Holloway scores, Hofer makes 17 saves in the Blues' 1-0 win over the Mammoth

St. Louis Blues' Nathan Walker (26) looks to pass as Ottawa Senators' Lars Eller (89) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Holloway scored, Joel Hofer stopped 17 shots for his second shutout of the season and the St. Louis Blues beat the Utah Mammoth 1-0 on Saturday night in the second half of back-to-back games for both teams.

Hofer has four career shutouts, also blanking the Sabres in Buffalo on Nov. 6.

The Mammoth have a seven-game road losing streak and dropped the first two games of a six-game trip. Since starting the season 8-2-0, Utah has sputtered to a 4-9-3 mark.

Utah’s Logan Cooley was helped off the ice at 6:17 of the third period. Alexey Toropchenko and the 21-year-old Cooley collided knee to knee just outside the blue line.

Toropchenko was given a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for kneeing.

Cooley, who is in his third NHL season, has 14 goals through 26 games. He had the NHL’s first four-goal game of the season Tuesday night against Vegas.

Karel Vejmelka stopped 18 shots.

Holloway scored with 1:50 left in the second period for a 1-0 lead. Philip Broberg dropped a pass back to Holloway in the left circle and he beat Vejmelka with a wrist shot to the top, right corner.

Up next

Mammoth: At San Jose on Monday night.

Blues: Host Ducks on Monday night.

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