Hockey World Juniors Upsets and Record Breakers

The St. Louis Blues turned to Joel Hofer in net Wednesday against the Stars, and the 23-year-old delivered a career-performance. Hofer stopped a career-high 39 shots en route to a 2-1 Blues win. It was the second straight start in which Hofer set a career high in saves as he turned aside 37 shots in a 4-1 win over Florida last week. With Jordan Binnington struggling, Hofer could find himself atop the Blues' goalie depth chart if he can continue to play well. Elsewhere, Connor Bedard had a tough night in a 8-1 loss to the Stars. The 18-year-old center hit the post early in the first period, but later made a pair of poor decisions that led directly to Stars goals. "I brought him in after the first period and I told him, 'You can't get everything back in one shift,''' Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said. "Just got to get back to playing on top of them and trusting your other players to turn pucks over.