When: Saturday, November 16 at 12pm CT
Where: TD Garden in Boston
Watch: FanDuel Sports Network
Listen: 101 ESPN, Blues App

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BLUES The St. Louis Blues (7-9-1) are looking for revenge when they face the Boston Bruins on Saturday, just four days after the clubs’ last meeting, which resulted in a 3-2 loss in St. Louis. This will be the second and final game between the teams this season.

The Blues’ home-and-home battle with the Bruins saw a brief lull as the team began their three-game road trip in Buffalo on Thursday, losing an overtime battle to the Sabres.

Striker Brandon Saad lit the lamp twice for the Blues, with Pavel Buchnevich adding another goal. The Blues started the third period with the Sabers leading 3–2, but Buffalo’s Alex Tuch tied the game in the 13th minute, forcing overtime. A goaltender interference call on Oskar Sundqvist late in the third allowed the Sabers to start overtime and end on the power play for a 4-3 final score.

After getting their first point in four games, Head Coach Drew Bannister was pleased with his team’s performance, even if it wasn’t a win.

“I thought our guys played really well,” Bannister said. “I was happy with the effort, I was happy with the way we played. Guys did a lot of good things there. They were competing and they looked much more confident.

Defenseman PO Joseph left the game midway through the second period with a lower-body injury and did not return. With three defensemen – Torey Krug, Philip Broberg and Nick Leddy – already on injured reserve, the team recalled Corey Schueneman from the Springfield Thunderbirds on Friday morning.

The Blues will continue their East Coast road trip with back-to-back games against the Bruins on Saturday and in Raleigh against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.

BROWN After winning in St. Louis on Tuesday, the Bruins (8-8-2) suffered a 7-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday evening.

Forwards Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak scored for Boston, but the Stars’ offense overwhelmed the Bruins and buried seven goals against netminder Jeremy Swayman.

The team will also be without Hampus Lindholm, one of their best defenders, for the foreseeable future. He blocked a shot against the Blues and left the game, with Head Coach Jim Montgomery later saying Lindholm would miss “weeks”.

The Bruins recalled defenseman Jordan Oesterle, who has eight points (three goals, five assists) this season with Providence in the AHL.

Boston currently sits in third place in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic division.