2020–21 St. Louis Blues season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2020–21
Year:	2020
Team:	St. Louis Blues
Division:	West
Divisionrank:	4th
Record:	27–20–9
Homerecord:	12–11–5
Roadrecord:	15–9–4
Goalsfor:	169
Goalsagainst:	170
Generalmanager:	Doug Armstrong
Coach:	Craig Berube
Captain:	Ryan O'Reilly
Altcaptain:	Colton Parayko Brayden Schenn Vladimir Tarasenko
Arena:	Enterprise Center
Minorleague:	Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) Utica Comets (AHL)
Goalsleader:	Ryan O'Reilly (24)
Assistsleader:	David Perron (39)
Pointsleader:	David Perron (58)
Plusminusleader:	Ryan O'Reilly (+26)
Pimleader:	Robert Bortuzzo (47)
Winsleader:	Jordan Binnington (18)
Gaaleader:	Jordan Binnington (2.65)

The 2020–21 St. Louis Blues season was the 54th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967. Head coach Craig Berube coached 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 would play this season in the West Division and would only play games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs.

On May 7, 2021, the Blues clinched a playoff berth despite a 4–3 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.^[2] The Blues were eliminated from the playoffs in a four-game sweep by the Colorado Avalanche, with a 5–2 loss in game four on May 23.^[3]

Standings

Divisional standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.^[4]

2020–21 game log
January: 6–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 4–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 January 13 St. Louis 4–1 0 1–0–0 2 ^[5] 2 January 15 St. Louis 0–8 Colorado Binnington 0 1–1–0 2 ^[6] 3 January 18 4–5 St. Louis Binnington 0 2–1–0 4 ^[7] 4 January 20 San Jose 2–1 St. Louis SO Binnington 0 2–1–1 5 ^[8] 5 January 23 2–4 St. Louis Binnington 0 3–1–1 7 ^[9] 6 January 24 Los Angeles 6–3 St. Louis 0 3–2–1 7 ^[10] 7 January 26 St. Louis 5–4 SO Binnington 0 4–2–1 9 ^[11] — January 28 St. Louis – Vegas Postponed due to COVID protocol.^[12] Makeup date March 22.^[13] 8 January 30 St. Louis 6–1 Binnington 0 5–2–1 11 ^[14] 9 January 31 St. Louis 4–1 Anaheim Husso 0 6–2–1 13 ^[15]
February: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–1 ; Road: 3–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 February 2 3–4 St. Louis 1,400 7–2–1 15 ^[16] 11 February 4 Arizona 4–3 St. Louis Binnington — 7–3–1 15 ^[17] — February 6 – St. Louis Postponed due to COVID-19.^[18] Rescheduled for April 14.^[19] 12 February 6 Arizona 3–1 St. Louis — 7–4–1 15 ^[20] — February 7 Colorado – St. Louis Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for April 20.^[21] 13 February 8 Arizona 4–3 St. Louis SO Binnington — 7–4–2 16 ^[22] — February 9 St. Louis – Postponed due to COVID-19.^[23] Rescheduled for April 12. — February 11 St. Louis – Minnesota Postponed due to COVID-19.^[24] Rescheduled for March 25. 14 February 12 St. Louis 4–1 Arizona Binnington 2,457 8–4–2 18 ^[25] 15 February 13 St. Louis 5–4 Arizona OT Husso 3,237 9–4–2 20 ^[26] 16 February 15 St. Louis 0–1 Arizona Binnington 2,554 9–5–2 20 ^[27] 17 February 18 2–3 St. Louis OT Binnington — 10–5–2 22 ^[28] 18 February 20 San Jose 5–4 St. Louis Binnington — 10–6–2 22 ^[29] 19 February 22 3–0 St. Louis Binnington — 10–7–2 22 ^[30] 20 February 24 Los Angeles 2–1 St. Louis Binnington — 10–8–2 22 ^[31] 21 February 27 St. Louis 7–6 San Jose Husso 0 11–8–2 24 ^[32]
March: 5–5–4 (Home: 0–2–2 ; Road: 5–3–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 22 March 1 St. Louis 5–4 0 12–8–2 26 ^[33] 23 March 3 St. Louis 3–2 Anaheim 0 13–8–2 28 ^[34] 24 March 5 St. Louis 3–2 OT Husso 0 14–8–2 30 ^[35] 25 March 6 St. Louis 3–4 Los Angeles OT Binnington 0 14–8–3 31 ^[36] 26 March 8 St. Louis 2–3 OT Husso 0 14–8–4 32 ^[37] 27 March 12 5–4 St. Louis OT Binnington — 14–8–5 33 ^[38] 28 March 13 Vegas 5–1 St. Louis Husso — 14–9–5 33 ^[39] — March 15 St. Louis – Los Angeles Postponed due to the March 2021 North American blizzard.^[40] Rescheduled for May 10.^[41] 29 March 17 St. Louis 1–4 Los Angeles Binnington 0 14–10–5 33 ^[42] 30 March 19 St. Louis 2–1 SO Binnington 0 15–10–5 35 ^[43] 31 March 20 St. Louis 5–2 San Jose Husso 0 16–10–5 37 ^[44] 32 March 22 St. Louis 1–5 Vegas Binnington 3,750 16–11–5 37 ^[45] 33 March 25 St. Louis 0–2 Binnington 0 16–12–5 37 ^[46] 34 March 26 Anaheim 4–1 St. Louis Binnington — 16–13–5 37 ^[47] 35 March 28 Anaheim 3–2 St. Louis OT Binnington — 16–13–6 38 ^[48]
April: 7–6–0 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 April 2 St. Louis 2–3 4,039 16–14–6 38 ^[49] 37 April 3 St. Louis 1–2 Colorado 4,035 16–15–6 38 ^[50] 38 April 5 6–1 St. Louis Husso — 16–16–6 38 ^[51] 39 April 7 Vegas 1–3 St. Louis Binnington — 17–16–6 40 ^[52] 40 April 9 1–9 St. Louis Binnington — 18–16–6 42 ^[53] 41 April 10 Minnesota 2–3 St. Louis OT Husso — 19–16–6 44 ^[54] — April 12 St. Louis – Minnesota Postponed due to the Brooklyn Center shooting.^[55] Rescheduled for May 12. 42 April 14 Colorado 4–3 St. Louis Binnington — 19–17–6 44 ^[56] 43 April 17 St. Louis 2–3 Binnington 3,981 19–18–6 44 ^[57] — April 20 Colorado – St. Louis Postponed due to COVID-19.^[58] Rescheduled for April 26.^[59] 44 April 22 Colorado 4–2 St. Louis Binnington — 19–19–6 44 ^[60] 45 April 24 Colorado 3–5 St. Louis Binnington — 20–19–6 46 ^[61] 46 April 26 Colorado 1–4 St. Louis Binnington — 21–19–6 48 ^[62] 47 April 28 St. Louis 4–3 Minnesota Binnington 3,000 22–19–6 50 ^[63] 48 April 29 St. Louis 5–4 Minnesota OT Husso 3,000 23–19–6 52 ^[64]
May: 4–1–3 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 1–1–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 May 1 St. Louis 3–4 OT 3,000 23–19–7 53 ^[65] 50 May 3 1–3 St. Louis Binnington — 24–19–7 55 ^[66] 51 May 5 Anaheim 3–2 St. Louis SO Binnington — 24–19–8 56 ^[67] 52 May 7 St. Louis 3–4 OT Binnington 7,567 24–19–9 57 ^[68] 53 May 8 St. Louis 1–4 Vegas 7,567 24–20–9 57 ^[69] 54 May 10 St. Louis 2–1 OT Binnington 2,154 25–20–9 59 ^[70] 55 May 12 Minnesota 0–4 St. Louis Husso — 26–20–9 61 ^[71] 56 May 13 Minnesota 3–7 St. Louis Binnington — 27–20–9 63 ^[72]
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.

2021 Stanley Cup playoffs
West Division First Round vs. (W1) Colorado Avalanche: Colorado won 4–0 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 17 St. Louis 1–4 Colorado 7,741 0–1 ^[73] 2 May 19 St. Louis 3–6 Colorado Binnington 7,739 0–2 ^[74] 3 May 21 Colorado 5–1 St. Louis Binnington 9,000 0–3 ^[75] 4 May 23 Colorado 5–2 St. Louis Binnington 9,000 0–4 ^[76]
Legend:

Player statistics

Goaltenders

Roster Changes

Date	Player	Transaction
September 2, 2020	Jake Allen, G	Traded to Montreal Canadiens^[77]
October 9, 2020	Troy Brouwer, RW	Unsigned Unrestricted Free Agent^[78]
October 9, 2020	Torey Krug, D	Free Agent - Signed 7 year, $45.5 million^[79]
October 11, 2020	Kyle Clifford, LW	Free Agent - Signed 2 year, $2 million^[80]
October 13, 2020	Alex Pietrangelo, D	Free Agent - Signed by Las Vegas Golden Knights^[81]
December 17, 2020	Alexander Steen, LW	Retired^[82]
January 11, 2021	Mike Hoffman, LW	Free Agent - Signed 1 year, $4 million^[83]
January 12, 2021	Jay Bouwmeester, D	Retired^[84]

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)		Edmonton Oil Kings (Western Hockey League) (WHL)
3	86	Dylan Peterson	(C)		U.S. NTDP (United States Hockey League) (USHL)
3	88	Leo Loof	(D)		Farjestad Jr. (U20 Superelite)
4	119	Tanner Dickinson	(C)		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5	150	Matthew Kessel	(D)		UMass Minutemen (Hockey East)
6	163	Will Carnley	(G)		Ottawa 67ers (OHL)
7	194	Noah Beck	(D)		Fargo Force (USHL)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Whyno. Stephen. NHL targeting Jan. 1 to begin next season. Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. October 6, 2020. October 20, 2020.
2. Web site: Blues clinch playoff berth, lose to Golden Knights in OT . NHL.com . May 7, 2021 . May 7, 2021.
3. Web site: Avalanche defeat Blues in Game 4, sweep Stanley Cup First Round series . NHL.com . May 23, 2021 . May 23, 2021.
4. Web site: 2020-21 NHL schedule announced . NHL.com . December 24, 2020 . December 23, 2020.
5. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - January 13th, 2021. NHL.com.
6. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - January 15th, 2021. NHL.com.
7. Web site: San Jose Sharks - St. Louis Blues - January 18th, 2021. NHL.com.
8. Web site: San Jose Sharks - St. Louis Blues - January 20th, 2021. NHL.com.
9. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - St. Louis Blues - January 23rd, 2021. NHL.com.
10. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - St. Louis Blues - January 24th, 2021. NHL.com.
11. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Vegas Golden Knights - January 26th, 2021. NHL.com.
12. Web site: Golden Knights-Blues game postponed due to COVID-19 . NHL.com . January 28, 2021 . January 28, 2021.
13. Web site: NHL announces updates to 2020-21 regular-season schedule . NHL.com . February 1, 2021 . February 1, 2021.
14. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Anaheim Ducks - January 30th, 2021. NHL.com.
15. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Anaheim Ducks - January 31st, 2021. NHL.com.
16. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - St. Louis Blues - February 2nd, 2021. NHL.com.
17. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - St. Louis Blues - February 4th, 2021. NHL.com.
18. Web site: Avalanche have four more games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol . NHL.com . February 4, 2021 . February 4, 2021.
19. Web site: NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule . NHL.com . February 17, 2021 . February 16, 2021.
20. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - St. Louis Blues - February 6th, 2021. NHL.com.
21. Web site: NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule . NHL.com . February 24, 2021 . February 23, 2021.
22. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - St. Louis Blues - February 8th, 2021. NHL.com.
23. Web site: Wild have four games postponed; players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol . NHL.com . February 3, 2021 . February 3, 2021.
24. Web site: NHL postpones additional Devils, Sabres, Wild games due to COVID-19 . NHL.com . February 8, 2021 . February 8, 2021.
25. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Arizona Coyotes - February 12th, 2021. NHL.com.
26. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Arizona Coyotes - February 13th, 2021. NHL.com.
27. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Arizona Coyotes - February 15th, 2021. NHL.com.
28. Web site: San Jose Sharks - St. Louis Blues - February 18th, 2021. NHL.com.
29. Web site: San Jose Sharks - St. Louis Blues - February 20th, 2021. NHL.com.
30. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - St. Louis Blues - February 22nd, 2021. NHL.com.
31. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - St. Louis Blues - February 24th, 2021. NHL.com.
32. Web site: St. Louis Blues - San Jose Sharks - February 27th, 2021. NHL.com.
33. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Anaheim Ducks - March 1st, 2021. NHL.com.
34. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Anaheim Ducks - March 3rd, 2021. NHL.com.
35. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Los Angeles Kings - March 5th, 2021. NHL.com.
36. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Los Angeles Kings - March 6th, 2021. NHL.com.
37. Web site: St. Louis Blues - San Jose Sharks - March 8th, 2021. NHL.com.
38. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - St. Louis Blues - March 12th, 2021. NHL.com.
39. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - St. Louis Blues - March 13th, 2021. NHL.com.
40. Web site: Blues game at Kings postponed because of snowstorm. NHL.com. March 15, 2021. March 15, 2021.
41. Web site: NHL announces updates to 2020-21 regular-season schedule . NHL.com . March 28, 2021 . March 28, 2021.
42. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Los Angeles Kings - March 17th, 2021. NHL.com.
43. Web site: St. Louis Blues - San Jose Sharks - March 19th, 2021. NHL.com.
44. Web site: St. Louis Blues - San Jose Sharks - March 20th, 2021. NHL.com.
45. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Vegas Golden Knights - March 22nd, 2021. NHL.com.
46. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Minnesota Wild - March 25th, 2021. NHL.com.
47. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - St. Louis Blues - March 26th, 2021. NHL.com.
48. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - St. Louis Blues - March 28th, 2021. NHL.com.
49. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - April 2nd, 2021. NHL.com.
50. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - April 3rd, 2021. NHL.com.
51. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - St. Louis Blues - April 5th, 2021. NHL.com.
52. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - St. Louis Blues - April 7th, 2021. NHL.com.
53. Web site: Minnesota Wild - St. Louis Blues - April 9th, 2021. NHL.com.
54. Web site: Minnesota Wild - St. Louis Blues - April 10th, 2021. NHL.com.
55. Web site: Blues at Wild game postponed due to respect for community . NHL.com . April 12, 2021 . April 12, 2021.
56. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 14th, 2021. NHL.com.
57. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Arizona Coyotes - April 17th, 2021. NHL.com.
58. Web site: Avalanche have three games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol . NHL.com . April 16, 2021 . April 16, 2021.
59. Web site: NHL extends West Division schedule to May 13 . NHL.com . April 21, 2021 . April 21, 2021.
60. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 22nd, 2021. NHL.com.
61. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 24th, 2021. NHL.com.
62. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 26th, 2021. NHL.com.
63. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Minnesota Wild - April 28th, 2021. NHL.com.
64. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Minnesota Wild - April 29th, 2021. NHL.com.
65. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Minnesota Wild - May 1st, 2021. NHL.com.
66. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - St. Louis Blues - May 3rd, 2021. NHL.com.
67. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - St. Louis Blues - May 5th, 2021. NHL.com.
68. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Vegas Golden Knights - May 7th, 2021. NHL.com.
69. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Vegas Golden Knights - May 8th, 2021. NHL.com.
70. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Los Angeles Kings - May 10th, 2021. NHL.com.
71. Web site: Minnesota Wild - St. Louis Blues - May 12th, 2021. NHL.com.
72. Web site: Minnesota Wild - St. Louis Blues - May 13th, 2021. NHL.com.
73. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 17th, 2021. NHL.com.
74. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 19th, 2021. NHL.com.
75. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 21st, 2021. NHL.com.
76. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 23rd, 2021. NHL.com.
77. Web site: Allen traded to Canadiens by Blues for draft picks. NHL.com.
78. Web site: Blues sign RFAs Poganski, Reinke. Jim. Thomas. STLtoday.com. 18 October 2020 .
79. Web site: Blues agree to terms with Krug on 7-year contract. NHL.com.
80. Web site: Blues sign forward Kyle Clifford to two-year, $2 million deal. FOX Sports Midwest. Oct 11. 2020 at 4:47p. ET. October 11, 2020. FOX Sports.
81. Web site: Pietrangelo signs seven-year, $61.6 million contract with Golden Knights. NHL.com.
82. Web site: Steen retires after 15-year NHL career. NHL.com.
83. Web site: Blues officially sign Mike Hoffman to one-year, $4 million contract. Adam. Gretz. January 11, 2021.
84. Web site: Bouwmeester retires from NHL after 17 seasons. NHL.com.