This week Lindy Ruff was honest with his team. He told them in order to take the next step in becoming a good team, they must stop stacking losses. Good teams take one loss and immediately win the next game.

Saad ended a nine-game goal drought to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead at 3:11 of the first period. Schenn sent a pass out front from behind the net and it deflected off the stick of Buffalo defenseman Owen Power to Saad, who beat Levi from the slot.