2020–21 St. Louis Blues season

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2020–21 St. Louis Blues
DivisionWest
2020–21 record7–3–1
Home record3–2–1
Road record4–1–0
Goals for39
Goals against36
Team information
CoachCraig Berube
CaptainRyan O'Reilly
Alternate captainsColton Parayko
Brayden Schenn
Vladimir Tarasenko
ArenaEnterprise Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
Utica Comets (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrayden Schenn (6)
AssistsJordan Kyrou
David Perron
Jaden Schwartz (7)
PointsJordan Kyrou (12)
Penalty minutesColton Parayko
Marco Scandella (10)
Plus/minusJaden Schwartz (+12)
WinsJordan Binnington (6)
Goals against averageJordan Binnington (2.63)

The 2020–21 St. Louis Blues season is the 54th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967. Head coach Craig Berube is coaching his third season with the team.[1]

On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada-United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Blues will play this season in the West Division and will only play games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs.

Standings

Divisional standings

West Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Colorado Avalanche 56 39 13 4 35 197 133 +64 82
2 x – Vegas Golden Knights 56 40 14 2 30 191 124 +67 82
3 x – Minnesota Wild 56 35 16 5 27 181 160 +21 75
4 x – St. Louis Blues 56 27 20 9 19 169 170 −1 63
5 e – Arizona Coyotes 56 24 26 6 19 153 176 −23 54
6 e – Los Angeles Kings 56 21 28 7 19 143 170 −27 49
7 e – San Jose Sharks 56 21 28 7 15 151 199 −48 49
8 e – Anaheim Ducks 56 17 30 9 11 126 179 −53 43
Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 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 (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[3]

2020–21 game log
February: 1–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 February 2 Arizona 3–4 St. Louis Binnington 1,400 7–2–1 15 Recap
11 February 4 Arizona 4–3 St. Louis Binnington — 7–3–1 15 Recap
— February 6 Colorado – St. Louis Postponed due to COVID-19.[6]
12 February 6 Arizona – St. Louis
— February 7 Colorado – St. Louis Postponed due to COVID-19.
13 February 8 Arizona – St. Louis
— February 9 St. Louis – Minnesota Postponed due to COVID-19.[7]
14 February 11 St. Louis – Minnesota
15 February 13 St. Louis – Arizona
16 February 15 St. Louis – Arizona
17 February 18 San Jose – St. Louis
18 February 20 San Jose – St. Louis
19 February 22 Los Angeles – St. Louis
20 February 24 Los Angeles – St. Louis
21 February 27 St. Louis – San Jose

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

Current roster

Updated April 18, 2024[8][9]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
59 Russia Nikita Alexandrov C L 23 2019 Burgwedel, Germany
50 Canada Jordan Binnington G L 30 2011 Richmond Hill, Ontario
79 Canada Samuel Blais LW L 27 2023 Montmagny, Quebec
89 Russia Pavel Buchnevich LW L 29 2021 Cherepovets, Russia
72 United States Justin Faulk (A) D R 32 2019 South St. Paul, Minnesota
12 United States Kevin Hayes RW L 32 2023 Boston, Massachusetts
30 Canada Joel Hofer G L 24 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba
42 Finland Kasperi Kapanen RW R 27 2023 Kuopio, Finland
47 United States Torey Krug 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 25 2018 Hibbing, Minnesota
20 United States Brandon Saad LW L 31 2021 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6 Canada Marco Scandella D L 34 2020 Montreal, Quebec
10 Canada Brayden Schenn (C) C L 32 2017 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
70 Sweden Oskar Sundqvist C R 30 2023 Boden, Sweden
18 Canada Robert Thomas (A) C R 24 2017 Aurora, Ontario
13 Russia Alexey Toropchenko RW L 24 2017 Moscow, Russia
75 Canada Tyler Tucker D L 24 2018 Longlac, Ontario
26 Australia Nathan Walker LW L 30 2019 Cardiff, Wales


Roster Changes

Date Player Transaction
September 2, 2020 Jake Allen, G Traded to Montreal Canadiens[10]
October 9, 2020 Troy Brouwer, RW Unsigned Unrestricted Free Agent[11]
October 9, 2020 Torey Krug, D Free Agent - Signed 7 year, $45.5 million[12]
October 11, 2020 Kyle Clifford, LW Free Agent - Signed 2 year, $2 million[13]
October 13, 2020 Alex Pietrangelo, D Free Agent - Signed by Las Vegas Golden Knights[14]
December 17, 2020 Alexander Steen, LW Retired[15]
January 11, 2021 Mike Hoffman, LW Free Agent - Signed 1 year, $4 million[16]
January 12, 2021 Jay Bouwmeester, D Retired[17]

Draft picks

See also: List of St. Louis Blues draft picks

Below are the St. Louis Blues selection at the 2020 NHL Draft which was held on October 6–7 at NHL Network Studios

Round # Player Pos Nationally College/junior/club team (league)
1 26 Jake Neighbours (LW)  CAN Edmonton Oil Kings (Western Hockey League) (WHL)
3 86 Dylan Peterson (C)  USA U.S. NTDP (United States Hockey League) (USHL)
3 88 Leo Loof (D)  SWE Farjestad Jr. (U20 Superelite)
4 119 Tanner Dickinson (C)  USA Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5 150 Matthew Kessel (D)  USA UMass Minutemen (Hockey East)
6 163 Will Carnley (G)  CAN Ottawa 67ers (OHL)
7 194 Noah Beck (D)  CAN Fargo Force (USHL)

References

  1. ^ Whyno, Stephen (October 6, 2020). "NHL targeting Jan. 1 to begin next season". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "2020-21 NHL schedule announced". NHL.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Golden Knights-Blues game postponed due to COVID-19". NHL.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "NHL announces updates to 2020-21 regular-season schedule". NHL.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Avalanche have four more games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol". NHL.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Wild have four games postponed; players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol". NHL.com. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "St. Louis Blues Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "St. Louis Blues Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-canadiens-acquire-jake-allen-from-st-louis-blues/c-318858478
  11. ^ https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/blues-sign-rfas-poganski-reinke/article_56590077-9ad5-5ba8-9680-083174a7db5a.html
  12. ^ https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blues-agree-to-terms-with-defenseman-torey-krug-on-a-7-year-contract-worth-455-million-dollars/c-319414110
  13. ^ https://www.foxsports.com/midwest/story/st-louis-blues-sign-kyle-clifford-two-year-deal-101120
  14. ^ https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-signs-alex-pietrangelo-to-seven-year-contract/c-319289074
  15. ^ https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/steen-retires-after-15-year-nhl-career/c-319806964
  16. ^ https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2021/01/11/st-louis-blues-officially-sign-mike-hoffman-to-one-year-4-million-contract-2020-nhl-free-agency/
  17. ^ https://www.nhl.com/news/blues-jay-bouwmeester-retirement/c-320195272
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