ST. LOUIS – At even strength, the Buffalo Sabres were better than one of the elite teams in the Western Conference here Thursday night. They scored twice, and goaltender Linus Ullmark blanked the St. Louis Blues in 5-on-5 play.
But that is only part of the equation. And it wasn’t good enough because special teams play burned the Sabres in their 3-2 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues in Scottrade Center.
The Sabres went 0 for 4 on the power play - coming up empty on a pair of two-man advantages - and their struggling penalty-killers gave up two more goals.