2021–22 St. Louis Blues season

The 2021–22 St. Louis Blues season is the 55th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967.[1]

2021–22 St. Louis Blues
Division  Central
Conference  Western
2021–22 record16–8–5
Home record10–3–2
Road record6–5–3
Goals for100
Goals against80
Team information
CoachCraig Berube
CaptainRyan O'Reilly
Alternate captainsColton Parayko
Brayden Schenn
Vladimir Tarasenko
ArenaEnterprise Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsPavel Buchnevich
Brandon Saad (11)
AssistsRobert Thomas (20)
PointsVladimir Tarasenko (26)
Penalty minutesJustin Faulk (23)
Plus/minusPavel Buchnevich (+12)
WinsJordan Binnington (8)
Goals against averageCharlie Lindgren (1.29)

Standings

Divisional standings
Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Minnesota Wild 28 19 8 1 13 106 82 +24 39
2 St. Louis Blues 29 16 8 5 13 100 80 +20 37
3 Colorado Avalanche 26 17 7 2 16 113 86 +27 36
4 Nashville Predators 28 17 10 1 13 81 75 +6 35
5 Winnipeg Jets 28 13 10 5 11 84 80 +4 31
6 Dallas Stars 26 13 11 2 9 70 74 −4 28
7 Chicago Blackhawks 28 11 15 2 5 67 90 −23 24
8 Arizona Coyotes 28 5 21 2 3 50 104 −54 12
Updated to game(s) played on December 15, 2021. 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)

Conference standings
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Nashville Predators 28 17 10 1 13 81 75 +6 35
2 PA Edmonton Oilers 27 16 11 0 13 91 85 +6 32
3 CE Winnipeg Jets 28 13 10 5 11 84 80 +4 31
4 PA San Jose Sharks 29 15 13 1 12 76 80 −4 31
5 PA Los Angeles Kings 27 12 10 5 9 72 71 +1 29
6 CE Dallas Stars 26 13 11 2 9 70 74 −4 28
7 PA Vancouver Canucks 30 13 15 2 9 76 88 −12 28
8 CE Chicago Blackhawks 28 11 15 2 5 67 90 −23 24
9 PA Seattle Kraken 29 10 16 3 10 81 103 −22 23
10 CE Arizona Coyotes 28 5 21 2 3 50 104 −54 12
Updated to game(s) played on December 15, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[3]
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

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021.[4]

2021–22 game log
December: 4–1–2 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
23December 2St. Louis2–4Tampa BayHusso19,09212–8–327[27]
24December 4St. Louis3–4FloridaSOHusso13,44612–8–428[28]
25December 7Florida3–4St. LouisOTLindgren16,73213–8–430[29]
26December 9Detroit2–6St. LouisLindgren18,09614–8–432[30]
27December 11Montreal1–4St. LouisLindgren16,82915–8–434[31]
28December 12Anaheim3–2St. LouisOTGillies17,01015–8–535[32]
29December 14St. Louis4–1DallasLindgren18,01216–8–537[33]
30December 17Dallas–St. Louis
31December 19St. Louis–Winnipeg
32December 21St. Louis–Ottawa
33December 23St. Louis–Toronto
34December 27New Jersey–St. Louis
35December 29Edmonton–St. Louis

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

Player statistics

As of November 18, 2021

Skaters

Goaltenders
Regular season[35]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jordan Binnington1212722:00642342.83387.9121000
Ville Husso22120:0020010.5061.9841000

†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.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Current roster

Updated December 11, 2021[36][37]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
49 Ivan Barbashev C L 26 2014 Moscow, Russia
50 Jordan Binnington G L 28 2011 Richmond Hill, Ontario
41 Robert Bortuzzo D R 32 2015 Thunder Bay, Ontario
21 Tyler Bozak C R 35 2018 Regina, Saskatchewan
22 Logan Brown C L 23 2021 Raleigh, North Carolina
89 Pavel Buchnevich RW L 26 2021 Cherepovets, Russia
72 Justin Faulk D R 29 2019 South St. Paul, Minnesota
32 Jon Gillies G L 27 2021 Concord, New Hampshire
35 Ville Husso  G L 26 2014 Helsinki, Finland
54 Dakota Joshua C L 25 2019 Dearborn, Michigan
37 Klim Kostin  C L 22 2017 Penza, Russia
47 Torey Krug D L 30 2020 Royal Oak, Michigan
25 Jordan Kyrou C R 23 2016 Toronto, Ontario
39 Charlie Lindgren G R 27 2021 Lakeville, Minnesota
77 Niko Mikkola D L 25 2015 Kiiminki, Finland
81 James Neal  LW L 34 2021 Whitby, Ontario
90 Ryan O'Reilly (C) C L 30 2018 Clinton, Ontario
55 Colton Parayko (A) D R 28 2012 St. Albert, Alberta
53 Matthew Peca C L 28 2021 Petawawa, Ontario
57 David Perron LW R 33 2018 Sherbrooke, Quebec
48 Scott Perunovich D L 23 2018 Hibbing, Minnesota
20 Brandon Saad LW L 29 2021 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6 Marco Scandella D L 31 2020 Montreal, Quebec
10 Brayden Schenn (A) C L 30 2017 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
70 Oskar Sundqvist C R 27 2017 Boden, Sweden
91 Vladimir Tarasenko (A) RW L 30 2010 Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
18 Robert Thomas C R 22 2017 Aurora, Ontario
26 Nathan Walker LW L 27 2019 Cardiff, Wales
46 Jake Walman  D L 25 2014 Toronto, Ontario

Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) To New York Rangers
Sammy Blais
2nd-round pick in 2022		 To St. Louis Blues
Pavel Buchnevich		 [38]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 2021 (Benjamin Gaudreau)
6th-round pick in 2022		 To St. Louis Blues
3rd-round pick in 2021 (Simon Robertsson)		 [39]
November 16, 2021 (2021-11-16) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Kyle Clifford		 To St. Louis Blues
Future Considerations		 [40]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Charlie LindgrenMontreal Canadiens1-yearFree agency[41]
Matthew PecaOttawa Senators1-yearFree agency[41]
Brandon SaadColorado Avalanche5-yearFree agency[42]
Nathan ToddManitoba Moose (AHL)1-yearFree agency[41]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)Tommy CrossFlorida Panthers1-yearFree agency[43]
Calle RosenToronto Maple Leafs1-yearFree agency[44]
September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)David BackesAnaheim Ducks1-dayFree agency[45]
October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)James NealEdmonton Oilers1-yearFree agency[46]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)Vince DunnSeattle KrakenExpansion draft[47]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Mike HoffmanMontreal Canadiens3-yearFree agency[48]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)Austin PoganskiWinnipeg Jets1-yearFree agency[49]
August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02)Evan FitzpatrickCharlotte Checkers (AHL)2-yearFree agency[50]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)Curtis McKenzieTexas Stars (AHL)2-yearFree agency[51]
August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)Evan PoleiManitoba Moose (AHL)2-yearFree agency[52]
September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02)Mitch ReinkeWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)1-yearFree agency[53]
September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)David BackesRetirement[45]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)Nolan Stevens1-yearRe-signing[54]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)Nathan Walker2-yearRe-signing[55]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)Pavel Buchnevich2-yearRe-signing[56]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)Ivan Barbashev2-yearRe-signing[57]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)Dakota Joshua1-yearRe-signing[58]
August 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)Jordan Kyrou2-yearRe-signing[59]
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)Zach Sanford1-yearRe-signing[60]
August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23)Zachary Bolduc3-yearEntry-level[61]
August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)Tanner Dickinson3-yearEntry-level[62]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)Colton Parayko8-yearExtension[63]
September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)Tyler Bozak1-yearRe-signing[64]
September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)Robert Thomas2-yearRe-signing[65]

Draft picks
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)
1 17 Zachary Bolduc C  Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
3 71 Simon Robertsson RW  Sweden Skelleftea AIK (SHL)
5 145 Tyson Galloway D  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7 198 Ivan Vorobyov RW  Russia Mamonty Yugry (MHL)

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