
MOSCOW Feb 26 St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres «in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, held in St. Louis, ended with a score of 5:3 (2:1, 1:1, 2:1) in favor of the hosts. The winners included Jordan Kairu (8th and 15th minutes) with a double, Jake Wolman (40), Colton Paraico (54) and Brayden Schenn (60) also scored goals. The Buffalo scored Dylan Cozens (2), Kyle Okposo (24) and Teige Thompson (54). St. Louis forward Ivan Barbashev had three assists, spending 17 minutes and 4 seconds on the ice. Forwards Pavel Buchnevich, Vladimir Tarasenko and Klim Kostin did not score. «St. Louis» ranks second in the Western Conference standings with 68 points in 51 matches. Buffalo is 15th in the East with 40 points after 53 games. The Blues next play the Chicago Blackhawks away on February 27, while the Buffalo will take on the Dallas Stars on the same day.

