1977–78 St. Louis Blues season

The 1977–78 St. Louis Blues season was the 11th in franchise history. Prior to the season, the team's founders, Sid Salomon, Jr. and Sid Salomon III, sold the team to pet food giant Ralston Purina, and the St. Louis Arena became the Checkerdome. The Blues finished the season with a record of 20 wins, 47 losses and 13 ties for 53 points, and did not qualify for the playoffs for only the second time in team history.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L 	October 12, 1977 	2–4 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 	0–1–0
2 	L 	October 15, 1977 	1–3 	@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 	0–2–0
3 	L 	October 16, 1977 	0–7 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 	0–3–0
4 	L 	October 19, 1977 	3–7 	Boston Bruins (1977–78) 	0–4–0
5 	L 	October 22, 1977 	2–3 	Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 	0–5–0
6 	L 	October 23, 1977 	0–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 	0–6–0
7 	T 	October 25, 1977 	2–2 	Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 	0–6–1
8 	L 	October 26, 1977 	2–6 	@ New York Rangers (1977–78) 	0–7–1
9 	L 	October 29, 1977 	3–7 	Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 	0–8–1
10 	W 	November 1, 1977 	7–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) 	1–8–1
11 	T 	November 2, 1977 	4–4 	@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 	1–8–2
12 	L 	November 5, 1977 	1–3 	Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) 	1–9–2
13 	L 	November 6, 1977 	4–7 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) 	1–10–2
14 	W 	November 9, 1977 	8–6 	Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 	2–10–2
15 	W 	November 11, 1977 	2–1 	@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 	3–10–2
16 	W 	November 12, 1977 	3–1 	Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 	4–10–2
17 	T 	November 15, 1977 	2–2 	Washington Capitals (1977–78) 	4–10–3
18 	L 	November 16, 1977 	1–10 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 	4–11–3
19 	L 	November 19, 1977 	1–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 	4–12–3
20 	L 	November 23, 1977 	2–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 	4–13–3
21 	W 	November 26, 1977 	2–1 	@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 	5–13–3
22 	L 	November 27, 1977 	1–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1977–78) 	5–14–3
23 	L 	November 30, 1977 	0–4 	New York Rangers (1977–78) 	5–15–3
24 	L 	December 3, 1977 	2–7 	New York Islanders (1977–78) 	5–16–3
25 	L 	December 6, 1977 	1–6 	Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) 	5–17–3
26 	L 	December 8, 1977 	1–8 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 	5–18–3
27 	W 	December 10, 1977 	6–4 	Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 	6–18–3
28 	L 	December 11, 1977 	1–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1977–78) 	6–19–3
29 	W 	December 14, 1977 	3–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 	7–19–3
30 	L 	December 17, 1977 	2–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 	7–20–3
31 	T 	December 19, 1977 	4–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 	7–20–4
32 	L 	December 21, 1977 	2–6 	Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 	7–21–4
33 	L 	December 22, 1977 	3–6 	@ New York Islanders (1977–78) 	7–22–4
34 	L 	December 27, 1977 	0–1 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	7–23–4
35 	L 	December 29, 1977 	4–5 	@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 	7–24–4
36 	W 	December 31, 1977 	3–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 	8–24–4
37 	L 	January 3, 1978 	0–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 	8–25–4
38 	T 	January 7, 1978 	0–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 	8–25–5
39 	W 	January 8, 1978 	3–1 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	9–25–5
40 	L 	January 11, 1978 	4–6 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 	9–26–5
41 	W 	January 13, 1978 	2–1 	@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 	10–26–5
42 	W 	January 14, 1978 	5–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 	11–26–5
43 	T 	January 17, 1978 	2–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 	11–26–6
44 	L 	January 19, 1978 	0–3 	New York Islanders (1977–78) 	11–27–6
45 	L 	January 21, 1978 	1–3 	Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) 	11–28–6
46 	L 	January 22, 1978 	1–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 	11–29–6
47 	L 	January 26, 1978 	1–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) 	11–30–6
48 	L 	January 28, 1978 	3–8 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 	11–31–6
49 	L 	February 1, 1978 	3–5 	Boston Bruins (1977–78) 	11–32–6
50 	T 	February 4, 1978 	2–2 	New York Rangers (1977–78) 	11–32–7
51 	L 	February 6, 1978 	0–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 	11–33–7
52 	L 	February 8, 1978 	4–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 	11–34–7
53 	L 	February 11, 1978 	3–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 	11–35–7
54 	L 	February 15, 1978 	2–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 	11–36–7
55 	W 	February 18, 1978 	4–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 	12–36–7
56 	L 	February 19, 1978 	2–6 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) 	12–37–7
57 	L 	February 21, 1978 	4–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 	12–38–7
58 	T 	February 22, 1978 	2–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 	12–38–8
59 	T 	February 25, 1978 	5–5 	Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 	12–38–9
60 	W 	February 26, 1978 	3–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 	13–38–9
61 	W 	February 28, 1978 	7–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 	14–38–9
62 	W 	March 1, 1978 	3–2 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)	15–38–9
63 	T 	March 4, 1978 	3–3 	Washington Capitals (1977–78) 	15–38–10
64 	L 	March 5, 1978 	1–7 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 	15–39–10
65 	L 	March 7, 1978 	2–7 	@ Boston Bruins (1977–78) 	15–40–10
66 	L 	March 9, 1978 	3–6 	New York Islanders (1977–78) 	15–41–10
67 	T 	March 11, 1978 	1–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 	15–41–11
68 	T 	March 14, 1978 	3–3 	@ New York Islanders (1977–78) 	15–41–12
69 	L 	March 15, 1978 	2–6 	Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 	15–42–12
70 	W 	March 18, 1978 	5–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 	16–42–12
71 	W 	March 19, 1978 	3–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1977–78) 	17–42–12
72 	L 	March 22, 1978 	1–6 	New York Rangers (1977–78) 	17–43–12
73 	L 	March 23, 1978 	3–5 	@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 	17–44–12
74 	T 	March 25, 1978 	2–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 	17–44–13
75 	L 	March 27, 1978 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (1977–78) 	17–45–13
76 	W 	March 29, 1978 	3–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 	18–45–13
77 	W 	April 1, 1978 	3–1 	Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 	19–45–13
78 	L 	April 4, 1978 	2–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 	19–46–13
79 	W 	April 5, 1978 	3–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) 	20–46–13
80 	L 	April 8, 1978 	2–5 	@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 	20–47–13
==Playoffs==
*The Blues did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	80	32	20	52 	66 	-35	10 	0 	5
 	C 	72	17	24	41 	27 	-35	4 	0 	1
 	LW 	70	19	19	38 	4 	-21	3 	0 	2
 	C 	80	13	25	38 	12 	-20	0 	1 	2
 	C 	80	17	17	34 	29 	-20	3 	0 	3
 	RW 	60	14	16	30 	10 	-23	2 	1 	1
 	LW 	50	7 	17	24 	54 	-22	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	78	9 	13	22 	123	-38	4 	0 	1
 	RW 	69	8 	13	21 	20 	-19	2 	0 	0
 	RW 	28	7 	12	19 	23 	-11	3 	0 	0
 	D 	51	6 	12	18 	45 	-11	4 	0 	0
 	D 	75	4 	14	18 	26 	-56	0 	0 	1
 	D 	40	2 	15	17 	23 	-11	1 	0 	0
 	D 	28	4 	11	15 	16 	-14	2 	0 	0
 	C 	32	6 	8 	14 	12 	-12	3 	0 	0
 	D/RW	75	4 	10	14 	39 	-20	0 	0 	1
 	D 	55	2 	12	14 	16 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	78	1 	11	12 	40 	-48	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	49	7 	4 	11 	81 	-6 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	31	3 	7 	10 	11 	-12	1 	0 	0
 	D 	33	2 	8 	10 	73 	-29	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	22	4 	5 	9 	4 	-10	1 	0 	0
 	C 	12	2 	5 	7 	2 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	18	2 	4 	6 	11 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	30	1 	3 	4 	45 	-13	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	6 	1 	1 	2 	4 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	9 	0 	2 	2 	5 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	44	0 	2 	2 	10 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	18	0 	0 	0 	4 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	12	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	17	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2620	44	11	25	8 	159	3.64	1
 	650 	12	5 	6 	1 	45 	4.15	0
 	500 	9 	3 	3 	2 	24 	2.88	0
 	886 	17	1 	10	2 	57 	3.86	0
 	144 	3 	0 	3 	0 	15 	6.25	0
Team: 	4800	80	20	47	13	300	3.75	1
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*The Blues did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Farm Teams==
==See Also==
*1977–78 NHL season
==References==
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