Blues Shut Out Ducks 4-0, Hofer Gets Fifth Clean Sheet

St. Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer recorded his fifth shutout of the season with 22 saves, while Jonathan Drouin tallied a goal in his debut, powering the Blues to a 4-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The win completed a four-game road sweep for St. Louis and marked their fifth victory in six games since the Olympic break.

The Blues broke the scoreless first period with a dominant second frame, scoring three times to build an insurmountable lead. Jordan Kyrou opened the scoring at 4:22, capitalizing on a three-on-one rush by snapping a shot from the right side into the far post past Ducks goaltender Ville Husso. Drouin, acquired from the New York Islanders on Friday in a trade that sent Blues captain Brayden Schenn to New York, extended the advantage to 2-0 at 9:53 on the power play. He fired a one-timer from above the right faceoff dot after a puck reversal during the man advantage. Jimmy Snuggerud then made it 3-0 at 12:11 with a one-timer from the inner right circle, set up by Robert Thomas after he dug the puck out of the corner following a failed rim-around attempt by Husso. Snuggerud also assisted on Drouin's goal.