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Buffalo Sabres vs St. Louis Blues

Regular season · Sunday, March 28, 2027 · Enterprise Center

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Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Sunday, March 28, 2027, with puck drop at 8:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN and SN.

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

Rest and travel

Sabres

First game of a road trip.

  1. 182027-03-18: vs WSH
  2. 192027-03-19: no game
  3. 202027-03-20: vs FLA
  4. 212027-03-21: at NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 222027-03-22: no game
  6. 232027-03-23: at BOS
  7. 242027-03-24: no game
  8. 252027-03-25: vs TOR
  9. 262027-03-26: no game
  10. 272027-03-27: no game
  11. 282027-03-28: at STL
rest since last game
2 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

Blues

Back home after a game in Columbus.

  1. 182027-03-18: at EDM
  2. 192027-03-19: no game
  3. 202027-03-20: at VAN
  4. 212027-03-21: at CGY, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 222027-03-22: no game
  6. 232027-03-23: at WPG
  7. 242027-03-24: no game
  8. 252027-03-25: vs NYI
  9. 262027-03-26: no game
  10. 272027-03-27: at CBJ
  11. 282027-03-28: vs BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~395 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~791 mi
on this 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BUFSTL

Settled lines

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

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)STL 71% (10th most settled)
← 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series