# 1973–74 St. Louis Blues season

The 1973–74 St. Louis Blues season was the seventh for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the season with a record of 26 wins, 40 losses and 12 ties for 64 points, placing them in sixth place. The Blues missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, ending a six-season playoff streak.

## Regular season
### Final standings

West Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 273 | 164 | +109 | 112 |
| 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 41 | 14 | 23 | 272 | 164 | +108 | 105 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 233 | 231 | +2 | 78 |
| 4 | Atlanta Flames | 78 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 214 | 238 | −24 | 74 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 242 | 273 | −31 | 65 |
| 6 | St. Louis Blues | 78 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 206 | 248 | −42 | 64 |
| 7 | Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 235 | 275 | −40 | 63 |
| 8 | California Golden Seals | 78 | 13 | 55 | 10 | 195 | 342 | −147 | 36 |

### Record vs. opponents
## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 10, 1973 | 1–2 | @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 13, 1973 | 0–1 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | W | October 16, 1973 | 3–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | L | October 17, 1973 | 0–4 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | T | October 20, 1973 | 4–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 1–3–1 |
| 6 | W | October 23, 1973 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 2–3–1 |
| 7 | T | October 27, 1973 | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 2–3–2 |
| 8 | L | October 30, 1973 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 2–4–2 |
| 9 | W | November 2, 1973 | 3–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 3–4–2 |
| 10 | W | November 3, 1973 | 4–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 4–4–2 |
| 11 | T | November 7, 1973 | 2–2 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 4–4–3 |
| 12 | W | November 10, 1973 | 5–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 5–4–3 |
| 13 | L | November 11, 1973 | 3–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 5–5–3 |
| 14 | W | November 13, 1973 | 6–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 6–5–3 |
| 15 | W | November 15, 1973 | 5–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 7–5–3 |
| 16 | W | November 17, 1973 | 4–0 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 8–5–3 |
| 17 | L | November 21, 1973 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 8–6–3 |
| 18 | W | November 22, 1973 | 2–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 9–6–3 |
| 19 | L | November 24, 1973 | 0–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 9–7–3 |
| 20 | T | November 27, 1973 | 2–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 9–7–4 |
| 21 | L | November 29, 1973 | 1–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 9–8–4 |
| 22 | T | December 1, 1973 | 4–4 | New York Rangers (1973–74) | 9–8–5 |
| 23 | W | December 4, 1973 | 3–1 | @ New York Islanders (1973–74) | 10–8–5 |
| 24 | L | December 5, 1973 | 1–5 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 10–9–5 |
| 25 | T | December 7, 1973 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 10–9–6 |
| 26 | W | December 11, 1973 | 7–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 11–9–6 |
| 27 | L | December 13, 1973 | 3–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 11–10–6 |
| 28 | W | December 16, 1973 | 5–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 12–10–6 |
| 29 | W | December 19, 1973 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 13–10–6 |
| 30 | W | December 21, 1973 | 2–1 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 14–10–6 |
| 31 | L | December 22, 1973 | 2–4 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 14–11–6 |
| 32 | W | December 28, 1973 | 3–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 15–11–6 |
| 33 | L | December 29, 1973 | 1–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 15–12–6 |
| 34 | W | January 2, 1974 | 8–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 16–12–6 |
| 35 | W | January 5, 1974 | 4–1 | California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 17–12–6 |
| 36 | W | January 8, 1974 | 3–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 18–12–6 |
| 37 | L | January 9, 1974 | 6–8 | @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 18–13–6 |
| 38 | L | January 12, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 18–14–6 |
| 39 | L | January 13, 1974 | 0–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 18–15–6 |
| 40 | L | January 15, 1974 | 3–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 18–16–6 |
| 41 | W | January 17, 1974 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1973–74) | 19–16–6 |
| 42 | L | January 19, 1974 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 19–17–6 |
| 43 | W | January 20, 1974 | 3–1 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 20–17–6 |
| 44 | L | January 22, 1974 | 0–1 | Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 20–18–6 |
| 45 | L | January 23, 1974 | 1–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 20–19–6 |
| 46 | T | January 26, 1974 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 20–19–7 |
| 47 | W | January 30, 1974 | 6–4 | California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 21–19–7 |
| 48 | W | February 2, 1974 | 6–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 22–19–7 |
| 49 | L | February 3, 1974 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 22–20–7 |
| 50 | L | February 5, 1974 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 22–21–7 |
| 51 | L | February 7, 1974 | 3–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 22–22–7 |
| 52 | L | February 9, 1974 | 1–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 22–23–7 |
| 53 | L | February 10, 1974 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 22–24–7 |
| 54 | L | February 12, 1974 | 2–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 22–25–7 |
| 55 | T | February 14, 1974 | 2–2 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 22–25–8 |
| 56 | L | February 16, 1974 | 2–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 22–26–8 |
| 57 | W | February 19, 1974 | 7–1 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 23–26–8 |
| 58 | T | February 20, 1974 | 1–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 23–26–9 |
| 59 | L | February 23, 1974 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 23–27–9 |
| 60 | L | February 24, 1974 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 23–28–9 |
| 61 | T | February 27, 1974 | 2–2 | @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 23–28–10 |
| 62 | L | March 2, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 23–29–10 |
| 63 | L | March 6, 1974 | 0–8 | Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 23–30–10 |
| 64 | L | March 9, 1974 | 5–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 23–31–10 |
| 65 | L | March 10, 1974 | 1–8 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 23–32–10 |
| 66 | W | March 12, 1974 | 2–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) | 24–32–10 |
| 67 | L | March 14, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 24–33–10 |
| 68 | T | March 16, 1974 | 2–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 24–33–11 |
| 69 | L | March 19, 1974 | 1–5 | @ New York Islanders (1973–74) | 24–34–11 |
| 70 | L | March 21, 1974 | 0–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 24–35–11 |
| 71 | L | March 23, 1974 | 3–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 24–36–11 |
| 72 | L | March 24, 1974 | 1–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 24–37–11 |
| 73 | L | March 27, 1974 | 2–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 24–38–11 |
| 74 | W | March 30, 1974 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 25–38–11 |
| 75 | T | March 31, 1974 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 25–38–12 |
| 76 | W | April 2, 1974 | 5–3 | California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 26–38–12 |
| 77 | L | April 6, 1974 | 3–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 26–39–12 |
| 78 | L | April 7, 1974 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 26–40–12 |

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Garry Unger | C | 78 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 96 | −17 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | RW | 78 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 85 | −14 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | LW | 69 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 82 | −9 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Merrick | C | 64 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 32 | −11 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Angotti | C/RW | 51 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 9 | −3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Floyd Thomson | LW | 77 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 58 | −19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | RW | 54 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 27 | −9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barclay Plager | D | 72 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 99 | −11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | D | 74 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 59 | −14 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | D | 75 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 51 | −7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | LW | 37 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 24 | −7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harbaruk | RW | 56 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | LW | 37 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Brooks | RW | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | D | 61 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Williams | RW | 31 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab DeMarco Jr. | D | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | D | 54 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garnet Bailey | LW | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | D | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 146 | −1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wright | C | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | C | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | −6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | RW | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Collyard | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | D | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gassoff | D | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 84 | −16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | D | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | RW | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lampman | LW | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Egers | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | G | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Forey | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Hughes | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie MacNeil | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Patrick | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Spring | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watt | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| John Davidson | 2300 | 39 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 118 | 3.08 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 2360 | 40 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 123 | 3.13 | 2 |
| Jim Watt | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 4680 | 78 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 243 | 3.12 | 2 |
    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;

## Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 5 | John Davidson | Canada | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
| 2 | 24 | George Pesut | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
| 3 | 48 | Bob Gassoff | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 5 | 72 | Bill Laing | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
| 6 | 88 | Randy Smith | Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
| 7 | 104 | John Wensink | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 120 | Jean Tetreault | Canada | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |