2024–25 St. Louis Blues season

The 2024–25 St. Louis Blues season is the 58th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967.[1]

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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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 12 4 7 1 3 29 41 −12 9
Updated to game(s) played on November 4, 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 Calgary Flames 12 6 5 1 4 35 38 −3 13
2 CE Utah Hockey Club 12 5 4 3 2 37 42 −5 13
3 PA Edmonton Oilers 13 6 6 1 4 31 41 −10 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 12 4 7 1 3 29 41 −12 9
10 PA San Jose Sharks 13 3 8 2 2 32 50 −18 8
Updated to game(s) played on November 4, 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: 2–0–0 (home: 2–0–0; 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 2–3 St. Louis Binnington Enterprise Center 17,161 7–6–0 14 [26]
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[27][28]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
50   Jordan Binnington G L 31 2011 Richmond Hill, Ontario
76   Zachary Bolduc C L 21 2021 Trois-Rivières, Quebec
6   Philip Broberg   D L 23 2024 Orebro, Sweden
89   Pavel Buchnevich LW L 29 2021 Cherepovets, Russia
12   Radek Faksa C L 30 2024 Vitkov, Czech Republic
72   Justin Faulk (A) D R 32 2019 South St. Paul, Minnesota
81   Dylan Holloway LW L 23 2024 Calgary, Alberta
30   Joel Hofer G L 24 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba
71   Mathieu Joseph RW L 27 2024 Laval, Quebec
77   Pierre-Olivier Joseph D L 25 2024 Laval, Quebec
42   Kasperi Kapanen RW R 28 2023 Kuopio, Finland
51   Matthew Kessel D R 24 2020 Scottsdale, Arizona
47   Torey Krug   D L 33 2020 Royal Oak, Michigan
25   Jordan Kyrou C R 26 2016 Toronto, Ontario
4   Nick Leddy D L 33 2022 Eden Prairie, Minnesota
63   Jake Neighbours LW L 22 2020 Airdrie, Alberta
55   Colton Parayko (A) D R 31 2012 St. Albert, Alberta
48   Scott Perunovich D L 26 2018 Hibbing, Minnesota
20   Brandon Saad LW L 32 2021 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10   Brayden Schenn (C) C L 33 2017 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
70   Oskar Sundqvist C R 30 2023 Boden, Sweden
22   Ryan Suter D L 39 2024 Madison, Wisconsin
9   Alexandre Texier C L 25 2024 Grenoble, France
18   Robert Thomas (A  C R 25 2017 Aurora, Ontario
13   Alexey Toropchenko RW L 25 2017 Moscow, Russia
26   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
[29]
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Hayes
2nd-round pick in 2025
To St. Louis Blues
Future considerations
[30]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) To Dallas Stars
Future considerations
To St. Louis Blues
Radek Faksa
[31]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations
To St. Louis Blues
Mathieu Joseph
3rd-round pick in 2025
[31]
August 20, 2024 (2024-08-20) To Edmonton Oilers
Paul Fischer
3rd-round pick in 2028
To St. Louis Blues
Future considerations
[32]

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 [33]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Pierre-Olivier Joseph Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [34]
July 10, 2024 (2024-07-10) Ryan Suter Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [35]
August 20, 2024 (2024-08-20) Philip Broberg Edmonton Oilers 2-year Offer sheet [36][37]
Dylan Holloway 2-year Offer sheet [36][37]

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 [38]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Adam Gaudette Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency [39]
October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) Jakub Vrana Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [40]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22) Jake Neighbours 2-year [41]

Draft picks

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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)

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