1981–82 St. Louis Blues season
| 1981–82 St. Louis Blues | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division | 3rd Norris | |
| 1981–82 record | 32–40–8 | |
| Goals for | 315 | |
| Goals against | 349 | |
| Team information | ||
| General Manager | Emile Francis | |
| Coach | Red Berenson, Emile Francis | |
| Captain | Brian Sutter | |
| Alternate captains | None | |
| Arena | Checkerdome | |
| Minor league affiliations | Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) | |
| Team leaders | ||
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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
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 346 | 288 | 94 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 319 | 332 | 80 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 315 | 349 | 72 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 332 | 363 | 72 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 20 | 44 | 16 | 298 | 380 | 56 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 270 | 351 | 54 |
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Schedule and results
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | October 6, 1981 | | align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)| |1–0–0 | ||
| 2 | L | October 10, 1981 | | align="left"| Calgary Flames (1981–82)| |1–1–0 | ||
| 3 | L | October 15, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)| |1–2–0 | ||
| 4 | W | October 17, 1981 | | align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)| |2–2–0 | ||
| 5 | L | October 18, 1981 | | align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1981–82)| |2–3–0 | ||
| 6 | L | October 20, 1981 | | align="left"| Boston Bruins (1981–82)| |2–4–0 | ||
| 7 | T | October 22, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)| |2–4–1 | ||
| 8 | L | October 24, 1981 | | align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)| |2–5–1 | ||
| 9 | T | October 25, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)| |2–5–2 | ||
| 10 | W | October 27, 1981 | | align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)| |3–5–2 | ||
| 11 | L | October 28, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)| |3–6–2 | ||
| 12 | W | October 31, 1981 | | align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)| |4–6–2 | ||
| 13 | L | November 4, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)| |4–7–2 | ||
| 14 | L | November 5, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)| |4–8–2 | ||
| 15 | W | November 7, 1981 | | align="left"| Calgary Flames (1981–82)| |5–8–2 | ||
| 16 | W | November 10, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1981–82)| |6–8–2 | ||
| 17 | L | November 12, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)| |6–9–2 | ||
| 18 | W | November 14, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)| |7–9–2 | ||
| 19 | L | November 17, 1981 | | align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)| |7–10–2 | ||
| 20 | L | November 18, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)| |7–11–2 | ||
| 21 | T | November 21, 1981 | | align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)| |7–11–3 | ||
| 22 | L | November 22, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)| |7–12–3 | ||
| 23 | T | November 24, 1981 | | align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)| |7–12–4 | ||
| 24 | L | November 26, 1981 | | align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1981–82)| |7–13–4 | ||
| 25 | W | November 28, 1981 | | align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1981–82)| |8–13–4 | ||
| 26 | W | December 1, 1981 | | align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)| |9–13–4 | ||
| 27 | W | December 5, 1981 | | align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)| |10–13–4 | ||
| 28 | L | December 6, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)| |10–14–4 | ||
| 29 | L | December 9, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)| |10–15–4 | ||
| 30 | W | December 10, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1981–82)| |11–15–4 | ||
| 31 | W | December 12, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)| |12–15–4 | ||
| 32 | W | December 15, 1981 | | align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)| |13–15–4 | ||
| 33 | W | December 19, 1981 | | align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)| |14–15–4 | ||
| 34 | L | December 20, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)| |14–16–4 | ||
| 35 | W | December 22, 1981 | | align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)| |15–16–4 | ||
| 36 | L | December 26, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)| |15–17–4 | ||
| 37 | W | December 27, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)| |16–17–4 | ||
| 38 | W | December 29, 1981 | | align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1981–82)| |17–17–4 | ||
| 39 | W | December 30, 1981 | | align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)| |18–17–4 | ||
| 40 | L | January 2, 1982 | | align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)| |18–18–4 | ||
| 41 | W | January 5, 1982 | | align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)| |19–18–4 | ||
| 42 | L | January 8, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)| |19–19–4 | ||
| 43 | W | January 9, 1982 | | align="left"| Washington Capitals (1981–82)| |20–19–4 | ||
| 44 | L | January 13, 1982 | | align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)| |20–20–4 | ||
| 45 | W | January 16, 1982 | | align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)| |21–20–4 | ||
| 46 | W | January 19, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)| |22–20–4 | ||
| 47 | L | January 20, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)| |22–21–4 | ||
| 48 | W | January 23, 1982 | | align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)| |23–21–4 | ||
| 49 | L | January 26, 1982 | | align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)| |23–22–4 | ||
| 50 | W | January 28, 1982 | | align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)| |24–22–4 | ||
| 51 | L | January 30, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)| |24–23–4 | ||
| 52 | W | February 2, 1982 | | align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)| |25–23–4 | ||
| 53 | L | February 3, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)| |25–24–4 | ||
| 54 | L | February 6, 1982 | | align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1981–82)| |25–25–4 | ||
| 55 | L | February 7, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)| |25–26–4 | ||
| 56 | T | February 10, 1982 | | align="left"| New York Rangers (1981–82)| |25–26–5 | ||
| 57 | L | February 13, 1982 | | align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)| |25–27–5 | ||
| 58 | L | February 16, 1982 | | align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)| |25–28–5 | ||
| 59 | L | February 18, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)| |25–29–5 | ||
| 60 | L | February 20, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)| |25–30–5 | ||
| 61 | W | February 23, 1982 | | align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)| |26–30–5 | ||
| 62 | L | February 25, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1981–82)| |26–31–5 | ||
| 63 | W | February 27, 1982 | | align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)| |27–31–5 | ||
| 64 | L | February 28, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)| |27–32–5 | ||
| 65 | T | March 2, 1982 | | align="left"| Boston Bruins (1981–82)| |27–32–6 | ||
| 66 | L | March 3, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1981–82)| |27–33–6 | ||
| 67 | W | March 6, 1982 | | align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)| |28–33–6 | ||
| 68 | L | March 8, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)| |28–34–6 | ||
| 69 | L | March 9, 1982 | | align="left"| New York Islanders (1981–82)| |28–35–6 | ||
| 70 | L | March 13, 1982 | | align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)| |28–36–6 | ||
| 71 | L | March 16, 1982 | | align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)| |28–37–6 | ||
| 72 | W | March 18, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)| |29–37–6 | ||
| 73 | T | March 20, 1982 | | align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1981–82)| |29–37–7 | ||
| 74 | L | March 21, 1982 | | align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1981–82)| |29–38–7 | ||
| 75 | L | March 24, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)| |29–39–7 | ||
| 76 | T | March 26, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)| |29–39–8 | ||
| 77 | W | March 28, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)| |30–39–8 | ||
| 78 | W | March 30, 1982 | | align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)| |31–39–8 | ||
| 79 | L | April 3, 1982 | | align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)| |31–40–8 | ||
| 80 | W | April 4, 1982 | | align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)| |32–40–8 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federko, BernieBernie Federko| |C| |74| |30| |62| |92| |70 | -10 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Dunlop, BlakeBlake Dunlop| |C| |77| |25| |53| |78| |32 | -9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Sutter, BrianBrian Sutter| |LW| |74| |39| |36| |75| |239 | -2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Pettersson, JorgenJorgen Pettersson| |LW| |77| |38| |31| |69| |28 | -8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Turnbull, PerryPerry Turnbull| |C| |79| |33| |26| |59| |161 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen| |RW| |45| |25| |34| |59| |4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Zuke, MikeMike Zuke| |C| |76| |13| |40| |53| |41 | -18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Babych, WayneWayne Babych| |RW| |51| |19| |25| |44| |51 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Currie, TonyTony Currie| |RW| |48| |18| |22| |40| |17 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Brownschidle, JackJack Brownschidle| |D| |80| |5| |33| |38| |26 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Crombeen, MikeMike Crombeen| |RW| |71| |19| |8| |27| |32 | -10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Patey, LarryLarry Patey| |C| |70| |14| |12| |26| |97 | -10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| Lapointe, RickRick Lapointe| |D| |71| |2| |20| |22| |127 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Nill, JimJim Nill| |RW| |61| |9| |12| |21| |127 | -13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Wilson, RikRik Wilson| |D| |48| |3| |18| |21| |24 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Chapman, BlairBlair Chapman| |RW| |18| |6| |11| |17| |8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Kea, EdEd Kea| |D| |78| |2| |14| |16| |62 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Micheletti, JoeJoe Micheletti| |D| |20| |3| |11| |14| |28 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pavese, JimJim Pavese| |D| |42| |2| |9| |11| |101 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Klassen, RalphRalph Klassen| |C| |45| |3| |7| |10| |6 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Baker, BillBill Baker| |D| |35| |3| |5| |8| |50 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Eloranta, KariKari Eloranta| |D| |12| |1| |7| |8| |6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe| |D| |8| |0| |6| |6| |4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Stewart, BillBill Stewart| |D| |22| |0| |5| |5| |25 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Reeds, MarkMark Reeds| |RW| |9| |1| |3| |4| |0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Anderson, PerryPerry Anderson| |LW| |5| |1| |2| |3| |0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Vigneault, AlainAlain Vigneault| |D| |14| |1| |2| |3| |43 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hansen, RichieRichie Hansen| |C| |2| |0| |2| |2| |0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Liut, MikeMike Liut| |G| |64| |0| |2| |2| |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Crawford, BobBob Crawford| |RW| |3| |0| |1| |1| |0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Edwards, GaryGary Edwards| |G| |10| |0| |1| |1| |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hart, GerryGerry Hart| |D| |35| |0| |1| |1| |102 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lemieux, AlainAlain Lemieux| |C| |3| |0| |1| |1| |0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Campbell, ScottScott Campbell| |D| |3| |0| |0| |0| |52 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hanlon, GlenGlen Hanlon| |G| |2| |0| |0| |0| |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Heinz, RickRick Heinz| |G| |9| |0| |0| |0| |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| LaBatte, NeilNeil LaBatte| |C/D| |4| |0| |0| |0| |6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Skidmore, PaulPaul Skidmore| |G| |2| |0| |0| |0| |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liut, MikeMike Liut| |3691| | 64| | 28| | 28| | 7| | 250| | 4.06| | 2 | ||||||||
| Heinz, RickRick Heinz| |433| | 9| | 2| | 5| | 0| | 35| | 4.85| | 0 | ||||||||
| Edwards, GaryGary Edwards| |480| | 10| | 1| | 5| | 1| | 45| | 5.63| | 0 | ||||||||
| Skidmore, PaulPaul Skidmore| |120| | 2| | 1| | 1| | 0| | 6| | 3.00| | 0 | ||||||||
| Hanlon, GlenGlen Hanlon| |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen| |RW| |10| |7| |11| |18| |4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Federko, BernieBernie Federko| |C| |10| |3| |15| |18| |10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Sutter, BrianBrian Sutter| |LW| |10| |8| |6| |14| |49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Patey, LarryLarry Patey| |C| |10| |2| |4| |6| |13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Babych, WayneWayne Babych| |RW| |7| |3| |2| |5| |8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Turnbull, PerryPerry Turnbull| |C| |5| |3| |2| |5| |11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Crombeen, MikeMike Crombeen| |RW| |10| |3| |1| |4| |20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Dunlop, BlakeBlake Dunlop| |C| |10| |2| |2| |4| |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Klassen, RalphRalph Klassen| |C| |10| |2| |2| |4| |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pettersson, JorgenJorgen Pettersson| |LW| |7| |1| |2| |3| |0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hart, GerryGerry Hart| |D| |10| |0| |3| |3| |33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pavese, JimJim Pavese| |D| |3| |0| |3| |3| |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wilson, RikRik Wilson| |D| |9| |0| |3| |3| |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Anderson, PerryPerry Anderson| |LW| |10| |2| |0| |2| |4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Kea, EdEd Kea| |D| |10| |1| |1| |2| |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Zuke, MikeMike Zuke| |C| |8| |1| |1| |2| |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Brownschidle, JackJack Brownschidle| |D| |8| |0| |2| |2| |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe| |D| |7| |1| |0| |1| |8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Reeds, MarkMark Reeds| |RW| |10| |0| |1| |1| |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Baker, BillBill Baker| |D| |4| |0| |0| |0| |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Chapman, BlairBlair Chapman| |RW| |3| |0| |0| |0| |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Eloranta, KariKari Eloranta| |D| |5| |0| |0| |0| |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hanlon, GlenGlen Hanlon| |G| |3| |0| |0| |0| |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lapointe, RickRick Lapointe| |D| |3| |0| |0| |0| |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Liut, MikeMike Liut| |G| |10| |0| |0| |0| |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liut, MikeMike Liut| |494| | 10| | 5| | 3| | 27| | 3.28| | 0 | |||||||
| Hanlon, GlenGlen Hanlon| |109| | 3| | 0| | 2| | 9| | 4.95| | 0 | |||||||
| Team:| | 603| | 10| | 5| | 5| | 36| | 3.58| | 0 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
See also
References
- ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ↑ "1981-82 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- "1981–82 St. Louis Blues Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
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