Matthew DeFranks

Hofer last started on Nov. 17 in Carolina during a 4-1 Blues loss and has not won since Oct. 19 against the Hurricanes at Enterprise Center.

Of the current 23-man active roster, 14 Blues players were around when Montgomery was an assistant back in 2021-22.

During a 5-2 win over the Rangers on Monday night, the Blues did not resemble the team that shuffled through the first 22 games of the young season.

Zack Bolduc scored two goals for the first time in his NHL career, while Schenn, Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich (empty-net) also scored for the Blues.

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In the first game under new coach Jim Montgomery, Bolduc submitted the best game of his young NHL career.

The Blues will not be playing against forward Timo Meier, who was suspended for one game on Tuesday for cross-checking Nashville's Zachary L'Heureux on Monday night.

When Broberg missed Wednesday's game against the Devils, it was the 12th he's missed since suffering the injury when Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner fell on his right leg.

But the Blues escaped Newark after managing just one shot on goal in the second period and hung on to a lead that was built with three first-period goals.