The 2022–23 St. Louis Blues season was the 56th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in 1967. On April 2, 2023, the Blues lost in a shootout to the Boston Bruins, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2017–18 season, and only the second time since 2010–11.

Standings Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The Blues Preseason schedule was released on July 5, 2022. 2022 preseason game log: 6–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Away Score Home Decision Location Attendance Record Recap 1 September 24 St. Louis 5–4 Arizona Hofer Intrust Bank Arena 8,475 1–0–0 2 September 26 St. Louis 4–0 Dallas Greiss American Airlines Center 10,023 2–0–0 3 September 27 St. Louis 4–1 Chicago Zherenko United Center 10,317 3–0–0 4 September 29 Columbus 2–4 St. Louis Greiss Enterprise Center 16,637 4–0–0 5 October 1 Dallas 5–2 St. Louis Hofer Cable Dahmer Arena 5,807 4–1–0 6 October 4 Minnesota 2–4 St. Louis Binnington Enterprise Center 16,627 5–1–0 7 October 6 St. Louis 0–7 Columbus Greiss Nationwide Arena 12,110 5–2–0 8 October 8 Chicago 0–6 St. Louis Binnington Enterprise Center 18,096 6–2–0 Legend:

Regular season The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022. 2022–23 game logOctober: 3–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 15 Columbus 2–5 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 1–0–0 2 2 October 19 St. Louis 4–3 Seattle OT Binnington 17,151 2–0–0 4 3 October 22 St. Louis 2–0 Edmonton Binnington 17,102 3–0–0 6 4 October 24 St. Louis 0–4 Winnipeg Greiss 13,936 3–1–0 6 5 October 26 Edmonton 3–1 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 3–2–0 6 6 October 27 St. Louis 2–6 Nashville Greiss 17,159 3–3–0 6 7 October 29 Montreal 7–4 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 3–4–0 6 8 October 31 Los Angeles 5–1 St. Louis Binnington 17,220 3–5–0 6 November: 8–6–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 3 NY Islanders 5–2 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 3–6–0 6 10 November 7 St. Louis 1–3 Boston Binnington 17,850 3–7–0 6 11 November 8 St. Louis 1–5 Philadelphia Greiss 15,228 3–8–0 6 12 November 10 San Jose 3–5 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 4–8–0 8 13 November 12 St. Louis 3–2 Vegas Binnington 18,343 5–8–0 10 14 November 14 St. Louis 3–2 Colorado Binnington 18,104 6–8–0 12 15 November 16 St. Louis 5–2 Chicago Binnington 16,284 7–8–0 14 16 November 17 Washington 4–5 St. Louis SO Greiss 18,096 8–8–0 16 17 November 19 Anaheim 2–6 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 9–8–0 18 18 November 21 Anaheim 1–3 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 10–8–0 20 19 November 23 St. Louis 2–6 Buffalo Binnington 17,302 10–9–0 20 20 November 25 St. Louis 2–5 Tampa Bay Binnington 19,092 10–10–0 20 21 November 26 St. Louis 5–4 Florida OT Greiss 15,649 11–10–0 22 22 November 28 Dallas 4–1 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 11–11–0 22 December: 6–6–3 (home: 2–3–2; road: 4–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 1 Carolina 6–4 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 11–12–0 22 24 December 3 St. Louis 2–6 Pittsburgh Binnington 17,330 11–13–0 22 25 December 5 St. Louis 4–6 NY Rangers Binnington 16,682 11–14–0 22 26 December 6 St. Louis 7–4 NY Islanders Greiss 16,044 12–14–0 24 27 December 8 Winnipeg 5–2 St. Louis Greiss 18,096 12–15–0 24 28 December 11 Colorado 3–2 St. Louis OT Binnington 18,096 12–15–1 25 29 December 12 Nashville 0–1 St. Louis OT Binnington 18,096 13–15–1 27 30 December 15 St. Louis 4–3 Edmonton SO Binnington 17,550 14–15–1 29 31 December 16 St. Louis 5–2 Calgary Greiss 18,001 15–15–1 31 32 December 19 St. Louis 5–1 Vancouver Binnington 18,692 16–15–1 33 33 December 20 St. Louis 2–5 Seattle Greiss 17,151 16–16–1 33 34 December 23 St. Louis 4–5 Vegas SO Binnington 18,125 16–16–2 34 35 December 27 Toronto 5–4 St. Louis OT Binnington 18,096 16–16–3 35 36 December 29 Chicago 1–3 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 17–16–3 37 37 December 31 Minnesota 5–2 St. Louis 18,096 Binnington 17–17–3 37 January: 6–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 3 St. Louis 6–5 Toronto SO Binnington 18,553 18–17–3 39 39 January 5 St. Louis 5–3 New Jersey Binnington 15,561 19–17–3 41 40 January 7 St. Louis 4–5 Montreal Binnington 21,105 19–18–3 41 41 January 8 St. Louis 3–0 Minnesota Greiss 18,745 20–18–3 43 42 January 10 Calgary 3–4 St. Louis OT Binnington 18,096 21–18–3 45 43 January 12 Calgary 4–1 St. Louis Greiss 18,096 21–19–3 45 44 January 14 Tampa Bay 4–2 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 21–20–3 45 45 January 16 Ottawa 1–2 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 22–20–3 47 46 January 19 Nashville 2–5 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 23–20–3 49 47 January 21 Chicago 5–2 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 23–21–3 49 48 January 24 Buffalo 5–3 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 23–22–3 49 49 January 26 St. Louis 0–5 Arizona Greiss 4,600 23–23–3 49 50 January 28 St. Louis 2–4 Colorado Binnington 18,137 23–24–3 49 51 January 30 St. Louis 2–4 Winnipeg Binnington 13,756 23–25–3 49 February: 3–4–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 11 Arizona 5–6 St. Louis OT Binnington 18,096 24–25–3 51 53 February 14 Florida 2–6 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 25–25–3 53 54 February 16 New Jersey 2–4 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 26–25–3 55 55 February 18 Colorado 4–1 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 26–26–3 55 56 February 19 St. Louis 2–7 Ottawa Greiss 18,871 26–27–3 55 57 February 21 St. Louis 1–4 Carolina Binnington 18,142 26–28–3 55 58 February 23 Vancouver 3–2 St. Louis OT Binnington 18,096 26–28–4 56 59 February 25 Pittsburgh 3–2 St. Louis OT Binnington 18,096 26–28–5 57 60 February 28 Seattle 5–3 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 26–29–5 57 March: 9–5–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 6–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 2 St. Louis 6–3 San Jose Greiss 12,290 27–29–5 59 62 March 4 St. Louis 2–4 Los Angeles Binnington 18,230 27–30–5 59 63 March 7 St. Louis 2–6 Arizona Binnington 4,600 27–31–5 59 64 March 9 San Jose 2–4 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 28–31–5 61 65 March 11 St. Louis 5–2 Columbus Greiss 18,222 29–31–5 63 66 March 13 Vegas 5–3 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 29–32–5 63 67 March 15 Minnesota 8–5 St. Louis Greiss 18,096 29–33–5 63 68 March 17 St. Louis 5–2 Washington Hofer 18,573 30–33–5 65 69 March 19 Winnipeg 0–3 St. Louis Hofer 18,096 31–33–5 67 70 March 21 Detroit 3–2 St. Louis SO Hofer 18,096 31–33–6 68 71 March 23 St. Louis 4–3 Detroit Hofer 17,036 32–33–6 70 72 March 25 St. Louis 6–3 Anaheim Binnington 15,237 33–33–6 72 73 March 26 St. Louis 6–7 Los Angeles Binnington 18,230 33–34–6 72 74 March 28 Vancouver 5–6 St. Louis OT Binnington 18,096 34–34–6 74 75 March 30 St. Louis 5–3 Chicago Binnington 16,465 35–34–6 76 April: 2–4–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 0–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 1 St. Louis 1–6 Nashville Greiss 17,348 35–35–6 76 77 April 2 Boston 4–3 St. Louis SO Binnington 18,096 35–35–7 77 78 April 4 Philadelphia 2–4 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 36–35–7 79 79 April 6 NY Rangers 2–3 St. Louis OT Binnington 18,096 37–35–7 81 80 April 8 St. Louis 3–5 Minnesota Binnington 17,954 37–36–7 81 81 April 12 Dallas 5–2 St. Louis Hofer 18,096 37–37–7 81 82 April 13 St. Louis 0–1 Dallas Binnington 18,532 37–38–7 81

Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters Regular season Player 79 37 36 73 −38 22 63 26 41 67 +14 36 82 21 44 65 −27 50 73 18 47 65 −8 22 82 11 39 50 −4 34 71 19 18 37 −8 12 63 7 25 32 −26 49 ‡ 59 10 19 29 −10 36 ‡ 38 10 19 29 −18 8 79 4 23 27 −19 30 78 2 21 23 +4 20 † 31 9 11 20 +3 22 ‡ 40 12 7 19 −24 10 69 10 9 19 +6 12 ‡ 54 10 8 18 −6 10 49 8 10 18 +19 8 61 7 9 16 −1 14 51 4 12 16 0 25 † 20 10 4 14 +2 10 † 23 8 6 14 0 10 43 6 4 10 −19 24 56 2 8 10 +10 25 28 3 4 7 0 8 30 2 4 6 −4 8 43 2 3 5 +9 29 26 1 3 4 −9 31 ‡ 50 0 3 3 +2 35 20 1 1 2 +2 6 4 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 −1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 −1 2

Goaltenders Regular season Player 61 60 3,516:03 27 27 6 194 3.31 1,826 .894 2 0 2 29 21 16 1,089:21 7 10 0 66 3.64 626 .896 1 0 0 0 6 6 317:12 3 1 1 17 3.22 179 .905 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.

Transactions The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2023-24 season.

Trades Date Details Ref To Detroit Red WingsVille Husso To St. Louis Blues3rd-round pick in 2022 To Edmonton OilersKlim Kostin To St. Louis BluesDmitri Samorukov To New York RangersNiko MikkolaVladimir Tarasenko To St. Louis BluesSamuel BlaisHunter SkinnerConditional DAL 1st-round pick in 2023 or NYR 1st-round pick in 2023Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2024 or 4th-round pick in 2024 To Minnesota WildRyan O'Reilly To St. Louis BluesJosh Pillar To Toronto Maple LeafsNoel Acciari To St. Louis BluesMikhail AbramovAdam Gaudette1st-round pick in 2023OTT 3rd-round pick in 20232nd-round pick in 2024 To Vegas Golden KnightsIvan Barbashev To St. Louis BluesZach Dean To Detroit Red WingsDylan McLauglin7th-round pick in 2025 To St. Louis BluesJakub Vrana To Nashville PredatorsAnthony Angello To St. Louis BluesFuture considerations

Notes: Blues retain 50% of Tarasenko's salary

Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Thomas Greiss Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency Noel Acciari Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency Anthony Angello Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency Matthew Highmore Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free agency Josh Leivo Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Free agency Dylan McLaughlin Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency Martin Frk Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency Tyler Pitlick Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free agency Kasperi Kapanen Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers Anton Malmstrom Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA) 2-year Free agency Andre Heim HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL) 2-year Free agency

Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref Dakota Joshua Vancouver Canucks 2-year Free agency Charlie Lindgren Washington Capitals 3-year Free agency David Perron Detroit Red Wings 2-year Free agency Mackenzie MacEachern Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Free agency Tanner Kaspick Iowa Wild (AHL) 1-year Free agency Sam Anas Hershey Bears (AHL) 1-year Free agency Martin Frk SC Bern (NL) 2-year Free agency

Signings Date Player Term Ref Hugh McGing 1-year William Bitten 2-year Nick Leddy 4-year Robert Thomas 8-year Scott Perunovich 1-year Nathan Walker 1-year Niko Mikkola 1-year Nathan Todd 1-year Klim Kostin 1-year Jordan Kyrou 8-year Marc-Andre Gaudet 3-year Leo Loof 3-year Michael Buchinger 3-year Samuel Blais 1-year Mathias Laferriere 1-year Adam Gaudette 1-year Scott Perunovich 1-year

Draft picks

Below are the St. Louis Blues selections at the 2022 NHL entry draft, which were held on July 7 to 8, 2022. It was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)123 Jimmy Snuggerud RW U.S. NTDP (USHL)373Aleksanteri Kaskimaki C HIFK (U20 SM-sarja)388 Michael Buchinger D Guelph Storm (OHL)4120 Arseni Koromyslov D SKA-Neva (VHL)5152Marc-Andre Gaudet D Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)6184 Landon Sim C London Knights (OHL) Notes The Blues traded their second round pick (No. 55) to New York along with Sammy Blais in the trade that brought Pavel Buchnevich to St. Louis. New York then traded the pick conditionally to Winnipeg to acquire forward Andrew Copp. The Blues traded their seventh-round pick (No. 216) to Montreal along with goaltender Jake Allen in exchange for two picks in the 2020 NHL Draft, used to select Dylan Peterson (No. 86) and Noah Beck (No. 194). The Blues acquired a third-round pick (No. 73) from Detroit in exchange for goaltender Ville Husso.

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