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1979–80 St. Louis Blues season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1979–80 |
| year | 1979 |
| Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Record | 34–34–12 |
| HomeRecord | 20–13–7 |
| RoadRecord | 14–21–5 |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 6th |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| GoalsFor | 266 |
| GoalsAgainst | 278 |
| GeneralManager | Emile Francis |
| Coach | Barclay Plager |
| Captain | Brian Sutter |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Checkerdome |
| Attendance | 12,258 (69.5%) |
| GoalsLeader | Bernie Federko (38) |
| AssistsLeader | Bernie Federko (56) |
| PointsLeader | Bernie Federko (94) |
| PIMLeader | Brian Sutter (156) |
| WinsLeader | Mike Liut (32) |
| GAALeader | Mike Liut (3.18) |
The 1979–80 St. Louis Blues season was the 13th in franchise history. It involved the team returning to the NHL playoffs for the first time in three seasons, following the team's 34-34-12 record during the regular-season, good for 80 points. The season started the team's run of 25 consecutive seasons of playoff appearances, a record for any non-Original Six NHL franchise.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 9, 1979||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 11, 1979||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) ||1–0–1 |- |3||L||October 13, 1979||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||October 17, 1979||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||1–2–1 |- |5||W||October 20, 1979||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||2–2–1 |- |6||T||October 23, 1979||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1979–80) ||2–2–2 |- |7||L||October 24, 1979||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) ||2–3–2 |- |8||L||October 27, 1979||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1979–80) ||2–4–2 |- |9||T||October 28, 1979||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||2–4–3 |- |10||W||October 30, 1979||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||3–4–3
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| Legend:
Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 8 ||St. Louis || 2 – 3 || Chicago || OT || 0 – 1 |- | 2 || April 9 || St. Louis || 1 – 5 || Chicago || || 0 – 2 |- | 3 || April 11 || Chicago || 4 – 1 || St. Louis || || 0 – 3
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 79 | 38 | 56 | 94 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 69 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 30 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| RW | 59 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 49 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 71 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 156 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 63 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 28 | -5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| C | 72 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 28 | -6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 77 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 124 | -11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 78 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 76 | -18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| RW | 40 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 80 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 80 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 87 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 71 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 20 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 69 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 54 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 29 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 72 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 36 | -22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 57 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 112 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 49 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 52 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3661 | 64 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 194 | 3.18 | 2 | |
| 1108 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 80 | 4.33 | 0 | |
| 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.94 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 275 | 3.44 | 2 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3.73 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 193 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3.73 | 0 |
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1979 NHL entry draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Perry Turnbull | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 4 | 65 | Bob Crawford | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 86 | Mark Reeds | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) |
| 6 | 107 | Gilles Leduc | Canada | Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL) |
References
References
- "1979-80 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
- "1979-80 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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