Anaheim Ducks Meet St. Louis Blues Wall as Joel Hofer Seals It at Honda Center

The Anaheim Ducks moved to a 35-25-3 record with 0 points from this game as the St. Louis Blues improved to 25-29-9 with 4 points after a 4-0 result at Honda Center. The Blues finished with 4 goals on 35 shots while the Ducks ended with 0 goals on 22 shots, and the building listed an attendance of 16214 for the 9:00 PM EDT scheduled start.

First period

The Ducks opened with a 58 percent faceoff win rate on 52 draws, but the period ended with the Blues up 0-0 on the scoreboard. Anaheim registered 20 hits in the game data and started stacking possession off 30 faceoffs won, while St. Louis countered with 8 hits and 16 giveaways.

Second period

The Blues broke the game open by scoring 3 goals in the second period, and St. Louis carried a team shooting rate of 11 percent across 35 shots. The Ducks went 0-for-5 on the power play with 2 power-play shots, while the Blues went 1-for-3 with 3 power-play shots and 2 power-play assists. Anaheim’s penalty summary showed 14 penalty minutes with 2 major and 2 minor penalties, and St. Louis logged 27 penalty minutes with 1 major, 6 minor, and 1 misconduct.

Third period

The Blues added 1 goal in the third period, and the game sheet credited St. Louis with 1 empty-net goal as the winning goal marker was also assigned to the Blues. Anaheim’s goaltending line showed 31 saves on 35 shots against with 4 total goals against, and the Ducks blocked 16 shots while the Blues blocked 14 shots. The Blues also produced 16 blocked shot attempts and 2 takeaways, while the Ducks finished with 5 takeaways and 18 giveaways in the team totals.

Postgame notes

The Anaheim Ducks post-match stats show Jackson LaCombe as Anaheim’s listed star, and Ville Husso’s individual line in the provided player stats included 31 saves with 3 goals against on 34 shots against before the empty-net sequence in the team totals. Jacob Trouba led Ducks skaters in the provided player stats with 23:19 of ice time and 3 shots, and Beckett Sennecke recorded 3 shots with a minus-2 plus-minus rating. The Blues were backed by Joel Hofer, who was credited with the win after stopping 22 shots, and the stars list also included Jimmy Snuggerud for St. Louis. The Anaheim Ducks coach post-game reaction and Anaheim Ducks final whistle reaction centered on a game where Anaheim generated 19 even-strength shots but did not score, and Anaheim Ducks post-game interviews reflected a night where St. Louis finished with 22 faceoffs won and a 42 percent faceoff win rate.

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