2013 – 14 St . Louis Blues season The 2013 – 14 St . Louis Blues season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5 , 1967 . They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Chicago Blackhawks , 4 games to 2 . Regular season . October . Jaroslav Halak became the Blues ' leader in shutouts with his 17th on October 5 , with a 7 – 0 whitewash of the Florida Panthers at the Scottrade Center , surpassing Glenn Hall ' s 16 . Hall ' s record took 140 games ( 1968 – 1971 ) , while Halak ' s took him only 121 games since he joined the Blues in June 2010 . The Blues have opened the season with a 4 – 0 start on October 12 with a home win against the New York Rangers , the first time they have started that perfectly in their 47 - year history . The game was also their 10th consecutive home win dating back to last season . November . Alexander Steen , 29 , was named the " First Star of the Month " for October on November 1 , in the best start of his career . He scored 11 goals , including four power - play goals and fourth in the NHL with 16 points in the team ' s 10 games played for the month . He is 6 ' 0 " 212 - pounds . The team ' s telecasts earned the highest ratings in October in the team ' s 18 seasons on Fox Sports Midwest , with a 3 . 5 rating . That is 94 % higher than in October 2011 ( 1 . 8 ) , and 13 % higher than the team ' s previous October best , a 3 . 1 in 1997 . The Blues were 7 – 1 – 1 in October . Alexander Steen scored his NHL - leading 14th goal on November 7 , against the Calgary Flames which was the game - winner . Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos had tied him with their 13th earlier in the evening . He is the first Blues ' player to score 14 goals in the team ' s first 14 games since the 1990 season when Brett Hull scored 16 . Maxim Lapierre scored his first goal as a Blue , and goalie Brian Elliott got his 100th career win in stopping 18 shots out of 20 . Jordan Leopold got his first two points of the season ( both assists ) . Kevin Shattenkirk got an assist on the Blues ' second goal , giving him at least one in his seventh consecutive game , the longest in the NHL this season . He has eight in that span . On November 16 , Alexander Steen scored his NHL - leading 17th goal , the game - winner with 6 : 20 into the third period , and earlier added an assist to pass Sidney Crosby for the points lead at 26 , in a 4 – 2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes . Steen also extended his NHL - best points streak to 13 games , totaling 13 goals and five assists in that stretch . Blues ' coach Ken Hitchcock won his 618th game passing Jacques Lemaire for ninth place on the all - time list . Steen ' s consecutive game streak of at least one point ended at 13 , in the next game on Nov . 17 . On November 23 , coach Hitchcock got his 621st win , passing Bryan Murray for eighth place on the all - time list . On November 25 , goalie Jaroslav Halak got his 27th career shutout , a franchise - record 18th as a member of the Blues and his second this season . On November 27 , Alexander Steen scored his 20th goal , tying Alex Ovechkin for the NHL lead , in the Blues ' fifth consecutive win . The Blues are 10 – 1 – 1 in their past 12 games for a 19 – 3 – 3 record and 41 points . December . Alexander Steen scored his 23rd and 24th goals in a 5 – 1 win on December 19 , after earlier in the day signing a 3 - year $ 17 . 4 mil . contract extension that will keep him as a Blue through the 2016 – 17 season . His 24 goals , tying his career high after only 34 team games ( 23 – 7 – 4 ) , are second in the NHL only to the 28 by Alex Ovechkin . Brenden Morrow got his 300th career assist . The team is 48 – 0 – 1 in the past 49 home games when scoring three goals or more . Steen , the second - highest goal scorer in the NHL with 24 , was sidelined with an upper - body injury during the second period of the December 21 game against the Edmonton Oilers . He was placed on injured reserve with a concussion on December 28 , and will be out indefinitely . He last played on December 21 , leaving in the second period . He leads the Blues with 24 goals ( second in the NHL ) and 38 points . Chris Stewart was named " First Star of the Week " on December 23 , for his performance in the week ending December 22 , after earning six goals and one assist . He beat Sidney Crosby ( Pittsburgh ) and Matt Duchene ( Colorado ) . On December 23 , the Prime Minister of Canada , Stephen Harper attended the Blues ' game in Calgary against the Flames . On December 28 , the Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks in a thrilling 6 – 5 shootout at Scottrade to gain a point on the Blackhawks , and now within six points of division - leading Chicago , but with four games fewer played . The Blues were twice down by two goals , but came back to tie in regulation and then through a scoreless overtime . The Blues have beaten Chicago all three games played with two coming in shootouts , with this game playing without their top scorer , Alexander Steen . Dmitrij Jaskin scored his first NHL goal . January . Three Blues ' players were named to the 2014 Winter Olympics , men ' s USA Olympic team in Sochi , Russia , ( February 7 – 23 ) . David Backes , 29 , T . J . Oshie , 27 , and Kevin Shattenkirk ( to be 25 then ) , were named to the team after the 2014 Winter Classic game on January 1 . Backes ( Minneapolis , Minnesota ) was named to the USA Olympic team for the second time , Oshie ( Everett , Washington ) , and Shattenkirk ( New Rochelle , NY ) for the first . Vladimir Sobotka , 26 , was named to the Czech Republic ' s men ' s Olympic team , but a leg injury on January 31 will prevent him from participating in the Olympics . He will be re - evaluated in four weeks . The Blues have their best start in the first half of the season ( 41 games ) in team history after the January 4 game , with a 29 – 7 – 5 record and 63 points . Goalie Brian Elliott was named the " NHL ' s Second Star of the Week " on January 6 for the week ending Jan . 5 , after posting a glittering 3 – 0 – 0 record with a 1 . 00 GAA and a 0 . 962 save percentage , including one shutout , his career 24th , 15th with the Blues . That is one shy of Glenn Hall for # 2 in team history . He came within eight seconds of a second shutout against the Minnesota Wild on New Year ' s Eve . Jay Bouwmeester , 30 , and Alex Pietrangelo ( to be 24 then ) , both defensemen , will represent Canada on the men ' s Olympic team . Vladimir Tarasenko , 22 , will represent Russia on the men ' s Olympic team . He is a native of Yaroslavl . Goalie Jaroslav Halak , 28 , will represent Slovakia on the men ' s Olympic team . The Blues are back on top of the TSN Power Rankings on January 13 , and have a + 1 . 34 per game goal differential . Alexander Steen returned to a full practice with the Blues on January 13 , still out with a concussion , but making progress but there is no definite plan for his return . He has led the Blues in goals ( 24 ) and scoring ( 38 points ) since his December 21 injury . His 38 points are fifth in the NHL . This is his second time with a concussion , when he lost 39 games during the 2011 – 12 season . The Blues were able to play at a 7 – 1 – 1 pace in his nine missed games , through January 10 . His 38 points led the Blues until T . J . Oshie scored twice in the January 14th game , giving Oshie 39 points with a team - leading 29 assists to go with 10 goals , but playing in 45 games to Steen ' s 35 games . He was activated on January 17 , after missing 11 games since his concussion on December 21 . He is fifth - ranked in goals with 24 . Named to Sweden ' s men ' s Olympic team , as was teammate Patrik Berglund . They were selected on January 7 . Steen , 29 , representing Sweden for the fourth time overall , first time at the Olympics . Berglund , 25 , for the fifth time overall , first time at the Olympics . Altogether , 10 Blues ' players have been selected to five countries ' Olympic teams . February . On February 6 , coach Ken Hitchcock won his 110th game with the Blues , tying him for fourth place with Scotty Bowman on the Blues ' list . With the OT win , the Blues moved within two points of Chicago for first place in the Central Division , and three points of the NHL - leading Anaheim Ducks . On February 15 , at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , T . J . Oshie scored four shootout goals in six attempts ( in a preliminary round only for seeding purposes ) , including the game - winner in a thrilling 3 – 2 win for the U . S . over Russia in front of 11 , 678 screaming fans at the Bolshoy Ice Dome . Video . Oshie was a player on the " bubble " whether the U . S . team would add him to its roster or not , but took him because of his success rate in shootouts . At the time of the Olympic break after the February 8 game , Oshie was tied for the team lead in points ( 46 , 14 goals and 32 assists in 57G ) with team goal - scoring leader Alexander Steen ( 28 goals and 18 assists in 46G ) . On February 28 , the Blues traded goalie Jaroslav Halak , and forward Chris Stewart , along with minor leaguer William Carrier , plus the 1st - round pick in 2015 and 3rd - round pick in 2016 , for goalie Ryan Miller and forward Steve Ott of the Buffalo Sabres . Miller and Ott will join the Blues on Sunday for their road game against the Phoenix Coyotes . March . The Blues took over the top spot in the NHL after their March 9 win with 94 points , and became the first team to pass the 100 - point level ( 47 – 14 – 7 ) , for the sixth time in their history after beating the Winnipeg Jets on March 17 . On March 16 , the team lost forward Vladimir Tarasenko because of a hand injury from the previous game on March 15 , and will be reevaluated in six weeks . T . J . Oshie missed his first game of the year , the wild St . Patrick ' s Day game with numerous fights , to see the birth of his daughter earlier in the day . The Blues are four points ahead of their closest competitors , the Boston Bruins , Anaheim Ducks , and San Jose Sharks for the Presidents ' Trophy with 14 games to play . On March 22 , the Blues clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season and 38th in franchise history , after the Phoenix Coyotes lost after the Blues lost to the Philadelphia Flyers . The Blues lead the Western Conference with 101 points ( 47 – 16 – 7 ) with 12 games remaining . With his 16th career shutout for the Blues and 25th career shutout on March 24 , Brian Elliott tied Glenn Hall for second place . He accomplished his 25th shutout in only his 209th start . It was the fifth fastest to 25 shutouts in modern NHL history . After 28 games , Elliott has a 17 – 5 – 2 record , 1 . 97 GAA , a . 921 save percentage and fourth shutout this year . Jaroslav Halak holds the Blues ' record with 20 shutouts . T . J . Oshie was named the NHL ' s " Third Star of the Week " on March 31 , for the week ending March 30 . He tied for second place with six points in three games , including his first career hat trick on March 27 . April . The Blues set a new team wins record with their 52nd on April 3 , breaking the record previously held by the 1999 – 2000 Blues team that had 51 wins , 114 points , and won the President ' s Trophy that season . They were in a strong position for the trophy with 111 points ( 52 – 17 – 7 ) , over Boston by losing one less game then the Bruins , with six games remaining . On April 4 , Alexander Steen was nominated by the St . Louis chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers ' Association for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy . The trophy is awarded annually to the player " who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance , sportsmanship and dedication to hockey . " Steen leads the Blues with 33 goals , and tied for the team lead with 60 points despite losing 11 games from a concussion in December . The Blues Central Division lead evaporated after their fourth consecutive loss on April 10 , while the Colorado Avalanche won , tying the Blues with 111 points , but having the season ' s head - to - head advantage over the Blues . T . J . Oshie was hit high by the Wild ' s Mike Rupp on April 10 , in the middle of the second period . Rupp was immediately given a 10 - minute match penalty , and subsequently a four - game suspension without pay , from the NHL Department of Player Safety for the illegal hit to the head . The suspension covers the last regular season game and three playoff games . Rupp will forfeit $ 7 , 692 for those four games . Oshie has 21 goals , and is second on the team with 60 points . Just before the regular season comes to an end , the Blues are battling several key injuries which contributed to their season - high five - game losing streak headed into the final game on April 13 . T . J . Oshie , David Backes , Vladimir Sobotka , Derek Roy , Brenden Morrow , and long - injured Vladimir Tarasenko won ' t be available for the final game . Patrik Berglund got hurt in the final period of the April 12 game . The playoffs start on April 17 . Of the eight players sidelined by injury who couldn ' t play in the last regular season game on April 13 , six will return for the first game of the first playoff round , against Chicago on April 17 . One of the six is Vladimir Tarasenko , who suffered a broken hand on March 15 with surgery on March 19 , and was not expected to be evaluated until after the end of the first round . Only T . J . Oshie and Patrik Berglund won ' t be ready . Fox Sports Midwest had a record broadcast season covering the team . The Blues were seen in 4 % of homes in the St . Louis area market who had a television . The previous record was last year ( 2012 – 13 season ) with a 3 . 9 rating . The Blues ' rating ranked fifth among U . S . - based NHL teams . May . Coach Ken Hitchcock , 62 , was extended through the 2014 - 15 St . Louis Blues season on May 7 , as were Associate Coach Brad Shaw and Assistant Coach Ray Bennett . The club announced that Assistant Coach Gary Agnew , and Goaltending Coach Corey Hirsch will not be retained . Hitchcock is the 24th head coach of the Blues , starting on Nov . 7 , 2011 . He has a 124 - 55 - 20 ( . 673 ) record in his three years , which is the record for a Blues ' coach . He is an Edmonton , Alberta native , who has a 657 - 405 - 78 ( . 602 ) lifetime NHL coaching mark . On May 13 , 2014 , the Blues announced they had hired , former Carolina Hurricanes head coach , Kirk Muller as an assistant coach to Hitchcock . Schedule and results . Pre - season . Legend : Regular season . Legend : Playoffs . The St . Louis Blues entered the playoffs as the Central Division ' s second seed . They faced the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round . < br > The longest game in franchise history ended at 0 : 26 into the third overtime of Game 1 on April 17 , with Alexander Steen scoring the game - winning goal to win 4 – 3 ending the 100 min . 26 sec . marathon . Jaden Schwartz scored with 1 : 45 remaining in the third period to tie it at 3 – 3 . A highlight was forward Maxim Lapierre after inadvertently getting shoved into the goal crease , and then making a save on a shot that sailed past Ryan Miller in the first overtime . The team ended its scoring draught after 148 min . 39 sec . with Adam Cracknell ' s first - ever playoff goal at 4 : 40 into the first period . Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored their first playoff goals . The home record for a playoff overtime game for the Blues previously was 33 : 49 of extra time in a 5 – 4 win over Chicago on April 20 , 1989 . Jay Bouwmeester has the longest consecutive - games streak in major sports at 717 games left in the first overtime and could not return due to dehydration . The Blues had 52 shots on goal to Chicago ' s 42 . The previous longest game was April 7 , 1984 , with the Blues winning 4 – 3 over Detroit at 17 : 07 into the second overtime . Patrik Berglund will return for Game 3 ( April 21 ) after suffering an upper - body injury on April 11 against Dallas . David Backes won ' t be able to return after a vicious , illegal hit to the head in Game 2 ( April 19 ) at 15 : 09 mark in the third period . The instigator on Chicago ' s team was given a 5 - min charging major , instead of a hit - to - the - head major penalty , also given a Game Misconduct , and subsequently suspended for three games by the NHL ' s Department of Player Safety . Another member of Chicago ' s team was accused of cruelly taunting the injured Backes with a " Wakey , wakey , Backes " chant . The Blues say they know what was said and it was not appreciated . The Blues lead the series 2 – 0 after the April 19 game win 4 – 3 , 5 : 50 into the first overtime , from a goal by Barret Jackman . Brendan Morrow also will return who played in Game 1 , but got scratched for Game 2 from a foot injury sustained on April 10 before that game . Game 3 on April 21 garnerned the highest ratings ever for Fox Sports Midwest in broadcasting a Blues ' game with a 11 . 9 household rating in the St . Louis market . The previous high was 11 . 0 on April 16 , 2012 in the Blues ' first - round win at San Jose . The Blues - Blackhawks game was the most - watched program that evening in St . Louis . Viewership peaked at the end of the game at a 14 . 7 rating / 22 share / 184 , 000 households . Game 1 on April 17 was the third - watched all - time with a 10 . 4 rating . The afternoon Game 2 on April 19 ( KSDK ) received a 11 . 2 rating . Brenden Morrow missed Game 4 , and is out for the remainder of the first round series . < br > Game 5 on April 25 is broadcast on NBC Sports instead of Fox Sports Midwest . Game 6 on Sunday , April 27 , is broadcast on NBC , 2pm . Vladimir Tarasenko , after four games ( April 23 ) leads the NHL with four playoff goals . Kevin Shattenkirk has one goal and four assists for five points , tied for second among defensemen . The Blues got captain David Backes back for Game 5 at home ( April 25 ) , playing in 21 : 35 on 34 shifts , and the team outhitting Chicago 54 – 17 , but it was for naught as the team lost 3 – 2 in the fourth overtime game , with them missing the net numerous times in shots , and too frequently an open net . Through the five games , the team has missed the net a whopping 88 times on shots made , and had another 68 shots blocked by Chicago defenders . Coach Ken Hitchcock changed lines on both offense and defense with Alexander Steen joining Vladimir Sobotka and Vladimir Tarasenko on a second line . Legend : Player statistics . Skaters . indicates on Injured Reserve . < br > < nowiki > * < / nowiki > indicates not currently on the active roster . < br > Traded away mid - season , date in ( ) . Stats reflect time with Blues only . < br > Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blues , acquired date in ( ) . Stats reflect time with Blues only . < br > Bold = leading team in category . Goaltenders . Playoffs Roster . Transactions . The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013 – 14 season Farm teams . Chicago Wolves . The Peoria ( Illinois ) Rivermen were the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2012 – 13 . < br > On April 1 , 2013 , the Blues announced that the Vancouver Canucks on March 29 agreed to buy the Rivermen from the Blues , pending approval from the NHL . Details not available . It is expected the Blues will affiliate with the AHL ' s Chicago Wolves for the 2013 – 14 season . The Blues officially announced their affiliation with the Wolves on April 23 , for at least three seasons . They play in the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont . The team was formerly affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks from 2011 – 2013 , and the Atlanta Thrashers from 2001 – 2011 . The swap was hard to take for the fans of the team , but the team ' s attendance was light , and the sponsorship not very strong . The team is one of the premier franchises in the AHL . The team ' s owner is Don Levin , coached by Scott Arniel , and their GM is Wendell Young . St . Charles Chill . The Blues announced an affiliation with the St . Charles Chill of the Central Hockey League on October 17 , and join the Chicago Wolves as a source for player development . The Chill begin their inaugural season on October 19 , and play at the Family Arena in St . Charles . Draft picks . St . Louis Blues ' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft , to be held in Newark , New Jersey on June 30 , 2013 .