Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Tuch scores in 3rd period, Sabres beat Blues 4-2 for 9th straight victory
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.
Blues: At Colorado on Wednesday night.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:19 | Noah Ostlund Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (7) |
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Goal | 1st Period 5:08 | Brayden Schenn Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Otto Stenberg (4), Jordan Kyrou (9) |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:09 | Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Robby Fabbri (3), Colton Parayko (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:17 | Alex Tuch Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:46 | Zach Benson Goal (4) Batted, assists: Jack Quinn (15), Ryan McLeod (15) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:44 | Peyton Krebs Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Beck Malenstyn (3) |
Statistics
 BUF |
 STL |
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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 Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Oskar Sundqvist, C | Out | Jan 18 |
| Robert Thomas, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 15 |
| Mathieu Joseph, RW | Injured Reserve | Jan 13 |
| Pius Suter, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 6 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson, LW | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Jacob Bryson, D | Out | Jan 22 |
| Josh Norris, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 19 |
| Josh Dunne, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 15 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
