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Hofer Makes 27 Saves and Joseph Scores Short-Handed as Blues Blank Sabres 3
Joel Hofer earned his third NHL shutout with 28 saves as Mathieu Joseph scored a short-handed breakaway goal, helping the Blues win just their second game in 10 outings.
- On Thursday night, the St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 as Joel Hofer made 28 saves in his third NHL shutout and Mathieu Joseph scored short-handed with two assists.
- After a 6-1 loss in Washington, coach Jim Montgomery held a mandatory morning skate and scratched top-scoring forward Jordan Kyrou to try to spark the St. Louis Blues, who had only two wins in 10 games.
- Nick Bjugstad extended the lead early in the second when he made it 2-0 with a shot through the pads, and Justin Faulk sealed the outcome with an empty-net goal with 1:02 remaining after a Sabres challenge overturned Jimmy Snuggerud's third-period tally for a kicked puck.
- The shutout marked the Blues' first since the season opener and ended the Buffalo Sabres' seven-game point streak .
- On Saturday the Blues begin a four-game homestand against Seattle, while Buffalo visits the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.
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Hofer makes 28 saves and Joseph scores short-handed as Blues blank Sabres 3-0
Joel Hofer made 28 saves in his third NHL shutout and the St. Louis Blues got a short-handed goal and two assists from Mathieu Joseph to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0.
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