Ducks Can't Find Their Scoring Touch In Shutout Loss To Blues

Joel Hofer made 22 saves for his 5th shutout of nan season, Jonathan Drouin scored successful his Blues debut and St. Louis hit nan Ducks 4-0 connected Sunday nighttime to expanse a four-game trip.

Jordan Kyrou, Jimmy Snuggerud and Pius Suter besides scored to thief St. Louis triumph for nan 5th clip successful six games since nan Olympic break.

Drouin was acquired from nan Islanders connected Friday astatine nan waste and acquisition deadline successful nan woody that sent Blues skipper Brayden Schenn to New York. The near helping scored nan 2nd of 3 second-period goals, firing a slap changeable past Ville Husso connected a powerfulness play pinch 9:53 left.

Kyrou opened nan scoring astatine 4:22, snapping a changeable from nan correct broadside to nan acold station connected a 3-on-1 break. After helping group up Drouin’s goal, Snuggerud added 1 of his ain connected a one-timer pinch 7:49 to go.

St. Louis grounded to adhd to nan lead connected an extended powerfulness play that spilled into nan 3rd erstwhile Ross Johnston received a awesome punishment for boarding Justin Holl, nan defenseman who besides made his Blues debut aft coming complete from Detroit.

After nan Ducks successfully challenged Snuggerud’s evident extremity midway done nan 3rd for offsides, Suter scored into an quiet nett pinch 4:02 to go.

Husso stopped 31 shots. The Ducks completed a nine-game homestand, splitting nan past 4 aft winning nan first five. They were 0 for 6 connected nan powerfulness play against nan Blues.

John Carlson, nan defenseman acquired from Washington connected Thursday, missed his 5th consecutive crippled because of lower-body injury. Ducks halfway Mikael Granlund returned aft missing six games because of an upper-body wounded sustained playing for Finland successful nan Olympic bronze-medal game.

Up adjacent for nan Ducks: astatine Winnipeg connected Tuesday night.