St. Louis Blues and Calgary Flames trade saves, settle it in the shootout

The St. Louis Blues came out of Scotiabank Saddledome at 27-30 with 11 overtime losses and 1 point after a 2-1 shootout result, while the Calgary Flames moved to 27-34 with 7 overtime losses and 2 points. The Blues finished with 27 shots and 26 hits, and the Flames answered with 31 shots and 17 hits in Calgary.

First period

The Flames opened the scoring in the first period with 1 goal on 21 even-strength shots at 5-on-5. The Blues went scoreless in the first period while recording 26 total faceoff attempts and pushing the hit count to 26.

Second period

The Blues pulled level in the second period with their only regulation goal coming at even strength as part of 1 total goal and 2 assists on the night. Dylan Holloway supplied the goal on 4 shots after logging 21:40 of ice time, and Robert Thomas added 1 assist in 19:49. The Flames stayed at 0 goals in the second period despite getting 4 power plays overall and putting 8 power-play shots on net in the game.

Third period

The Blues held the Flames without a third-period goal while finishing the night with 11 blocked shots and 7 takeaways. The Flames also went scoreless in the third period, and their team sheet showed 14 giveaways against 6 takeaways while the Blues recorded 22 giveaways.

Overtime

The Blues generated 3 overtime shots and the Flames produced 7 overtime shots with no overtime goals recorded by either side. Joel Hofer anchored the Blues with 30 saves on 31 shots against, including 8 shorthanded saves as the penalty kill faced 4 Flames power plays.

Shootout

The Flames decided the shootout with 2 goals on 2 shots while Hofer posted 1 shootout save on 3 shots against. The Blues went 0-for-2 in the shootout against Devin Cooley, who finished with 26 saves on 27 shots against and 2 shootout saves.

St. Louis Blues post-match stats showed a 51 percent faceoff win rate with 27 faceoffs won, and the Flames posted a 49 percent faceoff win rate with 26 faceoffs won. St. Louis Blues vs Calgary Flames turning point came in special teams volume, with the Flames drawing 4 power plays while the Blues had 2 power plays that produced 0 shots. St. Louis Blues vs Calgary Flames scoreline review ends with the Blues on 1 regulation goal and the Flames on 1 regulation goal before the shootout winner. St. Louis Blues vs Calgary Flames final thoughts start with Hofer’s 30-save night and move to Holloway’s lone goal that forced extra time.

The Blues will be back on the schedule at 10:00 PM EDT on 03/21/2026 against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Fans can watch on ESPN+ or FDSMW, and then pass this recap along and share this article with other Blues fans.