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St. Louis Blues vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Thursday, March 4, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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STLNHL · BN+ · MSG-B

Game preview

The St. Louis Blues visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday, March 4, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on STLNHL, BN+ and MSG-B.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blues

First game of a road trip.

  1. 222027-02-22: no game
  2. 232027-02-23: no game
  3. 242027-02-24: no game
  4. 252027-02-25: vs VAN
  5. 262027-02-26: no game
  6. 272027-02-27: vs MIN
  7. 282027-02-28: vs DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 12027-03-01: no game
  9. 22027-03-02: no game
  10. 32027-03-03: no game
  11. 42027-03-04: at BUF
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~660 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~660 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 222027-02-22: no game
  2. 232027-02-23: no game
  3. 242027-02-24: at PHI
  4. 252027-02-25: no game
  5. 262027-02-26: vs OTT
  6. 272027-02-27: vs TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 282027-02-28: no game
  8. 12027-03-01: no game
  9. 22027-03-02: vs PIT
  10. 32027-03-03: no game
  11. 42027-03-04: vs STL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

St. Louis BluesBluesTue, Oct 13 at OTT
  1. L1Holloway#81Thomas#18Snuggerud#21
    11:03 together at 5v5
  2. L2Buchnevich#89Neighbours#63Dvorsky#15
    8:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3McMichael#77McTavish#83Berggren#29
    7:54 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJohnston#49Suter#22Peterson#32
    6:22 together at 5v5
  1. D1Fowler#17Carlo#25
    12:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Broberg#6Jiricek#36
    11:04 together at 5v5
  3. D3Parayko#55Barron#72
    9:25 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Buchnevich LMcMichael LMcTavish CDvorsky RFowler D1:40
  2. 2Holloway LNeighbours LThomas CSnuggerud RJiricek D1:38

Penalty kill

  1. 1Buchnevich LSuter CParayko DBroberg D1:42
  2. 2Buchnevich LSuter CFowler DCarlo D1:18
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

STLBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

STL 71% (10th most settled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

STL 1:07 left (latest · 13 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

STL 46.6s (6th shortest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

STL 26% (8th least often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series