# 1991–92 St. Louis Blues season

The 1991–92 St. Louis Blues season saw the Blues finish in third place in the Norris Division with a record of 36 wins, 33 losses, and 11 ties for 83 points. They lost the Division Semi-finals in six games to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Among the highlights of the season was the trade of Adam Oates and Brett Hull's third consecutive season with 70 goals, which is an NHL record.

## Off-season

Team captain Scott Stevens is taken by the New Jersey Devils, via arbitration ruling. Defenceman Garth Butcher is named team captain.

### NHL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 27 | Steve Staios | Defense | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 3 | 64 | Kyle Reeves | Right wing | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 3 | 65 | Nathan LaFayette | Center | Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
| 4 | 87 | Grayden Reid | Center | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) |
| 5 | 109 | Jeff Callinan | Goaltender | University of Minnesota (CCHA) |
| 6 | 131 | Bruce Gardiner | Right wing | Colgate University (ECAC) |
| 7 | 153 | Terry Hollinger | Defense | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 8 | 175 | Chris Kenady | Right wing | St. Paul Vulcans (USHL) |
| 9 | 197 | Jed Fiebelkorn | Right wing | Osseo High School (USHS-MN) |
| 10 | 219 | Chris MacKenzie | Left wing | Colgate University (ECAC) |
| 11 | 241 | Kevin Rappana | Defense | East High School (Duluth) (USHS-MN) |
| 12 | 263 | Mike Veisor | Goaltender | Springfield Olympics (EJHL) |
| S | 27 | Chris McGee | Forward | Babson College (NEWMAC) |

## Regular season
### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 320 | 256 | 98 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 257 | 236 | 87 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 279 | 266 | 83 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 246 | 278 | 70 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 30 | 43 | 7 | 234 | 294 | 67 |
Campbell Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 320 | 256 | 98 |
| 2 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 285 | 250 | 96 |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | NRS | 80 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 257 | 236 | 87 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | SMY | 80 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 287 | 296 | 84 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | NRS | 80 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 279 | 266 | 83 |
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 295 | 297 | 82 |
| 7 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 251 | 244 | 81 |
| 8 | Calgary Flames | SMY | 80 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 296 | 305 | 74 |
| 9 | Minnesota North Stars | NRS | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 246 | 278 | 70 |
| 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NRS | 80 | 30 | 43 | 7 | 234 | 294 | 67 |
| 11 | San Jose Sharks | SMY | 80 | 17 | 58 | 5 | 219 | 359 | 39 |
Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 5, 1991 | 2–7 | @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 7, 1991 | 0–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | W | October 10, 1991 | 3–2 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | W | October 12, 1991 | 6–3 | San Jose Sharks (1991–92) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | W | October 15, 1991 | 5–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | L | October 17, 1991 | 3–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | T | October 19, 1991 | 4–4 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 3–3–1 |
| 8 | W | October 20, 1991 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 4–3–1 |
| 9 | W | October 24, 1991 | 6–5 | Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 5–3–1 |
| 10 | T | October 26, 1991 | 2–2 OT | Calgary Flames (1991–92) | 5–3–2 |
| 11 | T | October 28, 1991 | 1–1 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 5–3–3 |
| 12 | T | October 30, 1991 | 2–2 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) | 5–3–4 |
| 13 | W | November 1, 1991 | 3–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) | 6–3–4 |
| 14 | T | November 3, 1991 | 3–3 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) | 6–3–5 |
| 15 | L | November 5, 1991 | 3–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 6–4–5 |
| 16 | L | November 7, 1991 | 3–10 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 6–5–5 |
| 17 | L | November 9, 1991 | 3–4 | Hartford Whalers (1991–92) | 6–6–5 |
| 18 | L | November 10, 1991 | 4–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 6–7–5 |
| 19 | W | November 14, 1991 | 2–1 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) | 7–7–5 |
| 20 | W | November 16, 1991 | 5–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 8–7–5 |
| 21 | L | November 17, 1991 | 1–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 8–8–5 |
| 22 | W | November 20, 1991 | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 9–8–5 |
| 23 | L | November 23, 1991 | 0–3 | New York Rangers (1991–92) | 9–9–5 |
| 24 | W | November 28, 1991 | 5–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 10–9–5 |
| 25 | W | November 30, 1991 | 7–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 11–9–5 |
| 26 | T | December 3, 1991 | 3–3 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 11–9–6 |
| 27 | L | December 4, 1991 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 11–10–6 |
| 28 | W | December 7, 1991 | 6–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 12–10–6 |
| 29 | T | December 10, 1991 | 7–7 OT | @ New York Islanders (1991–92) | 12–10–7 |
| 30 | W | December 11, 1991 | 6–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 13–10–7 |
| 31 | W | December 14, 1991 | 4–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 14–10–7 |
| 32 | L | December 16, 1991 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 14–11–7 |
| 33 | W | December 19, 1991 | 4–0 | San Jose Sharks (1991–92) | 15–11–7 |
| 34 | W | December 21, 1991 | 6–2 | New York Islanders (1991–92) | 16–11–7 |
| 35 | L | December 22, 1991 | 2–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 16–12–7 |
| 36 | W | December 26, 1991 | 3–1 | Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 17–12–7 |
| 37 | L | December 28, 1991 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 17–13–7 |
| 38 | L | December 31, 1991 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 17–14–7 |
| 39 | W | January 2, 1992 | 6–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 18–14–7 |
| 40 | L | January 4, 1992 | 2–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 18–15–7 |
| 41 | L | January 6, 1992 | 2–3 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 18–16–7 |
| 42 | W | January 8, 1992 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1991–92) | 19–16–7 |
| 43 | L | January 9, 1992 | 3–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 19–17–7 |
| 44 | W | January 11, 1992 | 6–3 | @ New York Islanders (1991–92) | 20–17–7 |
| 45 | L | January 14, 1992 | 1–6 | Washington Capitals (1991–92) | 20–18–7 |
| 46 | T | January 16, 1992 | 6–6 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 20–18–8 |
| 47 | W | January 21, 1992 | 5–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 21–18–8 |
| 48 | L | January 23, 1992 | 5–6 | Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) | 21–19–8 |
| 49 | L | January 25, 1992 | 0–1 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) | 21–20–8 |
| 50 | T | January 28, 1992 | 3–3 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) | 21–20–9 |
| 51 | W | January 30, 1992 | 4–2 | @ San Jose Sharks (1991–92) | 22–20–9 |
| 52 | L | February 1, 1992 | 1–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 22–21–9 |
| 53 | L | February 2, 1992 | 1–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 22–22–9 |
| 54 | W | February 6, 1992 | 4–1 | New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 23–22–9 |
| 55 | L | February 8, 1992 | 1–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 23–23–9 |
| 56 | W | February 11, 1992 | 3–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) | 24–23–9 |
| 57 | W | February 13, 1992 | 4–0 | Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 25–23–9 |
| 58 | W | February 15, 1992 | 7–2 | Calgary Flames (1991–92) | 26–23–9 |
| 59 | L | February 17, 1992 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 26–24–9 |
| 60 | W | February 19, 1992 | 4–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) | 27–24–9 |
| 61 | W | February 22, 1992 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 28–24–9 |
| 62 | L | February 23, 1992 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 28–25–9 |
| 63 | W | February 25, 1992 | 5–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1991–92) | 29–25–9 |
| 64 | W | February 27, 1992 | 7–3 | Washington Capitals (1991–92) | 30–25–9 |
| 65 | L | February 29, 1992 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 30–26–9 |
| 66 | W | March 2, 1992 | 5–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) | 31–26–9 |
| 67 | L | March 6, 1992 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) | 31–27–9 |
| 68 | L | March 7, 1992 | 1–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1991–92) | 31–28–9 |
| 69 | W | March 10, 1992 | 5–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 32–28–9 |
| 70 | L | March 12, 1992 | 4–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 32–29–9 |
| 71 | L | March 14, 1992 | 0–6 | New York Rangers (1991–92) | 32–30–9 |
| 72 | L | March 17, 1992 | 4–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1991–92) | 32–31–9 |
| 73 | W | March 19, 1992 | 4–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 33–31–9 |
| 74 | T | March 21, 1992 | 3–3 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 33–31–10 |
| 75 | L | March 23, 1992 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 33–32–10 |
| 76 | W | March 26, 1992 | 7–2 | Hartford Whalers (1991–92) | 34–32–10 |
| 77 | L | March 28, 1992 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 34–33–10 |
| 78 | T | April 12, 1992 | 1–1 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 34–33–11 |
| 79 | W | April 14, 1992 | 5–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 35–33–11 |
| 80 | W | April 16, 1992 | 5–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 36–33–11 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Brett Hull | RW | 73 | 70 | 39 | 109 | 48 | -2 | 20 | 5 | 9 |
| Brendan Shanahan | LW | 80 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 171 | -3 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Oates | C | 54 | 10 | 59 | 69 | 12 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nelson Emerson | RW | 79 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 66 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 80 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Sutter | C | 68 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 91 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Dave Christian | RW | 78 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Craig Janney | C | 25 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Cavallini | D | 66 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 95 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bassen | C | 79 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 167 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Wilson | C | 64 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Rich Sutter | RW | 77 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Lowry | LW | 75 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 77 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garth Butcher | D | 68 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 189 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Zombo | D | 64 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Cavallini | LW | 48 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 40 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michel Mongeau | C | 36 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Norwood | D | 44 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 94 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Baron | D | 67 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 94 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Joseph | G | 60 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephane Quintal | D | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 32 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippe Bozon | LW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darin Kimble | RW | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 166 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Chase | RW | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 264 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Giles | D | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Hedican | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Mackey | LW | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Marshall | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Felsner | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Hebert | G | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Lavoie | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Robinson | D | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hoover | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Jablonski | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Riendeau | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Skarda | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Curtis Joseph | 3494 | 60 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 175 | 3.01 | 2 | 1953 | 1778 | .910 |
| Guy Hebert | 738 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 2.93 | 0 | 393 | 357 | .908 |
| Pat Jablonski | 468 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 4.87 | 0 | 259 | 221 | .853 |
| Vincent Riendeau | 157 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4.20 | 0 | 96 | 85 | .885 |
| Team: | 4857 | 80 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 260 | 3.21 | 2 | 2701 | 2441 | .904 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Brett Hull | RW | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Emerson | RW | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Janney | C | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Shanahan | LW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sutter | C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Christian | RW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garth Butcher | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephane Quintal | D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Giles | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bassen | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Zombo | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippe Bozon | LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cavallini | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Joseph | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lowry | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Norwood | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Wilson | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Baron | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Chase | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Felsner | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Hedican | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darin Kimble | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Mackey | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Sutter | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Curtis Joseph | 379 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 3.64 | 0 | 217 | 194 | .894 |
| Team: | 379 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 3.64 | 0 | 217 | 194 | .894 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;