The St. Louis Blues took care of business against Utah and were able to get over a very annoying obstacle last season, the shootout. It took 65 minutes of hockey, plus eight rounds of the shootout, to get a winner, and the good guys won it following this beauty from Connor McMichael.
CONNOR MCMICHAEL WINS IT IN ROUND 8 OF THE SHOOTOUT FOR THE BLUES 🔥
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) November 13, 2026
Not a bad time for his FIRST NHL shootout tally 🤯 pic.twitter.com/aLjKisBC5H
This team was 1-4 last season when it went to the one-on-one against the goalie, but now, they are a cool 1-0. There was a lot more to unpack from this game, and some clear-cut winners and a painful loser.
Let's get into it.
Winners:
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer gets the rare shootout-shutout. Not bad kid.
No. 30 stopped all 29 shots thrown at him in standard play, and then allowed the Mammoth's Vincent Trocheck and Michael Carcone to get the puck by him in the shootout.
This is now his second shutout of the 2026-27 season, joining his impressive showing on opening night in Dallas. Clearly, this kid has what it takes to carry the torch from Jordan Binnington, and that becomes more and more evident with each game that passes.
Connor McMichael
McMichael has been struggling offensively. Of course, it did not get much better in this game as he was held scoreless once again, but he made all the difference in the shootout. The McDouble tandem with Mason McTavish has lost its charm, but there is still a long season ahead for both players to figure it out.
This shootout goal is a very good start to getting back on track, and hopefully, he gets off of this 14-game goalless streak against Florida.
Philip Broberg
Philip Broberg is a beast. Blues head coach Jim Montgomery kept sending him out there a total of 32 times, for a whopping 29:48 of icetime.
That is a bit excessive, and should be monitored accordingly, but it was a fantastic showing from No. 6. He almost won this thing in Overtime as well, as this goal was quickly waived off.
Ref incorrectly called this Blues shot an OT winner 🥶🥶🥶
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 13, 2026
Quickly was overturned ❌ pic.twitter.com/t4HE4czKwb
Loser:
Offense
The unfortunate silver lining with a 1-0 shootout victory is that both offenses were unable to get much going. That is why the Blues' loser here was their offensive unit.
Jimmy Snuggerud may have gotten on the board in the shootout, but he was held without a shot on goal in the first 65 minutes. McTavish was more of a factor with four shots on goal, but could not get one past Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka either.
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