nhl Game Recap
Recap - Sabres Defeat St. Louis 5-3
The Sabres beat St. Louis 5-3 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's 25 saves.
Bettors who backed the Sabres were rewarded as +117 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Buffalo got goals from Dylan Cozens, Owen Power, Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson, and Jeff Skinner in the victory. Skinner opened the scoring at 1:00 of the first period.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 25 of 28 St. Louis shots in the victory.
St. Louis got goals from Ivan Barbashev, Jordan Kyrou, and Brayden Schenn in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
St. Louis got a 26-stop effort from Jordan Binnington in the loss.
On the power play, Buffalo went 0-for-2, while the Blues were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Buffalo outshot St. Louis 31-28 in the game.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act on the road to face Winnipeg looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head on the road to face Arizona.