The St. Louis Blues snap a 4-game losing skid as HC Jim Montgomery praises goalie Joel Hofer after a 3-0 shoutout win on road vs. Sabres.

Joel Hofer made 28 saves in his third NHL shutout and the St. Louis Blues got a short-handed goal and two assists from Mathieu Joseph to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Thursday night. Justin Faulk added a goal and an assist,

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BUFFALO -- Joel Hofer made 28 saves to help the St. Louis Blues to a 3-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday. Hofer, who earned his third career shutout, started after stopping 15 of 17 shots in relief of Jordan Binnington in a 6-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.

The Buffalo Sabres are actively shopping a former All-Star in the trade market due to an unwanted logjam at the position.

Share Buffalo Sabres (5-5-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (9-4, in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres travel to the Carolina Hurricanes looking to break a four-game road losing streak.

The Sabres went 0-for-3 on the power play in the loss. The Buffalo Sabres allowed only 17 shots on goal but were shutout 3-0 by the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night at KeyBank Center. The Blues opened the scoring with a shorthanded breakaway goal from Mathieu Joseph to make it 1-0 with less than eight minutes remaining in the first period.

St. Louis Blues forward Jordan Kyrou was a healthy scratch for Thursday night's game at Buffalo as Sabres coach Jim Montgomery tries to spark improvement from his struggling team.

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Backup goaltender Joel Hofer made 27 saves for the struggling St. Louis Blues in a 3-0 victory Wednesday night at KeyBank Center that snapped the Sabres’ streak of seven games in which they earned a point in the standings.