The St. Louis Blues (11-9-1) take on the Buffalo Sabres (10-10-2) at Enterprise Center on Thursday, November 30 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG-B, and BSMW. The Blues fell to the Minnesota Wild 3-1 in their last game, while the Sabres are coming off a 5-1 win over the New York Rangers.
Blues vs. Sabres Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, November 30, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: MSG (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Blues and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Blues Insights
- The Blues’ 60 total goals (2.9 per game) make them the 24th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
- Defensively, the Blues are giving up 64 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 15th in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (-4) ranks 20th in the league.
- The six power-play goals the Blues have scored this season (to rank 30th in the NHL) have come on 65 power-play chances.
- The Blues’ 9.23% power-play conversion rate ranks 30th in the league.
- The six shorthanded goals the Blues have scored this season lead the NHL.
- The Blues have the league’s 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.25%).
- The Blues have the 11th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 51.4%.
- The Blues have a 9.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 20th in the league.
- The Blues have earned two shutouts this season. Their skaters average 17.3 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.
Blues Key Players
- One of St. Louis’ top offensive options this season is Robert Thomas, who has put up 22 points in 21 games.
- Pavel Buchnevich has 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) to add to the team’s scoring efforts.
- St. Louis’ scoring effort is aided by Jordan Kyrou’s 16 points. He’s contributed nine assists.
- Joel Hofer (5-3-0) has a 3.0 goals against average and a save percentage of .905 for St. Louis.
Blues Injuries
Anton Malmstrom: Undisclosed (Out),
Josh Jacobs: Undisclosed (Out)
Sabres Insights
- The Sabres’ 64 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank them 19th in the NHL.
- The Sabres concede 3.2 goals per game (71 in total), 21st in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of -7, they are 21st in the league.
- With 10 power-play goals (on 63 chances), the Sabres are 25th in the NHL.
- The Sabres have the NHL’s 25th-ranked power-play percentage (15.87).
- The Sabres have two shorthanded goals (13th in league).
- At 84.21, the Sabres have the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Sabres win 44.3% of faceoffs, 31st-ranked in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 10.2%, the Sabres are 15th in the league.
- The Sabres have held their opponents scoreless one time.
Sabres Key Players
- Casey Mittelstadt’s four goals and 16 assists in 22 games for Buffalo add up to 20 total points on the season.
- Rasmus Dahlin has helped lead the attack for Buffalo this season with four goals and 14 assists.
- Buffalo’s Jeff Skinner is among the top offensive players on the team with 18 total points (10 goals and eight assists).
- Eric Comrie has an .877 save percentage (60th in the league), with 93 total saves, allowing 13 goals (3.4 goals against average). He has compiled a 1-3-0 record this season.
Sabres Injuries
Mattias Samuelsson: Upper Body (Questionable),
Tage Thompson: Upper Body (Out),
Jack Quinn: Achilles (Out),
Zemgus Girgensons: Lower Body (Out),
Jordan Greenway: Personal (Out)