NHL roundup: Sabres best Blues for 9th straight win

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Zach Benson broke a tie early in the third period as the Buffalo Sabres won their ninth straight game, defeating the host St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday.

Buffalo is one victory short of matching the franchise record achieved three times, in 1983-84, 2006-07 and 2018-19.

Noah Ostlund, Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs also scored for the Sabres, and Alex Lyon made 16 sav