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Hofer makes 25 saves as Blues shut out Stars 4–0

Joel Hofer’s shutout and Mason McTavish’s early goal put St. Louis ahead. Jimmy Snuggerud and Pius Suter added empty-net goals 15 seconds apart.

By TSP Staff
St. Louis Blues players celebrate together in white road uniforms beside the boards.
Blues players celebrate in the photograph accompanying NHL.com’s report on the October 2 game in Dallas. The source does not identify the photograph’s capture date or photographer. · Credit: NHL.com

Joel Hofer made 25 saves as the St. Louis Blues opened their season with a 4–0 victory over the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Friday.

Mason McTavish scored 1:34 into his Blues debut, with assists from Colton Parayko and Jimmy Snuggerud. Dalibor Dvorsky doubled the lead at 13:05 of the second period, assisted by Philip Broberg and Pius Suter.

Hofer protected that two-goal lead until St. Louis added a pair of empty-net goals late in the third. Snuggerud scored at 17:37, and Suter followed 15 seconds later. Both finished with a goal and an assist.

Dallas outshot St. Louis 25–24. Jake Oettinger stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced before the empty-net goals completed the scoring.

Both teams continue on the road Saturday. The Blues visit Colorado at 9 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. MDT, while Dallas faces Nashville at 8 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. MDT.

Sources and notes

  1. NHL official scoring and final game record: https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020020/landing
  2. NHL official box score: https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2026020020/boxscore
  3. St. Louis Blues postgame report: https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/st-louis-blues-dallas-stars-game-recap-october-2-2026-x8024