1973–74 St. Louis Blues season

The 1973–74 St. Louis Blues season was the seventh for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the season with a record of 26 wins, 40 losses and 12 ties for 64 points, placing them in sixth place. The Blues missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, ending a six-season playoff streak.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 10, 1973||1–2 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||0–1–0

|2||L||October 13, 1973||0–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||0–2–0

|3||W||October 16, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||1–2–0

|4||L||October 17, 1973||0–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||1–3–0

|5||T||October 20, 1973||4–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||1–3–1

|6||W||October 23, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||2–3–1

|7||T||October 27, 1973||4–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||2–3–2

|8||L||October 30, 1973||2–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||2–4–2

|9||W||November 2, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||3–4–2

|10||W||November 3, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||4–4–2

|11||T||November 7, 1973||2–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||4–4–3

|12||W||November 10, 1973||5–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||5–4–3

|13||L||November 11, 1973||3–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||5–5–3

|14||W||November 13, 1973||6–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||6–5–3

|15||W||November 15, 1973||5–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||7–5–3

|16||W||November 17, 1973||4–0 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1973–74) ||8–5–3

|17||L||November 21, 1973||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||8–6–3

|18||W||November 22, 1973||2–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||9–6–3

|19||L||November 24, 1973||0–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||9–7–3

|20||T||November 27, 1973||2–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||9–7–4

|21||L||November 29, 1973||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||9–8–4

|22||T||December 1, 1973||4–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1973–74) ||9–8–5

|23||W||December 4, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1973–74) ||10–8–5

|24||L||December 5, 1973||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||10–9–5

|25||T||December 7, 1973||1–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||10–9–6

|26||W||December 11, 1973||7–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||11–9–6

|27||L||December 13, 1973||3–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||11–10–6

|28||W||December 16, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||12–10–6

|29||W||December 19, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||13–10–6

|30||W||December 21, 1973||2–1 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||14–10–6

|31||L||December 22, 1973||2–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1973–74) ||14–11–6

|32||W||December 28, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||15–11–6

|33||L||December 29, 1973||1–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||15–12–6

|34||W||January 2, 1974||8–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||16–12–6

|35||W||January 5, 1974||4–1 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||17–12–6

|36||W||January 8, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||18–12–6

|37||L||January 9, 1974||6–8 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||18–13–6

|38||L||January 12, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||18–14–6

|39||L||January 13, 1974||0–1 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||18–15–6

|40||L||January 15, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||18–16–6

|41||W||January 17, 1974||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1973–74) ||19–16–6

|42||L||January 19, 1974||2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||19–17–6

|43||W||January 20, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||20–17–6

|44||L||January 22, 1974||0–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||20–18–6

|45||L||January 23, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||20–19–6

|46||T||January 26, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||20–19–7

|47||W||January 30, 1974||6–4 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||21–19–7

|48||W||February 2, 1974||6–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||22–19–7

|49||L||February 3, 1974||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||22–20–7

|50||L||February 5, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||22–21–7

|51||L||February 7, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||22–22–7

|52||L||February 9, 1974||1–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||22–23–7

|53||L||February 10, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||22–24–7

|54||L||February 12, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||22–25–7

|55||T||February 14, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1973–74) ||22–25–8

|56||L||February 16, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||22–26–8

|57||W||February 19, 1974||7–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||23–26–8

|58||T||February 20, 1974||1–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||23–26–9

|59||L||February 23, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||23–27–9

|60||L||February 24, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||23–28–9

|61||T||February 27, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||23–28–10

|62||L||March 2, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||23–29–10

|63||L||March 6, 1974||0–8 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||23–30–10

|64||L||March 9, 1974||5–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||23–31–10

|65||L||March 10, 1974||1–8 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||23–32–10

|66||W||March 12, 1974||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||24–32–10

|67||L||March 14, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||24–33–10

|68||T||March 16, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||24–33–11

|69||L||March 19, 1974||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1973–74) ||24–34–11

|70||L||March 21, 1974||0–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||24–35–11

|71||L||March 23, 1974||3–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||24–36–11

|72||L||March 24, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||24–37–11

|73||L||March 27, 1974||2–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||24–38–11

|74||W||March 30, 1974||4–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||25–38–11

|75||T||March 31, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||25–38–12

|76||W||April 2, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||26–38–12

|77||L||April 6, 1974||3–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||26–39–12

|78||L||April 7, 1974||2–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||26–40–12

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 78 33 35 68 96−17914 RW 78 26 28 54 85−14803 LW 69 15 29 44 82−9405 C 64 20 23 43 32−11204 C/RW 51 12 23 35 9−3105 LW 77 11 22 33 58−19001 RW 54 7 23 30 27−9100 D 72 6 20 26 99−11100 D 74 5 17 22 59−14201 D 75 5 16 21 51−7100 LW 37 8 12 20 24−7300 RW 56 5 14 19 164011 LW 37 9 8 17 451200 RW 30 6 8 14 120001 D 61 3 10 13 489011 RW 31 3 10 13 62000 D 23 3 9 12 116100 D 54 4 7 11 85010 LW 22 7 3 10 20−1000 D 36 4 5 9 146−1200 C 32 3 6 9 22−1000 C 15 5 2 7 6−6100 RW 12 2 2 4 14−10000 C 10 1 3 4 41000 D 24 0 4 4 16−2000 D 28 0 3 3 84−16000 D 23 1 1 2 6−3000 RW 15 1 1 2 10−4000 LW 15 1 0 1 01100 RW 6 0 1 1 61000 G 40 0 1 1 20000 D 11 0 1 1 190000 G 39 0 0 0 100000 LW 4 0 0 0 2−1000 D 2 0 0 0 00000 LW 4 0 0 0 01000 D 1 0 0 0 2−1000 RW 2 0 0 0 00000 G 1 0 0 0 00000 LW 3 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 2300 39 13 19 7 118 3.08 0 2360 40 13 21 5 123 3.13 2 20 1 0 0 0 2 6.00 0 Team: 4680 78 26 40 12 243 3.12 2

Draft picks St. Louis's draft picks at the 1973 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)15 John Davidson Calgary Centennials (WCHL)224 George Pesut Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)348 Bob Gassoff Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)572 Bill Laing Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)688 Randy Smith Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)7104 John Wensink Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)8120 Jean Tetreault Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)

See also 1973–74 NHL season

References