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 record2–1–0
Home record0–0–0
Road record2–1–0
Goals for11
Goals against10
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 (3)
AssistsJordan Kyrou (4)
PointsJordan Kyrou (6)
Penalty minutesAlexey Toropchenko (5)
Plus/minusPavel Buchnevich (+5)
WinsJordan Binnington
Joel Hofer (1)
Goals against averageJordan Binnington (3.02)
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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 Dallas Stars 5 4 1 0 3 14 8 +6 8
2 Utah Hockey Club 5 3 1 1 1 20 19 +1 7
3 Winnipeg Jets 3 3 0 0 1 10 2 +8 6
4 Minnesota Wild 4 2 0 2 2 12 10 +2 6
5 St. Louis Blues 5 3 2 0 1 13 14 −1 6
6 Chicago Blackhawks 5 2 2 1 2 13 14 −1 5
7 Nashville Predators 4 0 4 0 0 8 18 −10 0
8 Colorado Avalanche 4 0 4 0 0 13 25 −12 0
Updated to game(s) played on October 17, 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 CE Minnesota Wild 4 2 0 2 2 12 10 +2 6
2 PA Los Angeles Kings 5 2 1 2 2 17 18 −1 6
3 CE St. Louis Blues 5 3 2 0 1 13 14 −1 6
4 CE Chicago Blackhawks 5 2 2 1 2 13 14 −1 5
5 PA Anaheim Ducks 3 2 1 0 1 8 7 +1 4
6 PA Vancouver Canucks 4 1 1 2 0 11 15 −4 4
7 PA Edmonton Oilers 5 2 3 0 1 11 20 −9 4
8 PA San Jose Sharks 4 0 2 2 0 8 14 −6 2
9 CE Nashville Predators 4 0 4 0 0 8 18 −10 0
10 CE Colorado Avalanche 4 0 4 0 0 13 25 −12 0
Updated to game(s) played on October 17, 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
October: 2–2–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 8 St. Louis 3–2 Seattle Binnington Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 1–0–0 2 [14]
2 October 10 St. Louis 5–4 San Jose OT Hofer SAP Center 17,435 2–0–0 4 [15]
3 October 11 St. Louis 3–4 Vegas Binnington T-Mobile Arena 17,861 2–1–0 4 [16]
4 October 15 Minnesota 4–1 St. Louis Binnington Enterprise Center 18,096 2–2–0 4 [17]
5 October 17 NY Islanders 0–1 St. Louis OT Hofer Enterprise Center 17,109 3–2–0 6 [18]
6 October 19 Carolina St. Louis Enterprise Center
7 October 22 Winnipeg St. Louis Enterprise Center
8 October 24 St. Louis Toronto Scotiabank Arena
9 October 26 St. Louis Montreal Bell Centre
10 October 29 St. Louis Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
11 October 31 St. Louis Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center

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

Current roster

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Updated August 23, 2024[19][20]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
59   Nikita Alexandrov C L 24 2019 Burgwedel, Germany
50   Jordan Binnington G L 31 2011 Richmond Hill, Ontario
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
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 31 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
75   Tyler Tucker D L 24 2018 Longlac, Ontario
26   Nathan Walker LW L 30 2019 Cardiff, United Kingdom


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
[21]
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Hayes
2nd-round pick in 2025
To St. Louis Blues
Future considerations
[22]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) To Dallas Stars
Future considerations
To St. Louis Blues
Radek Faksa
[23]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations
To St. Louis Blues
Mathieu Joseph
3rd-round pick in 2025
[23]
August 20, 2024 (2024-08-20) To Edmonton Oilers
Paul Fischer
3rd-round pick in 2028
To St. Louis Blues
Future considerations
[24]

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)

References

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