2008–09 St. Louis Blues season
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2008–09 St. Louis Blues | |
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Division | 2nd Central |
Conference | 4th Western |
2008–09 record | 5-3-0 |
Home record | 4-2-0 |
Road record | 1-1-0 |
Goals for | 29 |
Goals against | 23 |
Team information | |
General manager | Larry Pleau |
Coach | Andy Murray |
Captain | Eric Brewer |
Alternate captains | Keith Tkachuk, Paul Kariya, Barret Jackman |
Arena | Scottrade Center |
Average attendance | 19,050 (99.5%) [6 games] (19,150 max.) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Keith Tkachuk (8) |
Assists | Andy McDonald (11) |
Points | Paul Kariya, Andy McDonald (12) |
Penalty minutes | David Backes (18) |
Plus/minus | Patrik Berglund (+3) |
Wins | Manny Legace (4) |
Goals against average | Ben Bishop (1.41) |
The 2008–09 St. Louis Blues season will be the 42nd season for the franchise in St. Louis. Template:NHLSeasonTOC
Pre-season
Game log
All game times are in Central Time Zone.
2008–09 Game Log | |||||||||
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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER (pre-season)
Record: 4–2–1; Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–2–1 | |||||||||
Game # | Date | Opponent | Score | OT/SO | Home | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | September 22 | Los Angeles Kings | 2 - 1 | Kansas City 7:05pm | Mason | 11,603 | 0-1-0 | 0 | |
2 | September 23 | Dallas Stars | 3 - 2 | St. Louis 7:30pm | Legace | 10,796 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
3 | September 26 | Atlanta Thrashers | 9 - 4 | St. Louis 7:30pm | Legace | 12,526 | 2-1-0 | 4 | |
4 | September 27 | Dallas Stars | 4 - 3 | Dallas 7:00pm | Mason | 17,191 | 2-2-0 | 4 | |
5 | September 29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 - 3 | SO | Toronto 6:30pm | Legace | 18,581 | 2-2-1 | 5 |
6 | October 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 - 3 | St. Louis 7:30pm | Mason | 12,636 | 3-2-1 | 7 | |
7 | October 4 | Atlanta Thrashers | 4 - 1 | Atlanta 8:00pm | Legace | 7,648 | 4-2-1 |
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Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates regulation loss.
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
Regular season
Divisional standings
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | y – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 295 | 244 | 112 |
2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 264 | 216 | 104 |
3 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 233 | 233 | 92 |
4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 226 | 230 | 92 |
5 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 213 | 233 | 88 |
Conference standings
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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1 | p – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 257 | 204 | 117 | ||
2 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 295 | 244 | 112 | ||
3 | y – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 246 | 220 | 100 | ||
4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 264 | 216 | 104 | ||
5 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 254 | 248 | 98 | ||
6 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 233 | 233 | 92 | ||
7 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 226 | 230 | 92 | ||
8 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 245 | 238 | 91 | ||
8.5 | |||||||||||
9 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 219 | 200 | 89 | ||
10 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 213 | 233 | 88 | ||
11 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 234 | 248 | 85 | ||
12 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 230 | 257 | 83 | ||
13 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 208 | 252 | 79 | ||
14 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 207 | 234 | 79 | ||
15 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 199 | 257 | 69 |
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division
Game log
All game times are in Central Time Zone.
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates regulation loss.
- White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
Playoffs
Player stats
Skaters
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | ||
Andy McDonald | 10 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Paul Kariya | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Brad Boyes | 22 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Keith Tkachuk | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | -3 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
David Perron | 57 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
T.J. Oshie | 74 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Patrik Berglund | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Jay McClement | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Chris Porter | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Barret Jackman | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
David Backes | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Steve Wagner | 49 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
D.J. King | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Mike Weaver | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Lee Stempniak | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Roman Polak | 46 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Jay McKee | 77 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Eric Brewer | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Yan Stastny | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Alex Pietrangelo | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Dan Hinote | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
David Koci | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Cam Janssen | 55 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; ShO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage [(SA-GA)/SA]; GAA = Goals Against Average [(GA*60)/TOI]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | ShO | SA | SV % | GAA |
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Manny Legace | 6 | 326 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 163 | .902 | 2.94 |
Ben Bishop | 2 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | .931 | 1.41 |
Chris Mason | 1 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | .879 | 4.07 |
Marek Schwarz | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
(through October 25,2008)
Awards and records
Records
Milestones
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached |
Transactions
Trades
June 4, 2008 |
To St. Louis Blues T.J. Fast (D) |
To Los Angeles Kings 5th round draft pick in 2009 |
June 19, 2008 |
To St. Louis Blues 3rd round draft pick (#70) in 2008 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Jamal Mayers (RW) |
June 20, 2008 |
To St. Louis Blues Chris Mason (G)[1] |
To Nashville Predators 4th round draft pick in 2008 |