2020–21 St. Louis Blues season
{{short description|National Hockey League team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
| League = NHL
| Season = 2020–21
| year = 2020
| Team = St. Louis Blues
| Division = West
| DivisionRank = 4th
| Conference =
| ConferenceRank =
| Record = 27–20–9
| HomeRecord = 12–11–5
| RoadRecord = 15–9–4
| GoalsFor = 169
| GoalsAgainst = 170
| GeneralManager = Doug Armstrong
| Coach = Craig Berube
| Captain = Ryan O'Reilly
| AltCaptain = Colton Parayko
Brayden Schenn
Vladimir Tarasenko
| Arena = Enterprise Center
| Attendance =
| MinorLeague = Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
Utica Comets (AHL)
| GoalsLeader = Ryan O'Reilly (24)
| AssistsLeader = David Perron (39)
| PointsLeader = David Perron (58)
| PlusMinusLeader = Ryan O'Reilly (+26)
| PIMLeader = Robert Bortuzzo (47)
| WinsLeader = Jordan Binnington (18)
| GAALeader = Jordan Binnington (2.65)
| DivisionWin =
| ConferenceWin =
| StanleyCup =
}}
The 2020–21 St. Louis Blues season was the 54th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967. Head coach Craig Berube coached his third season with the team.{{cite web| last1=Whyno| first1=Stephen| title=NHL targeting Jan. 1 to begin next season| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-nhl-january-1-season-start-date-2020107-sxqyyr7terg4xlekc7ciaxy6iu-story.html| work=Chicago Tribune| agency=Associated Press| date=October 6, 2020| access-date=October 20, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Blues would play this season in the West Division and would only play games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs.
On May 7, 2021, the Blues clinched a playoff berth despite a 4–3 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.{{cite web |title=Blues clinch playoff berth, lose to Golden Knights in OT |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-blues-vegas-golden-knights-game-recap/c-324281848 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 7, 2021 |date=May 7, 2021}} The Blues were eliminated from the playoffs in a four-game sweep by the Colorado Avalanche, with a 5–2 loss in game four on May 23.{{cite web |title=Avalanche defeat Blues in Game 4, sweep Stanley Cup First Round series |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-st-louis-blues-game-4-recap/c-324720444 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 23, 2021 |date=May 23, 2021}}
Standings
=Divisional standings=
{{2020–21 NHL West Division standings|team=STL}}
Schedule and results
=Regular season=
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.{{cite web |title=2020-21 NHL schedule announced |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2020-21-nhl-schedule-announced/c-319875512 |website=NHL.com |access-date=December 24, 2020 |date=December 23, 2020}}
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Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}
{{legend2|#ffc|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#ccc|Postponement|border=1px solid #000000}}
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=Playoffs=
{{Main|2021 Stanley Cup playoffs}}
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| colspan="10" style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002F87 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid;"|2021 Stanley Cup playoffs | |||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid;"|West Division First Round vs. (W1) Colorado Avalanche: Colorado won 4–0 | |||||||||
| style="background:#ddd;"
! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Series !! Recap | |||||||||
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| 1 | May 17 | St. Louis | 1–4 | Colorado | Binnington | 7,741 | 0–1 | {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-stl/2021/05/17/2020030151|title=St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 17th, 2021|website=NHL.com}} | |
| style="background:#fcc;"
| 2 | May 19 | St. Louis | 3–6 | Colorado | Binnington | 7,739 | 0–2 | {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-stl/2021/05/19/2020030152|title=St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 19th, 2021|website=NHL.com}} | |
| style="background:#fcc;"
| 3 | May 21 | Colorado | 5–1 | St. Louis | Binnington | 9,000 | 0–3 | {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-stl/2021/05/21/2020030153|title=Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 21st, 2021|website=NHL.com}} | |
| style="background:#fcc;"
| 4 | May 23 | Colorado | 5–2 | St. Louis | Binnington | 9,000 | 0–4 | {{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-stl/2021/05/23/2020030154|title=Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 23rd, 2021|website=NHL.com}} |
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Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}
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Player statistics
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=Skaters=
=Goaltenders=
Roster Changes
Draft picks
{{See also|List of St. Louis Blues draft picks}}
Below are the St. Louis Blues selection at the 2020 NHL Draft which was held on October 6–7 at NHL Network Studios
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! Round ! # ! Player ! Pos ! Nationally ! College/junior/club team (league) |
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|26 | (LW) | {{flagu|Canada}} | Edmonton Oil Kings (Western Hockey League) (WHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|86 | (C) | {{flagu|United States}} | U.S. NTDP (United States Hockey League) (USHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|88 | Leo Loof | (D) | {{flagu|Sweden}} | Farjestad Jr. (U20 Superelite) |
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|119 | (C) | {{flagu|United States}} | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|150 | (D) | {{flagu|United States}} | UMass Minutemen (Hockey East) |
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|163 | (G) | {{flagu|Canada}} | Ottawa 67ers (OHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|194 | Noah Beck | (D) | {{flagu|Canada}} | Fargo Force (USHL) |
Notes
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References
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