2019–20 St. Louis Blues season

The 2019–20 St. Louis Blues season was the 53rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Blues entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions for the first time in franchise history.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over, with the remaining games being cancelled. The Blues advanced to the playoffs and played to play in a round-robin tournament, to determine the team's seed for the playoffs. The Blues faced the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, but were defeated in six games.
==Off-season==
On June 24, 2019, head coach Craig Berube signed a three-year contract with the Blues. Berube had been the interim head coach since November 2018 and helped the Blues win the Stanley Cup in the previous season."Blues sign Berube to 3-year contract". nhl.com. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Western Conference===
;Tiebreaking procedures
# Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
# Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
# Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
# Greater amount of total wins (including shootouts).
# Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
# Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
# Greater amount of goals scored (denoted by GF).
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	 	 	
1 	September 16 	St. Louis 	2–0 	Dallas 	 	Husso 	13,214 	1–0–0 	Recap 	 	 	
2 	September 18 	St. Louis 	2–3 	Washington 	 	Fitzpatrick 	13,415 	1–1–0 	Recap 	 	 	
3 	September 20 	St. Louis 	4–3 	Winnipeg 	OT 	Husso 	15,325 	2–1–0 	Recap 	 	 	
4 	September 22 	Columbus 	3–5 	St. Louis 	 	Binnington 	16,672 	3–1–0 	Recap 	 	 	
5 	September 24 	Dallas 	2–1 	St. Louis 	 	Allen 	16,515 	3–2–0 	Recap 	 	 	
6 	September 26 	St. Louis 	1–4 	Detroit 	 	Binnington 	— 	3–3–0 	Recap 	 	 	
7 	September 27 	Washington 	3–4 	St. Louis 	 	Husso 	17,101 	4–3–0 	Recap 	 	 	
8 	September 29 	St. Louis 	– 	Columbus 	Game cancelled due to a mechanical issue with St. Louis' aircraft.	Game cancelled due to a mechanical issue with St. Louis' aircraft.	Game cancelled due to a mechanical issue with St. Louis' aircraft.	Game cancelled due to a mechanical issue with St. Louis' aircraft.	Game cancelled due to a mechanical issue with St. Louis' aircraft.	Game cancelled due to a mechanical issue with St. Louis' aircraft.	Game cancelled due to a mechanical issue with St. Louis' aircraft.	Game cancelled due to a mechanical issue with St. Louis' aircraft.
Notes:
 Game was played at Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan.	
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 Game was played at Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan.	
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 Game was played at Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan.	
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 Game was played at Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan.	
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 Game was played at Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan.	
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 Game was played at Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan.	
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 Game was played at Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan.	
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 Game was played at Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan.	
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 Game was played at Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan.	
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 Game was played at Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan.	 	 	
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.
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October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 2 	Washington 	3–2 	St. Louis 	OT 	Binnington 	18,096 	0–0–1 	1 	Recap
2 	October 5 	Dallas 	2–3 	St. Louis 	 	Binnington 	18,096 	1–0–1 	3 	Recap
3 	October 7 	St. Louis 	3–2 	Toronto 	 	Binnington 	19,466 	2–0–1 	5 	Recap
4 	October 10 	St. Louis 	6–4 	Ottawa 	 	Allen 	9,204 	3–0–1 	7 	Recap
5 	October 12 	St. Louis 	3–6 	Montreal 	 	Binnington 	21,302 	3–1–1 	7 	Recap
6 	October 14 	St. Louis 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Binnington 	10,355 	3–1–2 	8 	Recap
7 	October 17 	Vancouver 	4–3 	St. Louis 	SO 	Binnington 	18,096 	3–1–3 	9 	Recap
8 	October 19 	Montreal 	5–2 	St. Louis 	 	Allen 	18,096 	3–2–3 	9 	Recap
9 	October 21 	Colorado 	1–3 	St. Louis 	 	Binnington 	18,096 	4–2–3 	11 	Recap
10 	October 24 	Los Angeles 	2–5 	St. Louis 	 	Binnington 	18,096 	5–2–3 	13 	Recap
11 	October 26 	St. Louis 	0–3 	Boston 	 	Binnington 	17,193 	5–3–3 	13 	Recap
12 	October 27 	St. Louis 	5–4 	Detroit 	OT 	Binnington 	18,331 	6–3–3 	15 	Recap
13 	October 30 	Minnesota 	1–2 	St. Louis 	 	Binnington 	18,096 	7–3–3 	17 	Recap
=== Playoffs ===
The Blues played in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs. St. Louis finished with a 0–2–1 record to secure the fourth seed for the playoffs.
The Blues faced the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, and were eliminated in six games.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Points 	Recap
1 	August 2 	St. Louis 	1–2 	Colorado 	 	Binnington 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	August 6 	Vegas 	6–4 	St. Louis 	 	Binnington 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	August 9 	Dallas 	2–1 	St. Louis 	SO 	Allen 	0–2–1 	1 	Recap
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	71	12	49	61	11	10
 	71	25	35	60	2 	52
 	71	25	33	58	3 	44
 	71	22	35	57	3 	18
 	70	16	36	52	11	20
 	66	10	32	42	9 	18
 	58	16	14	30	13	28
 	67	13	16	29	0 	10
 	64	10	18	28	8 	16
 	69	11	15	26	4 	23
 	57	12	11	23	5 	28
 	71	9 	14	23	15	27
 	55	7 	10	17	7 	12
 	69	5 	11	16	−3	32
 	40	6 	7 	13	−2	20
 	51	7 	3 	10	2 	33
 	10	3 	7 	10	−2	0
 	28	4 	5 	9 	1 	8
 	56	1 	8 	9 	6 	20
 	36	2 	5 	7 	8 	16
 	42	2 	4 	6 	12	21
† 	34	1 	4 	5 	−1	6
 	5 	1 	1 	2 	−2	4
‡ 	9 	1 	0 	1 	−4	2
 	13	1 	0 	1 	1 	7
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
† 	11	0 	1 	1 	4 	4
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	3 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	9	4	7	11	3 	0
 	9	4	5	9 	2 	8
 	9	1	5	6 	0 	6
 	9	2	3	5 	−2	6
 	9	4	0	4 	−3	4
 	9	1	3	4 	−1	17
 	8	1	3	4 	0 	12
 	8	1	2	3 	0 	2
 	9	0	3	3 	−2	8
 	9	2	0	2 	−4	2
 	8	0	2	2 	−3	2
 	4	1	0	1 	1 	4
 	9	1	0	1 	0 	2
 	9	0	1	1 	−4	2
 	6	0	1	1 	2 	6
 	4	0	0	0 	−1	0
 	3	0	0	0 	−3	0
 	5	0	0	0 	−2	6
 	5	0	0	0 	−1	0
 	5	0	0	0 	−1	0
 	3	0	0	0 	0 	2
 	9	0	0	0 	−3	0
 	4	0	0	0 	−1	6
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	50	50	2,947:41	30	13	7	126	2.56	1,430	.912	3	0	1	4
 	24	21	1,339:04	12	6 	3	48 	2.15	655 	.927	2	0	0	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	4	285:41	2	1	1	9 	1.89	138	.935	0	0	0	2
 	5	5	266:47	0	5	0	21	4.72	141	.851	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
==Transactions==
The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsFuture considerations 	To St. Louis BluesDakota Joshua 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsJordan Schmaltz 	To St. Louis BluesAndreas Borgman 	
 	To Carolina HurricanesDominik BokkJoel Edmundson7th-round pick in 2021 	To St. Louis BluesJustin Faulk5th-round pick in 2020	
 	To Detroit Red WingsRobby Fabbri 	To St. Louis BluesJacob de la Rose 	
 	To Montreal Canadiens2nd-round pick in 2020Conditional 4th-round pick in 2021	To St. Louis BluesMarco Scandella 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Jake Dotchin 	from Anaheim Ducks 	1-year 	
 	Nick Lappin 	from New Jersey Devils 	1-year 	
 	Evan Polei 	from Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	2-year 	
 	Derrick Pouliot 	from Vancouver Canucks 	1-year 	
 	Mike Vecchione 	from Philadelphia Flyers 	1-year 	
 	Nathan Walker 	from Washington Capitals 	1-year 	
 	Tyler Wotherspoon	to Philadelphia Flyers 	2-year 	
 	Jani Hakanpaa 	to Anaheim Ducks 	1-year 	
 	Jared Coreau 	to New York Islanders 	1-year 	
 	Michael Del Zotto	to Anaheim Ducks 	1-year 	
 	Patrick Maroon 	to Tampa Bay Lightning 	1-year 	
 	Conner Bleackley 	to Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) 	1-year 	
 	Troy Brouwer 	from Florida Panthers 	1-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player	Team 	Ref
 	 	from/to	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Adam Musil	Mutual termination	
===Retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Chris Butler 	
 	Chris Thorburn	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Jordan Nolan 	1-year 	
 	Nolan Stevens 	1-year 	
 	Carl Gunnarsson 	2-year 	
 	Sammy Blais 	1-year 	
 	Zach Sanford 	2-year 	
 	Robby Fabbri 	1-year 	
 	Dakota Joshua 	2-year 	
 	Mitch Reinke 	1-year 	
 	Jordan Binnington	2-year 	
 	Ville Husso 	1-year 	
 	Oskar Sundqvist 	4-year 	
 	Nikita Alexandrov	3-year 	
 	Joel Edmundson 	1-year 	
 	Ivan Barbashev 	2-year 	
 	Justin Faulk 	7-year 	
 	Brayden Schenn 	8-year 	
 	Mathis Laferriere	3-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	62 	Nikita Alexandrov	C 	 	Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
3 	93 	Colten Ellis 	G 	 	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
5 	155 	Keean Washkurak 	C 	 	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
7 	2081	Vadim Zherenko 	G 	 	MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
7 	217 	Jeremy Michel 	LW 	 	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
Notes:
# The Toronto Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2020 to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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