# 1999–2000 St. Louis Blues season

The 1999–2000 St. Louis Blues season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.
The Blues qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 21st consecutive season after finishing the regular season with a record of 51–19–11–1 (114 points), sufficient to win the Central Division title as well as the Presidents' Trophy for the highest points total in the NHL. It was the Blues' first division title since the 1986–87 season, when they won the Norris Division, and their last until the 2011–12 season.

## Regular season

The Blues allowed the fewest goals during the regular season with 165, and had the most shutouts with nine. They also tied the Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals allowed with just three.

### Season standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 248 | 165 | 114 |
| 2 | 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 278 | 210 | 108 |
| 3 | 11 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 242 | 245 | 78 |
| 4 | 13 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 199 | 240 | 70 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 248 | 165 | 114 |
| 2 | y – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 211 | 184 | 102 |
| 3 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 233 | 201 | 96 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 278 | 210 | 108 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 245 | 228 | 94 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 232 | 228 | 90 |
| 7 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 226 | 212 | 88 |
| 8 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 225 | 214 | 87 |
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| 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 227 | 83 |
| 10 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 227 | 237 | 83 |
| 11 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 242 | 245 | 78 |
| 12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 211 | 256 | 77 |
| 13 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 199 | 240 | 70 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Playoffs

The number one seeded Blues were upset in seven games by the eighth seeded San Jose Sharks in the first round.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1999–2000 regular season :
October: 7–4–0–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 2–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 2, 19991–2Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)0–1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 4, 19992–3Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)0–2–0–0Recap
3WOctober 6, 19994–1@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)1–2–0–0Recap
4WOctober 9, 19994–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)2–2–0–0Recap
5LOctober 13, 19992–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)2–3–0–0Recap
6WOctober 16, 19994–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)3–3–0–0Recap
7WOctober 19, 19997–1Calgary Flames (1999–2000)4–3–0–0Recap
8WOctober 21, 19993–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (1999–2000)5–3–0–0Recap
9WOctober 23, 19993–1New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)6–3–0–0Recap
10LOctober 27, 19991–2@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)6–4–0–0Recap
11WOctober 30, 19995–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (1999–2000)7–4–0–0Recap :
November: 8–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–2–0; road: 5–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 3, 19990–5@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)7–5–0–0Recap
13WNovember 5, 19992–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)8–5–0–0Recap
14WNovember 7, 19996–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)9–5–0–0Recap
15LNovember 9, 19992–5Dallas Stars (1999–2000)9–6–0–0Recap
16TNovember 12, 19992–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (1999–2000)9–6–1–0Recap
17WNovember 13, 19995–3@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)10–6–1–0Recap
18WNovember 17, 19993–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)11–6–1–0Recap
19WNovember 18, 19993–0Florida Panthers (1999–2000)12–6–1–0Recap
20TNovember 20, 19991–1 OTSan Jose Sharks (1999–2000)12–6–2–0Recap
21WNovember 22, 19993–2 OTNashville Predators (1999–2000)13–6–2–0Recap
22LNovember 24, 19992–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)13–7–2–0Recap
23WNovember 26, 19992–0@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)14–7–2–0Recap
24WNovember 27, 19998–3Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)15–7–2–0Recap :
December: 7–4–2–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 2, 19993–1Nashville Predators (1999–2000)16–7–2–0Recap
26WDecember 4, 19994–2San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)17–7–2–0Recap
27LDecember 5, 19992–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)17–8–2–0Recap
28LDecember 7, 19992–4Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)17–9–2–0Recap
29WDecember 10, 19994–2@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)18–9–2–0Recap
30WDecember 11, 19994–2Dallas Stars (1999–2000)19–9–2–0Recap
31TDecember 14, 19991–1 OTCalgary Flames (1999–2000)19–9–3–0Recap
32WDecember 18, 19994–0Boston Bruins (1999–2000)20–9–3–0Recap
33WDecember 21, 19996–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)21–9–3–0Recap
34TDecember 23, 19992–2 OT@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)21–9–4–0Recap
35LDecember 26, 19992–3Nashville Predators (1999–2000)21–10–4–0Recap
36LDecember 27, 19991–5@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)21–11–4–0Recap
37WDecember 30, 19992–1 OTSan Jose Sharks (1999–2000)22–11–4–0Recap :
January: 9–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 6–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38TJanuary 1, 20001–1 OT@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)22–11–5–0Recap
39WJanuary 3, 20005–2@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)23–11–5–0Recap
40TJanuary 4, 20002–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (1999–2000)23–11–6–0Recap
41WJanuary 6, 20004–3Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)24–11–6–0Recap
42WJanuary 8, 20004–2Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)25–11–6–0Recap
43WJanuary 11, 20005–2@ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)26–11–6–0Recap
44WJanuary 13, 20003–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)27–11–6–0Recap
45LJanuary 14, 20001–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)27–12–6–0Recap
46LJanuary 19, 20001–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)27–13–6–0Recap
47WJanuary 21, 20003–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)28–13–6–0Recap
48LJanuary 22, 20001–4New York Rangers (1999–2000)28–14–6–0Recap
49WJanuary 26, 20004–1@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)29–14–6–0Recap
50WJanuary 28, 20003–1@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)30–14–6–0Recap
51WJanuary 29, 20004–0Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)31–14–6–0Recap :
February: 10–2–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 6–0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52WFebruary 1, 20005–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)32–14–6–0Recap
53WFebruary 3, 20005–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)33–14–6–0Recap
54WFebruary 8, 20004–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)34–14–6–0Recap
55LFebruary 10, 20000–2Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)34–15–6–0Recap
56WFebruary 12, 20006–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)35–15–6–0Recap
57WFebruary 15, 20004–1Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)36–15–6–0Recap
58WFebruary 18, 20002–1@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)37–15–6–0Recap
59WFebruary 21, 20004–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)38–15–6–0Recap
60WFebruary 23, 20004–1@ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)39–15–6–0Recap
61WFebruary 25, 20004–2Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)40–15–6–0Recap
62LFebruary 27, 20001–4Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)40–16–6–0Recap
63WFebruary 29, 20003–2Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)41–16–6–0Recap :
March: 8–2–4–0 (home: 2–1–2–0; road: 6–1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64WMarch 2, 20005–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)42–16–6–0Recap
65TMarch 4, 20001–1 OT@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)42–16–7–0Recap
66WMarch 7, 20004–0Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)43–16–7–0Recap
67TMarch 9, 20002–2 OTVancouver Canucks (1999–2000)43–16–8–0Recap
68TMarch 11, 20001–1 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)43–16–9–0Recap
69LMarch 12, 20002–4@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)43–17–9–0Recap
70WMarch 15, 20005–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)44–17–9–0Recap
71WMarch 17, 20004–0@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)45–17–9–0Recap
72WMarch 20, 20002–1Washington Capitals (1999–2000)46–17–9–0Recap
73WMarch 22, 20002–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)47–17–9–0Recap
74WMarch 24, 20005–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)48–17–9–0Recap
75TMarch 26, 20001–1 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)48–17–10–0Recap
76LMarch 29, 20002–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)48–18–10–0Recap
77WMarch 30, 20003–2@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)49–18–10–0Recap :
April: 2–1–1–1 (home: 2–0–1–1; road: 0–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78TApril 1, 20000–0 OTDetroit Red Wings (1999–2000)49–18–11–0Recap
79WApril 2, 20004–1Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)50–18–11–0Recap
80WApril 5, 20006–5Calgary Flames (1999–2000)51–18–11–0Recap
81OTLApril 7, 20003–4 OTChicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)51–18–11–1Recap
82LApril 9, 20001–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)51–19–11–1Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) San Jose Sharks: Sharks win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 12, 20005–3San Jose SharksBlues lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 15, 20002–4San Jose SharksSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LApril 17, 20001–2@ San Jose SharksSharks lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 19, 20002–3@ San Jose SharksSharks lead 3–1Recap
5WApril 21, 20005–3San Jose SharksSharks lead 3–2Recap
6WApril 23, 20006–2@ San Jose SharksSeries tied 3–3Recap
7LApril 25, 20001–3San Jose SharksSharks win 4–3Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 38 | Pavol Demitra | LW | 71 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | Pierre Turgeon | C | 52 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −2 | 0 |
| 44 | Chris Pronger | D | 79 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 52 | 92 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
| 26 | Michal Handzus | C | 81 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 19 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 6 |
| 48 | Scott Young | RW | 75 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 23 | Lubos Bartecko | LW | 67 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 24 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| 2 | Al MacInnis | D | 61 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 20 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 14 |
| 32 | Mike Eastwood | C | 79 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 6 |
| 17 | Jochen Hecht | LW | 63 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Craig Conroy | C | 79 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Stephane Richer† | RW | 36 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Todd Reirden | D | 56 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 15 | Marty Reasoner | C | 32 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 | Scott Pellerin | LW | 80 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Jamal Mayers | RW | 79 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Tyson Nash | LW | 66 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 150 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 24 |
| 27 | Terry Yake‡ | C | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Dave Ellett† | D | 52 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Jeff Finley | D | 74 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Derek King† | LW | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Marc Bergevin | D | 81 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Ricard Persson | D | 41 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −2 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Ladislav Nagy | LW | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| 14 | Geoff Courtnall‡ | LW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Bob Bassen† | C | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Bryan Helmer | D | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Chris McAlpine‡ | D | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Pascal Rheaume | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Kelly Chase | RW | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Roman Turek | G | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 46 | Derek Bekar | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Jim Campbell | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Jamie McLennan | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Rudy Poeschek | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 1 | Roman Turek | 67 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 1470 | 129 | 1.95 | .912 | 7 | 3960 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 161 | 19 | 2.75 | .882 | 0 | 415 |
| 29 | Jamie McLennan | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 341 | 33 | 1.96 | .903 | 2 | 1009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Hart Memorial Trophy | Chris Pronger |
| League (annual) | Jack Adams Award | Joel Quenneville |
| League (annual) | James Norris Memorial Trophy | Chris Pronger |
| League (annual) | Lady Byng Memorial Trophy | Pavol Demitra |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Chris Pronger (Defense) |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star Team | Roman Turek (Goaltender) |
| League (annual) | NHL Plus-Minus Award | Chris Pronger |
| League (annual) | William M. Jennings Trophy | Roman Turek |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Pavol Demitra |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Al MacInnis |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Chris Pronger |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Joel Quenneville (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Roman Turek |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Pierre Turgeon |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Roman Turek (November 22) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Pierre Turgeon (December 6) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Roman Turek (March 27) |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| 1,000th point | Pierre Turgeon | October 9, 1999 |
| 400th goal | Pierre Turgeon | October 13, 1999 |
| 400th goal | Stephane Richer | January 26, 2000 |
| First game | Derek Bekar | November 22, 1999 |
| First game | Ladislav Nagy | November 22, 1999 |

## Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 17 | Barret Jackman | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 3 | 85 | Peter Smrek | Slovakia | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
| 4 | 114 | Chad Starling | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 5 | 143 | Trevor Byrne | United States | Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA) |
| 6 | 180 | Tore Vikingstad | Norway | Färjestad BK (Sweden) |
| 7 | 203 | Phil Osaer | United States | Ferris State University (WCHA) |
| 8 | 221 | Colin Hemingway | Canada | Surrey Eagles (BCJHL) |
| 8 | 232 | Alexander Khavanov | Russia | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
| 9 | 260 | Brian McMeekin | Canada | Cornell University (ECAC) |
| 9 | 270 | James Desmarais | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |