Dahlin lifts Sabres to OT win against Blues
Scores at 1:33; Saad gets 2 goals for St. Louis, which drops 4th straight
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BUFFALO — Rasmus Dahlin scored a power-play goal at 1:33 of overtime, giving the Buffalo Sabres a 4-3 victory against the St. Louis Blues at KeyBank Center on Thursday.
Dahlin won it with a one-timer from high in the right face-off circle off a cross-ice pass from JJ Peterka.
Alex Tuch tied it 3-3 for Buffalo from the right side at 12:57 of the third period. He took Ryan McLeod’s pass from behind the net and beat Jordan Binnington with a low shot to the short side.
McLeod and Tuch each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (8-8-1), who have won four of their past five games. Devon Levi made 24 saves.
Brandon Saad scored twice, Brayden Schenn had two assists, and Binnington made 29 saves for the Blues (7-9-1), who have lost four straight (0-3-1).
Saad gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead at 3:11 of the first period. Schenn sent a pass from behind the net out front that deflected off the stick of Buffalo defenseman Owen Power to Saad, who beat Levi glove side from the slot.
Zach Benson tied it 1-1 at 12:47. He took a pass along the goal line on the right side and snuck a wrist shot under Binnington’s left pad.
McLeod put Buffalo ahead 2-1 at 16:49 when his shot from above the right circle went through traffic and inside the far post.
Pavel Buchnevich tied it 2-2 at 5:25 of the second period. He had a clean look from the top of the right circle and beat Levi blocker side.
Saad made it 3-2 for the Blues at 17:15 when he got his stick on a rebound in front and slipped it through the five-hole.
St. Louis defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph left the game with a lower-body injury at 1:22 of the second period.