1999–2000 St. Louis Blues season

1999–2000 St. Louis Blues
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
1999–2000 record51–19–11–1
Home record24–9–7–1
Road record27–10–4–0
Goals for248
Goals against165
Team information
General managerLarry Pleau
CoachJoel Quenneville
CaptainChris Pronger
Alternate captainsAl MacInnis
Pierre Turgeon
ArenaKiel Center
Average attendance18,590
Minor league affiliate(s)Worcester IceCats
Peoria Rivermen
Team leaders
GoalsPavol Demitra (28)
AssistsChris Pronger (48)
PointsPavol Demitra (75)
Penalty minutesTyson Nash (150)
Plus/minusChris Pronger (+52)
WinsRoman Turek (42)
Goals against averageRoman Turek (1.95)

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

The Blues qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 21st consecutive season after finishing the regular season with a record of 51–19–11–1 (114 points), sufficient to win the Central Division title as well as the Presidents' Trophy for the highest points total in the NHL. It was the Blues' first division title since the 1986–87 season, when they won the Norris Division, and their last until the 2011–12 season.

Off-season

Regular season

The Blues allowed the fewest goals during the regular season with 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[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 St. Louis Blues 82 51 19 11 1 248 165 114
2 4 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 22 10 2 278 210 108
3 11 Chicago Blackhawks 82 33 37 10 2 242 245 78
4 13 Nashville Predators 82 28 40 7 7 199 240 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[4]
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


Playoffs

The number one seeded Blues were upset in seven games by the eighth seeded San Jose Sharks in the first round.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1999–2000 regular season[5]
October: 7–4–0–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 2–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 2, 1999 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 4, 1999 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 0–2–0–0 Recap
3 W October 6, 1999 4–1 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 1–2–0–0 Recap
4 W October 9, 1999 4–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 2–2–0–0 Recap
5 L October 13, 1999 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 2–3–0–0 Recap
6 W October 16, 1999 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 3–3–0–0 Recap
7 W October 19, 1999 7–1 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 4–3–0–0 Recap
8 W October 21, 1999 3–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 5–3–0–0 Recap
9 W October 23, 1999 3–1 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 6–3–0–0 Recap
10 L October 27, 1999 1–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 6–4–0–0 Recap
11 W October 30, 1999 5–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 7–4–0–0 Recap
November: 8–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–2–0; road: 5–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 L November 3, 1999 0–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 7–5–0–0 Recap
13 W November 5, 1999 2–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 8–5–0–0 Recap
14 W November 7, 1999 6–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 9–5–0–0 Recap
15 L November 9, 1999 2–5 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 9–6–0–0 Recap
16 T November 12, 1999 2–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 9–6–1–0 Recap
17 W November 13, 1999 5–3 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 10–6–1–0 Recap
18 W November 17, 1999 3–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 11–6–1–0 Recap
19 W November 18, 1999 3–0 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 12–6–1–0 Recap
20 T November 20, 1999 1–1 OT San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 12–6–2–0 Recap
21 W November 22, 1999 3–2 OT Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 13–6–2–0 Recap
22 L November 24, 1999 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 13–7–2–0 Recap
23 W November 26, 1999 2–0 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 14–7–2–0 Recap
24 W November 27, 1999 8–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 15–7–2–0 Recap
December: 7–4–2–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 W December 2, 1999 3–1 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 16–7–2–0 Recap
26 W December 4, 1999 4–2 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 17–7–2–0 Recap
27 L December 5, 1999 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 17–8–2–0 Recap
28 L December 7, 1999 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 17–9–2–0 Recap
29 W December 10, 1999 4–2 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 18–9–2–0 Recap
30 W December 11, 1999 4–2 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 19–9–2–0 Recap
31 T December 14, 1999 1–1 OT Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 19–9–3–0 Recap
32 W December 18, 1999 4–0 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 20–9–3–0 Recap
33 W December 21, 1999 6–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 21–9–3–0 Recap
34 T December 23, 1999 2–2 OT @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 21–9–4–0 Recap
35 L December 26, 1999 2–3 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 21–10–4–0 Recap
36 L December 27, 1999 1–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 21–11–4–0 Recap
37 W December 30, 1999 2–1 OT San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 22–11–4–0 Recap
January: 9–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 6–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 T January 1, 2000 1–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 22–11–5–0 Recap
39 W January 3, 2000 5–2 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 23–11–5–0 Recap
40 T January 4, 2000 2–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 23–11–6–0 Recap
41 W January 6, 2000 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 24–11–6–0 Recap
42 W January 8, 2000 4–2 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 25–11–6–0 Recap
43 W January 11, 2000 5–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 26–11–6–0 Recap
44 W January 13, 2000 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 27–11–6–0 Recap
45 L January 14, 2000 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 27–12–6–0 Recap
46 L January 19, 2000 1–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 27–13–6–0 Recap
47 W January 21, 2000 3–0 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 28–13–6–0 Recap
48 L January 22, 2000 1–4 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 28–14–6–0 Recap
49 W January 26, 2000 4–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 29–14–6–0 Recap
50 W January 28, 2000 3–1 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 30–14–6–0 Recap
51 W January 29, 2000 4–0 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 31–14–6–0 Recap
February: 10–2–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 6–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 W February 1, 2000 5–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 32–14–6–0 Recap
53 W February 3, 2000 5–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 33–14–6–0 Recap
54 W February 8, 2000 4–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 34–14–6–0 Recap
55 L February 10, 2000 0–2 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 34–15–6–0 Recap
56 W February 12, 2000 6–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 35–15–6–0 Recap
57 W February 15, 2000 4–1 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 36–15–6–0 Recap
58 W February 18, 2000 2–1 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 37–15–6–0 Recap
59 W February 21, 2000 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 38–15–6–0 Recap
60 W February 23, 2000 4–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 39–15–6–0 Recap
61 W February 25, 2000 4–2 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 40–15–6–0 Recap
62 L February 27, 2000 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 40–16–6–0 Recap
63 W February 29, 2000 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 41–16–6–0 Recap
March: 8–2–4–0 (home: 2–1–2–0; road: 6–1–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 W March 2, 2000 5–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 42–16–6–0 Recap
65 T March 4, 2000 1–1 OT @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 42–16–7–0 Recap
66 W March 7, 2000 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 43–16–7–0 Recap
67 T March 9, 2000 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 43–16–8–0 Recap
68 T March 11, 2000 1–1 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 43–16–9–0 Recap
69 L March 12, 2000 2–4 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 43–17–9–0 Recap
70 W March 15, 2000 5–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 44–17–9–0 Recap
71 W March 17, 2000 4–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 45–17–9–0 Recap
72 W March 20, 2000 2–1 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 46–17–9–0 Recap
73 W March 22, 2000 2–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 47–17–9–0 Recap
74 W March 24, 2000 5–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 48–17–9–0 Recap
75 T March 26, 2000 1–1 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 48–17–10–0 Recap
76 L March 29, 2000 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 48–18–10–0 Recap
77 W March 30, 2000 3–2 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 49–18–10–0 Recap
April: 2–1–1–1 (home: 2–0–1–1; road: 0–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 T April 1, 2000 0–0 OT Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 49–18–11–0 Recap
79 W April 2, 2000 4–1 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 50–18–11–0 Recap
80 W April 5, 2000 6–5 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 51–18–11–0 Recap
81 OTL April 7, 2000 3–4 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 51–18–11–1 Recap
82 L April 9, 2000 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 51–19–11–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) San Jose Sharks: Sharks win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 12, 2000 5–3 San Jose Sharks Blues lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 15, 2000 2–4 San Jose Sharks Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L April 17, 2000 1–2 @ San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 19, 2000 2–3 @ San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 3–1 Recap
5 W April 21, 2000 5–3 San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 3–2 Recap
6 W April 23, 2000 6–2 @ San Jose Sharks Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L April 25, 2000 1–3 San Jose Sharks Sharks win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
38 Pavol Demitra LW 71 28 47 75 34 8 — — — — — —
77 Pierre Turgeon C 52 26 40 66 30 8 7 0 7 7 −2 0
44 Chris Pronger D 79 14 48 62 52 92 7 3 4 7 0 32
26 Michal Handzus C 81 25 28 53 19 44 7 0 3 3 −2 6
48 Scott Young RW 75 24 15 39 12 18 6 6 2 8 1 8
23 Lubos Bartecko LW 67 16 23 39 24 51 7 1 1 2 −1 0
2 Al MacInnis D 61 11 28 39 20 34 7 1 3 4 −1 14
32 Mike Eastwood C 79 19 15 34 5 32 7 1 1 2 −2 6
17 Jochen Hecht LW 63 13 21 34 20 28 7 4 6 10 1 2
22 Craig Conroy C 79 12 15 27 5 36 7 0 2 2 1 2
19 Stephane Richer† RW 36 8 17 25 7 14 3 1 0 1 0 0
28 Todd Reirden D 56 4 21 25 18 32 4 0 1 1 −1 0
15 Marty Reasoner C 32 10 14 24 9 20 7 2 1 3 3 4
33 Scott Pellerin LW 80 8 15 23 9 48 7 0 0 0 1 2
21 Jamal Mayers RW 79 7 10 17 0 90 7 0 4 4 1 2
9 Tyson Nash LW 66 4 9 13 6 150 6 1 0 1 −1 24
27 Terry Yake‡ C 26 4 9 13 2 22 — — — — — —
6 Dave Ellett† D 52 2 8 10 −4 12 7 0 1 1 1 2
37 Jeff Finley D 74 2 8 10 26 38 7 0 2 2 0 4
12 Derek King† LW 19 2 7 9 0 6 — — — — — —
4 Marc Bergevin D 81 1 8 9 27 75 7 0 1 1 0 6
7 Ricard Persson D 41 0 8 8 −2 38 3 1 0 1 1 0
47 Ladislav Nagy LW 11 2 4 6 2 2 6 1 1 2 −1 0
14 Geoff Courtnall‡ LW 6 2 2 4 3 6 — — — — — —
41 Bob Bassen† C 27 1 3 4 −3 26 — — — — — —
36 Bryan Helmer D 15 1 1 2 −3 10 — — — — — —
19 Chris McAlpine‡ D 21 1 1 2 1 14 — — — — — —
25 Pascal Rheaume C 7 1 1 2 −2 6 — — — — — —
39 Kelly Chase RW 25 0 1 1 −5 118 — — — — — —
1 Roman Turek G 67 0 1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0
46 Derek Bekar LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
10 Jim Campbell RW 2 0 0 0 0 9 — — — — — —
29 Jamie McLennan G 19 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
20 Rudy Poeschek D 12 0 0 0 −3 24 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Roman Turek 67 42 15 9 1470 129 1.95 .912 7 3960 7 3 4 161 19 2.75 .882 0 415
29 Jamie McLennan 19 9 5 2 341 33 1.96 .903 2 1009 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Hart Memorial Trophy Chris Pronger [6]
Jack Adams Award Joel Quenneville [7]
James Norris Memorial Trophy Chris Pronger [8]
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Pavol Demitra [9]
NHL First All-Star Team Chris Pronger (Defense) [10]
NHL Second All-Star Team Roman Turek (Goaltender) [10]
NHL Plus-Minus Award Chris Pronger [11]
William M. Jennings Trophy Roman Turek [12]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Pavol Demitra [13]
Al MacInnis
Chris Pronger[a]
Joel Quenneville (coach)
Roman Turek[b]
Pierre Turgeon[c]
NHL Player of the Week Roman Turek (November 22) [17]
Pierre Turgeon (December 6) [18]
Roman Turek (March 27) [19]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th point Pierre Turgeon October 9, 1999 [20]
400th goal Pierre Turgeon October 13, 1999 [21]
Stephane Richer January 26, 2000 [22]
First game Derek Bekar November 22, 1999 [23]
Ladislav Nagy

Transactions

Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[24]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 17 Barret Jackman  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
3 85 Peter Smrek  Slovakia Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
4 114 Chad Starling  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5 143 Trevor Byrne  United States Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
6 180 Tore Vikingstad  Norway Färjestad BK (Sweden)
7 203 Phil Osaer  United States Ferris State University (WCHA)
8 221 Colin Hemingway  Canada Surrey Eagles (BCJHL)
8 232 Alexander Khavanov  Russia Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
9 260 Brian McMeekin  Canada Cornell University (ECAC)
9 270 James Desmarais  Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

Notes

  1. ^ Pronger was voted to the starting lineup.[14]
  2. ^ Turek was an injury replacement for Dominik Hasek of the Buffalo Sabres.[15]
  3. ^ Turgeon did not play and was replaced by Ray Whitney of the Florida Panthers.[16]

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  7. ^ "Jack Adams Award". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "James Norris Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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  16. ^ "Avalanche coach furious over injury to Forsberg". The Globe and Mail. February 4, 2000. Retrieved June 9, 2023. Left winger Ray Whitney of the Florida Panthers replaces injured Blues star Pierre Turgeon on the North American team.
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  20. ^ "Canucks Still Perfect to Start". Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1999. Retrieved June 10, 2023. St. Louis center Pierre Turgeon became the 55th NHL player to reach 1,000 points with a power-play goal at 13:23 of the second period, tying the game 2-2.
  21. ^ "Red Wings Beat The Blues". www.cbsnews.com. October 13, 1999. Retrieved June 10, 2023. Pierre Turgeon scored his 400th career goal
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