Blues beat Mammoth 1-0 in shootout behind Hofer's 29 saves

Player of the game

Joel Hofer 29 saves, shutout

8.1

The Blues beat the Mammoth 1-0 at Delta Center, winning a shootout after 65 scoreless minutes. Joel Hofer was the difference. The Blues goalie stopped 29 shots for a shutout and earned a Chirp Rating of 8.1.

Neither side scored in regulation or overtime. The shootout settled it. The scoring plays list Vincent Trocheck's wrist shot and Jake Neighbours' backhand, each marked 1-1. Michael Carcone, Jimmy Snuggerud and Connor McMichael then scored on snap shots, each marked 3-2. The feed gives no more detail on the order of the misses.

St. Louis moves to 9-8-2 with 20 points. Utah drops to 10-8-2 with 22 points, and is still two points ahead of the Blues.

Chirp's Sim had the Blues at 56% over 10,000 simulations, so it called this one.

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