NHL Game Preview: St. Louis Blues (4-8-2) vs. Buffalo Sabres (5-4-4)

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Venue & Game Details

Location: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York

Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET

Broadcast: MSG-B (Buffalo), Bally Sports Midwest (St. Louis), ESPN+

Injury Report

St. Louis Blues: No major injuries reported; Jordan Binnington expected to start in net.

Buffalo Sabres: Jason Zucker (IR), Jiri Kulich (illness, doubtful); Tyson Kozak returned to practice and could play.

Key Player Matchups

Jordan Kyrou (STL) vs. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) – Kyrou has 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 10 games; Dahlin anchors Buffalo’s defense with 1 goal and 8 assists.

Pius Suter (STL) vs. Josh Doan (BUF) – Suter leads the Blues with 5 goals; Doan has 5 goals and 4 assists in his last 10 games.

Goaltending Battle: Jordan Binnington (career .906 SV%) vs. Devon Levi (BUF, .910 SV% this season).

Recent Team Form

St. Louis Blues:

Lost to Capitals 6-1 (Nov. 5)

Beat Oilers 3-2 (Nov. 2)

Lost to Avalanche 5-2 (Oct. 30)

Lost to Jets 4-1 (Oct. 28)

Lost to Flames 3-2 (Oct. 26)

Buffalo Sabres:

Lost to Utah Mammoth 2-1 OT (Nov. 4)

Beat Rangers 3-2 (Nov. 2)

Beat Devils 5-3 (Oct. 30)

Beat Penguins 4-1 (Oct. 28)

Lost to Senators 7-2 (Oct. 21)

Series History

All-time: Buffalo leads the overall series.

Recent: Sabres went 1-0-1 vs. Blues last season.

Trend: St. Louis has earned points in 5 of last 9 meetings (5-3-1).

Betting Trends

St. Louis: 2-6-2 in last 10 games; averaging 2.6 goals scored, 3.7 allowed per game.

Buffalo: 5-1-4 in last 10 games; averaging 3.5 goals scored, 2.9 allowed per game.

Totals: OVER has hit in 57% of Blues games and 46% of Sabres games this season.

Projected Final Score: Buffalo Sabres 4 – St. Louis Blues 2

Game Odds

St. Louis Blues                   6.5

Buffalo Sabres                   – 135

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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