2015–16 St. Louis Blues season

2015–16 St. Louis Blues
Division2nd Central
Conference2nd Western
2015–16 record49–24–9
Home record24–13–4
Road record25–11–5
Goals for224
Goals against201
Team information
General managerDoug Armstrong
CoachKen Hitchcock
CaptainDavid Backes
Alternate captainsAlex Pietrangelo
Alexander Steen
ArenaScottrade Center
Average attendance18,451 (96.3%) [1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsVladimir Tarasenko (40)
AssistsPaul Stastny (39)
PointsVladimir Tarasenko (74)
Penalty minutesDavid Backes (83)
Plus/minusColton Parayko (+28)
WinsJake Allen (26)
Goals against averageBrian Elliott (2.07)

The 2015–16 St. Louis Blues season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2]

Regular season

March

On March 9, the NHL announced that the Winter Classic will be held in St. Louis, at Busch Stadium on January 2, 2017, against their inter-division rival Chicago Blackhawks. It will be the first time the Blues have hosted it, and the 23rd NHL team to play in an outdoor game. It will be the 9th NHL Winter Classic, with the game marking the 50th anniversary of the inaugural season of Blues hockey when it was admitted to the NHL in June 1967.[3]

On March 25, the Blues clinched a playoff spot for the fifth consecutive season[4] with a win over the Vancouver Canucks, 4–0, at home. Brian Elliott registered his third consecutive shutout (4th of the season, one fewer than Jake Allen) tying the franchise record with Greg Millen who did in from Dec. 1–6 in 1989, turning aside 15 shots, after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury. Elliott's previous three consecutive shutout streaks came from March 22–27 in 2012, and again from April 7–11, 2013. He shutout the Canucks earlier in the week on March 19, 3–0 at Vancouver, stopping 19 shots, and on March 22 against the San Jose Sharks, 1–0, stopping 37 shots, some on 5-3 and 6-3 penalty kills near the end of the game. Rookie defenseman Joel Edmundson ("Eddy"), scored his first NHL goal, while Kyle Brodziak got the Blues on the board first with his second short-handed goal of the season. Fellow rookie, center Robby Fabbri scored his 18th goal of the season, pushing the Blues to a 2–0 lead in the first period. Carl Gunnarsson made it 3–0 in the 2nd period before Edmundson finished off the scoring in the 3rd period.[5]

On March 26, the Blues became only the 11th team in NHL history to post four consecutive shutouts (a new Blues' franchise record), after Jake Allen beat the league-leading Washington Capitals, 4–0, turning aside 32 shots at Washington for his sixth shutout of the season. It's the first time of a team winning with four consecutive shutouts since the Phoenix Coyotes had five December 31, 2003 – January 9, 2004, to set the modern record.[6] The Blues have not allowed a goal in 240:18, for the longest streak in their history.[7]

On March 29, Brian Elliott's shutout streak ended at 193:12 with a goal by Mikhail Grigorenko at 18:12 in the first period at home. The team's shutout streak ended at the same time at 258:29. Elliott is 10-0-1 in his last 12 starts, and leads the NHL with a 1.92 GAA and .935 SV%. The Blues again passed 100 points with a 46-22-9 record, and fighting for first place in the Central Division and Western Conference with the Dallas Stars after a 3–1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.[8]

Playoffs

April

The Blues vs. Chicago Game 5 on April 21, set a Fox Sports Midwest all-time ratings record. It was the most-watched Blues game on that regional sports network in the team's 20 seasons. The double overtime thriller, lost by the Blues 4–3, earned a 15.0 rating with 183,000 households watching in the St. Louis market, according to Nielsen Media Research. It was the most-watched program of the day in St. Louis, as were the previous four games of the series.[9]

Robby Fabbri scored his first goal of the playoffs and added an assist giving him four points overall in the series (1g, 3a). The game marked the 11th all-time overtime playoff game between the Blues and Hawks. The Blues hold a 7–4 record in those games and a 3-1 mark in multiple overtime games. The Blues recorded 46 shots against goaltender Corey Crawford – the sixth highest total in a playoff game in club history. Alexander Steen led the team with six, which tied for his second-highest total in a postseason contest.[10]

The Blues vs. Chicago in Game 7 on April 25, shattered all previous ratings records for Fox Sports Midwest. It was the most-watched telecast in the history of that network with a 19.6 rating in the St. Louis DMA, averaging 239,000 households, according to Nielsen Media Research. Viewing peaked at a 25.3 rating/308,000 households/39 share at the end of the game.

Before April 25, the highest-rated event on FOX Sports Midwest was the St. Louis Cardinals' victory at Houston Astros on Sept. 28, 2011 – the final day of the regular season, on which the Cardinals' win and subsequent Atlanta Braves loss put the Cardinals in the postseason. That Cardinals' game earned an 18.0.

Blues-Blackhawks was the No. 1 program of the day in St. Louis. During the game, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., it beat the combined rating of St. Louis' ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC affiliates (17.9). All seven games of the series were the No. 1 program of the day in St. Louis.

Game 7 was the most-watched program in St. Louis since the Super Bowl on Feb. 7.

The previous high for a Blues game came just last week – a 15.0 for Game 5 against Chicago. FOX Sports Midwest is in its 20th season as the home of the Blues and 23rd with the Cardinals.[11]

May

After two thrilling 4-3 games playoff series wins against the Blackhawks and Stars, but then a six-game loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Sharks, coach Ken Hitchcock, 64, signed a one-year contract extension on May 31, in what he said would be his last season coaching. He guided the St. Louis Blues to their first Western Conference Final appearance since 2001. Hitchcock has accumulated a 224-103-36 (.667) record in 363 games behind the bench in St. Louis. His coaching career has spanned 19 NHL seasons, 1,404 games and 757 wins, which ranks fourth all-time in NHL history. He's led his teams to 13 appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, winning one championship with the Dallas Stars in 1999. All of the assistant coaches have been offered similar one-year contract extensions. Blues associate coach Brad Shaw, who has been with the club since 2006, has decided not to return and will instead pursue other opportunities.[12]

June

After associate coach Brad Shaw and assistant coach Kirk Muller decided to leave for other opportunities, Mike Yeo, 42 (b. July 31), was announced on June 13 to replace coach Ken Hitchcock after his last year (2016–17), starting in the 2017–18 season. Yeo joins the Blues as associate coach, while Rick Wilson will join the staff as an assistant coach. Ray Bennett (assistant coach), Jim Corsi (goalie coach) and Sean Ferrell (video coach) will also return. Yeo spent the majority of the last five seasons as the head coach of the Minnesota Wild, leading the club to a 173-132-44 record, including a 46-28-8 mark in 2014–15, which was the second-best mark in Wild history. Yeo also guided Minnesota to three post-season appearances, including back-to-back trips to the second round in 2014 and 2015.[13]

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Dallas Stars 82 50 23 9 48 267 230 +37 109
2 x – St. Louis Blues 82 49 24 9 44 224 201 +23 107
3 x – Chicago Blackhawks 82 47 26 9 46 235 209 +26 103
4 x – Nashville Predators 82 41 27 14 37 228 215 +13 96
5 x – Minnesota Wild 82 38 33 11 35 216 206 +10 87
6 Colorado Avalanche 82 39 39 4 35 216 240 −24 82
7 Winnipeg Jets 82 35 39 8 32 215 239 −24 78
Source: National Hockey League[14]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)[15]
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1[A] September 22 St. Louis 1–3 Columbus Binnington 10,064 0–1–0 Recap
2[A] September 22 Columbus 2–5 St. Louis Copley 10,388 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 24 Dallas 0–6 St. Louis Elliott 11,876 2–1–0 Recap
4 September 26 St. Louis 1–3 Chicago Allen 20,813 2–2–0 Recap
5 September 29 St. Louis 4–1 Dallas Elliott 11,544 3–2–0 Recap
6 October 1 Chicago 2–5 St. Louis Allen 14,303 4–2–0 Recap

A – indicates split-squad game.

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[16]
October: 8–2–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 4–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 8 Edmonton 1–3 St. Louis Elliott 19,327 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 10 St. Louis 2–3 Minnesota Allen 19,096 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 13 St. Louis 4–3 Calgary Elliott 18,632 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 October 15 St. Louis 4–2 Edmonton Elliott 16,839 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 16 St. Louis 4–3 Vancouver Allen 18,362 4–1–0 8 Recap
6 October 18 St. Louis 4–2 Winnipeg Elliott 15,294 5–1–0 10 Recap
7 October 20 St. Louis 0–3 Montreal Allen 21,288 5–2–0 10 Recap
8 October 24 NY Islanders 3–2 St. Louis OT Elliott 19,186 5–2–1 11 Recap
9 October 27 Tampa Bay 0–2 St. Louis Allen 19,184 6–2–1 13 Recap
10 October 29 Anaheim 1–2 St. Louis Allen 16,904 7–2–1 15 Recap
11 October 31 Minnesota 2–3 St. Louis OT Allen 17,728 8–2–1 17 Recap
November: 7–4–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 3 Los Angeles 3–0 St. Louis Allen 17,529 8–3–1 17 Recap
13 November 4 St. Louis 6–5 Chicago OT Allen 21,676 9–3–1 19 Recap
14 November 7 St. Louis 4–0 Nashville Allen 17,143 10–3–1 21 Recap
15 November 10 St. Louis 2–0 New Jersey Allen 13,310 11–3–1 23 Recap
16 November 12 St. Louis 3–6 NY Rangers Elliott 18,006 11–4–1 23 Recap
17 November 14 Chicago 4–2 St. Louis Allen 19,808 11–5–1 23 Recap
18 November 16 Winnipeg 2–3 St. Louis Allen 18,680 12–5–1 25 Recap
19 November 17 St. Louis 1–3 Columbus Elliott 12,161 12–6–1 25 Recap
20 November 19 Buffalo 2–3 St. Louis SO Allen 17,359 13–6–1 27 Recap
21 November 21 Detroit 4–3 St. Louis OT Allen 18,098 13–6–2 28 Recap
22 November 23 St. Louis 2–1 Buffalo Allen 17,563 14–6–2 30 Recap
23 November 25 St. Louis 3–4 Pittsburgh OT Allen 18,569 14–6–3 31 Recap
24 November 28 Columbus 1–3 St. Louis Allen 19,227 15–6–3 33 Recap
December: 8–7–1 (Home: 6–5–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 1 Florida 3–1 St. Louis Allen 15,395 15–7–3 33 Recap
26 December 4 St. Louis 1–2 NY Islanders SO Elliott 12,873 15–7–4 34 Recap
27 December 5 Toronto 4–1 St. Louis Allen 18,698 15–8–4 34 Recap
28 December 8 Arizona 1–4 St. Louis Allen 16,301 16–8–4 36 Recap
29 December 10 Philadelphia 4–2 St. Louis Elliott 14,428 16–9–4 36 Recap
30 December 12 Dallas 0–3 St. Louis Allen 15,023 17–9–4 38 Recap
31 December 13 Colorado 3–1 St. Louis Allen 17,961 17–10–4 38 Recap
32 December 15 St. Louis 4–3 Winnipeg Allen 15,294 18–10–4 40 Recap
33 December 17 Nashville 1–2 St. Louis Allen 17,882 19–10–4 42 Recap
34 December 19 Calgary 2–3 St. Louis Elliott 18,163 20–10–4 44 Recap
35 December 21 St. Louis 3–4 Philadelphia Allen 19,676 20–11–4 44 Recap
36 December 22 St. Louis 2–0 Boston Allen 17,565 21–11–4 46 Recap
37 December 26 Dallas 2–3 St. Louis SO Allen 19,185 22–11–4 48 Recap
38 December 27 St. Louis 0–3 Dallas Elliott 18,532 22–12–4 48 Recap
39 December 29 Nashville 3–4 St. Louis OT Allen 19,319 23–12–4 50 Recap
40 December 31 Minnesota 3–1 St. Louis Allen 19,194 23–13–4 50 Recap
January: 5–3–4 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–3)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
41 January 2 St. Louis 1–4 Toronto Allen 19,221 23–14–4 50 Recap
42 January 4 Ottawa 3–2 St. Louis OT Elliott 19,152 23–14–5 51 Recap
43 January 6 St. Louis 3–4 Colorado OT Allen 13,359 23–14–6 52 Recap
44 January 8 St. Louis 3–4 Anaheim SO Elliott 16,250 23–14–7 53 Recap
45 January 9 St. Louis 2–1 Los Angeles SO Elliott 18,413 24–14–7 55 Recap
46 January 12 New Jersey 2–5 St. Louis Elliott 17,951 25–14–7 57 Recap
47 January 14 Carolina 4–1 St. Louis Elliott 19,282 25–15–7 57 Recap
48 January 16 Montreal 3–4 St. Louis OT Elliott 19,501 26–15–7 59 Recap
49 January 18 Pittsburgh 2–5 St. Louis Elliott 19,312 27–15–7 61 Recap
50 January 20 St. Louis 2–1 Detroit Elliott 20,027 28–15–7 63 Recap
51 January 22 St. Louis 1–2 Colorado SO Elliott 16,366 28–15–8 64 Recap
52 January 24 St. Louis 0–2 Chicago Elliott 22,138 28–16–8 64 Recap
February: 8–4–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 5–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
53 February 2 St. Louis 1–0 Nashville Elliott 16,045 29–16–8 66 Recap
54 February 4 San Jose 3–1 St. Louis Elliott 18,803 29–17–8 66 Recap
55 February 6 Minnesota 1–4 St. Louis Elliott 19,318 30–17–8 68 Recap
56 February 9 Winnipeg 2–1 St. Louis SO Elliott 18,323 30–17–9 69 Recap
57 February 12 St. Louis 5–3 Florida Elliott 13,904 31–17–9 71 Recap
58 February 14 St. Louis 2–1 Tampa Bay Elliott 19,092 32–17–9 73 Recap
59 February 16 Dallas 1–2 St. Louis OT Elliott 18,156 33–17–9 75 Recap
60 February 18 Los Angeles 1–2 St. Louis OT Elliott 18,923 34–17–9 77 Recap
61 February 20 St. Louis 6–4 Arizona Elliott 15,839 35–17–9 79 Recap
62 February 22 San Jose 6–3 St. Louis Allen 19,371 35–18–9 79 Recap
63 February 25 NY Rangers 2–1 St. Louis Allen 17,524 35–19–9 79 Recap
64 February 27 St. Louis 0–5 Nashville Allen 17,379 35–20–9 79 Recap
65 February 28 St. Louis 5–2 Carolina Allen 15,128 36–20–9 81 Recap
March: 10–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 6–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
66 March 1 St. Louis 4–3 Ottawa SO Allen 17,207 37–20–9 83 Recap
67 March 6 St. Louis 4–2 Minnesota Allen 19,040 38–20–9 85 Recap
68 March 9 Chicago 2–3 St. Louis SO Allen 19,756 39–20–9 87 Recap
69 March 11 Anaheim 2–5 St. Louis Allen 19,412 40–20–9 89 Recap
70 March 12 St. Louis 5–4 Dallas OT Allen 18,532 41–20–9 91 Recap
71 March 14 St. Louis 4–7 Calgary Nilsson 19,107 41–21–9 91 Recap
72 March 16 St. Louis 4–6 Edmonton Allen 16,839 41–22–9 91 Recap
73 March 19 St. Louis 3–0 Vancouver Elliott 18,402 42–22–9 93 Recap
74 March 22 St. Louis 1–0 San Jose Elliott 15,411 43–22–9 95 Recap
75 March 25 Vancouver 0–4 St. Louis Elliott 19,580 44–22–9 97 Recap
76 March 26 St. Louis 4–0 Washington Allen 18,506 45–22–9 99 Recap
77 March 29 Colorado 1–3 St. Louis Elliott 19,263 46–22–9 101 Recap
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
78 April 1 Boston 6–5 St. Louis Allen 19,202 46–23–9 101 Recap
79 April 3 St. Louis 5–1 Colorado Allen 15,485 47–23–9 103 Recap
80 April 4 Arizona 2–5 St. Louis Elliott 19,465 48–23–9 105 Recap
81 April 7 St. Louis 2–1 Chicago OT Elliott 22,075 49–23–9 107 Recap
82 April 9 Washington 5–1 St. Louis Elliott 19,610 49–24–9 107 Recap

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

Playoffs

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks: St. Louis won series 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 13 Chicago 0–1 St. Louis OT Elliott 19,241 1–0 Recap
2 April 15 Chicago 3–2 St. Louis Elliott 19,846 1–1 Recap
3 April 17 St. Louis 3–2 Chicago Elliott 22,207 2–1 Recap
4 April 19 St. Louis 4–3 Chicago Elliott 22,212 3–1 Recap
5 April 21 Chicago 4–3 St. Louis 2OT Elliott 19,956 3–2 Recap
6 April 23 St. Louis 3–6 Chicago Elliott 22,260 3–3 Recap
7 April 25 Chicago 2–3 St. Louis Elliott 19,935 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Second Round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: St. Louis won series 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 29 St. Louis 1–2 Dallas Elliott 18,532 0–1 Recap
2 May 1 St. Louis 4–3 Dallas OT Elliott 18,889 1–1 Recap
3 May 3 Dallas 1–6 St. Louis Elliott 19,323 2–1 Recap
4 May 5 Dallas 3–2 St. Louis OT Elliott 19,770 2–2 Recap
5 May 7 St. Louis 4–1 Dallas Elliott 18,754 3–2 Recap
6 May 9 Dallas 3–2 St. Louis Elliott 19,808 3–3 Recap
7 May 11 St. Louis 6–1 Dallas Elliott 18,754 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Final vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won series 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 15 San Jose 1–2 St. Louis Elliott 19,483 1–0 Recap
2 May 17 San Jose 4–0 St. Louis Elliott 19,596 1–1 Recap
3 May 19 St. Louis 0–3 San Jose Elliott 17,562 1–2 Recap
4 May 21 St. Louis 6–3 San Jose Allen 17,562 2–2 Recap
5 May 23 San Jose 6–3 St. Louis Allen 19,372 2–3 Recap
6 May 25 St. Louis 2–5 San Jose Elliott 17,562 2–4 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Final stats

Regular Season[17]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Vladimir Tarasenko 80 40 34 74 7 37
Alexander Steen *** 67 17 35 52 3 48
Paul Stastny 64 10 39 49 3 26
David Backes 79 21 24 45 4 83
Kevin Shattenkirk 72 14 30 44 −14 51
Troy Brouwer 82 18 21 39 2 62
Robby Fabbri 72 18 19 37 −2 25
Alex Pietrangelo ** 73 7 30 37 10 20
Jori Lehtera 79 9 25 34 12 38
Colton Parayko 79 9 24 33 28 29
Jaden Schwartz * 33 8 14 22 8 8
Jay Bouwmeester 72 3 16 19 −4 18
Patrik Berglund 42 10 5 15 1 16
Scottie Upshall 70 6 8 14 5 44
Dmitrij Jaskin 65 4 9 13 3 26
Kyle Brodziak 76 7 4 11 −1 37
Carl Gunnarsson 72 3 6 9 7 31
Magnus Paajarvi 48 3 6 9 −9 8
Joel Edmundson 67 1 8 9 0 63
Scott Gomez‡ 21 1 7 8 −4 4
Ty Rattie 13 4 2 6 1 4
Ryan Reaves 64 3 1 4 −6 68
Robert Bortuzzo 40 2 1 3 2 52
Steve Ott **** 21 0 2 2 −3 34
Martin Havlat‡ 2 1 0 1 0 0
Andre Benoit 2 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Butler 5 0 0 0 −1 4
Jordan Caron 4 0 0 0 −3 0
Jeremy Welsh 2 0 0 0 0 2
Petteri Lindbohm 10 0 0 0 −4 7
Playoffs  
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Vladimir Tarasenko 20 9 6 15 −5 2
Robby Fabbri 20 4 11 15 1 6
David Backes 20 7 7 14 1 8
Jaden Schwartz 20 4 10 14 −5 6
Troy Brouwer 20 8 5 13 −1 26
Paul Stastny 20 3 10 13 −4 16
Kevin Shattenkirk 20 2 9 11 −8 19
Alexander Steen 20 4 6 10 −2 30
Alex Pietrangelo 20 2 8 10 3 16
Patrik Berglund 20 4 5 9 4 4
Jori Lehtera 20 3 6 9 0 10
Colton Parayko 20 2 5 7 1 4
Jay Bouwmeester 20 0 4 4 −1 24
Scottie Upshall 17 1 2 3 −1 10
Kyle Brodziak 20 2 0 2 −2 6
Dmitrij Jaskin 6 1 1 2 0 5
Carl Gunnarsson 19 0 2 2 5 7
Joel Edmundson 16 1 0 1 −4 8
Steve Ott 9 0 1 1 1 8
Robert Bortuzzo 5 0 1 1 1 2
Magnus Paajarvi 3 0 1 1 0 0
Ryan Reaves 5 0 0 0 0 7

Bold = led team

* Missed 49 games due to ankle fracture, Oct. 23-Feb. 10[18]

** Missed 9 games due to right knee injury Feb. 6 (Feb. 8-Feb. 27)[19][20]

*** Missed 15 games due to upper-body injury Feb. 20 (Feb. 21-Mar. 28)[21][22][23]

**** Missed 54 final regular-season games, on IR due to right hamstring injury Dec. 5 (Dec. 6-Apr. 9).[24] He was diagnosed with colitis on April 6, will be re-evaluated in 14 days.[25] He returned to play in Game 3 of the StL-Chi playoffs, April 17.[26]

Goaltenders

Final stats[27]

Regular Season[28]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Allen * 47 44 2,583:22 26 15 3 101 2.35 1,260 .920 6 0 0 0
Brian Elliott ** 42 38 2,263:00 23 8 6 78 2.07 1,113 .930 4 0 0 2
Anders Nilsson† 3 0       87:18 0 1 0 4 2.76      44 .909 0 0 0 0
Pheonix Copley 1 0       24:26 0 0 0 1 2.50       6 .833 0 0 0 0
Jordan Binnington 1 0       12:47 0 0 0 1 4.62       4 .750 0 0 0 0

†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 Team only.

* Activated on Feb. 21, after missing 17 games (Jan. 9-Feb. 20)[29]

** Activated on Mar. 18, after missing 10 games (Feb. 23-Mar. 18)[30]

BOLD = led NHL

Playoffs

Final stats[31]

Playoffs[32]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Brian Elliott 18 18 1,057:40 9 9 43 2.44 546 .921 1 0 0 2
Jake Allen 5 2    169:06 1 1  7 2.49   68 .897 0 0 0 0

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Ryan Reaves Roughing Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar during NHL Game No. 177 in St. Louis on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 11:56 of the first period. n/a $3,024.19 November 4, 2015[33]

Awards and Milestones

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
V. Tarasenko NHL Third Star of the Week[34] October 19, 2015
J. Allen NHL Second Star of the Week[35] November 2, 2015
K. Shattenkirk NHL Third Star of the Week[36] November 23, 2015
V. Tarasenko NHL All-Star game selection[37] January 6, 2016
B. Elliott NHL Third Star of the Week[38] January 25, 2016
V. Tarasenko NHL First Star of the Week[39] March 14, 2016
B. Elliott NHL Second Star of the Week[40] March 28, 2016
V. Tarasenko Wins NHL 17 Cover Vote[41] June 22, 2016
C. Parayko Named to NHL All-Rookie Team[42] June 22, 2016

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
R. Fabbri 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 October 8, 2015
J. Edmundson 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2015
C. Parayko 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2015
C. Parayko 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 October 13, 2015
C. Gunnarsson 100th Career NHL Point October 16, 2015
K. Shattenkirk 200th Career NHL Point November 14, 2015
K. Brodziak 100th Career NHL Goal November 21, 2015
B. Elliott 30th Career NHL Shutout December 1, 2015
D. Backes 700th Game, StL Blues (5th highest)[43] January 24, 2016
D. Backes 204 Goals, StL Blues (6th highest)[44] March 16, 2016
V. Tarasenko 100th Career NHL Goal (28th Blues player)[45] March 19, 2016
B. Elliott 100th Win as StL Blue [46] March 22, 2016
J. Edmundson 1st NHL Goal[5] March 25, 2016
B. Elliott 3rd Consecutive Shutout (3rd time) [5] March 25, 2016



Transactions

The Blues has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

Date
Details
 Ref
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) To San Jose Sharks
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016 		To St. Louis Blues
Konrad Abeltshauser 		[47]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) To Washington Capitals
T.J. Oshie 		To St. Louis Blues
Troy Brouwer
Pheonix Copley
3rd-round pick in 2016 		[48]
January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) To Detroit Red Wings
Future considerations 		To St. Louis Blues
Richard Nedomlel 		[49]
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) To Edmonton Oilers
Niklas Lundstrom
5th-round pick in 2016 		To St. Louis Blues
Anders Nilsson 		[50]
March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04) To Boston Bruins
Future considerations 		To St. Louis Blues
Zack Phillips 		[51]
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To Calgary Flames
Brian Elliott 		To St. Louis Blues
2nd-round pick in 2016
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018 		[52]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Danny Kristo Hartford Wolf Pack 1 year, $600,000 [53]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Jordan Caron Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $600,000 [53]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Peter Harrold New Jersey Devils 1 year, $800,000 [53]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Kyle Brodziak Minnesota Wild 1 year, $900,000 [54]
July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06) Andre Benoit Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $750,000 [55]
July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07) Justin Hodgman Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $575,000 [56]
October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) Scottie Upshall Florida Panthers 1 year, $700,000 [57]
October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07) Scott Gomez New Jersey Devils 1 year, $575,000 [58]
November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) Martin Havlat New Jersey Devils 1 year, $600,000 [59]
March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28) Justin Selman University of Michigan 2 years, entry-level contract [60]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Zbynek Michalek Arizona Coyotes 2 years, $6.4 million [61]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Barret Jackman Nashville Predators 2 years, $4 million [62]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Brent Regner Florida Panthers 2 years, $1.2 million [63]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) John McCarthy San Jose Sharks 1 year, $600,000 [64]
August 8, 2015 (2015-08-08) Chris Porter Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $575,000 [65]
August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25) Adam Cracknell Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $575,000 [66]
September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01) Marcel Goc Adler Mannheim 5 years, value unknown [67]

Lost via waivers

Player New Team Date Acquired Ref

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) Jeremy Welsh (F) 1 year, $550,000 [68]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Jori Lehtera (C) 3 years, $14.1 million [69]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Chris Butler (D) 1 year, $675,000 [70]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Cody Beach (F) 1 year, $575,000 [71]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Pat Cannone (F) 1 year, $575,000 [72]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Robert Bortuzzo (D) 2 years, $2.1 million [73]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Jake Allen (G) 2 years, $4.7 million [74]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Luke Opilka (G) 3 years, entry-level contract [75]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Dmitrij Jaskin (RW) 1 year, $775,000 [76]
July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07) Vladimir Tarasenko (RW) 8 years, $60 million [77]
July 8, 2015 Magnus Paajarvi (LW) 1 year, $700,000 [78]
September 24, 2015 Vince Dunn (D) 3 years, entry-level contract [79]
March 11, 2016 Carl Gunnarsson (D) 3 years, extension, $8.7 million [80]
March 30, 2016 Mackenzie MacEachern (F) 2 years, entry-level contract [81]
March 30, 2016 Adam Musil (F) 3 years, entry-level contract [81]
April 8, 2016 Joel Edmundson (D) 2 years, extension, $2.1 million [82]
June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) Dmitrij Jaskin (RW) 2 years [83]
June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) Scottie Upshall (RW) 1 year, $900,000 [84]

Draft picks

Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 56 Vince Dunn D  Canada Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
4 94[a] Adam Musil C  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
4 116 Glenn Gawdin C  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
5 127[b] Niko Mikkola D  Finland Kalpa Jr. (Finland-Jr.)
5 146 Luke Opilka G  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
6 176 Liam Dunda LW  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Draft notes[85]
  • The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on February 11, 2015, that sent Evander Kane, Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf to Buffalo in exchange for Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[86] The condition – Winnipeg will receive the lowest of Buffalo's first-round picks in 2015 – was converted on April 27, 2015, when the Islanders were eliminated from the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, ensuring that the Blues' first-round pick would be lower. Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2014, that sent Ryan Miller, Steve Ott and conditional second and third-round picks in 2014 to St. Louis in exchange for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a conditional first-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[87]
  • The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went the San Jose Sharks as compensation for Edmonton hiring Todd McLellan as their head coach on May 19, 2015.[88][89] Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 10, 2013, that sent Magnus Paajarvi, a second-round pick in 2014 and a fourth-round pick in 2015 to St. Louis in exchange for David Perron and this pick.[90]
  • a The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on July 10, 2013, that sent David Perron and a third-round pick in 2015 to Edmonton in exchange for Magnus Paajarvi, a second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[90]
  • b The New Jersey Devils' fifth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on March 22, 2013, that sent Matt D'Agostini and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[91] The condition – If D'Agostini is not re-signed by New Jersey then St. Louis will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 – was converted on July 10, 2013.[92]
  • The St. Louis Blues' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on September 28, 2013, that sent Scott Timmins and a sixth-round pick in 2014 to New Jersey in exchange for Krys Barch and this pick.[93] New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 22, 2013, that sent a conditional fourth-round pick to St. Louis in exchange for Matt D'Agostini and this pick.[91]

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