2013–14 St. Louis Blues season

2013–14 St. Louis Blues
Division	1st Central
Conference	1st Western
2013–14 record	52–18–7  111 pts.(Apr. 5)
Home record	28–7–4
Road record	24–11–3
Goals for	243
Goals against	173
Team information
General manager	Doug Armstrong
Coach	Ken Hitchcock
Captain	David Backes
Alternate captains	T. J. Oshie Alexander Steen Barret Jackman Alex Pietrangelo
Arena	Scottrade Center
Average attendance	16,979 (88.7%) 39 games (19,150 max.)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Chicago Wolves (AHL) Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) St. Charles Chill (CHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Alexander Steen (33)
Assists	Alex Pietrangelo (42)
Points	T. J. Oshie (60) Alexander Steen
Penalty minutes	Ryan Reaves (117) David Backes
Plus/minus	Jay Bouwmeester (+29)
Wins	Jaroslav Halak (24)
Goals against average	Brian Elliott (1.93)

The 2013–14 St. Louis Blues season will be the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.

Regular season

October

Jaroslav Halak became the Blues' leader in shutouts with his 17th on October 5, with a 7–0 whitewash of the Florida Panthers at the Scottrade Center, surpassing Glenn Hall's 16. Hall's record took 140 games (1968–1971), while Halak's took him only 121 games since he joined the Blues in June 2010.

The Blues have opened the season with a 4–0 start on October 12 with a home win against the New York Rangers, the first time they have started that perfectly in their 47-year history. The game was also their 10th consecutive home win dating back to last season.

November

Alexander Steen, 29, was named the First Star of the Month for October on November 1, in the best start of his career. He scored 11 goals, including four power-play goals and fourth in the NHL with 16 points in the team's 10 games played for the month. He is 6' 0" 212-pounds.

The team's telecasts earned the highest ratings in October in the team's 18 seasons on Fox Sports Midwest, with a 3.5 rating. That is 94% higher than in October 2011 (1.8), and 13% higher than the team's previous October best, a 3.1 in 1997. The Blues were 7–1–1 in October.

Alexander Steen scored his NHL-leading 14th goal on November 7, against the Calgary Flames which was the game-winner. Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos had tied him with their 13th earlier in the evening. He is the first Blues' player to score 14 goals in the team's first 14 games since the 1990 season when Brett Hull scored 16. Maxim Lapierre scored his first goal as a Blue, and goalie Brian Elliott got his 100th career win in stopping 18 shots out of 20. Jordan Leopold got his first two points of the season (both assists). Kevin Shattenkirk got an assist on the Blues' second goal, giving him at least one in his seventh consecutive game, the longest in the NHL this season. He has eight in that span.

On November 16, Alexander Steen scored his NHL-leading 17th goal, the game-winner with 6:20 into the third period, and earlier added an assist to pass Sidney Crosby for the points lead at 26, in a 4–2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Steen also extended his NHL-best points streak to 13 games, totaling 13 goals and five assists in that stretch. Blues' coach Ken Hitchcock won his 618th game passing Jacques Lemaire for ninth place on the all-time list. Steen's consecutive game streak of at least one point ended at 13, in the next game on Nov. 17.

On November 23, coach Hitchcock got his 621st win, passing Bryan Murray for eighth place on the all-time list.

On November 25, goalie Jaroslav Halak got his 27th career shutout, a franchise-record 18th as a member of the Blues and his second this season.

On November 27, Alexander Steen scored his 20th goal, tying Alex Ovechkin for the NHL lead, in the Blues' fifth consecutive win. The Blues are 10–1–1 in their past 12 games for a 19–3–3 record and 41 points.

December

Alexander Steen scored his 23rd and 24th goals in a 5–1 win on December 19, after earlier in the day signing a 3-year $17.4 mil. contract extension that will keep him as a Blue through the 2016–17 season. His 24 goals, tying his career high after only 34 team games (23–7–4), are second in the NHL only to the 28 by Alex Ovechkin. Brenden Morrow got his 300th career assist. The team is 48–0–1 in the past 49 home games when scoring three goals or more. Steen, the second-highest goal scorer in the NHL with 24, was sidelined with an upper-body injury during the second period of the December 21 game against the Edmonton Oilers. He was placed on injured reserve with a concussion on December 28, and will be out indefinitely. He last played on December 21, leaving in the second period. He leads the Blues with 24 goals (second in the NHL) and 38 points.

Chris Stewart was named First Star of the Week on December 23, for his performance in the week ending December 22, after earning six goals and one assist. He beat Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) and Matt Duchene (Colorado).

On December 23, the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper attended the Blues' game in Calgary against the Flames.

On December 28, the Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks in a thrilling 6–5 shootout at Scottrade to gain a point on the Blackhawks, and now within six points of division-leading Chicago, but with four games fewer played. The Blues were twice down by two goals, but came back to tie in regulation and then through a scoreless overtime. The Blues have beaten Chicago all three games played with two coming in shootouts, with this game playing without their top scorer, Alexander Steen. Dmitrij Jaskin scored his first NHL goal.

January

Three Blues' players were named to the 2014 Winter Olympics, men's USA Olympic team in Sochi, Russia, (February 7–23). David Backes,29, T.J. Oshie,27, and Kevin Shattenkirk (to be 25 then), were named to the team after the 2014 Winter Classic game on January 1. Backes (Minneapolis, Minnesota) was named to the USA Olympic team for the second time, Oshie (Everett, Washington), and Shattenkirk (New Rochelle, NY) for the first.

Vladimir Sobotka,26, was named to the Czech Republic's men's Olympic team, but a leg injury on January 31 will prevent him from participating in the Olympics. He will be re-evaluated in four weeks.

The Blues have their best start in the first half of the season (41 games) in team history after the January 4 game, with a 29-7-5 record and 63 points.

Goalie Brian Elliott was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week on January 6 for the week ending Jan. 5, after posting a glittering 3-0-0 record with a 1.00 GAA and a 0.962 save percentage, including one shutout, his career 24th, 15th with the Blues. That is one shy of Glenn Hall for #2 in team history. He came within eight seconds of a second shutout against the Minnesota Wild on New Year's Eve.

Jay Bouwmeester,30, and Alex Pietrangelo (to be 24 then), both defensemen, will represent Canada on the men's Olympic team.

Vladimir Tarasenko,22, will represent Russia on the men's Olympic team. He is a native of Yaroslavl.

Goalie Jaroslav Halak,28, will represent Slovakia on the men's Olympic team.

The Blues are back on top of the TSN Power Rankings on January 13, and have a +1.34 per game goal differential.

Alexander Steen returned to a full practice with the Blues on January 13, still out with a concussion, but making progress but there is no definite plan for his return. He has led the Blues in goals (24) and scoring (38 points) since his December 21 injury. His 38 points are fifth in the NHL. This is his second time with a concussion, when he lost 39 games during the 2011-12 season. The Blues were able to play at a 7-1-1 pace in his nine missed games, through January 10. His 38 points led the Blues until T.J. Oshie scored twice in the January 14th game, giving Oshie 39 points with a team-leading 29 assists to go with 10 goals, but playing in 45 games to Steen's 35 games. He was activated on January 17, after missing 11 games since his concussion on December 21. He is fifth-ranked in goals with 24. Named to Sweden's men's Olympic team, as was teammate Patrik Berglund. They were selected on January 7. Steen, 29, representing Sweden for the fourth time overall, first time at the Olympics. Berglund, 25, for the fifth time overall, first time at the Olympics. Altogether, 10 Blues' players have been selected to five countries' Olympic teams.

February

On February 6, coach Ken Hitchcock won his 110th game with the Blues, tying him for fourth place with Scotty Bowman on the Blues' list. With the OT win, the Blues moved within two points of Chicago for first place in the Central Division, and three points of the NHL-leading Anaheim Ducks.

On February 15, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, T.J. Oshie scored four shootout goals in six attempts (in a preliminary round only for seeding purposes), including the game-winner in a thrilling 3-2 win for the U.S. over Russia in front of 11,678 screaming fans at the Bolshoy Ice Dome. Video. Oshie was a player on the "bubble" whether the U.S. team would add him to its roster or not, but took him because of his success rate in shootouts. At the time of the Olympic break after the February 8 game, Oshie was tied for the team lead in points (46, 14 goals and 32 assists in 57G) with team goal-scoring leader Alexander Steen (28 goals and 18 assists in 46G).

On February 28, the Blues traded goalie Jaroslav Halak, and forward Chris Stewart, along with minor leaguer William Carrier, plus the 1st-round pick in 2015 and 3rd-round pick in 2016, for goalie Ryan Miller and forward Steve Ott of the Buffalo Sabres. Miller and Ott will join the Blues on Sunday for their road game against the Phoenix Coyotes.

March

The Blues took over the top spot in the NHL after their March 9 win with 94 points, and became the first team to pass the 100-point level (47-14-7), for the sixth time in their history after beating the Winnipeg Jets on March 17. On March 16, the team lost forward Vladimir Tarasenko because of a hand injury from the previous game, and will be reevaluated in six weeks. T.J. Oshie missed his first game of the year, the wild St. Patrick's Day game with numerous fights, to see the birth of his daughter earlier in the day. The Blues are four points ahead of their closest competitors, the Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks, and San Jose Sharks for the Presidents' Trophy with 14 games to play.

On March 22, the Blues clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season and 38th in franchise history, after the Phoenix Coyotes lost after the Blues lost to the Philadelphia Flyers. The Blues lead the Western Conference with 101 points (47-16-7) with 12 games remaining.

With his 16th career shutout for the Blues and 25th career shutout on March 24, Brian Elliott tied Glenn Hall for second place. He accomplished his 25th shutout in only his 209th start. It was the fifth fastest to 25 shutouts in modern NHL history. After 28 games, Elliott has a 17-5-2 record, 1.97 GAA, a .921 save percentage and fourth shutout this year. Jaroslav Halak holds the Blues' record with 20 shutouts.

T.J. Oshie was named the NHL's Third Star of the Week on March 31, for the week ending March 30. He tied for second place with six points in three games, including his first career hat trick on March 27.

April

The Blues set a new team wins record with their 52nd on April 3, breaking the record previously held by the 1999-2000 Blues team that had 51 wins, 114 points, and won the President's Trophy that season. The current team is second in the race for the trophy with 111 points (52-17-7), tying Boston, with six games remaining.

On April 4, Alexander Steen was nominated by the St. Louis chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The trophy is awarded annually to the player "who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." Steen leads the Blues with 33 goals, and tied for the team lead with 60 points despite losing 11 games from a concussion in December.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Colorado Avalanche	82	52	22	8	47	250	220	+30	112
2	x – St. Louis Blues	82	52	23	7	43	248	191	+57	111
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	46	21	15	40	267	220	+47	107
4	Minnesota Wild	82	43	27	12	35	207	206	+1	98
5	Dallas Stars	82	40	31	11	36	235	228	+7	91
6	Nashville Predators	82	38	32	12	36	216	242	−26	88
7	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	29	227	237	−10	84

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Legend:   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–1–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 15	St. Louis	6–5	Dallas	SO	Allen	7,056	1–0–0	StL 6, Dal 5 SO
2[a]	September 18	St. Louis	3–4	Tampa Bay	SO	Elliott	6,162	1–0–1	TBL 4, StL 3 SO
3	September 20	Tampa Bay	4–3	St. Louis		Halak	13,246	1–1–1	TBL 4, StL 3
4	September 21	Dallas	2–3	St. Louis	OT	Allen	13,028	2–1–1	StL 3, Dal 2 OT
5	September 25	St. Louis		Minnesota
6	September 27	Minnesota		St. Louis
Notes: a Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
October: 7–1–2 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 2–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Nashville 2–4 St. Louis Halak 18,851 1–0–0 2 StL 4, Nsh 2 2 October 5 Florida 0–7 St. Louis Halak 16,264 2–0–0 4 StL 7, Fla 0 3 October 9 Chicago 2–3 St. Louis Halak 16,565 3–0–0 6 StL 3, Chi 2 4 October 12 NY Rangers 3–5 St. Louis Halak 18,130 4–0–0 8 StL 5, NYR 3 5 October 15 San Jose 6–2 St. Louis Halak 14,503 4–1–0 8 SJS 6, StL 2 6 October 17 St. Louis 3–2 Chicago SO Halak 21,169 5–1–0 10 StL 3, Chi 2 SO 7 October 18 St. Louis 3–4 Winnipeg SO Elliott 15,004 5–1–1 11 Wpg 4, StL 3 SO 8 October 25 Vancouver 3–2 St. Louis OT Halak 17,604 5–1–2 12 Van 3, StL 2 OT 9 October 26 St. Louis 6–1 Nashville Halak 16,681 6–1–2 14 StL 6, Nsh 1 10 October 29 Winnipeg 2–3 St. Louis Halak 15,287 7–1–2 16 StL 3, Wpg 2
November: 11–3–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 St. Louis 4–0 Florida Elliott 12,922 8–1–2 18 StL 4, Fla 0 12 November 2 St. Louis 2–4 Tampa Bay Halak 18,885 8–2–2 18 TBL 4, StL 2 13 November 5 St. Louis 3–2 Montreal SO Halak 21,273 9–2–2 20 StL 3, Mtl 2  SO 14 November 7 Calgary 2–3 St. Louis Elliott 14,877 10–2–2 22 StL 3, Cgy 2 15 November 9 Pittsburgh 1–2 St. Louis Halak 18,685 11–2–2 24 StL 2, Pit 1 16 November 12 Phoenix 3–2 St. Louis OT Halak 15,678 11–2–3 25 Phx 3, StL 2 OT 17 November 14 Colorado 3–7 St. Louis Halak 14,190 12–2–3 27 StL 7, Col 3 18 November 16 Carolina 2–4 St. Louis Elliott 17,936 13–2–3 29 StL 4, Car 2 19 November 17 St. Louis 1–4 Washington Halak 18,506 13–3–3 29 Wsh 4, StL 1 20 November 19 St. Louis 4–1 Buffalo Halak 17,710 14–3–3 31 StL 4, Buf 1 21 November 21 St. Louis 3–2 Boston SO Halak 17,565 15–3–3 33 StL 3, Bos 2 SO 22 November 23 Dallas 1–6 St. Louis Elliott 18,037 16–3–3 35 StL 6, Dal 1 23 November 25 Minnesota 0–3 St. Louis Halak 15,832 17–3–3 37 StL 3, Min 0 24 November 27 St. Louis 4–1 Colorado Halak 17,595 18–3–3 39 StL 4, Col 1 25 November 29 St. Louis 3–6 San Jose Elliott 17,562 18–4–3 39 SJS 6, StL 3
December: 9–3–2 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 5–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 St. Louis 2–3 Los Angeles Halak 18,118 18–5–3 39 LAK 3, StL 2 27 December 5 NY Islanders 1–5 St. Louis Halak 14,152 19–5–3 41 StL 5, NYI 1 28 December 7 Anaheim 5–2 St. Louis Halak 17,646 19–6–3 41 Ana 5, StL 2 29 December 10 St. Louis 2–1 Winnipeg Elliott 15,004 20–6–3 43 StL 2, Wpg 1 30 December 12 Toronto 3–6 St. Louis Elliott 16,073 21–6–3 45 StL 6, Tor 3 31 December 14 St. Louis 4–3 Columbus OT Halak 13,801 22–6–3 47 StL 4, CBJ 3  OT 32 December 16 St. Louis 2–3 Ottawa OT Elliott 16,008 22–6–4 48 Ott 3, StL 2  OT 33 December 17 San Jose 4–2 St. Louis Halak 16,323 22–7–4 48 SJ 4, StL 2 34 December 19 Montreal 1–5 St. Louis Halak 17,189 23–7–4 50 StL 5, Mon 1 35 December 21 St. Louis 6–0 Edmonton Elliott 16,839 24–7–4 52 StL 6, Edm 0 36 December 23 St. Louis 3–4 Calgary SO Halak 19,289 24–7–5 53 Cal 4, StL 3 SO 37 December 28 Chicago 5–6 St. Louis SO Elliott 20,082 25–7–5 55 StL 6, Chi 5 SO 38 December 29 St. Louis 3–2 Dallas OT Elliott 15,678 26–7–5 57 StL 3, Dal 2 OT 39 December 31 St. Louis 2–1 Minnesota Elliott 18,919 27–7–5 59 StL 2, Min 1
January: 9–5–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Los Angeles 0–5 St. Louis Elliott 19,839 28–7–5 61 StL 5, L.A. 0 41 January 4 Columbus 2–6 St. Louis Elliott 19,611 29–7–5 63 StL 6, Clm 2 42 January 7 St. Louis 5–2 Edmonton Elliott 16,839 30–7–5 65 StL 5, Edm 2 43 January 9 St. Louis 5–0 Calgary Halak 19,289 31–7–5 67 StL 5, Cal 0 44 January 10 St. Louis 1–2 Vancouver Elliott 18,910 31–8–5 67 Van 2, StL 1 45 January 14 Phoenix 1–2 St. Louis Halak 16,571 32–8–5 69 StL 2, Pho 1 46 January 16 Los Angeles 4–1 St. Louis Halak 19,374 32–9–5 69 L.A. 4, StL 1 47 January 18 Anaheim 3–2 St. Louis Elliott 19,910 32–10–5 69 Ana 3, StL 2 48 January 20 St. Louis 4–1 Detroit Halak 20,066 33–10–5 71 StL 4, Det 1 49 January 21 St. Louis 1–7 New Jersey Elliott 11,432 33–11–5 71 NJ 7, StL 1 50 January 23 St. Louis 2–1 NY Rangers Halak 18,006 34–11–5 73 StL 2, NYR 1 51 January 25 St. Louis 4–3 NY Islanders SO Halak 15,888 35–11–5 75 StL 4, NYI 3  SO 52 January 28 New Jersey 0–3 St. Louis Halak 16,099 36–11–5 77 StL 3, NJ 0 53 January 31 St. Louis 1–3 Carolina Halak 16,035 36–12–5 77 Car 3, StL 1
February: 3–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 Sa February 1 Nashville 3–4 St. Louis SO Elliott 19,358 37–12–5 79 StL 4, Nsh 3  SO 55 Tu February 4 Ottawa 5–4 St. Louis SO Halak 14,758 37–12–6 80 Ott 5, StL 4  SO 56 Th February 6 Boston 2–3 St. Louis OT Halak 19,671 38–12–6 82 StL 3, Bos 2  OT 57 Sa February 8 Winnipeg 3–4 St. Louis SO Elliott 19,052 39–12–6 84 StL 4, Win 3  SO 58 We February 26 St. Louis 0–1 Vancouver Halak 18,910 39–13–6 84 Van 1, StL 0 59 Fr February 28 St. Louis 0–1 Anaheim Elliott 17,369 39–14–6 84 Ana 1, StL 0
March: 11–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 7–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 60 Su March 2 St. Louis 4–2 Phoenix Miller 13,955 40–14–6 86 StL 4, Pho 2 61 Tu March 4 Tampa Bay 2–4 St. Louis Miller 18,602 41–14–6 88 StL 4, TB 2 62 Th March 6 St. Louis 2–1 Nashville Miller 16,180 42–14–6 90 StL 2, Nsh 1 63 Sa March 8 St. Louis 2–1 Colorado Miller 18,137 43–14–6 92 StL 2, Col 1 64 Su March 9 St. Louis 3–2 Minnesota SO Elliott 18,909 44–14–6 94 StL 3, Min 2  SO 65 Tu March 11 Dallas 3–2 St. Louis OT Miller 16,763 44–14–7 95 Dal 3, StL 2  OT 66 Th March 13 Edmonton 2–6 St. Louis Miller 18,084 45–14–7 97 StL 6, Edm 2 67 Sa March 15 St. Louis 4–1 Nashville Miller 17,113 46–14–7 99 StL 4, Nsh 1 68 Mo March 17 Winnipeg 1–3 St. Louis Miller 16,665 47–14–7 101 StL 3, Win 1 69 We March 19 St. Louis 0–4 Chicago Miller 21,640 47–15–7 101 Chi 4, StL 0 70 Sa March 22 St. Louis 1–4 Philadelphia Miller 19,942 47–16–7 101 Phi 4, StL 1 71 Su March 23 St. Louis 1–0 Pittsburgh Elliott 18,662 48–16–7 103 StL 1, Pit 0 72 Tu March 25 St. Louis 5–3 Toronto Miller 19,505 49–16–7 105 StL 5, Tor 3 73 Th March 27 Minnesota 1–5 St. Louis Miller 19,646 50–16–7 107 StL 5, Min 1 74 Sa March 29 Dallas 4–2 St. Louis Miller 19,703 50–17–7 107 Dal 4, StL 2
April: 2–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 75 Tu April 1 Philadelphia 0–1 St. Louis SO Miller 18,647 51–17–7 109 StL 1, Phi 0  SO 76 Th April 3 Buffalo 1–2 St. Louis Elliott 16,146 52–17–7 111 StL 2, Buf 1 77 Sa April 5 Colorado 4–0 St. Louis Miller 19,153 52–18–7 111 CO 4, StL 0 78 Su April 6 St. Louis Chicago 79 Tu April 8 Washington St. Louis 80 Th April 10 St. Louis Minnesota 81 Fr April 11 St. Louis Dallas 82 Su April 13 Detroit St. Louis
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Updated through game on March 27, 2014

Regular Season  

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
T. J. Oshie	72	21	39	60	24	38
Alexander Steen	62	31	27	58	21	40
David Backes	68	27	28	55	16	97
Jaden Schwartz	71	23	30	53	27	23
Alex Pietrangelo	73	8	41	49	23	22
Vladimir Tarasenko + (3/16- )	64	21	22	43	20	16
Kevin Shattenkirk	72	9	33	42	9	32
Derek Roy	68	9	28	37	2	26
Jay Bouwmeester	73	4	32	36	27	18
Patrik Berglund	70	14	18	32	14	38
Vladimir Sobotka	54	8	22	30	17	64
Chris Stewart ‡ (traded on 2/28)	57	15	11	26	2	112
Brenden Morrow	65	12	11	23	2	59
Barret Jackman	72	3	12	15	18	77
Maxim Lapierre	62	7	6	13	0	62
Roman Polak	63	4	9	13	10	55
Magnus Paajarvi	48	6	6	12	Template:Neg	4
Ian Cole	44	3	8	11	16	29
Jordan Leopold	24	1	5	6	2	4
Ryan Reaves	54	2	4	6	Template:Neg	117
Carlo Colaiacovo	18	1	3	4	0	12
Steve Ott † (acquired after 2/28)	14	0	2	2	Template:Neg	9
Adam Cracknell	17	0	2	2	2	0
Dmitri Jaskin	12	1	1	2	Template:Neg	6
Chris Porter	16	0	1	1	0	0

⁺ indicates on Injured Reserve.
* indicates not currently on the active roster.
^‡Traded away mid-season, date in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only.
^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blues, acquired date in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only.
Bold = leading team in category.

Goaltenders

(through game on April 5, 2014)

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Brian Elliott	29	24	1,551	18	5	2	50	1.93	645	.922	4	0	2	0
Ryan Miller † (acquired after 2/28)	15	15	894	10	4	1	32	2.15	378	.915	1	0	0	0
Jaroslav Halak ‡ (traded on 2/28)	40	38	2,238	24	9	4	83	2.23	1,002	.917	4	0	1	0
Totals		77	4,683	52	18	7	165	2.11	2,025	.919	9	0	3	0

Roster

Updated April 5, 2014.

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
42		David Backes (C)	C	R	40	2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota
21		Patrik Berglund	C	L	36	2006	Västerås, Sweden
19		Jay Bouwmeester	D	L	40	2013	Edmonton, Alberta
28		Ian Cole	D	L	35	2007	Ann Arbor, Michigan
13		Carlo Colaiacovo	D	L	41	2013	Toronto, Ontario
1		Brian Elliott	G	L	39	2011	Newmarket, Ontario
5		Barret Jackman (A)	D	L	43	1999	Trail, British Columbia
26		Dmitrij Jaskin	RW	L	31	2011	Omsk, Russia
40		Maxim Lapierre	C	R	39	2013	Montreal, Quebec
33		Jordan Leopold	D	L	43	2013	Golden Valley, Minnesota
--		Niklas Lundstrom	G	L	31	2011	Varmdo, Sweden
39		Ryan Miller	G	L	43	2014	East Lansing, Michigan
10		Brenden Morrow	LW	L	45	2013	Carlyle, Saskatchewan
74		T. J. Oshie (A)	RW/C	R	37	2005	Mount Vernon, Washington
29		Steve Ott	C	L	41	2014	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
56		Magnus Paajarvi	LW	L	33	2013	Norrkoping, Sweden
27		Alex Pietrangelo (A)	D	R	34	2008	King City, Ontario
46		Roman Polak	D	R	38	2004	Ostrava, Czech republic
32		Chris Porter	C	L	40	2007	Toronto, Ontario
75		Ryan Reaves	RW	R	37	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba
12		Derek Roy	C	L	41	2013	Ottawa, Ontario
9		Jaden Schwartz	C	L	31	2010	Melfort, Saskatchewan
22		Kevin Shattenkirk	D	R	35	2011	Greenwich, Connecticut
17		Vladimir Sobotka	LW/C	L	36	2010	Třebíč, Czech republic
20		Alexander Steen (A)	LW	L	40	2008	Winnipeg, Manitoba
91		Vladimir Tarasenko	RW	L	32	2010	Yaroslavl, Soviet Union

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Maxim Lapierre	1st StL Blues Goal	November 7, 2013
Brian Elliott	100th Career Win	November 7, 2013
Brenden Morrow	300th Career Assist	December 19, 2013
Dmitrij Jaskin	1st NHL Goal	December 28, 2013

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Alexander Steen	NHL First Star of the Month (Oct.)	November 1, 2013
Chris Stewart	NHL First Star of the Week (ending Dec. 22)	December 23, 2013
Brian Elliott	NHL Second Star of the Week (ending Jan. 5)	January 6, 2014
T.J. Oshie	NHL Third Star of the Week (ending Mar. 30)	March 31, 2014

Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season

Trades

Date	Details
June 30, 2013	To Edmonton Oilers 3rd-round pick in 2013 TBL's 4th-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2013	To St. Louis Blues LAK's 2nd-round pick in 2013
June 30, 2013	To Nashville Predators 7th-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2014	To St. Louis Blues 4th-round pick in 2013
July 5, 2013	To Calgary Flames Kris Russell	To St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2014
July 8, 2013	To Ottawa Senators Future Considerations	To St. Louis Blues Pat Cannone
July 10, 2013	To Edmonton Oilers David Perron	To St. Louis Blues Magnus Paajarvi 2nd-round pick in 2014
February 28, 2014	To Buffalo Sabres Jaroslav Halak Chris Stewart William Carrier 1st-round pick in 2015 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016	To St. Louis Blues Ryan Miller Steve Ott
March 2, 2014	To Florida Panthers Mark Mancari	To St. Louis Blues Eric Selleck

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Jordan Leopold (D)	July 3, 2013	2 years, $4.5 million
Chris Stewart (RW)	July 19, 2013	2 years, $8.3 million
Jake Allen (G)	July 25, 2013	2 years, $1.6 million
Jay Bouwmeester (D)	August 1, 2013	5 years, $27 million contract extension
Magnus Paajarvi (LW)	August 2, 2013	2 years, $2.4 million
William Carrier (LW)	August 19, 2013	3 years, $2.725 million entry-level contract
Alex Pietrangelo (D)	September 13, 2013	7 years, $45.5 million
Alexander Steen (LW)	December 19, 2013	3 years, $17.4 million
Ryan Reaves (RW)	January 10, 2014	4 years, $4.5 million
Thomas Vannelli (D)	March 17, 2014	entry-level contract
Zach Pochiro (F)	March 19, 2014	3 years, entry-level contract
Petteri Lindbohm (D)	March 21, 2014	3 years, entry-level contract

Free agents signed

Player	Date	Former team	Contract terms
Maxim Lapierre (C)	July 5, 2013	Vancouver Canucks	2 years, $2.2 million
Mark Mancari (RW)	July 5, 2013	Rochester Americans	1 year, $600,000
Alexandre Bolduc (C)	July 5, 2013	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $550,000
Keith Aucoin (C)	July 5, 2013	New York Islanders	1 year, $625,000
Derek Roy (C)	July 11, 2013	Vancouver Canucks	1 year, $4 million
Brenden Morrow (LW)	Sep 23, 2013	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $1.5 million
Carlo Colaiacovo (D)	Nov 14, 2013	Detroit Red Wings	1 year, min. $449,390

Free agents lost

Player

New team

Contract terms

Claimed via Waivers

Player

Former team

Date claimed off waivers

Lost via Waivers

Player

New team

Date claimed off waivers

Lost via Retirement

Player	Date
Scott Nichol	June 5, 2013
Andy McDonald	June 6, 2013

Farm teams

Chicago Wolves

The Peoria (Illinois) Rivermen were the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2012–13.
On April 1, 2013, the Blues announced that the Vancouver Canucks on March 29 agreed to buy the Rivermen from the Blues, pending approval from the NHL. Details not available. It is expected the Blues will affiliate with the AHL's Chicago Wolves for the 2013–14 season. The Blues officially announced their affiliation with the Wolves on April 23, for at least three seasons. They play in the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. The team was formerly affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks from 2011–2013, and the Atlanta Thrashers from 2001–2011. The swap was hard to take for the fans of the team, but the team's attendance was light, and the sponsorship not very strong. The team is one of the premier franchises in the AHL. The team's owner is Don Levin, coached by Scott Arniel, and their GM is Wendell Young.

St. Charles Chill

The Blues announced an affiliation with the St. Charles Chill of the Central Hockey League on October 17, and join the Chicago Wolves as a source for player development. The Chill begin their inaugural season on October 19, and play at the Family Arena in St. Charles.

Draft picks

See also: List of St. Louis Blues draft picks

St. Louis Blues' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	47[a]	Tommy Vannelli	D	United States	Minnetonka Skippers (MSHSL)
2	57[b]	William Carrier	LW	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
4	112[c]	Zach Pochiro	LW	United States	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
6	173	Santeri Saari	D	Finland	Jokerit (SM-liiga)

Draft notes

• The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of an April 1, 2013 trade that sent Jay Bouwmeester to the Blues in exchange for Mark Cundari, the rights to Reto Berra, a 2014 first-round pick and this pick.

• ^a The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as a result of a February 26, 2012 trade that sent Ben Bishop to the Senators in exchange for this pick.

• The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a March 30, 2013 trade that sent Jordan Leopold to the Blues in exchange for a 2013 fifth-round pick and this pick.

• ^b The Los Angeles Kings’ second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Tampa Bay’s fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall) and St. Louis’ third and fourth-round picks in 2013 (83rd and 113th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
       Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (88th overall), Carolina’s fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick.

• The St. Louis Blues’ third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Los Angeles’ second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Tampa Bay’s fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall), a fourth-round pick in 2013 (113th overall) and this pick.

• The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Los Angeles’ second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 (83rd and 113th overall) and this pick.
       St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012 that sent B. J. Crombeen and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.

• ^c The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 (203rd overall) and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
       Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 3, 2011 that sent Cody Franson and Matthew Lombardi to Toronto in exchange for Brett Lebda, Robert Slaney and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Lombardi plays in 60 or more regular season games over the course of the 2011–12 and 2012–13 NHL seasons – was converted on April 3, 2012.

• The St. Louis Blues’ fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Los Angeles’ second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (83rd overall), Tampa Bay’s fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall) and this pick.

• The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a March 30, 2013 trade that sent Jordan Leopold to the Blues in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick and this pick.

• The St. Louis Blues’ seventh-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Toronto’s fourth-round pick in 2013 (112th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.

References

External links

• 2013–14 St. Louis Blues season at ESPN
• 2013–14 St. Louis Blues season at Hockey Reference