Sabres 4–2 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2024)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:18 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Zucker

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:13 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Peyton Krebs Go-ahead 1st · 06:52

Assists: Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Jordan Binnington

1–0

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP 1st · 13:06

Assists: Jason Zucker, Jack Quinn · beat Jordan Binnington

2–0

🎵 Brayden Schenn 1st · 15:47

Assists: Colton Parayko, Jake Neighbours · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–1

3rd period

🎵 Nathan Walker Tying 3rd · 05:56

Assists: Colton Parayko, Alexey Toropchenko · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–2

⚔️ Jason Zucker PP Go-ahead 3rd · 10:30

Assists: Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson · beat Jordan Binnington

3–2

⚔️ Jiri Kulich 3rd · 16:19

Assists: Mattias Samuelsson · beat Jordan Binnington

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Zucker · Thompson · Tuch 19:18

L2 McLeod · Peterka · Quinn 15:03

L3 Benson · Cozens · Kulich 12:56

L4 Malenstyn · Krebs · Lafferty 11:38

D1 Byram · Dahlin 24:12

D2 Samuelsson · Power 21:01

D3 Clifton · Bryson 13:14

🎵Blues

L1 Buchnevich · Thomas · Kyrou 22:35

L2 Holloway · Saad · Schenn 18:38

L3 Neighbours · Sundqvist · Texier 13:25

L4 Walker · Bolduc · Toropchenko 10:49

D1 Fowler · Faulk 23:22

D2 Parayko · Broberg 18:58

D3 Suter · Tucker 12:39

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF STL🎵

16 Shots on goal 37

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

20 Hits 14

23 Blocked shots 4

3 Takeaways 6

11 Giveaways 8

8 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 25.0% (4/16) STL shooting 5.4% (2/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 59:44 TOI

🎵Blues

Jordan Binnington

12/16

.750 SV% · 4 GA · 56:26 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

BUF STL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-3-3 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9-2 (27% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Nov 142024 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 OT Feb 102024 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Nov 302023 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 4–6 Jan 242023 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 5–3 Nov 232022 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 2–6

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Who won Sabres vs Blues on December 29, 2024?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Sabres 4, Blues 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Zucker, Jiri Kulich, Peyton Krebs, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Blues?

Brayden Schenn, Nathan Walker.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Jordan Binnington made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Blues season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 27 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 AfterDec 31 ⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL 2–4

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 27 🐯NSH @ 🎵STL 4–7 AfterDec 31 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 6–2

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