
5
 at Anaheim Ducks
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Vancouver Canucks
3
 at Seattle Kraken
2
|
Final/SO
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Sources and further reading
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