BLUES The St. Louis Blues snapped a three-game winless skid on Tuesday night with a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks. Jordan Binnington made 27 saves while Tyler Bozak, Ivan Barbashev and David Perron scored in the victory.
"We did enough," Perron said after the game. "I don't know that we were clean and had good energy all night long, but it was certainly enough to get the win tonight. After the trip, the travel and all that stuff that happened the last week, it's certainly nice."
"I thought we played tight defensively," added Blues Head Coach Craig Berube. "We talked about being a better team without the puck, and I thought that we were tonight. I thought we did a good job."
The win extended the Blues' lead atop the Western Conference. St. Louis' 61 points ranks first, while the second-place Colorado Avalanche were seven behind as of Wednesday afternoon.
SABRES Goalie Linus Ullmark made 32 saves for the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, helping his club to a 3-2 win against the Florida Panthers at KeyBank Center. Sam Reinhart added a goal and assist and Marcus Johansson had two assists in the victory, which gave the Sabres their second straight win.
Buffalo is 19-17-7 on the season and ranks fifth in the Atlantic Division with 45 points (19-17-7).
Jack Eichel leads the Sabres in goals (26), assists (29) and points (55) in 42 games this season. Rookie Victor Olofsson ranks second (35) and leads all NHL rookies in goals (16) and points. Olofsson suffered a lower-body injury Thursday and is expected to miss five to six weeks.
