Preseason Game Highlights: Stars 5, Blues 3
Guy against Robertson on the near wing. Holloway and Rantin on the far wing. Hinson on the opening draw. Hint wins it. They get it to Hasten. They bring it in front. Shoot it on. Hoer makes a save and a puck right back to Bishell over to Leouchkin into the slot. Sean going down low. They put it in front. Deflected in and score. Tipped by Duchain. five hole and the Stars take a one- nothing lead. 435 into the first period. Well, this is what we talked about in the pregame about these star players really having their way on the ice. You got him out there with Leo Loops grouping, right? You have Sam Steel, you have Duchaine, you have Tyler Sean, there’s Skinner. And this is what you have to expect now at this point in camp. These are players that can move the puck, that are smart, that jump to area. Akin will clear for Dallas. Catch the Blues changing. Wyatt Johnston brings it in on Torupch, shoots and scores. Well, the Stars caught the Blues on a messed up line change. Wyatt Johnston puts the Dallas Stars on top two to nothing. 14-25 into the opening period. You know, I’ll have to see who was changing. I think it was Alexander Tuxier was changing on the play, but it’s not a bad change. The Blues are in the offensive zone. What happens is you got Mero Hastin is going to shoot this puck up to Wyatt Johnson. So a battle loss in the offensive zone allows Hastin to pick his head up, find Johnson through the middle. Opin enters the St. Louis zone up two nothing. Turns goes side of the net to Rantonin. Rantin shoved down by Faulk. Shot on. Rebound over and Hoffer slides to get the blocker. Maybe I’ll wear my tie-dye button-down shirt for that game. Kirbs, I’d like to see that. Blues get it. Shoot it. score. Right off a faceoff wave, they find Dylan Holloway through the screen. Holloway picks the corner and puts the Blues on the board. It’s 2 to1 with 704 to go in the first period. Well, this is the line for St. Louis, which just it’s loaded with skill. It’s loaded with talent. It’s loaded with intelligence. You got Pew Sudter there in the middle, Dylan Holloway, and Jordan Carr. This is going to be a heck of a line. Really, it’s a faceoff win, but this play really is set up from the stop and go of Jordan Kyu, who’s on the boards. He’s coming up. He creeps up. He puts on the brakes and just changes direction in a hurry. He’s got his head on a swivel and throws a nice little soft backhand pass right to space. You see Matt Martin with a four hits. Roberg walks it in on the wrap around. score. Took it in behind the net and you can see the one extra stride behind the goal. Sped up the wrapound and Philip Broberg’s tied the game at two. 436 to go. Second period. Well, I tell you what, we’ve seen two goals tonight for St. Louis. Both off of offensive zone faceoffs. The one in the first period from Dylan Holloway and then of course this one from Philip Broberg. And it’s a faceoff win by the D’vorski line. Heck of a job to the right of Smith. He’s going to snap this one. Boys going to snap it back hard. It’s going to go right to Broberg. Broberg’s just going to go. He sees space. He takes it. Goes down. He tried to chip it in front and play broken up by Lof now to Fox again. Knocked down to his knees. Wyatt Johnson into the circle. Weaves it around Joseph. They trickle in and score. Fox didn’t get everything on it. And like a change up, the Blues were scrambling and a puck goes five hole on Hoffer. Dallas regains the lead. It’s three to two. 215 to go. Second period. Yeah, I tell it’s just a lot of give and go hockey. You got Radic Fox at Tyler Sean and then of course full year was more about just giving him those those big time games, those tough games, those avalanche games on the road. Stars drive it into the middle. Her pokes it away, but the rebound is there and Sean puts it in. 50 seconds into the third period. Stars have had scoring chances in the first minute of every period and this time they finally break it in and it’s a 4 to2 Dallas lead. Well, I tell you what, just a burst of speed right there. Looked like Joel Hoffer made the original save there as it was sneaking just around like he was going to come back and collapse on him with that blocker, but the rebound just sitting right there at Tyler Sean. Video board some info for fans here over the line. Dylan Holloway drops it to Kyu. Back to Holloway. Score. The Blues are back within one. [Music] They brought some life back to the game. Second of the game from Dylan Holloway. 653 to go. Third period. Just an absolute beautiful play off the rush from this top line. This is just your top skill exposed at its finest. A drop pass from Holloway. He’s going to go to Kyu. Then he’s going to continue his route through the middle to find some open ice. And Kyu just an absolute dandy of a pass through traffic. Head looking at the net. Goes right under the stick of Ranson and puts it right on the blade of Holloway. It’s a scoop and it’s a shoot and it’s right under the bar. There’s a hot chunk in the road. It was a hot pass, but it just kind of hit something right before it hit Kyro. Just blew up everywhere. Puck turned over off a Holloway who couldn’t get his footing in a Dallas Stars.
Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg both netted goals for the Blues as St. Louis fell to the Dallas Stars in their fourth matchup of the preseason at Enterprise Center on September 30, 2025.
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Kerbs, don't forget the HAT TRICK HAT for the home opener, just in case. Let's get that thing to the ice!
Hollow Kyrou chemistry is insane. Not too bad considering the stars (a cup contending team) were playing their first line and the blues were not.
I'd like to see the home team win at least a few pre-season games
I just hope Hofer stops ‘Hofing’ before the games that actually matter start
For clarification,
Hofing – the act of looking clumsy in net and/or letting in the first few shots of the game from the opposing team.
Someone please tell me that these pre-season Blues' games are not a foreshadowing of the regular season.
Think of preseason as a valuable time to showcase talent and experiment a little with the chemistry. It’s a mostly different team that we see on the 9th.