Joel Hofer makes 22 saves for 5th shutout of the season, Blues beat
Ducks 4-0
[March 09, 2026] ANAHEIM,
Calif. (AP) — Joel Hofer made 22 saves for his fifth shutout of the
season, Jonathan Drouin scored in his Blues debut and St. Louis beat the
Anaheim Ducks 4-0 on Sunday night to sweep a four-game trip.
Jordan Kyrou, Jimmy Snuggerud and Pius Suter also scored to help St.
Louis win for the fifth time in six games since the Olympic break. |
St. Louis Blues left wing Jonathan Drouin, center, celebrates his goal
with left wing Dylan Holloway, left, and center Robert Thomas during the
second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Sunday,
March 8, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) |
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Drouin was acquired from the Islanders on Friday at the trade
deadline in the deal that sent Blues captain Brayden Schenn to
New York. The left wing scored the second of three second-period
goals, firing a slap shot past Ville Husso on a power play with
9:53 left.
Kyrou opened the scoring at 4:22, snapping a shot from the right
side to the far post on a 3-on-1 break. After helping set up
Drouin's goal, Snuggerud added one of his own on a one-timer
with 7:49 to go.
St. Louis failed to add to the lead on an extended power play
that spilled into the third when Ross Johnston received a major
penalty for boarding Justin Holl, the defenseman who also made
his Blues debut after coming over from Detroit.
After Anaheim successfully challenged Snuggerud's apparent goal
midway through the third for offsides, Suter scored into an
empty net with 4:02 to go
Husso stopped 31 shots. The Ducks completed a nine-game
homestand, splitting the last four after winning the first five.
They were 0 for 6 on the power play against the Blues.
John Carlson, the defenseman acquired from Washington on
Thursday, missed his fifth straight game because of lower-body
injury. Ducks center Mikael Granlund returned after missing six
games because of an upper-body injury sustained playing for
Finland in the Olympic bronze-medal game.
Up next
Blues: Host the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
Ducks: At Winnipeg on Tuesday night.
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