# 2022–23 St. Louis Blues season

The 2022–23 St. Louis Blues season was the 56th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967. On April 2, 2023, the Blues lost in a shootout to the Boston Bruins, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2017–18 season, and only the second time since 2010–11.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 280 | 226 | +54 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 285 | 218 | +67 | 108 |
| 3 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 246 | 225 | +21 | 103 |
| 4 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 5 | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 6 | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 3 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 4 | CE | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 6 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
| 10 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The Blues Preseason schedule was released on July 5, 2022.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
2022–23 game log :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jordan Kyrou | 79 | 37 | 36 | 73 | −38 | 22 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | 63 | 26 | 41 | 67 | +14 | 36 |
| Brayden Schenn | 82 | 21 | 44 | 65 | −27 | 50 |
| Robert Thomas | 73 | 18 | 47 | 65 | −8 | 22 |
| Justin Faulk | 82 | 11 | 39 | 50 | −4 | 34 |
| Brandon Saad | 71 | 19 | 18 | 37 | −8 | 12 |
| Torey Krug | 63 | 7 | 25 | 32 | −26 | 49 |
| Ivan Barbashev$^‡$ | 59 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 36 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko$^‡$ | 38 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −18 | 8 |
| Colton Parayko | 79 | 4 | 23 | 27 | −19 | 30 |
| Nick Leddy | 78 | 2 | 21 | 23 | +4 | 20 |
| Samuel Blais$^†$ | 31 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +3 | 22 |
| Ryan O'Reilly$^‡$ | 40 | 12 | 7 | 19 | −24 | 10 |
| Alexey Toropchenko | 69 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +6 | 12 |
| Noel Acciari$^‡$ | 54 | 10 | 8 | 18 | −6 | 10 |
| Calle Rosen | 49 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +19 | 8 |
| Tyler Pitlick | 61 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −1 | 14 |
| Josh Leivo | 51 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| Jakub Vrana$^†$ | 20 | 10 | 4 | 14 | +2 | 10 |
| Kasperi Kapanen$^†$ | 23 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| Jake Neighbours | 43 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −19 | 24 |
| Nathan Walker | 56 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +10 | 25 |
| Nikita Alexandrov | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Logan Brown | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −4 | 8 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +9 | 29 |
| Tyler Tucker | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −9 | 31 |
| Niko Mikkola$^‡$ | 50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 35 |
| Marco Scandella | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| William Bitten | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
| Steven Santini | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthew Highmore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Matthew Kessel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Hugh McGing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri Samorukov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jordan Binnington | 61 | 60 | 3,516:03 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 194 | 3.31 | 1,826 | .894 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Thomas Greiss | 21 | 16 | 1,089:21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 66 | 3.64 | 626 | .896 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Hofer | 6 | 6 | 317:12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3.22 | 179 | .905 | 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 Blues only.

## Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023-24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Detroit Red WingsVille Husso | To St. Louis Blues3rd-round pick in 2022 |
| October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09) | To Edmonton OilersKlim Kostin | To St. Louis BluesDmitri Samorukov |
| February 9, 2023 (2023-02-09) | To New York RangersNiko Mikkola Vladimir Tarasenko$^1$ | To St. Louis BluesSamuel Blais Hunter Skinner Conditional DAL 1st-round pick in 2023 or NYR 1st-round pick in 2023 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2024 or 4th-round pick in 2024 |
| February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17) | To Minnesota WildRyan O'Reilly | To St. Louis BluesJosh Pillar |
| February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17) | To Toronto Maple LeafsNoel Acciari | To St. Louis BluesMikhail Abramov Adam Gaudette 1st-round pick in 2023 OTT 3rd-round pick in 2023 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
| February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) | To Vegas Golden KnightsIvan Barbashev | To St. Louis BluesZach Dean |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Detroit Red WingsDylan McLauglin 7th-round pick in 2025 | To St. Louis BluesJakub Vrana |
| March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08) | To Nashville PredatorsAnthony Angello | To St. Louis BluesFuture considerations |
Notes:
* Blues retain 50% of Tarasenko's salary

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Thomas Greiss | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Noel Acciari | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Anthony Angello | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Matthew Highmore | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Josh Leivo | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Dylan McLaughlin | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Martin Frk | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25) | Tyler Pitlick | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25) | Kasperi Kapanen | Pittsburgh Penguins | | Waivers |
| March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06) | Anton Malmstrom | Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA) | 2-year† | Free agency |
| May 8, 2023 (2023-05-08) | Andre Heim | HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL) | 2-year† | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Dakota Joshua | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Charlie Lindgren | Washington Capitals | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | David Perron | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Mackenzie MacEachern | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21) | Tanner Kaspick | Iowa Wild (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 15, 2022 (2022-08-15) | Sam Anas | Hershey Bears (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| April 24, 2023 (2023-04-24) | Martin Frk | SC Bern (NL) | 2-year‡ | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) | Hugh McGing | 1-year |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | William Bitten | 2-year |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Nick Leddy | 4-year |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Robert Thomas | 8-year |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Scott Perunovich | 1-year |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Nathan Walker | 1-year |
| July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17) | Niko Mikkola | 1-year |
| July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25) | Nathan Todd | 1-year |
| July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27) | Klim Kostin | 1-year |
| September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13) | Jordan Kyrou | 8-year |
| December 17, 2022 (2022-12-17) | Marc-Andre Gaudet | 3-year† |
| April 28, 2023 (2023-04-28) | Leo Loof | 3-year†‡ |
| March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) | Michael Buchinger | 3-year†‡ |
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | Samuel Blais | 1-year‡ |
| March 9, 2023 (2023-03-09) | Mathias Laferriere | 1-year‡ |
| June 21, 2023 (2023-06-21) | Adam Gaudette | 1-year‡ |
| June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24) | Scott Perunovich | 1-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the St. Louis Blues selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 7 to 8, 2022. It was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 23 | Jimmy Snuggerud | RW | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 3 | 73$^3$ | Aleksanteri Kaskimaki | C | Finland | HIFK (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 3 | 88 | Michael Buchinger | D | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 4 | 120 | Arseni Koromyslov | D | Russia | SKA-Neva (VHL) |
| 5 | 152 | Marc-Andre Gaudet | D | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 184 | Landon Sim | C | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |

### Notes

* The Blues traded their second round pick (No. 55) to New York along with Sammy Blais in the trade that brought Pavel Buchnevich to St. Louis. New York then traded the pick conditionally to Winnipeg to acquire forward Andrew Copp.
* The Blues traded their seventh-round pick (No. 216) to Montreal along with goaltender Jake Allen in exchange for two picks in the 2020 NHL Draft, used to select Dylan Peterson (No. 86) and Noah Beck (No. 194).
* The Blues acquired a third-round pick (No. 73) from Detroit in exchange for goaltender Ville Husso.