nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Skates Past St. Louis 6-2 - Recap
Jeff Skinner was the difference, potting a pair for Buffalo on Wednesday as the Sabres skated off with a 6-2 victory over the Blues at KeyBank Center.
The Sabres were a +127 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Buffalo got goals from Jeff Skinner(2), Jack Quinn(2), Dylan Cozens, and Victor Olofsson in the victory. Skinner opened the scoring at 0:18 of the first period.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned in a 34-save effort for the Sabres.
St. Louis got goals from Brayden Schenn, and Pavel Buchnevich in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jordan Binnington stopped 26 of 32 shots for the Blues, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Buffalo went 2-for-3, while the Blues were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to St. Louis by a margin of 36-32.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Devils. St. Louis, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.