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11/06 22:45 CST Hofer makes 28 saves and Joseph scores short-handed as Blues
blank Sabres 3-0
Hofer makes 28 saves and Joseph scores short-handed as Blues blank Sabres 3-0
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) --- 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 on Thursday night.
Justin Faulk added a goal and an assist, and Nick Bjugsted also scored as the
Blues won for just the second time in 10 games (2-6-2). It was their first
shutout since the season opener.
Coming off a 6-1 loss at Washington the night before, St. Louis coach Jim
Montgomery held a mandatory morning skate prior to playing the second game of a
back-to-back and scratched top-scoring forward Jordan Kyrou to try and spark
the struggling Blues.
The Sabres had their seven-game point streak (3-0-4) snapped in getting shut
out for the first time since their opening game. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped
14 shots in his third game this season. Luukkonen was Buffalo's starting goalie
prior to a preseason lower-body injury.
St. Louis took the lead during a first period in which it had just four shots
on goal. Joseph stole the puck from Jack Quinn in the defensive zone and beat
Luukkonen from the high slot on a partial breakaway 12:38 into the game.
Hofer gloved Josh Doan's shot from inside the crease earlier on the penalty
kill that produced Joseph's goal. The backup goalie improved to 2-3-0 after
allowing 20 goals in his past five appearances.
Bjugstad made it 2-0 early in the second with a shot from the left circle that
went between Luukkonen's pads.
Faulk scored into an empty net with 1:02 remaining.
Jimmy Snuggerud appeared to score for the Blues in the third, but officials
determined he kicked the puck into the net after the Sabres challenged.
Up next Blues: Begin a four-game homestand Saturday against Seattle. Sabres: Visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL
Up next Blues: Begin a four-game homestand Saturday against Seattle. Sabres: Visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL
