Current Season
GP
36
W-L-OTL
17-11-4
GAA
2.70
SV%
.907
SO
5
GS
-
Career Stats
Contract
Cap Hit
$3.40M
Total Value
$6.80M
Expires
2 yrs · 2026-2027
Status
Then RFA
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Recent Stories
Joel Hofer has been nothing short of spectacular since the Olympic break, posting a 4-0 record with just four goals allowed across his starts and stopping 101 of 105 shots. The problem for St. Louis is that every win he delivers pushes the Blues further away from the lottery odds they desperately need to land generational prospect Gavin McKenna in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Joel Hofer stones the opposition for his seventh career NHL shutout, flashing the butterfly that Blues brass bet big on. St. Louis leans on the young netminder's cool in high-stakes games, where every save builds his legend. As the team eyes a deep run, Hofer's stonewall proves he's no fluke between the pipes.
Macklin Celebrini wastes no time lighting the lamp on Jordan Binnington as the Blues face the Sharks in a matchup that tests St. Louis' shaky goaltending depth. Binnington, who's been yanked from spots this season amid whispers of a trade and a shift to Joel Hofer as the guy, stares down the rookie phenom who's been tearing up nets league-wide.
Schwartz buries one past Joel Hofer to swing the STL at SEA matchup, exploiting a momentary lapse in a goaltending duel. Blues push for survival points while Kraken defend their home fortress fiercely. These goals carry deadline weight for rosters on the bubble.
Joel Hofer pulls off a desperation dive that Blues fans will tattoo on their souls, denying Minnesota at the buzzer for a statement win. St. Louis clings to every point in the playoff scrum, and this theft from the Wild crease keeps their faint hopes flickering. Hofer's acrobatics echo the clutch gene that defined this franchise once upon a time, but sustaining it demands more than one highlight-reel stop.
Joel Hofer grabs the reins in net for the Blues as they roll into the State of Hockey, where Minnesota's Olympic gold trio of Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber returns to a roaring home crowd for the first time since the Milan Cortina break. St. Louis backs him up after Jordan Binnington's strong outing against New Jersey, but Hofer's season stats draw whispers in a blue line already missing Colton Parayko.