# 1983–84 St. Louis Blues season

The 1983–84 St. Louis Blues season was the 17th in franchise history. It involved the team finishing with a 32-41-7 record, good for 71 points, while placing second place in the Norris Division. It was also the season that The Checkerdome was renamed as The Arena, going back to its original name.

## Offseason

The Blues did not participate in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, shortly after the league blocked the franchise's relocation to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 345 | 344 | 88 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 41 | 7 | 293 | 316 | 71 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 31 | 42 | 7 | 298 | 323 | 69 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 30 | 42 | 8 | 277 | 311 | 68 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 26 | 45 | 9 | 303 | 387 | 61 |
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
1983–84 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Chicago
—4−42−64−3−15−2−115−15−2
Detroit
4−4—2−65−33−514−18−0
Minnesota
6−26−2—5−2−15−2−122−8−2
St. Louis
3−4−13−52−5−1—6−214−16−2
Toronto
2−5−15−32−5−12−6—11−19−2
Vs. Smythe Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Chicago
1−21−20−32−11−25−10−0
Detroit
2−10−30−2−11−21−0−24−8−3
Minnesota
1−20−2−11−1−11−1−12−15−7−3
St. Louis
0−2−12−11−1−12−11−26−7−2
Toronto
0−1−21−22−0−10−1−20−33−7−5
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Chicago
2−12−11−20−2−11−1−16−7−2
Detroit
1−21−1−11−1−10−32−15−8−2
Minnesota
2−12−10−32−10−2−16−8−1
St. Louis
0−31−21−20−30−2−12−12−1
Toronto
2−10−2−11−21−21−25−9−1
Vs. Patrick Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Chicago
1−20−31−20−1−21−1−11−1−14−10−4
Detroit
1−22−10−30−1−23−02−18−8−2
Minnesota
2−10−2−11−1−11−0−22−10−36−8−4
St. Louis
3−01−1−11−22−12−0−11−210−6−2
Toronto
3−01−22−10−31−1−10−37−10−1 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | October 4, 1983 | 5–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | October 5, 1983 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | October 8, 1983 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | W | October 11, 1983 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) | 3–1–0 |
| 5 | W | October 13, 1983 | 7–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) | 4–1–0 |
| 6 | W | October 15, 1983 | 6–5 | New York Rangers (1983–84) | 5–1–0 |
| 7 | L | October 19, 1983 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 5–2–0 |
| 8 | W | October 22, 1983 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 6–2–0 |
| 9 | L | October 25, 1983 | 1–7 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) | 6–3–0 |
| 10 | L | October 26, 1983 | 4–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) | 6–4–0 |
| 11 | L | October 29, 1983 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 6–5–0 |
| 12 | L | November 1, 1983 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 6–6–0 |
| 13 | L | November 3, 1983 | 5–9 | @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 6–7–0 |
| 14 | W | November 5, 1983 | 7–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 7–7–0 |
| 15 | T | November 8, 1983 | 5–5 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) | 7–7–1 |
| 16 | L | November 10, 1983 | 2–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) | 7–8–1 |
| 17 | L | November 12, 1983 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 7–9–1 |
| 18 | L | November 15, 1983 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) | 7–10–1 |
| 19 | L | November 16, 1983 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 7–11–1 |
| 20 | T | November 19, 1983 | 4–4 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 7–11–2 |
| 21 | W | November 22, 1983 | 7–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 8–11–2 |
| 22 | L | November 23, 1983 | 0–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 8–12–2 |
| 23 | W | November 26, 1983 | 8–6 | Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) | 9–12–2 |
| 24 | T | November 29, 1983 | 5–5 OT | New York Islanders (1983–84) | 9–12–3 |
| 25 | L | December 2, 1983 | 6–7 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 9–13–3 |
| 26 | L | December 3, 1983 | 2–7 | @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 9–14–3 |
| 27 | W | December 6, 1983 | 8–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 10–14–3 |
| 28 | W | December 7, 1983 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 11–14–3 |
| 29 | W | December 10, 1983 | 8–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 12–14–3 |
| 30 | W | December 13, 1983 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 13–14–3 |
| 31 | T | December 14, 1983 | 4–4 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 13–14–4 |
| 32 | L | December 17, 1983 | 3–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) | 13–15–4 |
| 33 | L | December 20, 1983 | 2–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 13–16–4 |
| 34 | L | December 21, 1983 | 4–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 13–17–4 |
| 35 | L | December 23, 1983 | 3–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) | 13–18–4 |
| 36 | L | December 26, 1983 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 13–19–4 |
| 37 | W | December 27, 1983 | 5–4 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 14–19–4 |
| 38 | W | December 29, 1983 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 15–19–4 |
| 39 | W | December 31, 1983 | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) | 16–19–4 |
| 40 | W | January 3, 1984 | 8–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 17–19–4 |
| 41 | L | January 5, 1984 | 1–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) | 17–20–4 |
| 42 | L | January 7, 1984 | 0–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) | 17–21–4 |
| 43 | W | January 8, 1984 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 18–21–4 |
| 44 | W | January 10, 1984 | 2–0 | Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) | 19–21–4 |
| 45 | L | January 12, 1984 | 2–6 | Boston Bruins (1983–84) | 19–22–4 |
| 46 | L | January 14, 1984 | 2–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 19–23–4 |
| 47 | T | January 17, 1984 | 2–2 OT | Calgary Flames (1983–84) | 19–23–5 |
| 48 | L | January 18, 1984 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1983–84) | 19–24–5 |
| 49 | W | January 20, 1984 | 4–3 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 20–24–5 |
| 50 | L | January 21, 1984 | 1–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) | 20–25–5 |
| 51 | W | January 24, 1984 | 6–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 21–25–5 |
| 52 | L | January 27, 1984 | 8–10 | Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 21–26–5 |
| 53 | L | January 29, 1984 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1983–84) | 21–27–5 |
| 54 | W | February 2, 1984 | 5–2 | @ New York Islanders (1983–84) | 22–27–5 |
| 55 | L | February 4, 1984 | 3–7 | Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 22–28–5 |
| 56 | L | February 7, 1984 | 1–2 | Calgary Flames (1983–84) | 22–29–5 |
| 57 | T | February 11, 1984 | 1–1 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 22–29–6 |
| 58 | W | February 15, 1984 | 4–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 23–29–6 |
| 59 | L | February 16, 1984 | 2–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 23–30–6 |
| 60 | L | February 18, 1984 | 2–4 | Washington Capitals (1983–84) | 23–31–6 |
| 61 | L | February 19, 1984 | 5–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) | 23–32–6 |
| 62 | L | February 21, 1984 | 5–6 | Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) | 23–33–6 |
| 63 | L | February 23, 1984 | 1–5 | @ New York Islanders (1983–84) | 23–34–6 |
| 64 | T | February 25, 1984 | 3–3 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 23–34–7 |
| 65 | L | February 26, 1984 | 0–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 23–35–7 |
| 66 | W | February 28, 1984 | 5–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 24–35–7 |
| 67 | W | February 29, 1984 | 7–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 25–35–7 |
| 68 | W | March 3, 1984 | 4–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) | 26–35–7 |
| 69 | L | March 6, 1984 | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 26–36–7 |
| 70 | L | March 8, 1984 | 3–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 26–37–7 |
| 71 | W | March 10, 1984 | 6–5 OT | New Jersey Devils (1983–84) | 27–37–7 |
| 72 | W | March 13, 1984 | 2–0 | Hartford Whalers (1983–84) | 28–37–7 |
| 73 | W | March 15, 1984 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) | 29–37–7 |
| 74 | L | March 17, 1984 | 4–6 | Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) | 29–38–7 |
| 75 | W | March 18, 1984 | 5–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) | 30–38–7 |
| 76 | W | March 20, 1984 | 9–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) | 31–38–7 |
| 77 | W | March 24, 1984 | 7–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) | 32–38–7 |
| 78 | L | March 26, 1984 | 3–4 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) | 32–39–7 |
| 79 | L | March 30, 1984 | 1–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) | 32–40–7 |
| 80 | L | March 31, 1984 | 4–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) | 32–41–7 |

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Bernie Federko | C | 79 | 41 | 66 | 107 | 43 | -3 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Mullen | RW | 80 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 19 | -8 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 76 | 32 | 51 | 83 | 162 | -6 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | LW | 77 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 29 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 80 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 121 | -11 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 80 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | C | 64 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 10 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Babych | RW | 70 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wickenheiser | C | 46 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Reeds | RW | 65 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 23 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Perry Turnbull | C | 32 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 81 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | LW | 69 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 24 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rik Wilson | D | 48 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dore | D | 55 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 62 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Paslawski | RW | 34 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Carlson | LW | 58 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Schofield | D | 70 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 219 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Anderson | LW | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 195 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | C | 17 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Pichette | D | 23 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Lemieux | C | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Johnson | D | 65 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 143 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | D | 51 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Delorme | D | 44 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Liut | G | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | C | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pavese | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Barr | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Ganchar | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Heinz | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Klassen | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Larocque | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Markell | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Mike Liut | 3425 | 58 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 197 | 3.45 | 3 |
| Rick Heinz | 1118 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 80 | 4.29 | 0 |
| Michel Larocque | 300 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 |
| Team: | 4843 | 80 | 32 | 41 | 7 | 308 | 3.82 | 3 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | LW | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | C | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Reeds | RW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Babych | RW | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Ganchar | RW | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wickenheiser | C | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Delorme | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Pichette | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mullen | RW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | LW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Paslawski | RW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Johnson | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Anderson | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Carlson | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Heinz | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Liut | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Schofield | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rik Wilson | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Mike Liut | 714 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 2.44 | 1 |
| Rick Heinz | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | 0 |
| Team: | 722 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 2.49 | 1 |
    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;