2020–21 St. Louis Blues season

	2020–21 St. Louis Blues
Division	4th West
2020–21 record	27–20–9
Home record	12–11–5
Road record	15–9–4
Goals for	169
Goals against	170
Team information
Coach	Craig Berube
Captain	Ryan O'Reilly
Alternate captains	Colton Parayko; Brayden Schenn; Vladimir Tarasenko
Arena	Enterprise Center
Minor league affiliate(s)	Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL); Utica Comets (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Ryan O'Reilly (24)
Assists	David Perron (39)
Points	David Perron (58)
Penalty minutes	Robert Bortuzzo (47)
Plus/minus	Ryan O'Reilly (+26)
Wins	Jordan Binnington (18)
Goals against average	Jordan Binnington (2.65)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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.^[1]

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 played this season in the West Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and the first round of the playoffs.

On May 7, 2021, the Blues clinched a playoff berth despite a 4–3 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.^[2] The Blues were eliminated from the playoffs in a four game sweep by the Colorado Avalanche.^[3]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

West Division
Pos	Team [v • d • e]	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	56	39	13	4	35	197	133	+64	82
2	x – Vegas Golden Knights	56	40	14	2	30	191	124	+67	82
3	x – Minnesota Wild	56	35	16	5	27	181	160	+21	75
4	x – St. Louis Blues	56	27	20	9	19	169	170	−1	63

5	e – Arizona Coyotes	56	24	26	6	19	153	176	−23	54
6	e – Los Angeles Kings	56	21	28	7	19	143	170	−27	49
7	e – San Jose Sharks	56	21	28	7	15	151	199	−48	49
8	e – Anaheim Ducks	56	17	30	9	11	126	179	−53	43

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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.^[5]

2020–21 game log

January: 6–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	January 13	St. Louis	4–1	Colorado		Binnington	0	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	January 15	St. Louis	0–8	Colorado		Binnington	0	1–1–0	2	Recap
3	January 18	San Jose	4–5	St. Louis		Binnington	0	2–1–0	4	Recap
4	January 20	San Jose	2–1	St. Louis	SO	Binnington	0	2–1–1	5	Recap
5	January 23	Los Angeles	2–4	St. Louis		Binnington	0	3–1–1	7	Recap
6	January 24	Los Angeles	6–3	St. Louis		Husso	0	3–2–1	7	Recap
7	January 26	St. Louis	5–4	Vegas	SO	Binnington	0	4–2–1	9	Recap
—	January 28	St. Louis	–	Vegas	Postponed due to COVID protocol.^[6] Makeup date March 22.^[7]
8	January 30	St. Louis	6–1	Anaheim		Binnington	0	5–2–1	11	Recap
9	January 31	St. Louis	4–1	Anaheim		Husso	0	6–2–1	13	Recap

February: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–5–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	February 2	Arizona	3–4	St. Louis		Binnington	1,400	7–2–1	15	Recap
11	February 4	Arizona	4–3	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	7–3–1	15	Recap
—	February 6	Colorado	–	St. Louis	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[8] Rescheduled for April 14.^[9]
12	February 6	Arizona	3–1	St. Louis		Husso	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	7–4–1	15	Recap
—	February 7	Colorado	–	St. Louis	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for April 20.^[10]
13	February 8	Arizona	4–3	St. Louis	SO	Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	7–4–2	16	Recap
—	February 9	St. Louis	–	Minnesota	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[11] Rescheduled for April 12.^[9]
—	February 11	St. Louis	–	Minnesota	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[12] Rescheduled for March 25.^[9]
14	February 12	St. Louis	4–1	Arizona		Binnington	2,457	8–4–2	18	Recap
15	February 13	St. Louis	5–4	Arizona	OT	Husso	3,237	9–4–2	20	Recap
16	February 15	St. Louis	0–1	Arizona		Binnington	2,554	9–5–2	20	Recap
17	February 18	San Jose	2–3	St. Louis	OT	Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10–5–2	22	Recap
18	February 20	San Jose	5–4	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10–6–2	22	Recap
19	February 22	Los Angeles	3–0	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10–7–2	22	Recap
20	February 24	Los Angeles	2–1	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10–8–2	22	Recap
21	February 27	St. Louis	7–6	San Jose		Husso	0	11–8–2	24	Recap

March: 5–5–4 (Home: 0–2–2 ; Road: 5–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
22	March 1	St. Louis	5–4	Anaheim		Husso	0	12–8–2	26	Recap
23	March 3	St. Louis	3–2	Anaheim		Binnington	0	13–8–2	28	Recap
24	March 5	St. Louis	3–2	Los Angeles	OT	Husso	0	14–8–2	30	Recap
25	March 6	St. Louis	3–4	Los Angeles	OT	Binnington	0	14–8–3	31	Recap
26	March 8	St. Louis	2–3	San Jose	OT	Husso	0	14–8–4	32	Recap
27	March 12	Vegas	5–4	St. Louis	OT	Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	14–8–5	33	Recap
28	March 13	Vegas	5–1	St. Louis		Husso	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	14–9–5	33	Recap
—	March 15	St. Louis	–	Los Angeles	Postponed due to the March 2021 North American blizzard.^[13]^{[lower-alpha 2]} Rescheduled for May 10.^[14]
29	March 17	St. Louis	1–4	Los Angeles		Binnington	0	14–10–5	33	Recap
30	March 19	St. Louis	2–1	San Jose	SO	Binnington	0	15–10–5	35	Recap
31	March 20	St. Louis	5–2	San Jose		Husso	0	16–10–5	37	Recap
32	March 22	St. Louis	1–5	Vegas		Binnington	3,750	16–11–5	37	Recap
33	March 25	St. Louis	0–2	Minnesota		Binnington	0	16–12–5	37	Recap
34	March 26	Anaheim	4–1	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	16–13–5	37	Recap
35	March 28	Anaheim	3–2	St. Louis	OT	Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	16–13–6	38	Recap

April: 7–6–0 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
36	April 2	St. Louis	2–3	Colorado		Binnington	4,039	16–14–6	38	Recap
37	April 3	St. Louis	1–2	Colorado		Husso	4,035	16–15–6	38	Recap
38	April 5	Vegas	6–1	St. Louis		Husso	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	16–16–6	38	Recap
39	April 7	Vegas	1–3	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	17–16–6	40	Recap
40	April 9	Minnesota	1–9	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	18–16–6	42	Recap
41	April 10	Minnesota	2–3	St. Louis	OT	Husso	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	19–16–6	44	Recap
—	April 12	St. Louis	–	Minnesota	Postponed due to the Brooklyn Center shooting.^[15] Rescheduled for May 12.
42	April 14	Colorado	4–3	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	19–17–6	44	Recap
43	April 17	St. Louis	2–3	Arizona		Binnington	3,981	19–18–6	44	Recap
—	April 20	Colorado	–	St. Louis	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[16] Rescheduled for April 26.^[17]
44	April 22	Colorado	4–2	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	19–19–6	44	Recap
45	April 24	Colorado	3–5	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	20–19–6	46	Recap
46	April 26	Colorado	1–4	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	21–19–6	48	Recap
47	April 28	St. Louis	4–3	Minnesota		Binnington	3,000	22–19–6	50	Recap
48	April 29	St. Louis	5–4	Minnesota	OT	Husso	3,000	23–19–6	52	Recap

May: 4–1–3 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
49	May 1	St. Louis	3–4	Minnesota	OT	Binnington	3,000	23–19–7	53	Recap
50	May 3	Anaheim	1–3	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	24–19–7	55	Recap
51	May 5	Anaheim	3–2	St. Louis	SO	Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	24–19–8	56	Recap
52	May 7	St. Louis	3–4	Vegas	OT	Binnington	7,567	24–19–9	57	Recap
53	May 8	St. Louis	1–4	Vegas		Husso	7,567	24–20–9	57	Recap
54	May 10	St. Louis	2–1	Los Angeles	OT	Binnington	2,154	25–20–9	59	Recap
55	May 12	Minnesota	0–4	St. Louis		Husso	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	26–20–9	61	Recap
56	May 13	Minnesota	3–7	St. Louis		Binnington	—^{[lower-alpha 1]}	27–20–9	63	Recap

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

Playoffs[]

Main article: 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs

2021 Stanley Cup playoffs

West Division First Round vs. (W1) Colorado Avalanche: Colorado won 4–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 17	St. Louis	1–4	Colorado		Binnington	7,741	0–1	Recap
2	May 19	St. Louis	3–6	Colorado		Binnington	7,739	0–2	Recap
3	May 21	Colorado	5–1	St. Louis		Binnington	9,000	0–3	Recap
4	May 23	Colorado	5–2	St. Louis		Binnington	9,000	0–4	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

Roster Changes[]

Date	Player	Transaction
September 2, 2020	Jake Allen, G	Traded to Montreal Canadiens^[18]
October 9, 2020	Troy Brouwer, RW	Unsigned Unrestricted Free Agent^[19]
October 9, 2020	Torey Krug, D	Free Agent - Signed 7 year, $45.5 million^[20]
October 11, 2020	Kyle Clifford, LW	Free Agent - Signed 2 year, $2 million^[21]
October 13, 2020	Alex Pietrangelo, D	Free Agent - Signed by Las Vegas Golden Knights^[22]
December 17, 2020	Alexander Steen, LW	Retired^[23]
January 11, 2021	Mike Hoffman, LW	Free Agent - Signed 1 year, $4 million^[24]
January 12, 2021	Jay Bouwmeester, D	Retired^[25]

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

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationally	College/junior/club team (league)
1	26	Jake Neighbours	(LW)	CAN	Edmonton Oil Kings (Western Hockey League) (WHL)
3	86	Dylan Peterson	(C)	USA	U.S. NTDP (United States Hockey League) (USHL)
3	88	Leo Loof	(D)	SWE	Farjestad Jr. (U20 Superelite)
4	119	Tanner Dickinson	(C)	USA	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5	150	Matthew Kessel	(D)	USA	UMass Minutemen (Hockey East)
6	163	Will Carnley	(G)	CAN	Ottawa 67ers (OHL)
7	194	Noah Beck	(D)	CAN	Fargo Force (USHL)

Notes[]

↑ NHL targeting Jan. 1 to begin next season. Chicago Tribune (October 6, 2020).
↑ Blues clinch playoff berth, lose to Golden Knights in OT (May 7, 2021).
↑ Avalanche defeat Blues in Game 4, sweep Stanley Cup First Round series (May 23, 2021).
↑ NHL Hockey Standings. National Hockey League.
↑ 2020-21 NHL schedule announced (December 23, 2020).
↑ Golden Knights-Blues game postponed due to COVID-19 (January 28, 2021).
↑ NHL announces updates to 2020-21 regular-season schedule (February 1, 2021).
↑ Avalanche have four more games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol (February 4, 2021).
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule (February 16, 2021).
↑ NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule (February 23, 2021).
↑ Wild have four games postponed; players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol (February 3, 2021).
↑ NHL postpones additional Devils, Sabres, Wild games due to COVID-19 (February 8, 2021).
↑ Blues game at Kings postponed because of snowstorm (March 15, 2021).
↑ NHL announces updates to 2020-21 regular-season schedule (March 28, 2021).
↑ Blues at Wild game postponed due to respect for community (April 12, 2021).
↑ Avalanche have three games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol (April 16, 2021).
↑ NHL extends West Division schedule to May 13 (April 21, 2021).
↑ Allen traded to Canadiens by Blues for draft picks.
↑ Thomas, Jim. Blues sign RFAs Poganski, Reinke.
↑ Blues agree to terms with Krug on 7-year contract.
↑ Blues sign forward Kyle Clifford to two-year, $2 million deal (October 11, 2020).
↑ Pietrangelo signs seven-year, $61.6 million contract with Golden Knights.
↑ Steen retires after 15-year NHL career.
↑ Gretz, Adam (January 11, 2021). Blues officially sign Mike Hoffman to one-year, $4 million contract.
↑ Bouwmeester retires from NHL after 17 seasons.

References[]

St. Louis Blues
Franchise • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • St. Louis Blues Records • St. Louis Blues Draft Picks • Scottrade Center • St. Louis Arena • San Antonio Rampage • Tulsa Oilers

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[1] NHL targeting Jan. 1 to begin next season. Chicago Tribune (October 6, 2020).

[2] Blues clinch playoff berth, lose to Golden Knights in OT (May 7, 2021).

[3] Avalanche defeat Blues in Game 4, sweep Stanley Cup First Round series (May 23, 2021).

[nhl-div-4] NHL Hockey Standings. National Hockey League.

[5] 2020-21 NHL schedule announced (December 23, 2020).

[6] Golden Knights-Blues game postponed due to COVID-19 (January 28, 2021).

[7] NHL announces updates to 2020-21 regular-season schedule (February 1, 2021).

[9] Avalanche have four more games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol (February 4, 2021).

[Rescheduled-10] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule (February 16, 2021).

[11] NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule (February 23, 2021).

[12] Wild have four games postponed; players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol (February 3, 2021).

[13] NHL postpones additional Devils, Sabres, Wild games due to COVID-19 (February 8, 2021).

[14] Blues game at Kings postponed because of snowstorm (March 15, 2021).

[Schedule_Changes-16] NHL announces updates to 2020-21 regular-season schedule (March 28, 2021).

[17] Blues at Wild game postponed due to respect for community (April 12, 2021).

[18] Avalanche have three games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol (April 16, 2021).

[19] NHL extends West Division schedule to May 13 (April 21, 2021).

[20] Allen traded to Canadiens by Blues for draft picks.

[21] Thomas, Jim. Blues sign RFAs Poganski, Reinke.

[22] Blues agree to terms with Krug on 7-year contract.

[23] Blues sign forward Kyle Clifford to two-year, $2 million deal (October 11, 2020).

[24] Pietrangelo signs seven-year, $61.6 million contract with Golden Knights.

[25] Steen retires after 15-year NHL career.

[26] Gretz, Adam (January 11, 2021). Blues officially sign Mike Hoffman to one-year, $4 million contract.

[27] Bouwmeester retires from NHL after 17 seasons.

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2020-21 NHL season
North	Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - Montreal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - Toronto Maple Leafs - Vancouver Canucks - Winnipeg Jets
West	Anaheim Ducks - Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild - San Jose Sharks - St. Louis Blues - Vegas Golden Knights
Central	Carolina Hurricanes - Chicago Blackhawks - Columbus Blue Jackets - Dallas Stars - Detroit Red Wings - Florida Panthers - Nashville Predators - Tampa Bay Lightning
East	Boston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils - New York Islanders - New York Rangers - Philadelphia Flyers - Pittsburgh Penguins - Washington Capitals
See also	Draft - NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe - Stanley Cup playoffs - Stanley Cup Finals - Transactions - Three Star Awards - Suspensions and fines