Preview: Blues at Bruins | St. Louis Blues

When: Saturday 16 November at 12:00 p.m. CT
Where: TD Garden in Boston
Clock: FanDuel Sports Network
Listen: 101 ESPN, Blues App

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

The Blues’ home-and-home matchup with the Bruins had a brief hiatus as the team began its three-game road trip Thursday in Buffalo, losing an overtime game against the Sabres.

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

After earning their first point in four games, head coach Drew Bannister was pleased with his side’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 out there. They competed and they looked a lot 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 continue their road trip down the East Coast with back-to-back games against the Bruins on Saturday and in Raleigh against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.

BRUINS After picking up the win in St. Louis on Tuesday, the Bruins (8-8-2) suffered a 7-2 loss against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

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

The team will also be without Hampus Lindholm, one of their top defenders, for the foreseeable future. He blocked a shot against the Blues and left the game, while head coach Jim Montgomery later said Lindholm would miss “weeks”.

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

Boston is currently in third place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.