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2019–20 St. Louis Blues
West (NHL)West Division champions
Division1st West (NHL)West
Conference1st Western
2019–20 record42–19–10
Home record23–7–5
Road record19–12–5
Goals for225
Goals against193
Team information
General managerDoug Armstrong
CoachCraig Berube
CaptainAlex Pietrangelo
Alternate captainsRyan O'Reilly (Nov–Aug)
Alexander Steen
Vladimir Tarasenko
ArenaEnterprise Center
Minor league affiliate(s)San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Tulsa Oilers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDavid Perron
Brayden Schenn (25)
AssistsRyan O'Reilly (49)
PointsRyan O'Reilly (61)
Penalty minutesDavid Perron (52)
Plus/minusVince Dunn (+15)
WinsJordan Binnington (30)
Goals against averageJake Allen (2.15)

The 2019–20 St. Louis Blues season was the 53rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[1] The Blues entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions for the first time in franchise history.

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over, with the remaining games being cancelled.[4] The Blues advanced to the playoffs and played to play in a round-robin tournament, to determine the team's seed for the playoffs. The Blues faced the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, but were defeated in six games.[5]

Off-season

On June 24, 2019, head coach Craig Berube signed a three-year contract with the Blues. Berube had been the interim head coach since November 2018 and helped the Blues win the Stanley Cup in the previous season.[6]

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 St. Louis Blues 71 42 19 10 33 225 193 +32 94
2 Colorado Avalanche 70 42 20 8 37 237 191 +46 92
3 Dallas Stars 69 37 24 8 26 180 177 +3 82
4 Winnipeg Jets 71 37 28 6 30 216 203 +13 80
5 Nashville Predators 69 35 26 8 28 215 217 −2 78
6 Minnesota Wild 69 35 27 7 30 220 220 0 77
7 Chicago Blackhawks 70 32 30 8 23 212 218 −6 72
Source: National Hockey League[7]

Western Conference

Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 St. Louis Blues 71 42 19 10 33 225 193 +32 .662 Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[8]
2 Colorado Avalanche 70 42 20 8 37 237 191 +46 .657
3 Vegas Golden Knights 71 39 24 8 30 227 211 +16 .606
4 Dallas Stars 69 37 24 8 26 180 177 +3 .594
5 Edmonton Oilers 71 37 25 9 31 225 217 +8 .585 Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[8]
6 Nashville Predators 69 35 26 8 28 215 217 −2 .565
7 Vancouver Canucks 69 36 27 6 27 228 217 +11 .565
8 Calgary Flames 70 36 27 7 25 210 215 −5 .564
9 Winnipeg Jets 71 37 28 6 30 216 203 +13 .563
10 Minnesota Wild 69 35 27 7 30 220 220 0 .558
11 Arizona Coyotes 70 33 29 8 26 195 187 +8 .529
12 Chicago Blackhawks 70 32 30 8 23 212 218 −6 .514
13 Anaheim Ducks 71 29 33 9 20 187 226 −39 .472
14 Los Angeles Kings 70 29 35 6 21 178 212 −34 .457
15 San Jose Sharks 70 29 36 5 22 182 226 −44 .450
Source: National Hockey League[9]
Tiebreaking procedures
  1. Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
  2. Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
  3. Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
  4. Greater amount of total wins (including shootouts).
  5. Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
  6. Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
  7. Greater amount of goals scored (denoted by GF).

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[10]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[11]

2019–20 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Blues played in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs. St. Louis finished with a 0–2–1 record to secure the fourth seed for the playoffs.[13]

The Blues faced the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, and were eliminated in six games.[14]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season[17]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jordan Binnington 50 50 2,947:41 30 13 7 126 2.56 1,430 .912 3 0 1 4
Jake Allen 24 21 1,339:04 12 6 3 48 2.15 655 .927 2 0 0 0
Playoffs[18]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Allen 5 4 285:41 2 1 1 9 1.89 138 .935 0 0 0 2
Jordan Binnington 5 5 266:47 0 5 0 21 4.72 141 .851 0 0 0 0

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


Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Future considerations 		To St. Louis Blues
Dakota Joshua 		[19]
July 25, 2019 (2019-07-25) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jordan Schmaltz 		To St. Louis Blues
Andreas Borgman 		[20]
September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24) To Carolina Hurricanes
Dominik Bokk
Joel Edmundson
7th-round pick in 2021 		To St. Louis Blues
Justin Faulk
5th-round pick in 2020 		[21]
November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06) To Detroit Red Wings
Robby Fabbri 		To St. Louis Blues
Jacob de la Rose 		[22]
February 18, 2020 (2020-02-18) To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2020
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2021 		To St. Louis Blues
Marco Scandella 		[23]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Jake Dotchin from Anaheim Ducks 1-year [24]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Nick Lappin from New Jersey Devils 1-year [24]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Evan Polei from Bakersfield Condors (AHL) 2-year [24][25]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Derrick Pouliot from Vancouver Canucks 1-year [24]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Mike Vecchione from Philadelphia Flyers 1-year [24]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Nathan Walker from Washington Capitals 1-year [24]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Tyler Wotherspoon to Philadelphia Flyers 2-year [26]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Jani Hakanpaa to Anaheim Ducks 1-year [27]
July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10) Jared Coreau to New York Islanders 1-year [28]
July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16) Michael Del Zotto to Anaheim Ducks 1-year [29]
August 24, 2019 (2019-08-24) Patrick Maroon to Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year [30]
September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03) Conner Bleackley to Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) 1-year [31]
November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20) Troy Brouwer from Florida Panthers 1-year [32]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) from/to

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
June 23, 2019 (2019-06-23) Jordan Nolan 1-year [36]
June 23, 2019 (2019-06-23) Nolan Stevens 1-year [37]
June 27, 2019 (2019-06-27) Carl Gunnarsson 2-year [38]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Sammy Blais 1-year [39]
July 8, 2019 (2019-07-08) Zach Sanford 2-year [40]
July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12) Robby Fabbri 1-year [41]
July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12) Dakota Joshua 2-year [19]
July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12) Mitch Reinke 1-year [citation needed]
July 13, 2019 (2019-07-13) Jordan Binnington 2-year [42]
July 20, 2019 (2019-07-20) Ville Husso 1-year [43]
July 21, 2019 (2019-07-21) Oskar Sundqvist 4-year [44]
August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01) Nikita Alexandrov 3-year [45]
August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06) Joel Edmundson 1-year [46]
September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01) Ivan Barbashev 2-year [47]
September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24) Justin Faulk 7-year [21]
October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04) Brayden Schenn 8-year [48]
October 17, 2019 (2019-10-17) Mathis Laferriere 3-year [49]

Draft picks

See also: List of St. Louis Blues draft picks

Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 62 Nikita Alexandrov C  Russia Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
3 93 Colten Ellis G  Canada Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
5 155 Keean Washkurak C  Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
7 2081 Vadim Zherenko G  Russia MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
7 217 Jeremy Michel LW  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)

Notes:

  1. The Toronto Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2020 to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[50]

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