2023–24 St. Louis Blues | |
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Division | Central |
Conference | Western |
2023–24 record | 21–19–2 |
Home record | 13–8–1 |
Road record | 8–11–1 |
Goals for | 120 |
Goals against | 135 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Armstrong |
Coach | Craig Berube (Oct. 12 – Dec. 12) Drew Bannister (interim, Dec. 12 – pres.) |
Captain | Brayden Schenn |
Alternate captains | Justin Faulk Colton Parayko Robert Thomas |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Robert Thomas (16) |
Assists | Robert Thomas (28) |
Points | Robert Thomas (44) |
Penalty minutes | Pavel Buchnevich Brayden Schenn (28) |
Plus/minus | Robert Thomas (+12) |
Wins | Jordan Binnington (14) |
Goals against average | Joel Hofer (2.88) |
The 2023–24 St. Louis Blues season is the 57th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967.[1]
Following a 6–4 home loss to the Detroit Red Wings on December 12, 2023, head coach Craig Berube was fired. Drew Bannister, head coach of the Blues' AHL affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds, was named interim head coach.[2]
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Winnipeg Jets | 43 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 143 | 99 | +44 | 62 |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 45 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 170 | 141 | +29 | 61 |
3 | Dallas Stars | 43 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 160 | 130 | +30 | 57 |
4 | Nashville Predators | 44 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 139 | 138 | +1 | 49 |
5 | Arizona Coyotes | 42 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 128 | 126 | +2 | 45 |
6 | St. Louis Blues | 42 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 120 | 135 | −15 | 44 |
7 | Minnesota Wild | 43 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 126 | 144 | −18 | 41 |
8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 44 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 99 | 159 | −60 | 28 |
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)
Conference standings
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 40 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 142 | 119 | +23 | 49 |
2 | CE | Nashville Predators | 44 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 139 | 138 | +1 | 49 |
3 | PA | Calgary Flames | 44 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 47 |
4 | PA | Seattle Kraken | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 124 | 130 | −6 | 47 |
5 | CE | Arizona Coyotes | 42 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 128 | 126 | +2 | 45 |
6 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 42 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 120 | 135 | −15 | 44 |
7 | CE | Minnesota Wild | 43 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 126 | 144 | −18 | 41 |
8 | PA | Anaheim Ducks | 44 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 111 | 150 | −39 | 31 |
9 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 44 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 99 | 159 | −60 | 28 |
10 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 45 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 89 | 183 | −94 | 24 |
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)
Schedule and results
Preseason
The Blues preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.[5]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Decision | Location | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 23 | Arizona | 2–3 | St. Louis | Hofer | Enterprise Center | 16,314 | 1–0–0 | Recap |
2 | September 23 | St. Louis | 1–5 | Arizona | Subban | Intrust Bank Arena | 6,324 | 1–1–0 | Recap |
3 | September 26 | Columbus | 2–3 | St. Louis | Subban | Enterprise Center | 15,417 | 2–1–0 | Recap |
4 | September 28 | St. Louis | 1–2 | Chicago | Hofer | United Center | 9,947 | 2–1–1 | Recap |
5 | September 30 | Dallas | 4–3 | St. Louis | Binnington | Cable Dahmer Arena | 5,800 | 2–1–2 | Recap |
6 | October 2 | St. Louis | 3–5 | Columbus | Hofer | Nationwide Arena | 10,239 | 2–2–2 | Recap |
7 | October 5 | St. Louis | 4–0 | Dallas | Binnington | American Airlines Center | 15,365 | 3–2–2 | Recap |
8 | October 7 | Chicago | 3–5 | St. Louis | Binnington | Enterprise Center | 17,154 | 4–2–2 | Recap |
Legend: Win Loss OT/SO Loss |
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.[6]
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Player statistics
As of December 19, 2023
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Robert Thomas | 31 | 12 | 20 | 32 | +10 | 10 |
Pavel Buchnevich | 29 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +3 | 22 |
Jordan Kyrou | 31 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −5 | 8 |
Kevin Hayes | 31 | 9 | 8 | 17 | +1 | 8 |
Brayden Schenn | 31 | 8 | 8 | 16 | −13 | 24 |
Torey Krug | 31 | 1 | 14 | 15 | −4 | 12 |
Justin Faulk | 31 | 1 | 14 | 15 | +4 | 8 |
Brandon Saad | 31 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −5 | 10 |
Jake Neighbours | 31 | 10 | 2 | 12 | −6 | 0 |
Oskar Sundqvist | 31 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +1 | 6 |
Colton Parayko | 31 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 10 |
Kasperi Kapanen | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
Nick Leddy | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −1 | 8 |
Alexey Toropchenko | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −3 | 20 |
Jakub Vrana | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −5 | 8 |
Samuel Blais | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −6 | 8 |
Marco Scandella | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
Tyler Tucker | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
Scott Perunovich | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −7 | 4 |
Nikita Alexandrov | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
Hugh McGing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
Mackenzie MacEachern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Robert Bortuzzo‡ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jordan Binnington | 24 | 22 | 1,331:44 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 3.20 | 739 | .904 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Joel Hofer | 11 | 9 | 516:29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 3.14 | 253 | .893 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
†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.
Roster
Updated January 17, 2024[51][52]
Transactions
The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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December 8, 2023 | To New York Islanders Robert Bortuzzo |
To St. Louis Blues 7th-round pick in 2024 |
[53] |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Josh Jacobs | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [54] |
Wyatt Kalynuk | Vancouver Canucks | [54] | |||
Mackenzie MacEachern | Carolina Hurricanes | 2-year | [54] | ||
Malcolm Subban | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | [54] | ||
July 12, 2023 | Oskar Sundqvist | Minnesota Wild | [55] | ||
July 19, 2023 | Jeremie Biakabutuka | Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) | 3-year† | [56] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Logan Brown | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency | [57] |
Matthew Highmore | Ottawa Senators | [58] | |||
Tyler Pitlick | New York Rangers | [59] | |||
Steven Santini | Los Angeles Kings | [60] | |||
July 3, 2023 | Brady Lyle | Calgary Flames | [61] | ||
Nathan Todd | San Jose Sharks | 2-year | [62] | ||
July 12, 2023 | Thomas Greiss | Retirement | [63] | ||
July 31, 2023 | Dmitri Samorukov | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [64] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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June 30, 2023 | Tyler Tucker | 2-year | [65] |
July 5, 2023 | Hugh McGing | 1-year | [66] |
July 16, 2023 | Alexey Toropchenko | 2-year | [67] |
January 9, 2024 | Nathan Walker | 2-year‡ | [68] |
Draft Picks
Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 10 | Dalibor Dvorsky | C | Slovakia | AIK IF (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
25 | Otto Stenberg | C | Sweden | Frölunda HC (SHL) | |
29 | Theo Lindstein | D | Sweden | Brynäs IF (SHL) | |
3 | 74 | Quinton Burns | D | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
76 | Juraj Pekarcik | LW | Slovakia | HK Nitra (Slovak Extraliga) | |
4 | 106 | Jakub Stancl | C | Czechia | Växjö Lakers (J20 Nationell) |
5 | 138 | Paul Fischer | D | United States | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (B1G) |
6 | 170 | Matthew Mayich | D | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
7 | 202 | Nikita Susuyev | RW | Russia | JHC Spartak (MHL) |
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