1975–76 St. Louis Blues season

The 1975–76 St. Louis Blues season was the 9th in franchise history. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 29 wins, 37 losses and 14 ties, good for 72 points. Because of their third-place finish in the Smythe Division, the Blues qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year, only to lose the Buffalo Sabres, 2-1 in the Preliminary Round.
==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 	T 	October 8, 1975 	1–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 	0–0–1
2 	L 	October 11, 1975 	2–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 	0–1–1
3 	W 	October 14, 1975 	5–1 	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 	1–1–1
4 	L 	October 16, 1975 	2–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 	1–2–1
5 	L 	October 18, 1975 	3–5 	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 	1–3–1
6 	W 	October 21, 1975 	6–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 	2–3–1
7 	T 	October 22, 1975 	1–1 	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 	2–3–2
8 	W 	October 25, 1975 	7–3 	Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 	3–3–2
9 	L 	October 29, 1975 	1–3 	@ New York Rangers (1975–76) 	3–4–2
10 	L 	October 30, 1975 	2–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 	3–5–2
11 	T 	November 1, 1975 	3–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 	3–5–3
12 	W 	November 5, 1975 	4–1 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 	4–5–3
13 	L 	November 6, 1975 	3–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 	4–6–3
14 	T 	November 8, 1975 	3–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 	4–6–4
15 	W 	November 9, 1975 	5–3 	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 	5–6–4
16 	W 	November 11, 1975 	5–3 	New York Rangers (1975–76) 	6–6–4
17 	W 	November 15, 1975 	9–2 	Washington Capitals (1975–76) 	7–6–4
18 	L 	November 18, 1975 	1–5 	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 	7–7–4
19 	W 	November 22, 1975 	5–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 	8–7–4
20 	T 	November 26, 1975 	3–3 	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 	8–7–5
21 	L 	November 27, 1975 	2–3 	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 	8–8–5
22 	L 	November 29, 1975 	2–8 	@ New York Islanders (1975–76) 	8–9–5
23 	L 	November 30, 1975 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (1975–76) 	8–10–5
24 	L 	December 2, 1975 	1–4 	New York Islanders (1975–76) 	8–11–5
25 	L 	December 4, 1975 	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 	8–12–5
26 	W 	December 6, 1975 	7–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 	9–12–5
27 	L 	December 9, 1975 	3–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 	9–13–5
28 	L 	December 10, 1975 	0–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 	9–14–5
29 	L 	December 12, 1975 	2–5 	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	9–15–5
30 	W 	December 14, 1975 	4–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 	10–15–5
31 	L 	December 17, 1975 	2–6 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 	10–16–5
32 	L 	December 20, 1975 	1–7 	New York Islanders (1975–76) 	10–17–5
33 	L 	December 21, 1975 	3–8 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 	10–18–5
34 	L 	December 23, 1975 	1–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 	10–19–5
35 	W 	December 27, 1975 	4–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 	11–19–5
36 	L 	January 2, 1976 	1–7 	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 	11–20–5
37 	W 	January 3, 1976 	3–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 	12–20–5
38 	W 	January 6, 1976 	5–2 	New York Rangers (1975–76) 	13–20–5
39 	W 	January 8, 1976 	4–2 	Washington Capitals (1975–76) 	14–20–5
40 	L 	January 10, 1976 	0–2 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 	14–21–5
41 	W 	January 13, 1976 	7–3 	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 	15–21–5
42 	W 	January 15, 1976 	5–3 	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 	16–21–5
43 	W 	January 17, 1976 	7–5 	Boston Bruins (1975–76) 	17–21–5
44 	W 	January 21, 1976 	4–2 	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 	18–21–5
45 	L 	January 24, 1976 	1–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 	18–22–5
46 	L 	January 25, 1976 	2–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 	18–23–5
47 	L 	January 27, 1976 	2–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 	18–24–5
48 	L 	January 29, 1976 	3–6 	New York Rangers (1975–76) 	18–25–5
49 	T 	January 31, 1976 	2–2 	New York Islanders (1975–76) 	18–25–6
50 	T 	February 3, 1976 	4–4 	California Golden Seals (1975–76) 	18–25–7
51 	T 	February 4, 1976 	3–3 	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 	18–25–8
52 	W 	February 6, 1976 	5–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 	19–25–8
53 	L 	February 7, 1976 	2–8 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 	19–26–8
54 	L 	February 10, 1976 	1–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 	19–27–8
55 	W 	February 13, 1976 	2–0 	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76) 	20–27–8
56 	W 	February 14, 1976 	5–3 	Atlanta Flames (1975–76) 	21–27–8
57 	W 	February 16, 1976 	4–2 	California Golden Seals (1975–76) 	22–27–8
58 	T 	February 18, 1976 	2–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 	22–27–9
59 	L 	February 21, 1976 	4–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 	22–28–9
60 	L 	February 24, 1976 	2–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1975–76) 	22–29–9
61 	L 	February 26, 1976 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76) 	22–30–9
62 	T 	February 28, 1976 	2–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76) 	22–30–10
63 	W 	February 29, 1976 	5–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 	23–30–10
64 	L 	March 3, 1976 	1–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 	23–31–10
65 	W 	March 6, 1976 	7–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 	24–31–10
66 	T 	March 7, 1976 	4–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76) 	24–31–11
67 	L 	March 9, 1976 	0–4 	@ New York Islanders (1975–76) 	24–32–11
68 	T 	March 10, 1976 	2–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76) 	24–32–12
69 	W 	March 13, 1976 	5–3 	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76) 	25–32–12
70 	L 	March 14, 1976 	1–7 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 	25–33–12
71 	T 	March 16, 1976 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1975–76) 	25–33–13
72 	L 	March 18, 1976 	3–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76) 	25–34–13
73 	W 	March 21, 1976 	5–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76) 	26–34–13
74 	L 	March 22, 1976 	1–7 	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	26–35–13
75 	W 	March 25, 1976 	5–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76) 	27–35–13
76 	W 	March 27, 1976 	6–3 	Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 	28–35–13
77 	W 	March 30, 1976 	5–3 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76) 	29–35–13
78 	L 	March 31, 1976 	1–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76) 	29–36–13
79 	T 	April 3, 1976 	3–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 	29–36–14
80 	L 	April 4, 1976 	2–7 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76) 	29–37–14
==Playoffs==
===Buffalo Sabres 2, St. Louis Blues 1===
==Player Stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	75	43	42	85 	41 	15 	4 	8 	9
 	C 	80	39	44	83 	95 	1 	13 	0 	3
 	C 	65	24	43	67 	59 	13 	6 	6 	1
 	RW 	80	20	32	52 	41 	13 	2 	1 	2
 	C 	72	20	27	47 	47 	-11	9 	2 	1
 	RW 	66	17	24	41 	75 	0 	1 	0 	3
 	RW 	67	13	25	38 	48 	7 	3 	0 	0
 	RW 	74	14	19	33 	77 	-22	5 	0 	2
 	D 	78	9 	23	32 	58 	3 	2 	2 	2
 	D 	80	4 	26	30 	20 	3 	3 	0 	1
 	LW 	69	10	13	23 	80 	-12	2 	0 	2
 	LW 	58	8 	10	18 	25 	-4 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	19	7 	8 	15 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	53	8 	6 	14 	26 	-12	2 	1 	0
 	D 	80	1 	12	13 	306	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	63	3 	8 	11 	90 	17 	0 	1 	1
 	D 	24	1 	7 	8 	18 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	64	0 	8 	8 	67 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	65	1 	6 	7 	20 	-10	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	13	3 	3 	6 	0 	2 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	45	2 	3 	5 	47 	-6 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	9 	2 	1 	3 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	31	0 	2 	2 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	7 	0 	0 	0 	8 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	11	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	38	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	1763	31	11	17	1 	113	3.85	0
 	2152	38	11	17	9 	130	3.62	1
 	620 	11	5 	3 	2 	33 	3.19	0
 	265 	6 	2 	0 	2 	11 	2.49	0
Team: 	4800	80	29	37	14	287	3.59	1
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	2 	2	1	3 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	C 	3 	2	1	3 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	1	2	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	1	1	2 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	3 	0	2	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	1	0	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	1	0	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	1	1 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0	0	0 	13 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	206	3 	1	2	7 	2.04	0
Team: 	206	3 	1	2	7 	2.04	0
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==
==Gallery==
Bucyk_500th_goal-30Oct1975.gif|John Bucyk scores his 500th goal, October 30, 1975.
30Oct1975-Bucyk_500_Belanger.jpg|John Bucyk scores his 500th goal, October 30, 1975.
==See Also==
*1975–76 NHL season
==References==
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Category:1975 in hockey
Category:1976 in hockey