BUF
Buffalo Sabres
20-14-4 · W9 · L10: 9-1-0
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
Final
4—2
2025-12-29 · Enterprise Center
STL
St. Louis Blues
15-17-8 · L1 · L10: 4-5-1
W
L
W
OT
W
L
W
L
L
W
BUF dominated expected goals 3.4 to 1.5 · BUF controlled 63.4% of 5v5 shot attempts · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
3.38
ACTUAL
4 — 2
STL xG
1.47
Scoring Timeline
0.16
HIGH xG
1P 02:19Even Strength
36
Noah Ostlund(7)
C · BUF · #36
Josh Norris (7)BUF 1 - 0 STL
0.11
HIGH xG
1P 05:08Even Strength
10
Brayden Schenn(8)
C · STL · #10
Otto Stenberg (4), Jordan Kyrou (9)BUF 1 - 1 STL
0.14
HIGH xG
1P 08:09Even Strength
21
Jimmy Snuggerud(6)
R · STL · #21
Robby Fabbri (3), Colton Parayko (11)BUF 1 - 2 STL
0.03
LOW xG
2P 15:17Even Strength
89
Alex Tuch(12)
R · BUF · #89
Mattias Samuelsson (13)BUF 2 - 2 STL
0.09
MED xG
3P 01:46Even Strength
9
Zach Benson(4)
L · BUF · #9
Jack Quinn (15), Ryan McLeod (15)BUF 3 - 2 STL
0.43
HIGH xG
3P 18:44Power PlayEN
19
Peyton Krebs(3)
C · BUF · #19
Beck Malenstyn (3)BUF 4 - 2 STL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
30
Joel Hofer
G · STL · #30
30/33 saves, .909 SV%, +0.0 GSAx
★2
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
16/18 saves, .888 SV%, -0.6 GSAx
★3
21
Jimmy Snuggerud
R · STL · #21
1G, 3 SOG, 4 HIT
Team Stats
BUFSTL
34Shots18
3.38xGF1.47
63.4CF%36.6
55.6FO%44.4
0/3PP0/1
18Hits27
11Blocks18
12Giveaways17
5Takeaways3
2PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | STL SOG | BUF xG | STL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 7 | 0.61 | 0.52 |
| 2nd | 13 | 7 | 1.12 | 0.56 |
| 3rd | 10 | 2 | 1.65 | 0.39 |
| Total | 30 | 16 | 3.38 | 1.47 |
Penalties
4 TOTAL1P 10:31
Zach Metsahigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Faulk1P 20:00
Cam Fowlerhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Dunne3P 09:38
Justin Faulkinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan3P 15:55
Pavel Buchnevichhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Metsa