# 2014–15 St. Louis Blues season

The 2014–15 St. Louis Blues season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.

## Off-season

Coach Ken Hitchcock was extended through this season on May 7, 2014, as were Associate Coach Brad Shaw and Assistant Coach Ray Bennett. Assistant Coach Gary Shaw and Goaltending Coach Corey Hirsch were not retained. Kirk Muller, 48, was named assistant coach by General Manager Doug Armstrong on May 13, 2014. Muller was formerly head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes in parts of the last three seasons.
Goaltender Brian Elliott re-signed for a three-year extension on May 19, 2014, for $7.5 million. He will team with Jake Allen. Ryan Miller will become an unrestricted free agent in July.
The Blues on May 27, replaced their unretained goaltending coach with Jim Corsi, formerly goaltending coach of the last 16 seasons with the Buffalo Sabres.

## Playoffs

The St. Louis Blues entered the playoffs as the Central Division regular season champions. The Blues took on the wild card Minnesota Wild in the first round. The Blues were defeated in six games by the Wild.

## Standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 42 | 248 | 201 | +47 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 232 | 208 | +24 | 104 |
| 3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 39 | 229 | 189 | +40 | 102 |
| 4 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 231 | 201 | +30 | 100 |
| 5 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 230 | 210 | +20 | 99 |
| 6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 37 | 261 | 260 | +1 | 92 |
| 7 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 219 | 227 | −8 | 90 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2014–15 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 77 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 27 | 31 |
| Alexander Steen | 74 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 8 | 33 |
| Jaden Schwartz | 75 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 13 | 16 |
| David Backes | 80 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 7 | 104 |
| T. J. Oshie | 72 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 17 | 51 |
| Paul Stastny | 74 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 5 | 40 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | 81 | 7 | 39 | 46 | −2 | 28 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 56 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 19 | 52 |
| Jori Lehtera | 75 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 21 | 48 |
| Patrik Berglund | 77 | 12 | 15 | 27 | −2 | 26 |
| Dmitrij Jaskin | 54 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 16 |
| Barret Jackman | 80 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 47 |
| Jay Bouwmeester | 72 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 24 |
| Steve Ott | 78 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −8 | 86 |
| Ryan Reaves | 81 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −3 | 116 |
| Carl Gunnarsson | 61 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Chris Butler | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 |
| Ian Cole$^‡$ (traded on 3/2/15) | 54 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 44 |
| Maxim Lapierre$^‡$ (traded on 1/27/15) | 45 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 16 |
| Joakim Lindstrom$^‡$ (traded on 3/2/15) | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −8 | 8 |
| Zbynek Michalek$^†$ (acquired on 3/2/15) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Olli Jokinen$^†$ (acquired on 3/2/15) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Marcel Goc$^†$ (acquired on 1/27/15) | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Petteri Lindbohm | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 26 |
| Chris Porter | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 6 |
| Robert Bortuzzo$^†$ (acquired on 3/2/15) | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 25 |
| Ty Rattie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Magnus Paajarvi | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 |
| Colin Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Jordan Leopold$^‡$ (traded on 11/15/14) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
| Alexander Steen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| Patrik Berglund | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Jaden Schwartz | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| David Backes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| T. J. Oshie | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jori Lehtera | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Chris Porter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Stastny | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 4 |
| Ryan Reaves | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dmitrij Jaskin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Barret Jackman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| Steve Ott | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Marcel Goc | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Zbynek Michalek | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| Jay Bouwmeester | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Carl Gunnarsson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Brian Elliott | 46 | 45 | 2546 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 96 | 2.26 | 1150 | .917 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jake Allen | 37 | 32 | 2077 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 2.28 | 909 | .913 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Martin Brodeur | 7 | 5 | 356 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2.87 | 169 | .899 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 49 | 2,981 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 117 | 2.35 | 1,346 | .913 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jake Allen | 6 | 6 | 328 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2.20 | 125 | .904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Elliott | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.31 | 7 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| V. Tarasenko | NHL First Star of the Week | November 3, 2014 |
| V. Tarasenko | NHL Third Star of the Week | November 10, 2014 |
| J. Lehtera | NHL First Star of the Week | November 17, 2014 |
| V. Tarasenko | NHL Second Star of the Month | December 1, 2014 |
| T. Oshie | NHL First Star of the Week | January 5, 2015 |
| V. Tarasenko | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
| K. Shattenkirk | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
| D. Backes | NHL First Star of the Week | January 12, 2015 |
| B. Elliott | NHL All-Star game replacement selection | January 22, 2015 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| J. Lehtera | 1st Career NHL Game | October 9, 2014 |
| P. Stastny | 300th Career NHL Assist | October 11, 2014 |
| J. Lindstrom | 100th Career NHL Game | October 16, 2014 |
| S. Ott | 700th Career NHL Game | October 18, 2014 |
| D. Backes | 200th Career NHL Assist | October 18, 2014 |
| J. Lehtera | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 18, 2014 |
| P. Lindbohm | 1st Career NHL Game | October 19, 2014 |
| R. Reaves | 200th Career NHL Game | October 23, 2014 |
| V. Tarasenko | 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | October 28, 2014 |
| J. Lehtera | 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | November 11, 2014 |
| K. Shattenkirk | 300th Career NHL Game | November 18, 2014 |
| D. Backes | 600th Career NHL Game | December 20, 2014 |
| V. Tarasenko | 200th Career NHL Point | December 27, 2014 |
| T. Oshie | 400th Career NHL Game | December 30, 2014 |
| T. Oshie | 100th Career NHL Goal | January 3, 2015 |
| J. Schwartz | 100th Career NHL Goal | January 3, 2015 |
| A. Steen | 400th Career NHL Point | January 13, 2015 |
| A. Pietrangelo | 200th Career NHL Point | January 30, 2015 |
| A. Steen | 400th Career NHL Game | February 3, 2015 |
| D. Backes | 400th Career NHL Point | March 1, 2015 |
| B. Elliott | 30th Career NHL Shutout | March 17, 2015 |
| Z. Michalek | 700th Career NHL Game | March 19, 2015 |
| P. Stastny | 500th Career NHL Point | March 21, 2015 |
| J. Schwartz | 200th Career NHL Game | March 28, 2015 |
| T. Oshie | 200th Career NHL Assist | April 3, 2015 |
| B. Jackman | 800th Career NHL Game | April 5, 2015 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| J. Lehtera | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| D. Jaskin | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| V. Tarasenko | 1st Career Playoff Assist | April 16, 2015 |
| V. Tarasenko | 1st Career Playoff Hat-trick | April 18, 2015 |
| J. Lehtera | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 18, 2015 |
| R. Reaves | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 22, 2015 |
| D. Jaskin | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 22, 2015 |

## Transactions

Following the end of the Blues' 2013–14 season, and during the 2014–15 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 28, 2014 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Roman Polak (D) | To St. Louis Blues Carl Gunnarsson (D) CGY's 4th round (94th) pick in 2014 |
| November 15, 2014 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Leopold (D) | To St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2016 |
| January 27, 2015 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Maxim Lapierre (C) | To St. Louis Blues Marcel Goc (C) |
| February 26, 2015 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Future Considerations | To St. Louis Blues Adam Cracknell (RW) |
| March 2, 2015 | To Arizona Coyotes Maxim Letunov (F) | To St. Louis Blues Zbynek Michalek (D) conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
| March 2, 2015 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole (D) | To St. Louis Blues Robert Bortuzzo (D) 7th-round pick in 2016 |
| March 2, 2015 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Joakim Lindstrom (F) Conditional 6th-round pick in 2016 | To St. Louis Blues Olli Jokinen (F) |
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
June 26, 2014Patrik Berglund (C)3 years, $11.1 million contract extension
July 1, 2014Phil McRae (C)1 year, $600,000
July 1, 2014Brent Regner (D)1 year, $550,000
July 1, 2014Jori Lehtera (C)2 years, $5.5 million
July 5, 2014Pat Cannone (F)1 year, $550,000
July 8, 2014Sebastian Wannstrom (F)1 year, $600,000
July 9, 2014David Shields (D)1 year, $600,000
July 10, 2014Steve Ott (C)2 years, $2.6 million
July 21, 2014Ivan Barbashev (F)3 year, $2.41 million entry-level contract
September 2, 2014Robby Fabbri (C)3 year, entry-level contract
September 27, 2014Jaden Schwartz (C)2 years, $4.7 million
March 10, 2015Colton Parayko (D)2 year, entry-level contract
May 28, 2015Jordan Schmaltz (D)3 year, entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 21 | Robby Fabbri | Center | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 2 | 33 | Ivan Barbashev | Center / Left wing | Russia | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 52 | Maxim Letunov | Center | Russia | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
| 3 | 82 | Jake Walman | Defense | Canada | Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) |
| 4 | 94 | Ville Husso | Goaltender | Finland | HIFK (Liiga) |
| 4 | 110 | Austin Poganski | Right wing | United States | Tri-City Storm (USHL) |
| 5 | 124 | Jaedon Descheneau | Right wing | Canada | Kootenay Ice (WHL) |
| 6 | 172 | Chandler Yakimowicz | Right wing | United States | London Knights (OHL) |
| 6 | 176 | Samuel Blais | Left wing | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 202 | Dwyer Tschantz | Right wing | United States | Indiana Ice (USHL) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ Edmonton's second-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on July 10, 2013 that sent David Perron to Edmonton, in exchange for Magnus Paajarvi, and this pick.
* $^b$ The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Roman Polak to Toronto in exchange for Carl Gunnarsson and this pick. Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 29, 2013 that sent Joe Colborne to Calgary in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – If Calgary fails to qualify for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs then this pick will remain a fourth-round pick in 2014 – was converted on March 30, 2014.
* $^c$ Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012 that sent B. J. Crombeen and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Tampa Bay, in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013, and this pick.
* St. Louis's fourth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators, as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 to St. Louis, in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2013, and this pick.
* $^d$ Calgary's fifth-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on July 5, 2013 that sent Kris Russell to Calgary, in exchange for this pick.
* St. Louis's fifth-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning, as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012 that sent fourth-round picks in 2013 and 2014 to St. Louis, in exchange for B. J. Crombeen and this pick.
* $^e$ Boston's sixth-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Wade Redden to Boston, in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – St. Louis will receive a sixth-round pick in 2014 if Redden appears in one playoff game in the 2013 for the Bruins – was converted on May 1, 2013.