St. Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer of Winnipeg, Manitoba collected his second National Hockey League career shutout on Thursday. He accomplished the feat in a 1-0 Blues win over the New York islanders at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Hofer made 34 saves in the shutout. He made seven saves in the first period, 14 saves in the second period, 10 saves in the third period and three saves in overtime.
Left winger Jake Neighbours of Calgary, Alberta scored the lone goal for the Blues. He scored from Hofer and former Edmonton Oiler defenseman Philip Broberg at 2:04 of extra time. According to Matthew DeFranks of stltoday.com, Hofer made NHL history. He became the first goalie ever to collect a shutout and an assist in the only goal of the game.
This was Hofer’s third career NHL assist. He also set up Robert Thomas of Aurora, Ontario in a 5-3 Blues win over the San Jose Sharks in Hofer’s NHL debut on November 4, 2021, and set up Jordan Kyrou of Toronto, Ontario in a 5-2 Blues win over the Chicago Blackhawks on April 10, 2024.
This was Hofer’s second NHL shutout. He previously made 27 saves in a 3-0 Blues win over the Calgary Flames on October 26, 2023.
In two games this season, Hofer has a record of two wins and zero losses. He has a save percentage of .937 and a goals against average of 1.98. After five games, the Blues improve to a record of three wins and two losses for six points.
