National Hockey League

FINAL Friday, October 2, 2026
St. Louis Blues 4
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Dallas Stars 0
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Match Report

Mason McTavish scores right away in Blues debut in a 4-0 opening-night win over Stars

— Mason McTavish scored only 94 seconds into his first game with the Blues to put them ahead to stay, Joel Hofer stopped 25 shots for his ninth career shutout and St. Louis won 4-0 at...

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Team Stats

12
Blocked Shots
19
18
Hits
21
2
Takeaways
2
24
Shots
25
0
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
36
37.9
Faceoff Win Percent
62.1
17
Giveaways
16
6
Total Penalties
5
26
Penalty Minutes
15

Top Performers

STL

  • Connor McMichael BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Robert Thomas BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Joel Hofer GA 0 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Mason McTavish BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

DAL

  • Jake Oettinger GA 2 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Mikko Rantanen BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Justin Hryckowian BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Arttu Hyry BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:53 · 3rd Radek Faksa shot blocked by Cam Fowler
  4. 19:33 · 3rd Radek Faksa hit Cam Fowler
  5. 19:23 · 3rd Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Ross Johnston
  6. 19:21 · 3rd Radek Faksa faceoff won against Dalibor Dvorsky
  7. 19:21 · 3rd Goalie Stopped
  8. 19:19 · 3rd Sam Steel Snap Shot saved by Joel Hofer

Highlights

00:42 Mason McTavish nets goal for Blues Watch on ESPN 00:49 Dalibor Dvorsky lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 00:48 Roope Hintz is taken off the ice after forceful knee collision Watch on ESPN 00:32 Jimmy Snuggerud lights the lamp for Blues Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

STL leads series 1-0

Injuries

Dallas Stars

  • Radek Faksa Day-To-Day
  • Sam Steel Day-To-Day
  • Oskar Back Injured Reserve
  • Esa Lindell Injured Reserve
  • Matt Duchene Injured Reserve

St. Louis Blues

  • Ross Johnston Injured Reserve
  • Torey Krug Injured Reserve
  • Dillon Dube Injured Reserve
  • Alexey Toropchenko Injured Reserve
  • Tyler Tucker Injured Reserve

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