The 1970–71 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Blues began the 1970–71 season with high hopes after making a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 1969–70 season. They purchased Christian Bordeleau from the Montreal Canadiens, who led the team in scoring and finished in the top five in game winning goalshockey-reference.com that season. They also sold Hall-of-Famer Jacques Plante to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
During this season the Blues saw the most ties in their history (19), as well as most home ties (9), and the fewest home losses (7).All-Time Team Records at blues.nhl.com
Regular season
Divisional standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
| 1 || October 10 || Rangers || W || 3–1 || 1–0–0 || W1 || 2
| 2 || October 12 || Canucks || W || 4–1 || 2–0–0 || W2 || 4
| 3 || October 14 || @Maple Leafs || L || 3–7 || 2–1–0 || L1 || 4
| 4 || October 17 || Sabres || W || 4–1 || 3–1–0 || W1 || 6
| 5 || October 18 || @Black Hawks || T || 2–2 || 3–1–1 || T1 || 7
| 6 || October 21 || @Golden Seals || T || 2–2 || 3–1–2 || T2 || 8
| 7 || October 23 || @Canucks || T || 1–1 || 3–1–3 || T3 || 9
| 8 || October 24 || @Kings || L || 1–3 || 3–2–3 || L1 || 9
| 9 || October 28 || Golden Seals || W || 3–2 || 4–2–3 || W1 || 11
| 10 || October 31 || Kings || W || 3–0 || 5–2–3 || W2 || 13
| 11 || November 5 || @Bruins || W || 2–0 || 6–2–3 || W3 || 15
| 12 || November 7 || @North Stars || T || 1–1 || 6–2–4 || T1 || 16
| 13 || November 12 || Red Wings || W || 2–1 || 7–2–4 || W1 || 18
| 14 || November 14 || Canadiens || T || 1–1 || 7–2–5 || T1 || 19
| 15 || November 15 || @Flyers || W || 2–1 || 8–2–5 || W1 || 21
| 16 || November 17 || North Stars || L || 3–5 || 8–3–5 || L1 || 21
| 17 || November 19 || @Penguins || W || 1–0 || 9–3–5 || W1 || 23
| 18 || November 21 || Black Hawks || T || 3–3 || 9–3–6 || T1 || 24
| 19 || November 24 || Bruins || T || 5–5 || 9–3–7 || T2 || 25
| 20 || November 26 || Maple Leafs || W || 1–0 || 10–3–7 || W1 || 27
| 21 || November 28 || Canucks || W || 5–1 || 11–3–7 || W2 || 29
| 22 || December 2 || @Rangers || L || 2–4 || 11–4–7 || L1 || 29
| 23 || December 3 || @Canadiens || L || 3–6 || 11–5–7 || L2 || 29
| 24 || December 5 || Red Wings || W || 3–0 || 12–5–7 || W1 || 31
| 25 || December 6 || @Red Wings || W || 4–2 || 13–5–7 || W2 || 33
| 26 || December 9 || Flyers || L || 2–5 || 13–6–7 || L1 || 33
| 27 || December 11 || Penguins || W || 3–2 || 14–6–7 || W1 || 35
| 28 || December 13 || @Flyers || T || 2–2 || 14–6–8 || T1 || 36
| 29 || December 15 || North Stars || W || 2–1 || 15–6–8 || W1 || 38
| 30 || December 16 || @Black Hawks || L || 3–8 || 15–7–8 || L1 || 38
| 31 || December 19 || Bruins || L || 1–7 || 15–8–8 || L2 || 38
| 32 || December 23 || Canadiens || T || 2–2 || 15–8–9 || T1 || 39
| 33 || December 26 || North Stars || T || 1–1 || 15–8–10 || T2 || 40
| 34 || December 27 || @Rangers || T || 4–4 || 15–8–11 || T3 || 41
| 35 || December 30 || Flyers || W || 5–2 || 16–8–11 || W1 || 43
| 36 || January 2 || @Canucks || W || 3–1 || 17–8–11 || W2 || 45
| 37 || January 3 || @Kings || W || 7–3 || 18–8–11 || W3 || 47
| 38 || January 6 || @Golden Seals || L || 3–6 || 18–9–11 || L3 || 47
| 39 || January 9 || Canucks || T || 2–2 || 18–9–12 || T1 || 48
| 40 || January 10 || Rangers || L || 2–4 || 18–10–12 || L1 || 48
| 41 || January 12 || Golden Seals || W || 8–2 || 19–10–12 || W1 || 50
| 42 || January 14 || @Sabres || L || 1–2 || 19–11–12 || L1 || 50
| 43 || January 16 || Black Hawks || W || 3–2 || 20–11–12 || W1 || 52
| 44 || January 21 || @North Stars || L || 3–5 || 20–12–12 || L1 || 52
| 45 || January 23 || Sabres || W || 7–1 || 21–12–12 || W1 || 54
| 46 || January 27 || @Canadiens || L || 3–5 || 21–13–12 || L1 || 54
| 47 || January 28 || @Red Wings || T || 1–1 || 21–13–13 || T1 || 55
| 48 || January 31 || @Bruins || L || 0–6 || 21–14–13 || L1 || 55
| 49 || February 3 || @Maple Leafs || L || 2–6 || 21–15–13 || L2 || 55
| 50 || February 5 || Penguins || T || 2–2 || 21–15–14 || T1 || 56
| 51 || February 7 || @Flyers || W || 6–2 || 22–15–14 || W1 || 58
| 52 || February 9 || Maple Leafs || T || 3–3 || 22–15–15 || T1 || 59
| 53 || February 11 || Bruins || L || 3–5 || 22–16–15 || L1 || 59
| 54 || February 13 || Rangers || W || 2–1 || 23–16–15 || W1 || 61
| 55 || February 14 || @Rangers || L || 1–2 || 23–17–15 || L1 || 61
| 56 || February 16 || Golden Seals || W || 5–1 || 24–17–15 || W1 || 63
| 57 || February 20 || @Maple Leafs || L || 1–3 || 24–18–15 || L1 || 63
| 58 || February 21 || @Sabres || W || 3–1 || 25–18–15 || W1 || 65
| 59 || February 24 || @Penguins || T || 5–5 || 25–18–16 || T1 || 66
| 60 || February 25 || @Red Wings || W || 3–1 || 26–18–16 || W1 || 68
| 61 || February 27 || @Canadiens || L || 2–3 || 26–19–16 || L1 || 68
| 62 || March 3 || Black Hawks || L || 1–5 || 26–20–16 || L1 || 68
| 63 || March 5 || Maple Leafs || W || 3–1 || 27–20–16 || W1 || 70
| 64 || March 7 || @Bruins || L || 1–4 || 27–21–16 || L1 || 70
| 65 || March 9 || Kings || L || 0–4 || 27–22–16 || L2 || 70
| 66 || March 10 || @North Stars || L || 0–4 || 27–23–16 || L3 || 70
| 67 || March 13 || Sabres || W || 9–0 || 28–23–16 || W1 || 72
| 68 || March 14 || @Black Hawks || T || 4–4 || 28–23–17 || T1 || 73
| 69 || March 16 || Canadiens || W || 6–2 || 29–23–17 || W1 || 75
| 70 || March 18 || @Sabres || L || 3–5 || 29–24–17 || L1 || 75
| 71 || March 20 || Red Wings || W || 2–1 || 30–24–17 || W1 || 77
| 72 || March 23 || @Canucks || L || 1–4 || 30–25–17 || L1 || 77
| 73 || March 26 || @Golden Seals || W || 8–5 || 31–25–17 || W1 || 79
| 74 || March 27 || @Kings || W || 6–3 || 32–25–17 || W2 || 81
| 75 || March 30 || Kings || W || 4–3 || 33–25–17 || W3 || 83
| 76 || April 1 || Flyers || T || 1–1 || 33–25–18 || T1 || 84
| 77 || April 3 || Penguins || W || 4–3 || 34–25–18 || W1 || 86
| 78 || April 4 || @Penguins || T || 1–1 || 34–25–19 || T1 || 87
Legend:
Playoffs
|1 || April 7 || Minnesota || 3–2 || 0–1
|2 || April 8 || Minnesota || 2–4 || 1–1
|3 || April 10 || @Minnesota || 3–0 || 2–1
|4 || April 11 || @Minnesota || 1–2 || 2–2
|5 || April 13 || Minnesota || 4–3 || 2–3
|6 || April 15 || @Minnesota || 2–5 || 2–4
Legend:
Player statistics
Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Regular season Playoffs Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM Christian Bordeleau 21 78 21 32 53 48 5 0 1 1 17 Bill Sutherland 68 19 20 39 41 1 0 0 0 0 Frank St. Marseille 9 77 19 32 51 26 6 2 1 3 4 Jim Lorentz 19 76 19 21 40 34 6 0 1 1 4 Red Berenson 7 45 16 26 42 12 Garry Unger 28 15 14 29 41 6 3 2 5 20 George Morrison 10 73 15 10 25 6 3 0 0 0 0 Tim Ecclestone 14 47 15 24 39 34 Gary Sabourin 11 59 14 17 31 56 Craig Cameron 16 78 14 6 20 32 6 2 0 2 4 Jim Roberts 6 72 13 18 31 77 6 2 1 3 11 Bill McCreary Sr. 15 68 9 10 19 16 6 1 2 3 0 Fran Huck 29 7 8 15 18 6 1 2 3 2 Terry Crisp 12 54 5 11 16 13 6 1 0 1 2 Wayne Connelly 28 5 16 21 9 6 2 1 3 0 Barclay Plager 8 69 4 20 24 172 6 0 3 3 10 Noel Picard 4 75 3 8 11 119 6 1 1 2 26 Bob Wall 2 25 2 4 6 4 Carl Brewer 19 2 9 11 29 5 0 2 2 8 Curt Bennett 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Brit Selby 56 1 4 5 23 Larry Keenan 18 10 1 3 4 0 John Arbour 53 1 6 7 81 5 0 0 0 0 Bob Plager 5 70 1 19 20 114 6 0 2 2 4 Jean-Guy Talbot 17 5 0 0 0 6 Norm Dennis 25 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Larry Hornung 1 0 0 0 0 Al Arbour 22 0 2 2 6 6 0 0 0 6 Bill Plager 23 36 0 3 3 45 1 0 0 0 2 Ab McDonald 20 20 0 5 5 6
Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Regular season Playoffs Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO Sv% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA Ernie Wakely 31 51 2859 20 14 11 133 3 90.4 2.79 3 180 2 1 7 1 2.33 Glenn Hall 1 32 1761 13 11 8 71 3 91.6 2.42 3 180 0 3 9 0 3.00 Michel Plasse 1 60 1 0 0 3 0 91.7% 3.00
Draft picks St. Louis's draft picks at the 1970 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)223 Murray Keogan University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)337 Ron Climie Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)451 Gord Brooks London Knights (OHA)565 Mike Stevens University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)679 Claude Moreau Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)785 Jack Taggart University of Denver (WCHA)792 Terry Marshall Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)8104 Dave Tataryn Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)9108 Bob Winograd Colorado College (WCHA)9111 Mike Lampman University of Denver (WCHA)10112 Jeff Rotsch University of Wisconsin (WCHA)11113 Al Calver Kitchener Rangers (OHA)12114 Jerry MacDonald St. Francis Xavier University (CIAU)13115 Gerald Haines Kenora Muskies (MJHL)
References