Blues forward Jordan Kyrou a healthy scratch against Sabres for the 1st time in his career | National Sports

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — St. Louis Blues forward Jordan Kyrou was a healthy scratch for Thursday night’s game at Buffalo as Sabres coach Jim Montgomery tries to spark improvement from his struggling team.

The Blues are 1-6-2 in their past nine games and entered Thursday in 15th place in the Western Conference with a 4-9-2 record. St. Louis followed a 3-2 win at home against Edmonton with a 6-1 road loss at Washington on Wednesday night.

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