What Is The Plan For The Sabres Going Forward? 12/29/24 – 3:00 pm EST at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO Record Buffalo – 13-19-4 | 30 points – 8th place in the Atlantic Division St. Louis – 17-16-4 | 38 points – 6th place in the Central Division Special Teams Buffalo Power Play – 14.6% (29th) Penalty Kill – 77.2% (22nd) St. Louis Power Play – 15.7% (26th) Penalty Kill – 75.8% (25th) Top Scorers Buffalo Alex Tuch: 36 GP, 12 G, 16 A, 28 PTS Tage Thompson: 31 GP, 17 G, 10 A, 27 PTS JJ Peterka: 34 GP, 10 G, 16 A, 26 PTS St. Louis Jordan Kyrou: 37 GP, 15 G, 16 A, 31 PTS Robert Thomas: 25 GP, 8 G, 20 A, 28 PTS Dylan Holloway: 37 GP, 13 G, 11 A, 24 PTS Starting Goalies Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (10-11-3, 2.99 GAA, .895 save %) St. Louis – Petr Mrazek (9-13-3, 2.88 GAA, .898 save %) Line Combinations and Pairings Buffalo Forwards Jason Zucker – Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch JJ Peterka - Dylan Cozens - Jack Quinn Zach Benson - Jiri Kulich - Peyton Krebs Beck Malenstyn - Ryan McLeod - Sam Lafferty Ex. Nicolas Aube-Kubel Defense Rasmus Dahlin - Bowen Byram Mattias Samuelsson - Owen Power Jacob Bryson - Connor Clifton Ex., Henri Jokiharju, Dennis Gilbert Goaltenders Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen James Reimer Injuries Jordan Greenway (out-middle body) Notes The Sabres have recorded 13 goals in their last two games, the first time they have recorded 13 or more goals in a two-game span since they scored 13 goals from Dec. 19 to 21, 2023. JJ Peterka is riding a six-game point streak (2+6) and a point in tonight’s game would give him the longest point streak of his career. Rasmus Dahlin has recorded six assists in his last two games. Zach Benson has recorded one goal in back-to-back games. Jack Quinn has recorded six points (4+2) in his last five games and he has posted two points in consecutive games. Benson and Quinn have each registered two goals and assisted in three career games against the Blues. Dylan Cozens has registered six points (2+4) in his last five games, including two points in each of his last two games. Cozens has recorded at least one point in all three road games he has played against St. Louis in his career and he has posted five points (2+3) in those games. Jiri Kulich has tallied four points (2+2) in his last four games. Ryan McLeod (1+1) and Tage Thompson (1+1) have each posted one point in back-to-back games. In his last five games against the Blues, Thompson has collected five points (2+3), including at least one point in his last two road games in St. Louis. Owen Power is expected to play in his 200th NHL game tonight. Follow Michael on X, Instagram, and Bluesky @MikeInBuffalo [https://twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo]
