1999–2000 St. Louis Blues season

1999–2000 St. Louis Blues
Presidents' Trophy Winners
Central Division Champions
Division 1st Central
Conference 1st Western
1999–2000 record 51–19–11–1
Goals for 248
Goals against 165
Team information
General Manager Larry Pleau
Coach Joel Quenneville
Captain Chris Pronger
Alternate captains Al MacInnis
Pierre Turgeon
Arena Kiel Center
Team leaders
<1998–99 2000–01>

The 1999-2000 St. Louis Blues season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.

The Blues qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 21st consecutive season, with a record of 51 wins, 19 losses, 11 ties and one overtime loss (114 points), and won the Central Division title, and the Presidents' Trophy for the best point total in the NHL during the regular season. It was their first division title since the 1986–87 season, when they won the Norris Division, and their last until the 2011–12 season.

Regular season

The Blues allowed the fewest goals during the regular season, with just 165, and had the most shutouts, with nine. They also tied the Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just three.[1][2]

Season standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PIM Pts
11 St. Louis Blues 82 51 19 11 1 248 165 1139 114
24 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 22 10 2 278 210 1014 108
311 Chicago Blackhawks 82 33 37 10 2 242 245 1444 78
413 Nashville Predators 82 28 40 7 7 199 240 946 70

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – St. Louis Blues CEN 82 51 19 11 1 248 165 114
2 y – Dallas Stars PAC 82 43 23 10 6 211 184 102
3 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 42 28 11 1 233 201 96
4 Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 48 22 10 2 278 210 108
5 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 39 27 12 4 245 228 94
6 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 39 31 8 4 232 228 90
7 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 26 16 8 226 212 88
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 35 30 10 7 225 214 87
8.5
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 34 33 12 3 217 227 83
10 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 30 29 15 8 227 237 83
11 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 33 37 10 2 242 245 78
12 Calgary Flames NW 82 31 36 10 5 211 256 77
13 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 40 7 7 199 240 70

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 2, 19991–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 0–1–0–0
2LOctober 4, 19992–3 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 0–2–0–0
3WOctober 6, 19994–1 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 1–2–0–0
4WOctober 9, 19994–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 2–2–0–0
5LOctober 13, 19992–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 2–3–0–0
6WOctober 16, 19994–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 3–3–0–0
7WOctober 19, 19997–1 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 4–3–0–0
8WOctober 21, 19993–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 5–3–0–0
9WOctober 23, 19993–1 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 6–3–0–0
10LOctober 27, 19991–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 6–4–0–0
11WOctober 30, 19995–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 7–4–0–0
12LNovember 3, 19990–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 7–5–0–0
13WNovember 5, 19992–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 8–5–0–0
14WNovember 7, 19996–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 9–5–0–0
15LNovember 9, 19992–5 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 9–6–0–0
16TNovember 12, 19992–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 9–6–1–0
17WNovember 13, 19995–3 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 10–6–1–0
18WNovember 17, 19993–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 11–6–1–0
19WNovember 18, 19993–0 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 12–6–1–0
20TNovember 20, 19991–1 OT San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 12–6–2–0
21WNovember 22, 19993–2 OT Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 13–6–2–0
22LNovember 24, 19992–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 13–7–2–0
23WNovember 26, 19992–0 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 14–7–2–0
24WNovember 27, 19998–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 15–7–2–0
25WDecember 2, 19993–1 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 16–7–2–0
26WDecember 4, 19994–2 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 17–7–2–0
27LDecember 5, 19992–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 17–8–2–0
28LDecember 7, 19992–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 17–9–2–0
29WDecember 10, 19994–2 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 18–9–2–0
30WDecember 11, 19994–2 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 19–9–2–0
31TDecember 14, 19991–1 OT Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 19–9–3–0
32WDecember 18, 19994–0 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 20–9–3–0
33WDecember 21, 19996–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 21–9–3–0
34TDecember 23, 19992–2 OT @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 21–9–4–0
35LDecember 26, 19992–3 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 21–10–4–0
36LDecember 27, 19991–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 21–11–4–0
37WDecember 30, 19992–1 OT San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 22–11–4–0
38TJanuary 1, 20001–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 22–11–5–0
39WJanuary 3, 20005–2 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 23–11–5–0
40TJanuary 4, 20002–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 23–11–6–0
41WJanuary 6, 20004–3 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 24–11–6–0
42WJanuary 8, 20004–2 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 25–11–6–0
43WJanuary 11, 20005–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 26–11–6–0
44WJanuary 13, 20003–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 27–11–6–0
45LJanuary 14, 20001–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 27–12–6–0
46LJanuary 19, 20001–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 27–13–6–0
47WJanuary 21, 20003–0 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 28–13–6–0
48LJanuary 22, 20001–4 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 28–14–6–0
49WJanuary 26, 20004–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 29–14–6–0
50WJanuary 28, 20003–1 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 30–14–6–0
51WJanuary 29, 20004–0 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 31–14–6–0
52WFebruary 1, 20005–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 32–14–6–0
53WFebruary 3, 20005–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 33–14–6–0
54WFebruary 8, 20004–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 34–14–6–0
55LFebruary 10, 20000–2 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 34–15–6–0
56WFebruary 12, 20006–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 35–15–6–0
57WFebruary 15, 20004–1 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 36–15–6–0
58WFebruary 18, 20002–1 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 37–15–6–0
59WFebruary 21, 20004–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 38–15–6–0
60WFebruary 23, 20004–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 39–15–6–0
61WFebruary 25, 20004–2 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 40–15–6–0
62LFebruary 27, 20001–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 40–16–6–0
63WFebruary 29, 20003–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 41–16–6–0
64WMarch 2, 20005–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 42–16–6–0
65TMarch 4, 20001–1 OT @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 42–16–7–0
66WMarch 7, 20004–0 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 43–16–7–0
67TMarch 9, 20002–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 43–16–8–0
68TMarch 11, 20001–1 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 43–16–9–0
69LMarch 12, 20002–4 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 43–17–9–0
70WMarch 15, 20005–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 44–17–9–0
71WMarch 17, 20004–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 45–17–9–0
72WMarch 20, 20002–1 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 46–17–9–0
73WMarch 22, 20002–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 47–17–9–0
74WMarch 24, 20005–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 48–17–9–0
75TMarch 26, 20001–1 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 48–17–10–0
76LMarch 29, 20002–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 48–18–10–0
77WMarch 30, 20003–2 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 49–18–10–0
78TApril 1, 20000–0 OT Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 49–18–11–0
79WApril 2, 20004–1 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 50–18–11–0
80WApril 5, 20006–5 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 51–18–11–0
81LApril 7, 20003–4 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 51–18–11–1
82LApril 9, 20001–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 51–19–11–1

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Demitra, PavolPavol Demitra LW 71 28 47 75 834804
Turgeon, PierrePierre Turgeon C 52 26 40 66 830803
Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger D 79 14 48 62 9252803
Handzus, MichalMichal Handzus C 81 25 28 53 4419345
Young, ScottScott Young RW 75 24 15 39 1812617
Bartecko, LubosLubos Bartecko LW 67 16 23 39 5124303
MacInnis, AlAl MacInnis D 61 11 28 39 3420607
Eastwood, MikeMike Eastwood C 79 19 15 34 325133
Hecht, JochenJochen Hecht LW 63 13 21 34 2820501
Conroy, CraigCraig Conroy C 79 12 15 27 365123
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer RW 36 8 17 25 147401
Reirden, ToddTodd Reirden D 56 4 21 25 3218001
Reasoner, MartyMarty Reasoner C 32 10 14 24 209300
Pellerin, ScottScott Pellerin LW 80 8 15 23 489022
Mayers, JamalJamal Mayers RW 79 7 10 17 900000
Nash, TysonTyson Nash LW 66 4 9 13 1506011
Yake, TerryTerry Yake C 26 4 9 13 222202
Ellett, DaveDave Ellett D 52 2 8 10 12-4001
Finley, JeffJeff Finley D 74 2 8 10 3826002
King, DerekDerek King LW 19 2 7 9 60100
Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin D 81 1 8 9 7527000
Persson, RicardRicard Persson D 41 0 8 8 38-2000
Nagy, LadislavLadislav Nagy LW 11 2 4 6 22100
Courtnall, GeoffGeoff Courtnall LW 6 2 2 4 63001
Bassen, BobBob Bassen C 27 1 3 4 26-3000
Helmer, BryanBryan Helmer D 15 1 1 2 10-3101
McAlpine, ChrisChris McAlpine D 21 1 1 2 141000
Rheaume, PascalPascal Rheaume C 7 1 1 2 6-2000
Chase, KellyKelly Chase RW 25 0 1 1 118-5000
Turek, RomanRoman Turek G 67 0 1 1 40000
Bekar, DerekDerek Bekar LW 1 0 0 0 00000
Campbell, JimJim Campbell RW 2 0 0 0 90000
McLennan, JamieJamie McLennan G 19 0 0 0 20000
Poeschek, RudyRudy Poeschek RW/D 12 0 0 0 24-3000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Turek, RomanRoman Turek 3960 67 42 15 9 129 1.95 714701341.912
McLennan, JamieJamie McLennan 1009 19 9 5 2 33 1.96 2341308.903
Team: 4969 82 51 20 11 162 1.96 918111649.911

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Hecht, JochenJochen Hecht LW 7 4 6 10 21101
Young, ScottScott Young RW 6 6 2 8 81300
Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger D 7 3 4 7 320202
Turgeon, PierrePierre Turgeon C 7 0 7 7 0-2000
MacInnis, AlAl MacInnis D 7 1 3 4 14-1100
Mayers, JamalJamal Mayers RW 7 0 4 4 21000
Reasoner, MartyMarty Reasoner C 7 2 1 3 43100
Handzus, MichalMichal Handzus C 7 0 3 3 6-2000
Bartecko, LubosLubos Bartecko LW 7 1 1 2 0-1000
Eastwood, MikeMike Eastwood C 7 1 1 2 6-2000
Nagy, LadislavLadislav Nagy LW 6 1 1 2 0-1000
Conroy, CraigCraig Conroy C 7 0 2 2 21000
Finley, JeffJeff Finley D 7 0 2 2 40000
Nash, TysonTyson Nash LW 6 1 0 1 24-1000
Persson, RicardRicard Persson D 3 1 0 1 01000
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer RW 3 1 0 1 00000
Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin D 7 0 1 1 60000
Ellett, DaveDave Ellett D 7 0 1 1 21000
Reirden, ToddTodd Reirden D 4 0 1 1 0-1000
Pellerin, ScottScott Pellerin LW 7 0 0 0 21000
Turek, RomanRoman Turek G 7 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Turek, RomanRoman Turek 415 7 3 4 19 2.75 0161142.882
Team: 415 7 3 4 19 2.75 0161142.882

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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;

Awards and records

References