# 2023–24 St. Louis Blues season

The 2023–24 St. Louis Blues season was the 57th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967.
Following a 6–4 home loss to the Detroit Red Wings on December 12, 2023, head coach Craig Berube was fired. Drew Bannister, head coach of the Blues' AHL affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds, was named interim head coach.
On April 12, 2024, the Blues were eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight season following a 5–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes and a 7–2 win by the Vegas Golden Knights over the Minnesota Wild.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Dallas Stars | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 40 | 298 | 234 | +64 | 113 |
| 2 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 46 | 259 | 199 | +60 | 110 |
| 3 | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 42 | 304 | 254 | +50 | 107 |
| 4 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 38 | 269 | 248 | +21 | 99 |
| 5 | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 239 | 250 | −11 | 92 |
| 6 | e – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 251 | 263 | −12 | 87 |
| 7 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 256 | 274 | −18 | 77 |
| 8 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 179 | 290 | −111 | 52 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 38 | 269 | 248 | +21 | 99 |
| 2 | PA | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 267 | 245 | +22 | 98 |
| 3 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 239 | 250 | −11 | 92 |
| 4 | CE | e – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 251 | 263 | −12 | 87 |
| 5 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 271 | −18 | 81 |
| 6 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 217 | 236 | −19 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 256 | 274 | −18 | 77 |
| 8 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 295 | −91 | 59 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 179 | 290 | −111 | 52 |
| 10 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 181 | 331 | −150 | 47 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The Blues preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.
2023–24 game log :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Robert Thomas | 82 | 26 | 60 | 86 | +9 | 48 |
| Jordan Kyrou | 82 | 31 | 36 | 67 | −12 | 22 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | 80 | 27 | 36 | 63 | +3 | 48 |
| Brayden Schenn | 82 | 20 | 26 | 46 | −22 | 56 |
| Brandon Saad | 82 | 26 | 16 | 42 | −4 | 20 |
| Torey Krug | 77 | 4 | 35 | 39 | −31 | 32 |
| Jake Neighbours | 77 | 27 | 11 | 38 | −16 | 21 |
| Justin Faulk | 60 | 2 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 39 |
| Kevin Hayes | 79 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| Nick Leddy | 82 | 3 | 25 | 28 | +14 | 14 |
| Colton Parayko | 82 | 10 | 16 | 26 | +4 | 23 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | 73 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −5 | 14 |
| Alexey Toropchenko | 82 | 14 | 7 | 21 | −3 | 30 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | 71 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 32 |
| Scott Perunovich | 54 | 0 | 17 | 17 | +1 | 12 |
| Nathan Walker | 45 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −1 | 18 |
| Zachary Bolduc | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Marco Scandella | 65 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 15 |
| Matthew Kessel | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Samuel Blais | 53 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −11 | 31 |
| Jakub Vrana | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −7 | 8 |
| Tyler Tucker | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 42 |
| Nikita Alexandrov | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 4 |
| Calle Rosen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Zach Dean | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 |
| Hugh McGing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
| Adam Gaudette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Bortuzzo$^‡$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 7 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jordan Binnington | 57 | 55 | 3,291:29 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 156 | 2.84 | 1,786 | .913 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Joel Hofer | 30 | 27 | 1,628:39 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 72 | 2.65 | 830 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
$^†$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 Blues only.

## Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details | Ref |
| December 8, 2023 (2023-12-08) | To New York IslandersRobert Bortuzzo | To St. Louis Blues7th-round pick in 2024 | |
| March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | To Columbus Blue JacketsMalcolm Subban | To St. Louis BluesFuture considerations | |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Josh Jacobs | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Wyatt Kalynuk | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Mackenzie MacEachern | Carolina Hurricanes | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Malcolm Subban | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12) | Oskar Sundqvist | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 19, 2023 (2023-07-19) | Jeremie Biakabutuka | Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) | 3-year† | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Logan Brown | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Matthew Highmore | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Tyler Pitlick | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Steven Santini | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) | Brady Lyle | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) | Nathan Todd | San Jose Sharks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12) | Thomas Greiss | | | Retirement |
| July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31) | Dmitri Samorukov | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30) | Tyler Tucker | 2-year |
| July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) | Hugh McGing | 1-year |
| July 16, 2023 (2023-07-16) | Alexey Toropchenko | 2-year |
| January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09) | Nathan Walker | 2-year‡ |
| March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07) | Oskar Sundqvist | 2-year |
| March 13, 2024 (2024-03-13) | Matthew Kessel | 2-year |

## Draft Picks

Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 10 | Dalibor Dvorsky | C | Slovakia | AIK IF (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 1 | 25 | Otto Stenberg | C | Sweden | Frölunda HC (SHL) |
| 1 | 29 | Theo Lindstein | D | Sweden | Brynäs IF (SHL) |
| 3 | 74 | Quinton Burns | D | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 3 | 76 | Juraj Pekarcik | LW | Slovakia | HK Nitra (Slovak Extraliga) |
| 4 | 106 | Jakub Stancl | C | Czechia | Växjö Lakers (J20 Nationell) |
| 5 | 138 | Paul Fischer | D | United States | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (B1G) |
| 6 | 170 | Matthew Mayich | D | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 7 | 202 | Nikita Susuyev | RW | Russia | JHC Spartak (MHL) |