Buffalo Sabres
Current season record
5–4–3 · 13 pts
Wins–losses–overtime losses · 2026-27
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Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues — Sunday, December 29, 2024 Game Analysis
Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. Final.
Game Analysis
Enterprise Center
- USFDSNMW, MSG-B
STL
- Brayden Schenn (6)
- Nathan Walker (4)
BUF
- Peyton Krebs (4)
- PPTage Thompson (18)
- PPJason Zucker (10)
- Jiri Kulich (7)
Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues Game Summary — Sunday, December 29, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.
Buffalo Sabres defeated St. Louis Blues 4–2. The game was played at Enterprise Center.
A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.
Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues Game Analysis — Sunday, December 29, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Buffalo Sabres won despite being outshot 37–16. St. Louis Blues generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Buffalo Sabres scored on 25.0% of its shots, compared with 5.4% for St. Louis Blues. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.
Buffalo Sabres converted 2 of 3 power plays (66.7%); St. Louis Blues converted 0 of 4 power plays (0.0%). The 2-goal net power-play edge matched the 2-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.
St. Louis Blues won 60% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.
Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.
Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues Official Game Highlights — Sunday, December 29, 2024
Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues Game Statistics — Sunday, December 29, 2024
| Statistic | Buffalo Sabres | St. Louis Blues |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 16 | 37 |
| Power-play goals | 2 | 0 |
| Power-play opportunities | 3 | 4 |
| Power-play conversion (%) | 66.7 | 0.0 |
| Faceoffs won (%) | 40.0 | 60.0 |
| Hits | 20 | 14 |
| Blocked shots | 23 | 4 |
| Takeaways | 3 | 6 |
| Giveaways | 11 | 8 |
| Penalty minutes | 8 | 6 |
Source: ESPN game statistics.
Scoring and goaltending
Buffalo Sabres won 4–2 at Enterprise Center.
Who scored
- Peyton Krebs Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Bowen Byram (16), Rasmus Dahlin (20)
- Tage Thompson Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (15), Jack Quinn (7)
- Brayden Schenn Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Colton Parayko (14), Jake Neighbours (8)
- Nathan Walker Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Colton Parayko (15), Alexey Toropchenko (5)
- Jason Zucker Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (8), Tage Thompson (11)
- Jiri Kulich Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (3)
Goalies
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 35 of 37 for Buffalo Sabres.
- Jordan Binnington stopped 12 of 16 for St. Louis Blues.
Jason Zucker Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (8), Tage Thompson (11) That made the score 3–2 in the 3rd, and Buffalo Sabres stayed ahead.