1977–78 St. Louis Blues season

The 1977–78 St. Louis Blues season was the 11th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to the season, the team's founders, Sid Salomon Jr. and Sid Salomon III, sold the team to pet food giant Ralston Purina, and the St. Louis Arena became the Checkerdome. The Blues finished the season with a record of 20 wins, 47 losses and 13 ties for 53 points, and finished out of the playoffs for only the second time in team history and for the first time since the 1973–74 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 12, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||0–1–0

|2||L||October 15, 1977||1–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||0–2–0

|3||L||October 16, 1977||0–7 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||0–3–0

|4||L||October 19, 1977||3–7 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||0–4–0

|5||L||October 22, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||0–5–0

|6||L||October 23, 1977||0–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||0–6–0

|7||T||October 25, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||0–6–1

|8||L||October 26, 1977||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1977–78) ||0–7–1

|9||L||October 29, 1977||3–7 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||0–8–1

|10||W||November 1, 1977||7–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||1–8–1

|11||T||November 2, 1977||4–4 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||1–8–2

|12||L||November 5, 1977||1–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||1–9–2

|13||L||November 6, 1977||4–7 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||1–10–2

|14||W||November 9, 1977||8–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) ||2–10–2

|15||W||November 11, 1977||2–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||3–10–2

|16||W||November 12, 1977||3–1 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||4–10–2

|17||T||November 15, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||4–10–3

|18||L||November 16, 1977||1–10 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||4–11–3

|19||L||November 19, 1977||1–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||4–12–3

|20||L||November 23, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||4–13–3

|21||W||November 26, 1977||2–1 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||5–13–3

|22||L||November 27, 1977||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||5–14–3

|23||L||November 30, 1977||0–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1977–78) ||5–15–3

|24||L||December 3, 1977||2–7 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1977–78) ||5–16–3

|25||L||December 6, 1977||1–6 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||5–17–3

|26||L||December 8, 1977||1–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) ||5–18–3

|27||W||December 10, 1977||6–4 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||6–18–3

|28||L||December 11, 1977||1–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||6–19–3

|29||W||December 14, 1977||3–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||7–19–3

|30||L||December 17, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||7–20–3

|31||T||December 19, 1977||4–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||7–20–4

|32||L||December 21, 1977||2–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||7–21–4

|33||L||December 22, 1977||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1977–78) ||7–22–4

|34||L||December 27, 1977||0–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||7–23–4

|35||L||December 29, 1977||4–5 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||7–24–4

|36||W||December 31, 1977||3–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||8–24–4

|37||L||January 3, 1978||0–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) ||8–25–4

|38||T||January 7, 1978||0–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||8–25–5

|39||W||January 8, 1978||3–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||9–25–5

|40||L||January 11, 1978||4–6 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) ||9–26–5

|41||W||January 13, 1978||2–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||10–26–5

|42||W||January 14, 1978||5–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||11–26–5

|43||T||January 17, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||11–26–6

|44||L||January 19, 1978||0–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1977–78) ||11–27–6

|45||L||January 21, 1978||1–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||11–28–6

|46||L||January 22, 1978||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||11–29–6

|47||L||January 26, 1978||1–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||11–30–6

|48||L||January 28, 1978||3–8 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) ||11–31–6

|49||L||February 1, 1978||3–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||11–32–6

|50||T||February 4, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1977–78) ||11–32–7

|51||L||February 6, 1978||0–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||11–33–7

|52||L||February 8, 1978||4–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||11–34–7

|53||L||February 11, 1978||3–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) ||11–35–7

|54||L||February 15, 1978||2–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) ||11–36–7

|55||W||February 18, 1978||4–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) ||12–36–7

|56||L||February 19, 1978||2–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||12–37–7

|57||L||February 21, 1978||4–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||12–38–7

|58||T||February 22, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||12–38–8

|59||T||February 25, 1978||5–5 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||12–38–9

|60||W||February 26, 1978||3–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||13–38–9

|61||W||February 28, 1978||7–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||14–38–9

|62||W||March 1, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||15–38–9

|63||T||March 4, 1978||3–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||15–38–10

|64||L||March 5, 1978||1–7 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||15–39–10

|65||L||March 7, 1978||2–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||15–40–10

|66||L||March 9, 1978||3–6 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1977–78) ||15–41–10

|67||T||March 11, 1978||1–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||15–41–11

|68||T||March 14, 1978||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1977–78) ||15–41–12

|69||L||March 15, 1978||2–6 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||15–42–12

|70||W||March 18, 1978||5–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||16–42–12

|71||W||March 19, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||17–42–12

|72||L||March 22, 1978||1–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1977–78) ||17–43–12

|73||L||March 23, 1978||3–5 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||17–44–12

|74||T||March 25, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||17–44–13

|75||L||March 27, 1978||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1977–78) ||17–45–13

|76||W||March 29, 1978||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) ||18–45–13

|77||W||April 1, 1978||3–1 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||19–45–13

|78||L||April 4, 1978||2–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) ||19–46–13

|79||W||April 5, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||20–46–13

|80||L||April 8, 1978||2–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||20–47–13

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 80 32 20 52 66−351005 C 72 17 24 41 27−35401 LW 70 19 19 38 4−21302 C 80 13 25 38 12−20012 C 80 17 17 34 29−20303 RW 60 14 16 30 10−23211 LW 50 7 17 24 54−22101 LW 78 9 13 22 123−38401 RW 69 8 13 21 20−19200 RW 28 7 12 19 23−11300 D 51 6 12 18 45−11400 D 75 4 14 18 26−56001 D 40 2 15 17 23−11100 D 28 4 11 15 16−14200 C 32 6 8 14 12−12300 D/RW 75 4 10 14 39−20001 D 55 2 12 14 160000 D 78 1 11 12 40−48000 LW 49 7 4 11 81−6001 RW 31 3 7 10 11−12100 D 33 2 8 10 73−29000 RW 22 4 5 9 4−10100 C 12 2 5 7 24000 LW 18 2 4 6 11−7000 D 30 1 3 4 45−13001 LW 6 1 1 2 4−3000 RW 9 0 2 2 5−6000 G 44 0 2 2 100000 C 3 1 0 1 0−2000 G 3 0 0 0 00000 G 9 0 0 0 00000 G 12 0 0 0 00000 D 18 0 0 0 4−8000 G 17 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 2620 44 11 25 8 159 3.64 1 650 12 5 6 1 45 4.15 0 500 9 3 3 2 24 2.88 0 886 17 1 10 2 57 3.86 0 144 3 0 3 0 15 6.25 0 Team: 4800 80 20 47 13 300 3.75 1

Draft picks St. Louis's draft picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)19Scott Campbell London Knights (OHA)227Neil LaBatte Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)345Tom Roulston Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)463Tony Currie Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)581Bruce Hamilton Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)699Gary McMonagle Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)7117Matti Forss Rauma (Finland)8132Raimo Hirvonen Helsinki IFK (Finland)9147Bjorn Olsson Karlstad (Sweden)

See also 1977–78 NHL season

References