2024–25 St. Louis Blues season

2024–25 St. Louis Blues
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
2024–25 record6–6–0
Home record3–2–0
Road record3–4–0
Goals for32
Goals against38
Team information
General managerDoug Armstrong
CoachDrew Bannister
CaptainBrayden Schenn
Alternate captainsJustin Faulk
Colton Parayko
Robert Thomas
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsPavel Buchnevich
Dylan Holloway
Jake Neighbours (4)
AssistsPhilip Broberg
Jordan Kyrou (7)
PointsJordan Kyrou (10)
Penalty minutesBrayden Schenn (13)
Plus/minusPhilip Broberg
Ryan Suter (+6)
WinsJordan Binnington
Joel Hofer (3)
Goals against averageJordan Binnington (2.87)
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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

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Divisional standings

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Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Winnipeg Jets 12 11 1 0 8 59 30 +29 22
2 Minnesota Wild 11 8 1 2 7 41 28 +13 18
3 Dallas Stars 11 7 4 0 6 35 27 +8 14
4 Utah Hockey Club 12 5 4 3 2 37 42 −5 13
5 St. Louis Blues 12 6 6 0 4 32 38 −6 12
6 Chicago Blackhawks 13 5 7 1 4 37 41 −4 11
7 Colorado Avalanche 12 5 7 0 4 40 51 −11 10
8 Nashville Predators 11 4 6 1 3 29 38 −9 9
Updated to game(s) played on November 3, 2024. 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)

Conference standings

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Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA Edmonton Oilers 12 6 5 1 4 31 38 −7 13
2 PA Calgary Flames 12 6 5 1 4 35 38 −3 13
3 CE Utah Hockey Club 12 5 4 3 2 37 42 −5 13
4 CE St. Louis Blues 12 6 6 0 4 32 38 −6 12
5 CE Chicago Blackhawks 13 5 7 1 4 37 41 −4 11
6 PA Seattle Kraken 13 5 7 1 3 37 39 −2 11
7 PA Anaheim Ducks 11 4 5 2 3 24 31 −7 10
8 CE Colorado Avalanche 12 5 7 0 4 40 51 −11 10
9 CE Nashville Predators 11 4 6 1 3 29 38 −9 9
10 PA San Jose Sharks 13 3 8 2 2 32 50 −18 8
Updated to game(s) played on November 3, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[4]
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

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Preseason

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The Blues preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2024.[5]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.[13]

2024–25 game log
November: 1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 2 Toronto 2–4 St. Louis Binnington Enterprise Center 18,096 6–6–0 12 [25]
13 November 5 Tampa Bay – St. Louis Enterprise Center
14 November 7 Utah – St. Louis Enterprise Center
15 November 9 Washington – St. Louis Enterprise Center
16 November 12 Boston – St. Louis Enterprise Center
17 November 14 St. Louis – Buffalo KeyBank Center
18 November 16 St. Louis – Boston TD Garden
19 November 17 St. Louis – Carolina Lenovo Center
20 November 19 Minnesota – St. Louis Enterprise Center
21 November 21 San Jose – St. Louis Enterprise Center
22 November 23 St. Louis – NY Islanders UBS Arena
23 November 25 St. Louis – NY Rangers Madison Square Garden
24 November 27 St. Louis – New Jersey Prudential Center
25 November 30 Philadelphia – St. Louis Enterprise Center

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

Current roster

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Updated November 4, 2024[26][27]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
50 Canada Jordan Binnington G L 31 2011 Richmond Hill, Ontario
76 Canada Zachary Bolduc C L 21 2021 Trois-Rivières, Quebec
6 Sweden Philip Broberg Injured Reserve D L 23 2024 Orebro, Sweden
89 Russia Pavel Buchnevich LW L 29 2021 Cherepovets, Russia
12 Czech Republic Radek Faksa C L 30 2024 Vitkov, Czech Republic
72 United States Justin Faulk (A) D R 32 2019 South St. Paul, Minnesota
81 Canada Dylan Holloway LW L 23 2024 Calgary, Alberta
30 Canada Joel Hofer G L 24 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba
71 Canada Mathieu Joseph RW L 27 2024 Laval, Quebec
77 Canada Pierre-Olivier Joseph D L 25 2024 Laval, Quebec
42 Finland Kasperi Kapanen RW R 28 2023 Kuopio, Finland
51 United States Matthew Kessel D R 24 2020 Scottsdale, Arizona
47 United States Torey Krug Injured Reserve D L 33 2020 Royal Oak, Michigan
25 Canada Jordan Kyrou C R 26 2016 Toronto, Ontario
4 United States Nick Leddy D L 33 2022 Eden Prairie, Minnesota
63 Canada Jake Neighbours LW L 22 2020 Airdrie, Alberta
55 Canada Colton Parayko (A) D R 31 2012 St. Albert, Alberta
48 United States Scott Perunovich D L 26 2018 Hibbing, Minnesota
20 United States Brandon Saad LW L 32 2021 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10 Canada Brayden Schenn (C) C L 33 2017 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
70 Sweden Oskar Sundqvist C R 30 2023 Boden, Sweden
22 United States Ryan Suter D L 39 2024 Madison, Wisconsin
9 France Alexandre Texier C L 25 2024 Grenoble, France
18 Canada Robert Thomas (A) Injured Reserve C R 25 2017 Aurora, Ontario
13 Russia Alexey Toropchenko RW L 25 2017 Moscow, Russia
26 Australia Nathan Walker LW L 30 2019 Cardiff, Wales


Transactions

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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

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Date Details Ref
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) To Columbus Blue Jackets
4th-round pick in 2025 		To St. Louis Blues
Alexandre Texier 		[28]
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Hayes
2nd-round pick in 2025 		To St. Louis Blues
Future considerations 		[29]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) To Dallas Stars
Future considerations 		To St. Louis Blues
Radek Faksa 		[30]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations 		To St. Louis Blues
Mathieu Joseph
3rd-round pick in 2025 		[30]
August 20, 2024 (2024-08-20) To Edmonton Oilers
Paul Fischer
3rd-round pick in 2028 		To St. Louis Blues
Future considerations 		[31]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Corey Schueneman Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [32]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Pierre-Olivier Joseph Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [33]
July 10, 2024 (2024-07-10) Ryan Suter Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [34]
August 20, 2024 (2024-08-20) Philip Broberg Edmonton Oilers 2-year Offer sheet [35][36]
Dylan Holloway 2-year Offer sheet [35][36]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Calle Rosen Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [37]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Adam Gaudette Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency [38]
October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) Jakub Vrana Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [39]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22) Jake Neighbours 2-year [40]

Draft picks

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See also: List of St. Louis Blues draft picks

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)
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)

References

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