# 1984–85 St. Louis Blues season

The 1984–85 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 18th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Regular season
### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 299 | 288 | 86 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 309 | 299 | 83 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 313 | 357 | 66 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 268 | 321 | 62 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 20 | 52 | 8 | 253 | 358 | 48 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Chicago
—3−3−24−3−13−4−16−1−116−11−5
Detroit
3−3−2—3−2−31−6−15−312−14−6
Minnesota
3−4−12−3−3—1−6−16−212−15−5
St. Louis
4−3−16−1−16−1−1—4−3−120−8−4
Toronto
1−6−13−52−63−4−1—9−21−2
Vs. Smythe Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Chicago
2−10−32−0−12−11−1−17−6−2
Detroit
1−20−31−22−10−2−14−10−1
Minnesota
0−1−20−31−1−11−1−11−23−8−4
St. Louis
3−00−32−13−01−0−29−4−2
Toronto
0−30−2−11−21−1−10−32−11−2
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Chicago
3−00−31−22−10−36−9−0
Detroit
0−31−1−11−21−1−12−15−8−2
Minnesota
0−30−32−12−10−34−11−0
St. Louis
0−1−22−11−20−2−11−24−8−3
Toronto
1−21−21−23−00−1−26−7−2
Vs. Patrick Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Chicago
3−00−33−01−22−10−39−9−0
Detroit
1−1−11−22−10−2−11−1−11−26−9−3
Minnesota
1−1−11−1−12−10−32−10−2−16−9−3
St. Louis
2−0−10−30−2−10−32−10−2−14−11−3
Toronto
0−31−20−2−11−21−20−2−13−13−2 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | October 11, 1984 | 4–2 | @ Calgary Flames (1984–85) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | October 12, 1984 | 1–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | October 14, 1984 | 5–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | L | October 17, 1984 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | W | October 20, 1984 | 8–3 | New Jersey Devils (1984–85) | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | L | October 24, 1984 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins (1984–85) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | L | October 25, 1984 | 2–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) | 3–4–0 |
| 8 | L | October 27, 1984 | 4–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 3–5–0 |
| 9 | W | October 31, 1984 | 6–5 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 4–5–0 |
| 10 | W | November 3, 1984 | 5–2 | Calgary Flames (1984–85) | 5–5–0 |
| 11 | L | November 6, 1984 | 3–6 | @ New York Islanders (1984–85) | 5–6–0 |
| 12 | W | November 8, 1984 | 6–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) | 6–6–0 |
| 13 | L | November 9, 1984 | 0–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) | 6–7–0 |
| 14 | T | November 11, 1984 | 1–1 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) | 6–7–1 |
| 15 | L | November 14, 1984 | 3–7 | Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) | 6–8–1 |
| 16 | W | November 16, 1984 | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) | 7–8–1 |
| 17 | W | November 20, 1984 | 5–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) | 8–8–1 |
| 18 | W | November 23, 1984 | 3–1 | @ Calgary Flames (1984–85) | 9–8–1 |
| 19 | L | November 24, 1984 | 6–7 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) | 9–9–1 |
| 20 | W | November 27, 1984 | 6–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) | 10–9–1 |
| 21 | W | November 30, 1984 | 5–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 11–9–1 |
| 22 | W | December 1, 1984 | 10–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 12–9–1 |
| 23 | T | December 4, 1984 | 2–2 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) | 12–9–2 |
| 24 | L | December 5, 1984 | 4–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) | 12–10–2 |
| 25 | T | December 8, 1984 | 3–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 12–10–3 |
| 26 | T | December 11, 1984 | 3–3 OT | Washington Capitals (1984–85) | 12–10–4 |
| 27 | T | December 13, 1984 | 4–4 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) | 12–10–5 |
| 28 | L | December 15, 1984 | 2–8 | Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) | 12–11–5 |
| 29 | W | December 17, 1984 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 13–11–5 |
| 30 | W | December 19, 1984 | 4–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 14–11–5 |
| 31 | L | December 22, 1984 | 5–7 | @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) | 14–12–5 |
| 32 | L | December 23, 1984 | 2–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) | 14–13–5 |
| 33 | W | December 26, 1984 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 15–13–5 |
| 34 | L | December 29, 1984 | 1–5 | New York Islanders (1984–85) | 15–14–5 |
| 35 | L | December 30, 1984 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1984–85) | 15–15–5 |
| 36 | T | January 3, 1985 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) | 15–15–6 |
| 37 | L | January 5, 1985 | 3–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) | 15–16–6 |
| 38 | W | January 6, 1985 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 16–16–6 |
| 39 | L | January 9, 1985 | 2–4 | Washington Capitals (1984–85) | 16–17–6 |
| 40 | W | January 10, 1985 | 5–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 17–17–6 |
| 41 | T | January 12, 1985 | 4–4 OT | New York Rangers (1984–85) | 17–17–7 |
| 42 | T | January 16, 1985 | 4–4 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 17–17–8 |
| 43 | W | January 18, 1985 | 6–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) | 18–17–8 |
| 44 | L | January 19, 1985 | 1–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 18–18–8 |
| 45 | W | January 21, 1985 | 6–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 19–18–8 |
| 46 | W | January 25, 1985 | 6–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) | 20–18–8 |
| 47 | L | January 26, 1985 | 3–7 | Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) | 20–19–8 |
| 48 | T | January 29, 1985 | 6–6 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) | 20–19–9 |
| 49 | W | January 31, 1985 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 21–19–9 |
| 50 | W | February 2, 1985 | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 22–19–9 |
| 51 | W | February 3, 1985 | 6–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 23–19–9 |
| 52 | W | February 6, 1985 | 4–0 | Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) | 24–19–9 |
| 53 | T | February 7, 1985 | 5–5 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 24–19–10 |
| 54 | W | February 9, 1985 | 4–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 25–19–10 |
| 55 | W | February 14, 1985 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 26–19–10 |
| 56 | W | February 16, 1985 | 6–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 27–19–10 |
| 57 | L | February 19, 1985 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) | 27–20–10 |
| 58 | L | February 20, 1985 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 27–21–10 |
| 59 | W | February 22, 1985 | 4–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) | 28–21–10 |
| 60 | W | February 24, 1985 | 3–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) | 29–21–10 |
| 61 | W | February 27, 1985 | 3–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) | 30–21–10 |
| 62 | T | March 2, 1985 | 4–4 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 30–21–11 |
| 63 | L | March 3, 1985 | 2–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 30–22–11 |
| 64 | W | March 5, 1985 | 7–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 31–22–11 |
| 65 | W | March 7, 1985 | 5–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) | 32–22–11 |
| 66 | L | March 9, 1985 | 1–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 32–23–11 |
| 67 | W | March 10, 1985 | 6–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 33–23–11 |
| 68 | L | March 12, 1985 | 5–6 | New York Islanders (1984–85) | 33–24–11 |
| 69 | L | March 16, 1985 | 0–5 | Hartford Whalers (1984–85) | 33–25–11 |
| 70 | L | March 18, 1985 | 3–4 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 33–26–11 |
| 71 | L | March 20, 1985 | 2–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) | 33–27–11 |
| 72 | T | March 21, 1985 | 1–1 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) | 33–27–12 |
| 73 | W | March 23, 1985 | 4–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 34–27–12 |
| 74 | L | March 27, 1985 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 34–28–12 |
| 75 | L | March 28, 1985 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) | 34–29–12 |
| 76 | L | March 30, 1985 | 1–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) | 34–30–12 |
| 77 | W | April 2, 1985 | 8–4 | New Jersey Devils (1984–85) | 35–30–12 |
| 78 | L | April 4, 1985 | 4–5 | New York Rangers (1984–85) | 35–31–12 |
| 79 | W | April 6, 1985 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 36–31–12 |
| 80 | W | April 7, 1985 | 6–5 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) | 37–31–12 |

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Bernie Federko | C | 76 | 30 | 73 | 103 | 27 | -10 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Mullen | RW | 79 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 77 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 121 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 78 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | LW | 75 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Wickenheiser | C | 68 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Paslawski | RW | 72 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Reeds | RW | 80 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 80 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 178 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Barr | RW | 75 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin LaVallee | LW | 38 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Levie | D | 61 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 79 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 62 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rik Wilson | D | 51 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | LW | 57 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 32 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Perry Anderson | LW | 71 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 146 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Delorme | D | 74 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | C | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Cyr | RW | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Pavese | D | 51 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 69 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Johnson | D | 74 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 120 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Lemieux | C | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Schofield | D | 43 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 184 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luc Dufour | LW | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Benning | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Ganchar | RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Liut | G | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wamsley | G | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Heinz | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Rick Wamsley | 2319 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 126 | 3.26 | 0 |
| Mike Liut | 1869 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 119 | 3.82 | 1 |
| Greg Millen | 607 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 3.46 | 0 |
| Rick Heinz | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.57 | 0 |
| Team: | 4865 | 80 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 283 | 3.49 | 1 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Rob Ramage | D | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rik Wilson | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Anderson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Barr | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Cyr | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Delorme | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luc Dufour | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Johnson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Levie | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mullen | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Paslawski | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pavese | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Reeds | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Schofield | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wamsley | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Greg Millen | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 |
| Rick Wamsley | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 |
| Team: | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 |
    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 1984 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 26 | Brian Benning | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 2 | 32 | Tony Hrkac | Canada | Orillia Travelways (OJHL) |
| 3 | 50 | Toby Ducolon | United States | Bellows Free Academy (USHS-VT) |
| 3 | 53 | Robert Dirk | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 3 | 56 | Alan Perry | United States | Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI) |
| 4 | 71 | Graham Herring | Canada | Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 92 | Scott Paluch | United States | Franklin Park Jets (USHL) |
| 6 | 113 | Steve Tuttle | Canada | Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) |
| 7 | 134 | Cliff Ronning | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) |
| 8 | 148 | Don Porter | Canada | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |
| 8 | 155 | Jim Vesey | United States | Columbus High School (USHS-MA) |
| 9 | 176 | Daniel Jomphe | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
| 10 | 196 | Tom Tilley | Canada | Orillia Travelways (OPJHL) |
| 11 | 217 | Mark Cupolo | Canada | Guelph Platers (OHL) |
| 12 | 237 | Mark Lanigan | United States | Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) |