Game 72
Buffalo Sabres (30-32-9) vs. St. Louis Blues (37-27-7)
Puck Drop: 5:00 PM | KeyBank Center| Buffalo, NY
TV: MSG-B, FSCR
Radio: WGR 550
SB Nation Blues Blog: St. Louis Game Time
Know Your Opponent
St. Louis Blues
Record: (37-27-7) | 81 PTS
Last 10: 4-4-2
Division Ranking: 3rd in the Central Division
Conference Ranking: 6th in the Western Conference
PP: 13th (20.4%)
PK: 9th (81.3%)
What to Watch
1. The Return
Ryan O’Reilly makes his return to Buffalo tonight for the first time since being traded last summer. He’s having a great first season for the Blues that appear to be headed for a playoff berth. He should get a good reaction from fans, but we’ll see.
2. Heading in different directions.
The Blues are trending up and sit in a playoff position, a spot they were not in the last time these to clubs met. The Sabres, on the other hand, are riding a seven-game losing streak.
Buffalo Sabres
Forwards
Jeff Skinner – Jack Eichel – Sam Reinhart
Conor Sheary – Evan Rodrigues – Alex Nylander
Tage Thompson – Casey Mittelstadt – Jason Pominville
Zemgus Girgensons – Johan Larsson – Kyle Okposo
Defense
Rasmus Dahlin – Brandon Montour
Zach Bogosian – Rasmus Dahlin
Matt Hunwick – Casey Nelson
Starting Goaltender: Carter Hutton
St. Louis Blues
Forwards
Brayden Schenn – Ryan O’Reilly – David Perron
Jaden Schwartz – Tyler Bozak – Patrick Maroon
Alex Steen – Oskar Sundqvist – Robert Thomas
Zach Sanford – Ivan Barbashev – Mackenzie MaCeachrn
Defense
Vince Dunn – Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester – Colton Parayko
Michael Del Zotto – Robert Bortuzzo
Starting Goaltender: Jake Allen