2005–06 St. Louis Blues season

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2005–06 St. Louis Blues
Division5th Central
Conference15th Western
2005–06 record21–46–15
Goals for197
Goals against292
Team information
General managerLarry Pleau
CoachMike Kitchen
CaptainDallas Drake

The 2005–06 St. Louis Blues season was the 39th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, and the first since the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The Blues finished the regular season with a record of 21 wins, 46 losses and 15 losses in overtime, sufficient for an NHL season-low of 57 points. The Blues failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1978–79 season, ending their streak of consecutive playoff appearances at 25 seasons.

Offseason[]

Dallas Drake named team captain, following the retirement of captain Al MacInnis.

Regular season[]

The Blues finished 30th overall in scoring, with just 192 goals for (excluding shootout-winning goals).[1][2]

Final standings[]

Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 58 16 8 305 209 124
2 4 Nashville Predators 82 49 25 8 259 227 106
3 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 35 43 4 223 279 74
4 14 Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 43 13 211 285 65
5 15 St. Louis Blues 82 21 46 15 197 292 57

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

Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 58 16 8 305 209 124
2 Y- Dallas Stars PA 82 53 23 6 265 218 112
3 Y- Calgary Flames NW 82 46 25 11 218 200 103
4 X- Nashville Predators CE 82 49 25 8 259 227 106
5 X- San Jose Sharks PA 82 44 27 11 266 242 99
6 X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 43 27 12 254 229 98
7 X- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 43 30 9 283 257 95
8 X- Edmonton Oilers NW 82 41 28 13 256 251 95
8.5
9 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 42 32 8 256 255 92
8 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 42 35 5 249 270 89
11 Minnesota Wild NW 82 38 36 8 231 215 84
12 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 38 39 5 246 271 81
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 35 43 4 223 279 74
14 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 26 43 13 211 285 65
15 St. Louis Blues CE 82 21 46 15 197 292 57

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 5, 2005 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 0–1–0
2 L October 6, 2005 3–4 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 0–2–0
3 L October 8, 2005 6–7 San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 0–3–0
4 W October 11, 2005 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 1–3–0
5 L October 15, 2005 1–4 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 1–4–0
6 W October 19, 2005 3–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 2–4–0
7 L October 20, 2005 2–3 SO @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 2–4–1
8 L October 22, 2005 2–3 Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 2–5–1
9 L October 25, 2005 4–5 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 2–5–2
10 L October 28, 2005 4–6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 2–6–2
11 L October 29, 2005 2–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 2–7–2
12 L November 2, 2005 5–6 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 2–7–3
13 L November 4, 2005 2–7 Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 2–8–3
14 L November 6, 2005 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 2–9–3
15 L November 9, 2005 1–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 2–10–3
16 L November 10, 2005 2–4 Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 2–11–3
17 L November 12, 2005 1–3 @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 2–12–3
18 W November 16, 2005 2–0 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 3–12–3
19 W November 19, 2005 3–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 4–12–3
20 L November 22, 2005 3–6 Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 4–13–3
21 L November 25, 2005 3–5 @ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 4–14–3
22 L November 26, 2005 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 4–15–3
23 W December 1, 2005 4–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 5–15–3
24 L December 6, 2005 3–6 New York Islanders (2005–06) 5–16–3
25 L December 8, 2005 4–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 5–17–3
26 L December 10, 2005 4–5 OT New York Rangers (2005–06) 5–17–4
27 W December 13, 2005 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 6–17–4
28 L December 16, 2005 1–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 6–18–4
29 L December 17, 2005 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 6–19–4
30 W December 20, 2005 5–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 7–19–4
31 L December 21, 2005 3–6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 7–20–4
32 W December 23, 2005 2–1 SO @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 8–20–4
33 L December 26, 2005 1–6 Dallas Stars (2005–06) 8–21–4
34 W December 28, 2005 2–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 9–21–4
35 L December 29, 2005 0–3 @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 9–22–4
36 L December 31, 2005 4–5 SO Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 9–22–5
37 W January 2, 2006 4–1 Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 10–22–5
38 L January 4, 2006 3–4 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 10–23–5
39 L January 5, 2006 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 10–24–5
40 L January 9, 2006 1–6 @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 10–25–5
41 L January 12, 2006 1–3 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 10–26–5
42 L January 13, 2006 0–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 10–27–5
43 L January 15, 2006 2–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 10–28–5
44 L January 17, 2006 3–5 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 10–29–5
45 L January 19, 2006 4–5 SO @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 10–29–6
46 L January 20, 2006 3–4 SO @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 10–29–7
47 W January 23, 2006 4–0 Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 11–29–7
48 L January 25, 2006 3–4 SO @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 11–29–8
49 L January 26, 2006 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 11–30–8
50 W January 30, 2006 3–2 SO Calgary Flames (2005–06) 12–30–8
51 L February 1, 2006 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 12–31–8
52 W February 2, 2006 6–5 SO Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 13–31–8
53 W February 4, 2006 4–3 OT Dallas Stars (2005–06) 14–31–8
54 W February 8, 2006 4–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 15–31–8
55 L February 10, 2006 2–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (2005–06) 15–31–9
56 W February 12, 2006 5–4 SO @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 16–31–9
57 W March 1, 2006 4–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 17–31–9
58 L March 2, 2006 1–3 @ Calgary Flames (2005–06) 17–32–9
59 W March 5, 2006 4–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 18–32–9
60 L March 7, 2006 1–2 SO Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 18–32–10
61 W March 10, 2006 2–1 OT Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 19–32–10
62 L March 11, 2006 1–2 SO Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 19–32–11
63 W March 13, 2006 3–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 20–32–11
64 L March 16, 2006 2–5 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 20–33–11
65 L March 18, 2006 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 20–34–11
66 L March 20, 2006 2–4 @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 20–35–11
67 L March 21, 2006 0–6 San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 20–36–11
68 L March 23, 2006 2–7 Calgary Flames (2005–06) 20–37–11
69 L March 25, 2006 2–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 20–37–12
70 L March 27, 2006 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 20–38–12
71 L March 29, 2006 2–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 20–38–13
72 L March 31, 2006 2–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 20–39–13
73 L April 1, 2006 1–2 @ Nashville Predators (2005–06) 20–40–13
74 L April 4, 2006 4–5 SO @ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 20–40–14
75 L April 6, 2006 0–3 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 20–41–14
76 L April 8, 2006 2–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 20–42–14
77 W April 9, 2006 2–1 Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 21–42–14
78 L April 11, 2006 0–2 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 21–43–14
79 L April 13, 2006 1–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 21–44–14
80 L April 15, 2006 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 21–45–14
81 L April 16, 2006 0–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 21–46–14
82 L April 18, 2006 2–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 21–46–15

Playoffs[]

The Blues missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1978-79 season.

Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Scott Young RW 79 18 31 49 52 -32 10 0 1
Doug Weight C 47 11 33 44 50 -11 7 0 1
Mike Sillinger C 48 22 19 41 49 -17 11 1 1
Petr Cajanek RW 71 10 31 41 54 -22 3 0 0
Dean McAmmond C 78 15 22 37 32 -25 4 0 0
Keith Tkachuk LW 41 15 21 36 46 -15 10 0 1
Lee Stempniak RW 57 14 13 27 22 -10 5 0 2
Jay McClement C 67 6 21 27 30 -23 1 0 2
Jamal Mayers RW 67 15 11 26 129 -22 0 2 1
Dallas Drake RW 62 2 24 26 59 -13 1 0 1
Dennis Wideman D 67 8 16 24 83 -31 5 1 1
Christian Backman D 52 6 12 18 48 -15 3 0 1
Eric Weinrich D 59 1 16 17 44 -10 1 0 0
Kevin Dallman D 46 4 9 13 21 -15 3 0 0
Mike Glumac RW 33 7 5 12 33 -8 5 0 0
Mark Rycroft RW 80 6 4 10 46 -14 0 1 2
Barret Jackman D 63 4 6 10 156 -6 0 0 2
Eric Brewer D 32 6 3 9 45 -17 1 0 1
Vladimir Orszagh RW 16 4 5 9 14 -2 1 0 0
Ryan Johnson C 65 3 6 9 33 -21 1 1 0
Jeff Hoggan LW 52 2 6 8 34 -16 0 0 0
Simon Gamache C 15 3 4 7 10 1 0 0 0
Trent Whitfield C 30 2 5 7 14 -3 1 0 0
Timofei Shishkanov LW 22 3 2 5 6 -1 0 0 0
Eric Boguniecki C 9 1 4 5 4 -1 1 0 0
Bryce Salvador D 46 1 4 5 26 -24 0 0 0
Andy Roach D 5 1 2 3 10 0 1 0 0
Aaron Downey RW 17 2 0 2 45 0 0 0 0
Peter Sejna LW 6 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0
Matt Walker D 54 0 2 2 79 -7 0 0 0
Jeff Woywitka D 26 0 2 2 25 -12 0 0 0
Jason Bacashihua G 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Poapst D 41 0 1 1 37 -21 0 0 0
Jesse Boulerice RW 12 0 0 0 13 -4 0 0 0
Jon DiSalvatore RW 5 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Reinhard Divis G 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colin Hemingway RW 3 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Patrick Lalime G 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Sanford G 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Stuart D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Zigomanis C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Sanford 1830 34 13 13 5 81 2.66 3 885 804 .908
Jason Bacashihua 966 19 4 10 1 52 3.23 0 515 463 .899
Patrick Lalime 1699 31 4 18 8 103 3.64 0 868 765 .881
Reinhard Divis 475 12 0 5 1 37 4.67 0 231 194 .840
Team: 4970 82 21 46 15 273 3.30 3 2499 2226 .891

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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[]

Transactions[]

Draft picks[]

St. Louis's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 24 T. J. Oshie  United States Warroad High School (USHS-MN)
2 37 Scott Jackson  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3 85 Ben Bishop  United States Texas Tornado (NAHL)
5 156 Ryan Reaves  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6 169 Mike Gauthier  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6 171 Nick Drazenovic  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7 219 Nikolai Lemtyugov  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)

Farm teams[]

Peoria Rivermen (AHL) - Peoria, Illinois Posted 46-26-0-8 Record, lost in 2nd round of playoffs

Alaska Aces (ECHL) - Anchorage, Alaska Posted 53-12-0-7 Record, won

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2005-06 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "2005-06 St. Louis Blues Roster and Statistics".
  3. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  4. ^ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "2005-06 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.

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