2024–25 St. Louis Blues season
2024–25 St. Louis Blues | |
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Division | Central |
Conference | Western |
2024–25 record | 6–6–0 |
Home record | 3–2–0 |
Road record | 3–4–0 |
Goals for | 32 |
Goals against | 38 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Armstrong |
Coach | Drew Bannister |
Captain | Brayden Schenn |
Alternate captains | Justin Faulk Colton Parayko Robert Thomas |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Pavel Buchnevich Dylan Holloway Jake Neighbours (4) |
Assists | Philip Broberg Jordan Kyrou (7) |
Points | Jordan Kyrou (10) |
Penalty minutes | Brayden Schenn (13) |
Plus/minus | Philip Broberg Ryan Suter (+6) |
Wins | Jordan Binnington Joel Hofer (3) |
Goals against average | Jordan Binnington (2.87) |
The 2024–25 St. Louis Blues season is the 58th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967.[1]
Drew Bannister signed a 2-year extension to become the new head coach after taking over for Craig Berube who was fired last season.[2]
Standings
[edit]Divisional standings
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Winnipeg Jets | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 26 |
2 | Minnesota Wild | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 22 |
3 | Dallas Stars | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 16 |
4 | Utah Hockey Club | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 15 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 14 |
6 | Colorado Avalanche | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 12 |
7 | Chicago Blackhawks | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 11 |
8 | Nashville Predators | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 9 |
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
[edit]Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | PA | Calgary Flames | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 16 |
2 | CE | Utah Hockey Club | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 15 |
3 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 14 |
4 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 13 |
5 | PA | Seattle Kraken | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 13 |
6 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 12 |
7 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 11 |
8 | PA | Anaheim Ducks | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 10 |
9 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 10 |
10 | CE | Nashville Predators | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 9 |
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
[edit]Preseason
[edit]The Blues preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2024.[5]
2024 preseason game log: 2–5–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–4–0) | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Location | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 21 | St. Louis | 1–2 | Dallas | Ellis | American Airlines Center | 15,765 | 0–1–0 | [6] | |
2 | September 22 | St. Louis | 3–5 | Utah | Zherenko | Wells Fargo Arena | 8,851 | 0–2–0 | [7] | |
3 | September 25 | St. Louis | 0–3 | Columbus | Hofer | Nationwide Arena | 10,077 | 0–3–0 | [8] | |
4 | September 28 | Chicago | 2–3 | St. Louis | OT | Ellis | Enterprise Center | 18,096 | 1–3–0 | [9] |
5 | October 1 | Columbus | 3–1 | St. Louis | Hofer | Enterprise Center | 15,305 | 1–4–0 | [10] | |
6 | October 3 | Dallas | 3–4 | St. Louis | OT | Binnington | Enterprise Center | 16,386 | 2–4–0 | [11] |
7 | October 5 | St. Louis | 2–6 | Chicago | Zherenko | Fiserv Forum | 2–5–0 | [12] | ||
Legend: Win Loss OT/SO Loss |
Regular season
[edit]The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.[13]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Current roster
[edit]Updated November 4, 2024[28][29]
Transactions
[edit]The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 28, 2024 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th-round pick in 2025 |
To St. Louis Blues Alexandre Texier |
[30] |
June 29, 2024 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Hayes 2nd-round pick in 2025 |
To St. Louis Blues Future considerations |
[31] |
July 2, 2024 | To Dallas Stars Future considerations |
To St. Louis Blues Radek Faksa |
[32] |
July 2, 2024 | To Ottawa Senators Future considerations |
To St. Louis Blues Mathieu Joseph 3rd-round pick in 2025 |
[32] |
August 20, 2024 | To Edmonton Oilers Paul Fischer 3rd-round pick in 2028 |
To St. Louis Blues Future considerations |
[33] |
Players acquired
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Corey Schueneman | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [34] |
July 3, 2024 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [35] |
July 10, 2024 | Ryan Suter | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency | [36] |
August 20, 2024 | Philip Broberg | Edmonton Oilers | 2-year | Offer sheet | [37][38] |
Dylan Holloway | 2-year | Offer sheet | [37][38] |
Players lost
[edit]Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Calle Rosen | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [39] |
July 2, 2024 | Adam Gaudette | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency | [40] |
October 7, 2024 | Jakub Vrana | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency | [41] |
Signings
[edit]Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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October 22, 2024 | Jake Neighbours | 2-year | [42] |
Draft picks
[edit]Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 16 | Adam Jiricek | D | Czech Republic | HC Škoda Plzeň (Czech Extraliga) |
2 | 48 | Colin Ralph | D | United States | Shattuck-Saint Mary's Sabres (USHS) |
56 | Lukas Fischer | D | United States | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | |
3 | 81 | Ondrej Kos | RW | Czech Republic | Ilves (U20 SM-sarja) |
95 | Adam Jecho | C | Czech Republic | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) | |
4 | 113 | Tomas Mrsic | C | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
5 | 145 | William McIsaac | D | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
7 | 209 | Antoine Dorion | C | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
211 | Matvei Korotky | C | Russia | SKA-1946 (MHL) |
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