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
<1980–81 1982–83>

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

Norris Division
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
1WOctober 6, 19816–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)1–0–0
2LOctober 10, 19814–6 Calgary Flames (1981–82)1–1–0
3LOctober 15, 19813–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)1–2–0
4WOctober 17, 19817–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)2–2–0
5LOctober 18, 19813–5 @ New York Rangers (1981–82)2–3–0
6LOctober 20, 19813–4 Boston Bruins (1981–82)2–4–0
7TOctober 22, 19815–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)2–4–1
8LOctober 24, 19813–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)2–5–1
9TOctober 25, 19814–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)2–5–2
10WOctober 27, 19817–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)3–5–2
11LOctober 28, 19812–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)3–6–2
12WOctober 31, 19815–4 Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)4–6–2
13LNovember 4, 19812–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)4–7–2
14LNovember 5, 19813–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)4–8–2
15WNovember 7, 19814–2 Calgary Flames (1981–82)5–8–2
16WNovember 10, 19817–0 @ Calgary Flames (1981–82)6–8–2
17LNovember 12, 19812–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)6–9–2
18WNovember 14, 19814–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)7–9–2
19LNovember 17, 19811–5 Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)7–10–2
20LNovember 18, 19811–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)7–11–2
21TNovember 21, 19811–1 Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)7–11–3
22LNovember 22, 19814–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)7–12–3
23TNovember 24, 19812–2 Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)7–12–4
24LNovember 26, 19812–9 @ New York Islanders (1981–82)7–13–4
25WNovember 28, 19814–2 Colorado Rockies (1981–82)8–13–4
26WDecember 1, 19817–5 Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)9–13–4
27WDecember 5, 19813–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)10–13–4
28LDecember 6, 19812–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)10–14–4
29LDecember 9, 19811–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)10–15–4
30WDecember 10, 19813–2 @ Boston Bruins (1981–82)11–15–4
31WDecember 12, 19816–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)12–15–4
32WDecember 15, 19814–2 Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)13–15–4
33WDecember 19, 19815–0 Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)14–15–4
34LDecember 20, 19814–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)14–16–4
35WDecember 22, 19813–2 Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)15–16–4
36LDecember 26, 19813–6 @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)15–17–4
37WDecember 27, 19814–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)16–17–4
38WDecember 29, 19816–1 Hartford Whalers (1981–82)17–17–4
39WDecember 30, 19816–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)18–17–4
40LJanuary 2, 19823–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)18–18–4
41WJanuary 5, 19824–1 Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)19–18–4
42LJanuary 8, 19821–7 @ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)19–19–4
43WJanuary 9, 19827–4 Washington Capitals (1981–82)20–19–4
44LJanuary 13, 19822–4 Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)20–20–4
45WJanuary 16, 19828–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)21–20–4
46WJanuary 19, 19825–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)22–20–4
47LJanuary 20, 19826–8 @ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)22–21–4
48WJanuary 23, 19826–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)23–21–4
49LJanuary 26, 19824–6 Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)23–22–4
50WJanuary 28, 19828–3 Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)24–22–4
51LJanuary 30, 19824–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)24–23–4
52WFebruary 2, 198210–6 Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)25–23–4
53LFebruary 3, 19825–9 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)25–24–4
54LFebruary 6, 19822–4 Hartford Whalers (1981–82)25–25–4
55LFebruary 7, 19825–8 @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)25–26–4
56TFebruary 10, 19823–3 New York Rangers (1981–82)25–26–5
57LFebruary 13, 19822–3 Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)25–27–5
58LFebruary 16, 19821–2 Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)25–28–5
59LFebruary 18, 19823–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)25–29–5
60LFebruary 20, 19825–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)25–30–5
61WFebruary 23, 19823–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)26–30–5
62LFebruary 25, 19821–9 @ Washington Capitals (1981–82)26–31–5
63WFebruary 27, 19826–2 Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)27–31–5
64LFebruary 28, 19822–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)27–32–5
65TMarch 2, 19822–2 Boston Bruins (1981–82)27–32–6
66LMarch 3, 19824–8 @ Washington Capitals (1981–82)27–33–6
67WMarch 6, 19825–1 Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)28–33–6
68LMarch 8, 19821–8 @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)28–34–6
69LMarch 9, 19824–6 New York Islanders (1981–82)28–35–6
70LMarch 13, 19822–3 Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)28–36–6
71LMarch 16, 19823–7 Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)28–37–6
72WMarch 18, 19827–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)29–37–6
73TMarch 20, 19823–3 @ New York Islanders (1981–82)29–37–7
74LMarch 21, 19825–8 @ New York Rangers (1981–82)29–38–7
75LMarch 24, 19823–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)29–39–7
76TMarch 26, 19824–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)29–39–8
77WMarch 28, 19828–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)30–39–8
78WMarch 30, 19825–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)31–39–8
79LApril 3, 19824–7 Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)31–40–8
80WApril 4, 19823–2 @ 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 FederkoC7430629270-101106
Dunlop, BlakeBlake DunlopC7725537832-91011
Sutter, BrianBrian SutterLW74393675239-21403
Pettersson, JorgenJorgen PetterssonLW7738316928-8802
Turnbull, PerryPerry TurnbullC79332659161-15202
Mullen, JoeJoe MullenRW452534594111003
Zuke, MikeMike ZukeC7613405341-18112
Babych, WayneWayne BabychRW5119254451-12403
Currie, TonyTony CurrieRW4818224017-7402
Brownschidle, JackJack BrownschidleD805333826-5301
Crombeen, MikeMike CrombeenRW711982732-10011
Patey, LarryLarry PateyC7014122697-10142
Lapointe, RickRick LapointeD7122022127-6000
Nill, JimJim NillRW6191221127-13120
Wilson, RikRik WilsonD483182124-10101
Chapman, BlairBlair ChapmanRW186111781200
Kea, EdEd KeaD78214166219000
Micheletti, JoeJoe MichelettiD203111428-2200
Pavese, JimJim PaveseD422911101-14001
Klassen, RalphRalph KlassenC4537106-3011
Baker, BillBill BakerD3535850-8100
Eloranta, KariKari ElorantaD1217865101
Lapointe, GuyGuy LapointeD80664-3000
Stewart, BillBill StewartD2205525-5000
Reeds, MarkMark ReedsRW913403000
Anderson, PerryPerry AndersonLW512301000
Vigneault, AlainAlain Vigneault| |D1412343-1000
Hansen, RichieRichie HansenC202202000
Liut, MikeMike LiutG6402220000
Crawford, BobBob CrawfordRW30110-4000
Edwards, GaryGary EdwardsG1001100000
Hart, GerryGerry HartD35011102-5000
Lemieux, AlainAlain LemieuxC30110-1000
Campbell, ScottScott CampbellD300052-1000
Hanlon, GlenGlen HanlonG200000000
Heinz, RickRick HeinzG900000000
LaBatte, NeilNeil LaBatteC/D40006-3000
Skidmore, PaulPaul SkidmoreG200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Liut, MikeMike Liut3691 64 28 28 7 250 4.06 2
Heinz, RickRick Heinz433 9 2 5 0 35 4.85 0
Edwards, GaryGary Edwards480 10 1 5 1 45 5.63 0
Skidmore, PaulPaul Skidmore120 2 1 1 0 6 3.00 0
Hanlon, GlenGlen Hanlon76 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 MullenRW10711184100
Federko, BernieBernie FederkoC103151810101
Sutter, BrianBrian SutterLW10861449001
Patey, LarryLarry PateyC1024613010
Babych, WayneWayne BabychRW73258001
Turnbull, PerryPerry TurnbullC532511100
Crombeen, MikeMike CrombeenRW1031420001
Dunlop, BlakeBlake DunlopC102244000
Klassen, RalphRalph KlassenC1022410000
Pettersson, JorgenJorgen PetterssonLW71230100
Hart, GerryGerry HartD1003333000
Pavese, JimJim PaveseD30332000
Wilson, RikRik WilsonD903314000
Anderson, PerryPerry AndersonLW102024100
Kea, EdEd KeaD1011216000
Zuke, MikeMike ZukeC81122000
Brownschidle, JackJack BrownschidleD802214000
Lapointe, GuyGuy LapointeD71018101
Reeds, MarkMark ReedsRW100112000
Baker, BillBill BakerD40000000
Chapman, BlairBlair ChapmanRW30000000
Eloranta, KariKari ElorantaD50000000
Hanlon, GlenGlen HanlonG30000000
Lapointe, RickRick LapointeD30006000
Liut, MikeMike LiutG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Liut, MikeMike Liut494 10 5 3 27 3.28 0
Hanlon, GlenGlen Hanlon109 3 0 2 9 4.95 0
Team: 603 10 5 5 36 3.58 0

[2]

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

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ↑ "1981-82 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.

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