Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Hofer makes 21 saves to help Blues beat Washington 3-0
Jordan Kyrou scored his team-leading 17th goal into an empty net with 41 seconds remaining to seal the win for Hofer, who earned his sixth shutout of the season and the eighth of his career.
St. Louis, which has won two in a row, has gone 9-2-2 since returning from the Olympic break.
Logan Thompson made 24 saves for Washington, which had not lost in regulation in its previous five games.
Stenberg scored his second goal of the season with 5:08 remaining in the third period when he buried a feed from Dalibor Dvorsky at point-blank range to put St. Louis ahead 2-0.
Capitals center Pierre-Luc Dubois received a match penalty for attempting to injure Blues center Robert Thomas 8:25 into the third period. DuBois tackled Thomas to the ice in the Capitals’ zone after Thomas had interfered with him. Thomas appeared to hit his head on the ice as he was tackled and skated off slowly with minimal assistance. He did not return to the game.
Snuggerud scored his 16th goal of the season 2:39 into the second period to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead.
Blues: Host San Jose on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:39 | Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Logan Mailloux (6), Philip Broberg (21) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:52 | Otto Stenberg Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Dalibor Dvorsky (7), Jonatan Berggren (12) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:19 | Jordan Kyrou Goal (17) Backhand, assists: none |
Statistics
 WSH |
 STL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 17 | Hits | 18 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 21 | Shots | 27 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 19 |
| 57.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 42.2 |
| 19 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 7 |
| 18 | Penalty Minutes | 17 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Kyrou, RW | Out | Apr 23 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Sandin, D | Out | Apr 22 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW | Out | Apr 16 |
| Charlie Lindgren, G | Out | Apr 14 |
| Eriks Mateiko, LW | Out | Jan 13 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |
