The Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues take the ice in NHL play at Enterprise Center on Monday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. ET. The game airs on ESPN+. Buffalo earned a 4-1 home victory over the Boston Bruins its last time out on Dec. 27. St. Louis won at home in its last game on Dec. 27, 3-2 over the Nashville Predators.

The Nashville Predators' top scorers were held in check in a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Dec. 27.

After getting Alexey Toropchenko back on Dec. 15, two more forwards will make their way back into the lineup when Jordan Kyrou and Jimmy Snuggerud each return for the Blues (14-16-8) against the Nashville Predators (16-16-4) on Saturday (7 p.m.; KMOV-TV, Matrix-MW, FDSNMW, ESPN 101.1-FM).

After two ugly losses earlier this season, the Blues finally defeated Nashville on Saturday. Here's what Jim Montgomery, Brayden Schenn, Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich had to say afterwards.

To say it was a lean sports year in St. Louis would be an understatement. The Blues painful playoff exit. A third consecutive Cardinals season without Red October. And even Jayson Tatum blowing out his Achilles.

Fabbri to take forward's spot in lineup; Joseph also to play after being scratched Saturday, Berggren to sit out first game since joining St. Louis; Stenberg making most of opportunity

The St. Louis Blues only played two games last week, but it is time once again to look at the week's standout players.

The 2025 No. 19 pick has 25 goals in 27 games this season, but being passed over by Canada reinforced a need to improve defensively.