'The numerous mistakes allowed the St. Louis Blues to roar back from a two-goal deficit, and they appeared to be on the verge of taking the lead in the third period when a moment arrived that Lindy Ruff had been waiting to see from the Sabres since their season began in Prague nearly three months ago.' … [Read more...] about Sabres finally bailed out by power play as win streak reaches 3: Takeaways from St. Louis
Archives for December 30, 2024
Monday's Saint Louis Coverage
'Frustrating' loss to Sabres comes after Blues' special teams let game slip away (Saint Louis Post Dispatch) Special teams doom Blues in 4-2 loss to Sabres (Saint Louis Post Dispatch) Photo gallery (Saint Louis Post Dispatch) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Saint Louis Coverage
Sabres get power-play goals from Zucker and Thompson in 4-2 win over the Blues
'Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist against his former team as the Sabres won in St. Louis for just the second time in 12 years to sweep the season series. Zucker had a goal and an assist, and Jack Quinn had two assists for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 35 shots.' … [Read more...] about Sabres get power-play goals from Zucker and Thompson in 4-2 win over the Blues
Sabres double up Blues, win third game in-a-row
'The blue and gold skated into St. Louis and doubled up the Blues on Sunday by a final score of 4-2 inside Enterprise Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres double up Blues, win third game in-a-row
Opinion: Luukkonen steals the show in St. Louis
'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stole his team a hockey game making 35 saves on 37 shots. In the three games before Sunday, the Sabres were at their very best defending as a team and were only giving up 21 shots per game. St. Louis had 15 in the first period alone. For much of the 13-game winless streak the team hung Luukkonen out to dry and then he wasn’t playing up to his standard. In … [Read more...] about Opinion: Luukkonen steals the show in St. Louis
Luukkonen makes 35 saves, Sabres defeat Blues for 3rd straight win
'“‘Luukky’ was incredible,” Sabres forward Jason Zucker said. “We did enough to keep them to the outside, limit some of their Grade-A chances, but we found ourselves on our heels.”' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen makes 35 saves, Sabres defeat Blues for 3rd straight win
Sabres play 'mature game,' defeat Blues for 3rd straight victory
'“I think the poise was good,” Zucker said. “I think a couple weeks ago, that would have been a really tough loss for us. We learned from it and (we’re) kind of finding what we call a ‘B-game.’ We definitely didn’t have our best, and I thought that was a good sign for us.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres play ‘mature game,’ defeat Blues for 3rd straight victory