1997–98 St. Louis Blues season

The highlight of the 1997–98 St. Louis Blues season would mark an end of an era as Brett Hull was not re-signed following the season.
==Offseason==
In his first full season as Coach Joel Quenneville decided to employ a defensive formula. The move worked wonders as even Brett Hull brought into the new system as the Blues finished in 3rd place with a solid 45–29–8 record. In the playoffs the Blues would dominate the Los Angeles Kings sweeping them in 4 straight. However, in the 2nd round the Blues would be upended by the Detroit Red Wings in 6 games. The season would mark an end of an era as Brett Hull is not resigned following the season as he sign a free agent deal with the Dallas Stars.St. Louis Blues (1967-Present)
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L	October 1, 1997 	1–3 	Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 	0–1–0
2 	W	October 3, 1997 	7–2 	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	1–1–0
3 	W	October 4, 1997 	2–1 	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	2–1–0
4 	W	October 9, 1997 	3–2 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 	3–1–0
5 	W	October 11, 1997 	5–3 	Florida Panthers (1997–98) 	4–1–0
6 	W	October 13, 1997 	3–1 	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	5–1–0
7 	W	October 17, 1997 	2–0 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	6–1–0
8 	W	October 18, 1997 	5–3 	New York Rangers (1997–98) 	7–1–0
9 	T	October 20, 1997 	3–3 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	7–1–1
10 	L	October 22, 1997 	3–4 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	7–2–1
11 	W	October 23, 1997 	4–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	8–2–1
12 	W	October 25, 1997 	5–2 	Washington Capitals (1997–98) 	9–2–1
13 	W	October 29, 1997 	3–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 	10–2–1
14 	T	October 30, 1997 	2–2 OT	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	10–2–2
15 	W	November 1, 1997 	2–0 	San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	11–2–2
16 	L	November 3, 1997 	1–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 	11–3–2
17 	L	November 6, 1997 	1–2 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	11–4–2
18 	L	November 8, 1997 	1–4 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	11–5–2
19 	W	November 10, 1997	7–1 	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	12–5–2
20 	W	November 13, 1997	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	13–5–2
21 	W	November 15, 1997	5–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	14–5–2
22 	W	November 17, 1997	3–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	15–5–2
23 	L	November 20, 1997	0–3 	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	15–6–2
24 	L	November 22, 1997	0–2 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 	15–7–2
25 	L	November 25, 1997	2–3 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	15–8–2
26 	T	November 27, 1997	2–2 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 	15–8–3
27 	L	November 29, 1997	2–4 	@ New York Islanders (1997–98) 	15–9–3
28 	W	December 2, 1997 	3–1 	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 	16–9–3
29 	W	December 4, 1997 	4–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	17–9–3
30 	W	December 6, 1997 	4–3 OT	Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	18–9–3
31 	W	December 8, 1997 	5–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	19–9–3
32 	L	December 10, 1997	3–4 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	19–10–3
33 	W	December 11, 1997	2–1 	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	20–10–3
34 	L	December 13, 1997	1–4 	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	20–11–3
35 	L	December 15, 1997	1–3 	Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	20–12–3
36 	T	December 18, 1997	4–4 OT	New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 	20–12–4
37 	W	December 20, 1997	4–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	21–12–4
38 	T	December 22, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 	21–12–5
39 	W	December 23, 1997	3–2 	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 	22–12–5
40 	L	December 26, 1997	1–4 	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	22–13–5
41 	T	December 27, 1997	5–5 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 	22–13–6
42 	L	December 29, 1997	2–4 	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 	22–14–6
43 	L	December 31, 1997	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	22–15–6
44 	W	January 3, 1998 	4–3 	Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	23–15–6
45 	W	January 6, 1998 	5–1 	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	24–15–6
46 	W	January 7, 1998 	3–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	25–15–6
47 	W	January 10, 1998 	5–1 	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	26–15–6
48 	L	January 12, 1998 	1–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	26–16–6
49 	L	January 14, 1998 	1–2 OT	Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	26–17–6
50 	L	January 20, 1998 	1–3 	@ New York Rangers (1997–98) 	26–18–6
51 	T	January 22, 1998 	3–3 OT	New York Islanders (1997–98) 	26–18–7
52 	L	January 24, 1998 	4–5 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	26–19–7
53 	L	January 26, 1998 	2–4 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	26–20–7
54 	T	January 27, 1998 	3–3 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 	26–20–8
55 	W	January 29, 1998 	2–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	27–20–8
56 	W	January 31, 1998 	6–3 	Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	28–20–8
57 	L	February 4, 1998 	2–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	28–21–8
58 	W	February 5, 1998 	3–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	29–21–8
59 	W	February 7, 1998 	4–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	30–21–8
60 	L	February 26, 1998	1–3 	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	30–22–8
61 	W	February 28, 1998	5–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 	31–22–8
62 	W	March 1, 1998 	6–2 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	32–22–8
63 	W	March 3, 1998 	5–3 	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	33–22–8
64 	W	March 5, 1998 	4–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	34–22–8
65 	W	March 7, 1998 	2–1 	Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	35–22–8
66 	W	March 9, 1998 	4–0 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	36–22–8
67 	L	March 11, 1998 	2–3 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	36–23–8
68 	L	March 14, 1998 	0–2 	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	36–24–8
69 	L	March 21, 1998 	0–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	36–25–8
70 	L	March 22, 1998 	3–5 	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	36–26–8
71 	W	March 26, 1998 	3–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 	37–26–8
72 	W	March 28, 1998 	3–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	38–26–8
73 	W	March 30, 1998 	6–2 	San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	39–26–8
74 	W	April 1, 1998 	6–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	40–26–8
75 	W	April 4, 1998 	4–1 	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	41–26–8
76 	L	April 7, 1998 	3–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	41–27–8
77 	W	April 9, 1998 	3–2 	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	42–27–8
78 	L	April 11, 1998 	3–4 	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	42–28–8
79 	L	April 12, 1998 	3–4 	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	42–29–8
80 	W	April 16, 1998 	7–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 	43–29–8
81 	W	April 18, 1998 	5–4 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	44–29–8
82 	W	April 19, 1998 	5–3 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	45–29–8
==Playoffs==
==Player stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	66	27	45	72 	26 	-1 	10 	0 	6
 	C 	60	22	46	68 	24 	13 	6 	0 	4
 	LW 	79	31	31	62 	94 	12 	6 	0 	5
 	D 	80	14	42	56 	32 	9 	5 	1 	1
 	LW 	61	22	30	52 	22 	11 	4 	4 	6
 	D 	71	19	30	49 	80 	6 	9 	1 	2
 	C 	81	14	29	43 	46 	20 	0 	3 	1
 	RW 	76	22	19	41 	55 	0 	7 	0 	6
 	D 	81	9 	27	36 	180	47 	1 	0 	2
 	LW 	80	8 	21	29 	62 	14 	1 	1 	0
 	RW 	61	11	15	26 	10 	5 	0 	1 	3
 	C 	65	10	15	25 	38 	1 	3 	1 	4
 	C 	62	12	6 	18 	26 	6 	3 	0 	1
 	C 	48	6 	9 	15 	35 	4 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	27	4 	9 	13 	22 	8 	2 	0 	0
 	C 	58	4 	6 	10 	31 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	81	3 	7 	10 	90 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	54	3 	7 	10 	36 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	5 	4 	9 	10 	2 	3 	0 	1
 	LW 	16	1 	8 	9 	29 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	RW/D	50	1 	7 	8 	64 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	67	4 	3 	7 	231	10 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	59	2 	4 	6 	36 	5 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	60	1 	1 	2 	105	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	58	0 	2 	2 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0 	2 	2 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	1 	0 	1 	6 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	6 	0 	1 	1 	6 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	30	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	3274	58	29	21	6	138	2.53	3 	1354	1216	.898
 	1658	30	16	8 	2	60 	2.17	2 	618 	558 	.903
 	12 	1 	0 	0 	0	0 	0.00	0 	1 	1 	1.000
Team: 	4944	82	45	29	8	198	2.40	5 	1973	1775	.900
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	10	7	3	10 	12 	-1 	4 	0 	2
 	LW 	10	2	8	10 	18 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	10	1	9	10 	26 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	4	4	8 	2 	-5 	2 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	2	6	8 	12 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	10	3	3	6 	2 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	10	3	3	6 	2 	-3 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	10	2	2	4 	10 	-3 	1 	1 	0
 	C 	10	1	3	4 	8 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0	4	4 	6 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	2	1	3 	6 	-3 	2 	0 	1
 	C 	10	1	2	3 	8 	-1 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	10	0	2	2 	10 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	1	0	1 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	10	0	1	1 	8 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	10	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	10	0	0	0 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	7 	0	0	0 	23 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0	0	0 	16 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW/D	2 	0	0	0 	6 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	0	0	0 	2 	-4 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	616	10	6	4	28	2.73	0 	297	269	.906
 	14 	1 	0	0	1 	4.29	0 	4 	3 	.750
Team: 	630	10	6	4	29	2.76	0 	301	272	.904
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; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage; 
==Awards and records==
Masterton Trophy:	Jamie McLennan, St. Louis Blues
Clancy Trophy: 	Kelly Chase, St. Louis Blues
==Transactions==
==Roster==
	
Center
* Pierre Turgeon
* Pavol Demitra
* Craig Conroy
* Terry Yake
* Darren Turcotte
* Pascal Rheaume
* Harry York
* Mike Eastwood		
Right Wing
* Brett Hull
* Jim Campbell
* Blair Atcheynum
* Joe Murphy
* Kelly Chase
* Chris Kenady		
Left Wing
* Geoff Courtnall
* Scott Pellerin
* Michel Picard
* Tony Twist		
Defense
* Steve Duchesne
* Al MacInnis
* Chris Pronger
* Chris McAlpine
* Marc Bergevin
* Todd Gill
* Rudy Poeschek
* Jamie Rivers
* Libor Zabransky
* Ricard Persson		
Goalie
* Rich Parent
* John Casey
* Grant Fuhr
*GM: Larry Pleau
*Coach: Joel Quenneville
==Draft picks==
==Farm teams==
==See also==
* List of Stanley Cup champions
* 1996 NHL Entry Draft
* 46th National Hockey League All-Star Game
* National Hockey League All-Star Game
* NHL All-Rookie Team
* 1997 in sports
* 1997 in sports
==References==
==External links==
* Blues on Hockey Database
* Hickok Sports
* The National Hockey League Web Site
* Official website of the St. Louis Blues
* The HockeyNut
St. Louis Blues season, 1997–98
St. Louis Blues season, 1997–98
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