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Revision as of 11:02, 25 October 2008

2008–09 St. Louis Blues
Division2nd Central
Conference4th Western
2008–09 record4-3-0
Home record3-2-0
Road record1-1-0
Goals for25
Goals against23
Team information
General managerLarry Pleau
CoachAndy Murray
CaptainEric Brewer
Alternate captainsKeith Tkachuk, Paul Kariya, Barret Jackman
ArenaScottrade Center
Average attendance19,030 (99.4%) [5 games] (19,150 max.)
Team leaders
GoalsKeith Tkachuk (7)
AssistsPaul Kariya (9)
PointsPaul Kariya (10)
Penalty minutesDavid Backes (16)
Plus/minusPatrik Berglund (+3)
WinsManny Legace (4)
Goals against averageManny Legace (2.94)

The 2008–09 St. Louis Blues season will be the 42nd season for the franchise in St. Louis. Template:NHLSeasonTOC

Pre-season

Game log

All game times are in Central Time Zone.

2008–09 Game Log
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER (pre-season)

Record: 4–2–1; Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–2–1
Attendance: 35,958 (3)

Game # Date Opponent Score OT/SO Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 September 22 Los Angeles Kings 2 - 1 Kansas City   7:05pm Mason 11,603 0-1-0 0
2 September 23 Dallas Stars 3 - 2 St. Louis   7:30pm Legace 10,796 1-1-0 2
3 September 26 Atlanta Thrashers 9 - 4 St. Louis   7:30pm Legace 12,526 2-1-0 4
4 September 27 Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Dallas   7:00pm Mason 17,191 2-2-0 4
5 September 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 - 3 SO Toronto   6:30pm Legace 18,581 2-2-1 5
6 October 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 - 3 St. Louis   7:30pm Mason 12,636 3-2-1 7
7 October 4 Atlanta Thrashers 4 - 1 Atlanta   8:00pm Legace 7,648 4-2-1

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Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates regulation loss.
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Standings

Central Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Detroit Red Wings 82 51 21 10 295 244 112
2 Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 24 12 264 216 104
3 St. Louis Blues 82 41 31 10 233 233 92
4 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 41 31 10 226 230 92
5 Nashville Predators 82 40 34 8 213 233 88

Conference standings

Standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – San Jose Sharks PA 82 53 18 11 257 204 117
2 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 51 21 10 295 244 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 27 10 246 220 100
4 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 46 24 12 264 216 104
5 Calgary Flames NW 82 46 30 6 254 248 98
6 St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 31 10 233 233 92
7 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 41 31 10 226 230 92
8 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 42 33 7 245 238 91
8.5
9 Minnesota Wild NW 82 40 33 9 219 200 89
10 Nashville Predators CE 82 40 34 8 213 233 88
11 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 35 9 234 248 85
12 Dallas Stars PA 82 36 35 11 230 257 83
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 36 39 7 208 252 79
14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 34 37 11 207 234 79
15 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 32 45 5 199 257 69

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division


Game log

All game times are in Central Time Zone.

2008–09 Game Log
OCTOBER

Record: 4–3–0; Home: 3–2–0; Road: 1–1–0
Attendance: 95,150 (5)

Game # Date Opponent Score OT/SO Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 10 Nashville Predators 5 - 2 St. Louis   7:30pm Legace 19,150 1-0-0 2
2 October 11 New York Islanders 2 - 5 New York   6:00pm Mason 16,234 1-1-0 2
3 October 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 - 4 SO Toronto   12:00pm Legace 19,045 2-1-0 4
4 October 16 Dallas Stars 6 - 1 St. Louis   7:30pm Legace 18,550 3-1-0 6
5 October 18 Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 3 SO St. Louis   7:30pm Legace 19,150 4-1-0 8
6 October 22 Detroit Red Wings 3 - 4 St. Louis   7:30pm Legace 19,150 4-2-0 8
7 October 24 Los Angeles Kings 4-0 St. Louis   7:30pm Legace 19,150 4-3-0 8
8 October 25 Florida Panthers St. Louis   7:30pm
9 October 30 Carolina Hurricanes St. Louis   7:30pm
NOVEMBER

Record: 0–0–0; Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0
Attendance: 0 (0)

Game # Date Opponent Score OT/SO Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
10 November 1 Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis   7:30pm
11 November 5 Anaheim Ducks Anaheim   9:00pm
12 November 6 San Jose Sharks San Jose   9:30pm
13 November 8 Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles   9:30pm
14 November 12 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo   6:00pm
15 November 14 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago   7:30pm
16 November 16 Montreal Canadiens St. Louis   5:00pm
17 November 21 Anaheim Ducks St. Louis   7:30pm
18 November 22 Minnesota Wild Minnesota   7:00pm
19 November 25 Nashville Predators Nashville   6:00pm
20 November 26 Colorado Avalanche Colorado   8:00pm
21 November 29 Edmonton Oilers St. Louis   1:00pm
22 November 30 Atlanta Thrashers Atlanta   2:00pm
DECEMBER

Record: 0–0–0; Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0
Attendance: 0 (0)

Game # Date Opponent Score OT/SO Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
23 December 3 Minnesota Wild Minnesota   7:00pm
24 December 5 Calgary Flames St. Louis   7:30pm
25 December 6 Phoenix Coyotes St. Louis   7:30pm
26 December 8 Nashville Predators St. Louis   7:30pm
27 December 10 Anaheim Ducks Anaheim   9:00pm
28 December 11 Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles   9:30pm
29 December 13 San Jose Sharks San Jose   9:30pm
30 December 16 Calgary Flames St. Louis   7:30pm
31 December 18 Washington Capitals Washington   6:00pm
32 December 20 Minnesota Wild St. Louis   7:30pm
33 December 21 Boston Bruins St. Louis   5:00pm
34 December 23 Detroit Red Wings Detroit   6:30pm
35 December 27 San Jose Sharks St. Louis   7:30pm
36 December 28 Anaheim Ducks St. Louis   5:00pm
37 December 30 New Jersey Devils St. Louis   7:30pm
JANUARY

Record: 0–0–0; Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0
Attendance: 0 (0)

Game # Date Opponent Score OT/SO Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
38 January 2 Carolina Hurricanes Carolina   6:00pm
39 January 3 Columbus Blue Jackets St. Louis   7:30pm
40 January 9 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver   9:00pm
41 January 11 Edmonton Oilers Edmonton   7:00pm
42 January 13 Calgary Flames Calgary   8:30pm
43 January 15 Colorado Avalanche St. Louis   7:30pm
44 January 17 Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis   7:30pm
45 January 19 Boston Bruins Boston   12:00pm
46 January 21 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago   7:30pm
47 January 29 Ottawa Senators St. Louis   7:30pm
48 January 31 Philadelphia Flyers St. Louis   7:30pm
FEBRUARY

Record: 0–0–0; Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0
Attendance: 0 (0)

Game # Date Opponent Score OT/SO Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
49 February 2 Detroit Red Wings Detroit   6:00pm
50 February 3 Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus   6:00pm
51 February 5 Edmonton Oilers St. Louis   7:30pm
52 February 7 Colorado Avalanche St. Louis   7:30pm
53 February 10 Vancouver Canucks St. Louis   7:30pm
54 February 12 Nashville Predators Nashville   7:00pm
55 February 13 Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis   7:30pm
56 February 16 New York Rangers St. Louis   6:00pm
57 February 18 Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus   6:00pm
58 February 19 Nashville Predators Nashville   7:00pm
59 February 21 Nashville Predators St. Louis   7:30pm
60 February 24 Phoenix Coyotes St. Louis   7:30pm
61 February 26 Dallas Stars Dallas   7:30pm
62 February 28 Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix   8:00pm
MARCH

Record: 0–0–0; Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0
Attendance: 0 (0)

Game # Date Opponent Score OT/SO Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
63 March 3 Detroit Red Wings St. Louis   7:30pm
64 March 6 Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa   6:30pm
65 March 7 Florida Panthers Florida   6:00pm
66 March 10 Dallas Stars St. Louis   7:30pm
67 March 12 San Jose Sharks St. Louis   7:30pm
68 March 14 Detroit Red Wings St. Louis   1:00pm
69 March 15 Minnesota Wild St. Louis   5:00pm
70 March 17 Edmonton Oilers Edmonton   8:00pm
71 March 19 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver   9:00pm
72 March 20 Calgary Flames Calgary   8:00pm
73 March 24 Los Angeles Kings St. Louis   7:30pm
74 March 26 Vancouver Canucks St. Louis   7:30pm
75 March 28 Columbus Blue Jackets St. Louis   7:30pm
76 March 29 Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus   4:00pm
APRIL

Record: 0–0–0; Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0
Attendance: 0 (0)

Game # Date Opponent Score OT/SO Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
77 April 1 Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis   7:30pm
78 April 2 Detroit Red Wings Detroit   6:30pm
79 April 4 Dallas Stars Dallas   7:00pm
80 April 7 Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix   9:00pm
81 April 10 Columbus Bluejackets St. Louis   7:30pm
82 April 12 Colorado Avalanche Colorado   2:00pm

2008–09 Schedule

  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

Player stats

Player Statistics

Skaters

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Paul Kariya 9 5 1 8 9 -1 0 - - - - - -
Andy McDonald 10 5 1 6 7 -5 6 - - - - - -
Brad Boyes 22 5 4 3 7 -5 0 - - - - - -
Keith Tkachuk 7 5 6 0 6 -1 10 - - - - - -
David Perron 57 5 0 5 5 +3 0 - - - - - -
Patrik Berglund 21 4 1 2 3 +3 0 - - - - - -
Barret Jackman 5 5 1 1 2 0 4 - - - - - -
Chris Porter 32 4 1 1 2 -1 0 - - - - - -
T.J. Oshie 74 5 0 2 2 +1 0 - - - - - -
Steve Wagner 49 5 1 1 2 0 4 - - - - - -
Lee Stempniak 12 1 0 1 1 -1 0 - - - - - -
Jay McKee 77 5 1 0 1 0 2 - - - - - -
Eric Brewer 4 5 1 0 1 -3 4 - - - - - -
Mike Weaver 43 3 0 1 1 -1 0 - - - - - -
Jay McClement 18 5 0 1 1 0 2 - - - - - -
Yan Stastny 25 3 1 0 1 +1 0 - - - - - -
D.J. King 19 1 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - - -
David Backes 42 5 1 0 1 0 8 - - - - - -
Dan Hinote 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - -
Cam Janssen 55 5 0 0 0 -1 6 - - - - - -
Roman Polak 46 5 0 0 0 +3 0 - - - - - -
Alex Pietrangelo 27 3 0 0 0 -2 0 - - - - - -

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; ShO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage [(SA-GA)/SA]; GAA = Goals Against Average [(GA*60)/TOI]

Player GP TOI W L OT GA ShO SA SV % GAA
Manny Legace     6   326     4     2     0     16     0   163   .902   2.94
Chris Mason     1     59     0     1     0     4     0     33   .879   4.07
Ben Bishop     1     40     0     0     0     2     0     17   .882   3.00

(through October 24,2008)

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

Trades

June 4, 2008
 To St. Louis Blues
T.J. Fast (D) 		To Los Angeles Kings
5th round draft pick in 2009
June 19, 2008
 To St. Louis Blues
3rd round draft pick (#70) in 2008 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jamal Mayers (RW)
June 20, 2008
 To St. Louis Blues
Chris Mason (G)[1] 		To Nashville Predators
4th round draft pick in 2008

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract Terms
Mike Weaver Vancouver Canucks ($ unknown) Blues Sign Defenseman Mike Weaver (July 10)
Matt Foy Minnesota Wild ($ unknown) Blues Sign Forward Matt Foy (July 14)
Cam Paddock San Antonio Rampage (AHL) ($ unknown) Blues Sign Forwards Paddock, Regier (July 15)
Steve Regier Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) ($ unknown) Blues Sign Forwards Paddock, Regier (July 15)
Brad Winchester Dallas Stars ($ unknown) Blues Ink Forward Brad Winchester (July 16)
Andy Wozniewski Toronto Maple Leafs ($ unknown) Blues Sign Defenseman Andy Wozniewski (July 17)
Tyson Strachan Peoria Rivermen (AHL) ($ unknown) Blues Sign Free Agent Tyson Strachan (Oct. 9)
Player New team
Ryan Johnson Vancouver Canucks (July 2)
Matt Walker Chicago Blackhawks (July 7)
Mike Glumac Montreal Canadiens (July 16)

Claimed from Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
David Koci Tampa Bay Lightning October 21[2]

Contract Renewals

Player Contract Terms (yrs, $/yr.)
Yan Stastny 2 yrs. ($ unknown) Blues Sign Stastny to 2-Year Deal (July 3)

Draft picks

St. Louis's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario, June 20-June 21, 2008.[3]

Round Pick Player Position Shoots Nationality League Birthplace, Date Height, Weight
1     4 Alex Pietrangelo D R  Canada Ontario Hockey League King City, ON  January 18, 1990 6' 3", 206 lbs.
2 (from ATL)   33 Philip McRae C L  United States Ontario Hockey League Minneapolis, MN  March 15, 1990 6' 2", 189 lbs.
2   34 Jake Allen G L (gloves)  Canada Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Fredericton, NB  August 7, 1990 6' 2", 175 lbs.
3   65 Jori Lehtera C L  Finland SM-liiga Helsinki, Finland   December 23, 1987 6' 2", 191 lbs.
3 (from FL)   70 James Livingston RW R  Canada Ontario Hockey League Halifax, NS   March 8, 1990 6' 1", 200 lbs.
3 (from SJ)   87 Ian Schultz RW R  Canada Western Hockey League Calgary, AB   March 8, 1990 6' 1", 179 lbs.
4   95 David Warsofsky D L  United States US National Team Development Program U-18 Marshfield, MA   May 30, 1990 5' 8", 160 lbs.
5 125 Kristoffer Berglund D L  Sweden Sweden-2 League Umeå, Sweden   August 12, 1988 5' 10", 180 lbs.
6 155 Anthony Nigro C L  Canada Ontario Hockey League Vaughan, ON   January 11, 1990 6' 0", 189 lbs.
7 185 Paul Karpowich G L (gloves)  Canada Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Thunder Bay, ON   October 25, 1988 6' 0", 160 lbs.

Roster

Updated August 23, 2024[4][5]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
59 Russia Nikita Alexandrov (RFA) C L 24 2019 Burgwedel, Germany
50 Canada Jordan Binnington G L 31 2011 Richmond Hill, Ontario
6 Sweden Philip Broberg D L 23 2024 Orebro, Sweden
89 Russia Pavel Buchnevich LW L 29 2021 Cherepovets, Russia
12 Czech Republic Radek Faksa C L 30 2024 Vitkov, Czech Republic
72 United States Justin Faulk (A) D R 32 2019 South St. Paul, Minnesota
81 Canada Dylan Holloway LW L 23 2024 Calgary, Alberta
30 Canada Joel Hofer G L 24 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba
71 Canada Mathieu Joseph RW L 27 2024 Laval, Quebec
77 Canada Pierre-Olivier Joseph D L 25 2024 Laval, Quebec
42 Finland Kasperi Kapanen RW R 28 2023 Kuopio, Finland
47 United States Torey Krug Injured Reserve D L 33 2020 Royal Oak, Michigan
25 Canada Jordan Kyrou C R 26 2016 Toronto, Ontario
4 United States Nick Leddy D L 33 2022 Eden Prairie, Minnesota
63 Canada Jake Neighbours LW L 22 2020 Airdrie, Alberta
55 Canada Colton Parayko (A) D R 31 2012 St. Albert, Alberta
48 United States Scott Perunovich D L 26 2018 Hibbing, Minnesota
20 United States Brandon Saad LW L 31 2021 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10 Canada Brayden Schenn (C) C L 33 2017 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
70 Sweden Oskar Sundqvist C R 30 2023 Boden, Sweden
22 United States Ryan Suter D L 39 2024 Madison, Wisconsin
9 France Alexandre Texier C L 25 2024 Grenoble, France
18 Canada Robert Thomas (A) C R 25 2017 Aurora, Ontario
13 Russia Alexey Toropchenko RW L 25 2017 Moscow, Russia
75 Canada Tyler Tucker D L 24 2018 Longlac, Ontario
26 Australia Nathan Walker LW L 30 2019 Cardiff, United Kingdom


See also

Farm teams

Peoria Rivermen

The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2008–09.

Alaska Aces

The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.

References

  1. ^ CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - St Louis - Blues acquire Preds' goalie
  2. ^ Blues Claim David Koci from Waivers
  3. ^ 2008 NHL Entry Draft Results Blues Draft History
  4. ^ "St. Louis Blues Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "St. Louis Blues Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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