League: | NHL |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Year: | 2021 |
Team: | St. Louis Blues |
Division: | Central |
Divisionrank: | 3rd |
Conference: | Western |
Conferencerank: | 4th |
Record: | 49–22–11 |
Homerecord: | 26–10–5 |
Roadrecord: | 23–12–6 |
Goalsfor: | 311 |
Goalsagainst: | 242 |
Generalmanager: | Doug Armstrong |
Coach: | Craig Berube |
Captain: | Ryan O'Reilly |
Altcaptain: | Colton Parayko Brayden Schenn Vladimir Tarasenko |
Arena: | Enterprise Center |
Attendance: | 17,716[1] |
Minorleague: | Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) |
Goalsleader: | Vladimir Tarasenko (34) |
Assistsleader: | Robert Thomas (57) |
Pointsleader: | Vladimir Tarasenko (82) |
Plusminusleader: | Justin Faulk (+41) |
Pimleader: | Niko Mikkola (55) |
Winsleader: | Ville Husso (25) |
Gaaleader: | Charlie Lindgren (1.22) |
The 2021–22 St. Louis Blues season was the 55th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967.[2] On April 16, 2022, the Blues clinched a playoff spot after a 6–5 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild.[3]
The Blues set a franchise record with a 16-game point scoring streak from April 1–24.[4] The Blues upset the Minnesota Wild in six games in the First Round, but lost to the Stanley Cup-winning Colorado Avalanche in six games in the Second Round.
The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021.[5]
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75 | 34 | 48 | 82 | +7 | 32 | ||
72 | 20 | 57 | 77 | +17 | 16 | ||
73 | 30 | 46 | 76 | +29 | 34 | ||
74 | 27 | 48 | 75 | +10 | 20 | ||
81 | 26 | 34 | 60 | +4 | 40 | ||
62 | 24 | 34 | 58 | +21 | 33 | ||
78 | 21 | 37 | 58 | +11 | 12 | ||
67 | 27 | 30 | 57 | +8 | 48 | ||
78 | 24 | 25 | 49 | +11 | 10 | ||
76 | 16 | 31 | 47 | +41 | 43 | ||
64 | 9 | 34 | 43 | +23 | 48 | ||
80 | 6 | 29 | 35 | +16 | 18 | ||
‡ | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +4 | 12 | |
70 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +17 | 18 | ||
54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −6 | 55 | ||
30 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +1 | 2 | ||
50 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −11 | 14 | ||
39 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −3 | 8 | ||
40 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −3 | 23 | ||
30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 16 | ||
† | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | ||
32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 6 | ||
73 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −4 | 36 | ||
19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +2 | 8 | ||
19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 0 | ||
28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −9 | 15 | ||
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 | ||
14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 | ||
‡ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
12 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 | ||
12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +3 | 2 | ||
12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −3 | 6 | ||
12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | −4 | 4 | ||
12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −2 | 0 | ||
12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −2 | 10 | ||
12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −1 | 14 | ||
12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −6 | 10 | ||
12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 6 | ||
12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 4 | ||
9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 2 | ||
7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −4 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | ||
12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 | ||
12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | ||
12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 4 | ||
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | ||
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
40 | 38 | 2,341:14 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 100 | 2.56 | 1,236 | .919 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
37 | 37 | 2,144:57 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 112 | 3.13 | 1,135 | .901 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
5 | 4 | 246:25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.22 | 118 | .958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 2 | 117:09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.07 | 50 | .880 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
‡ | 1 | 1 | 63:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.82 | 39 | .923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 6 | 314:47 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1.72 | 176 | .949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | 6 | 409:16 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 3.67 | 228 | .890 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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To New York Rangers Samuel Blais 2nd-round pick in 2022 | To St. Louis Blues Pavel Buchnevich | [107] | ||
To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2021 6th-round pick in 2022 | To St. Louis Blues 3rd-round pick in 2021 | [108] | ||
To Toronto Maple Leafs Kyle Clifford | To St. Louis Blues Future Considerations | [109] | ||
To New Jersey Devils Jon Gillies | To St. Louis Blues Future Considerations | [110] | ||
To Minnesota Wild Nolan Stevens | To St. Louis Blues William Bitten | [111] | ||
To Detroit Red Wings Oskar Sundqvist Jake Walman 2nd-round pick in 2023 | To St. Louis Blues Nick Leddy Luke Witkowski | [112] | ||
To Boston Bruins Future considerations | To St. Louis Blues Brady Lyle | [113] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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1-year | Free agency | [114] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
5-year | Free agency | [115] | ||||
Nathan Todd | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | |||
1-year | Free agency | [116] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [117] | ||||
1-day | Free agency | [118] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [119] | ||||
Maine Mariners (ECHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [120] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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[121] | ||||||
3-year | Free agency | [122] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [123] | ||||
Evan Fitzpatrick | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [124] | ||
Texas Stars (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [125] | |||
Evan Polei | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [126] | ||
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [127] | |||
Retirement | ||||||
Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [128] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref | |
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Nolan Stevens | 1-year | Re-signing | [129] | ||
2-year | Re-signing | [130] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [131] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [132] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [133] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [134] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [135] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [136] | |||
Tanner Dickinson | 3-year | Entry-level | [137] | ||
8-year | Extension | [138] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [139] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [140] | |||
2-year | Extension | [141] | |||
1-year | Extension | [142] | |||
1-year | Extension | [143] | |||
Will Cranley | 3-year | Entry-level | [144] | ||
2-year | Extension | [145] | |||
Matt Kessel | 2-year | Extension | [146] | ||
Vadim Zherenko | 3-year | Entry-level | [147] |
See also: List of St. Louis Blues draft picks. Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) | ||
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1 | 17 | Zachary Bolduc | C | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) | ||
3 | 71 | Simon Robertsson | RW | Skelleftea AIK (SHL) | ||
5 | 145 | Tyson Galloway | D | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | ||
7 | 198 | Ivan Vorobyov | RW | Mamonty Yugry (MHL) |