Hofer handles career workload with improved GAA and shutouts.
Joel Hofer is experiencing a career-high workload with 41 games played, posting a 20-12-5 record, a .909 SV%, and a 2.58 GAA. While his .909 SV% is a slight dip from his .914 two seasons ago, his 2.58 GAA is his best over any season with over 30 games. Most notably, his 6 shutouts are a substantial increase from just one in each of his previous two seasons.
Date | Opponent | Score | Role | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | @  | W 5–3 | Start | 20 | 23 | .870 | 3 | 60:00 |
| Apr 13 | vs  | W 6–3 | Start | 28 | 31 | .903 | 3 | 59:50 |
| Apr 11 | @  | W 5–3 | Start | 31 | 34 | .912 | 3 | 60:00 |
| Apr 7 | vs  | L 1–3 | Start | 34 | 37 | .919 | 3 | 55:51 |
| Apr 5 | @ | W 3–2 | Start | 26 | 28 | .929 | 2 | 60:00 |
Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 |  | 46 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 0.910 | 2.61 | 6 | 1137 | 1250 |
| 2024-25 | | 31 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0.904 | 2.64 | 1 | 693 | 767 |
| 2023-24 | | 30 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0.914 | 2.65 | 1 | 759 | 830 |
| 2022-23 | | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.905 | 3.22 | 0 | 162 | 179 |
| 2021-22 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.880 | 3.07 | 0 | 44 | 50 |
| Career Totals | — | 115 | 106 | 59 | 35 | 10 | 0.909 | — | 8 | 2795 | 3076 |
News
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The Blues front office showed their unwavering support of Hofer in blocked potential blockbuster - Bleedin' Blue
Blues goalie Joel Hofer shoulders a run of starts — and keeps rising to the moment - The New York Times
Hofer makes 21 saves to help Blues beat Washington 3-0 - First Alert 4
STL@SEA: Schwartz scores goal against Joel Hofer - NHL.com
Joel Hofer gets another start, but Blues say not to read too much into goalie situation - The New York Times