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1981–82 St. Louis Blues season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1981–82 |
| year | 1981 |
| Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Record | 32–40–8 |
| HomeRecord | 22–14–4 |
| RoadRecord | 10–26–4 |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 6th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| GoalsFor | 315 |
| GoalsAgainst | 349 |
| GeneralManager | Emile Francis |
| Coach | Red Berenson, |
| Emile Francis | |
| Captain | Brian Sutter |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Checkerdome |
| MinorLeague | Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) |
| GoalsLeader | Brian Sutter (39) |
| AssistsLeader | Bernie Federko (62) |
| PointsLeader | Bernie Federko (92) |
| PIMLeader | Brian Sutter (239) |
| WinsLeader | Mike Liut (28) |
| GAALeader | Mike Liut (4.07) |
Emile Francis The 1981–82 St. Louis Blues season was the 15th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 32 wins, 40 losses and eight ties, good for 72 points, and qualified for the playoffs with their third-place finish. The Blues defeated the Jets, three games to one in the division semi-finals, before losing the Norris Division final to the Black Hawks in six games.
Offseason
Prior to the season, realignment took place in the NHL, as the Blues were assigned to the new-look James Norris Division in the Clarence Campbell Conference, along with the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Winnipeg Jets.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 6, 1981||6–2|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 10, 1981||4–6|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1981–82)||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 15, 1981||3–6|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 17, 1981||7–3|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1981||3–5|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1981–82)||2–3–0 |- |6||L||October 20, 1981||3–4|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1981–82)||2–4–0 |- |7||T||October 22, 1981||5–5|| align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)||2–4–1 |- |8||L||October 24, 1981||3–6|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)||2–5–1 |- |9||T||October 25, 1981||4–4|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)||2–5–2 |- |10||W||October 27, 1981||7–5|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)||3–5–2 |- |11||L||October 28, 1981||2–6|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)||3–6–2 |- |12||W||October 31, 1981||5–4|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)||4–6–2
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Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 74 | 30 | 62 | 92 | 70 | -10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| C | 77 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 32 | -9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| LW | 74 | 39 | 36 | 75 | 239 | -2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 77 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 28 | -8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 79 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 161 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 45 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 76 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 41 | -18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 51 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 51 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 48 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 17 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 80 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 26 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 71 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 70 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 97 | -10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| D | 71 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 127 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 61 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 127 | -13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 48 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 24 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 18 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 20 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 101 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 50 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 64 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 102 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3691 | 64 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 250 | 4.06 | 2 | |
| 433 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 4.85 | 0 | |
| 480 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | |
| 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| 76 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6.32 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 344 | 4.30 | 2 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 10 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 3.28 | 0 | |
| 109 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.95 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 603 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 3.58 | 0 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1981 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Marty Ruff | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) |
| 2 | 36 | Hakan Nordin | Canada | Färjestad BK (Sweden) |
| 3 | 62 | Gord Donnelly | Canada | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 104 | Mike Hickey | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) |
| 6 | 125 | Peter Aslin | Sweden | AIK (Sweden) |
| 7 | 146 | Erik Holmberg | Sweden | Södertälje SK (Sweden) |
| 8 | 167 | Alain Vigneault | Canada | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (OMJHL) |
| 9 | 188 | Dan Wood | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) |
| 10 | 209 | Richard Zemlak | Canada | Spokane Flyers (WHL) |
References
References
- "1981-82 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
- "1981-82 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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