1999–2000 St. Louis Blues season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1999–2000
Year:	1999
Team:	St. Louis Blues
Conferencerank:	1st
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	51–19–11–1
Homerecord:	24–9–7–1
Roadrecord:	27–10–4–0
Goalsfor:	248
Goalsagainst:	165
Attendance:	18,590
Goalsleader:	Pavol Demitra (28)
Assistsleader:	Chris Pronger (48)
Pointsleader:	Pavol Demitra (75)
Pimleader:	Tyson Nash (150)
Plusminusleader:	Chris Pronger (+52)
Winsleader:	Roman Turek (42)
Gaaleader:	Roman Turek (1.95)
Divisionwin:	yes
Presidentstrophy:	Yes

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.

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

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

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|1||L||October 2, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||0–1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2||L||October 4, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||0–2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |3||W||October 6, 1999||4–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||1–2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||October 9, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||2–2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|5||L||October 13, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||2–3–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |6||W||October 16, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||3–3–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 19, 1999||7–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||4–3–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |8||W||October 21, 1999||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||5–3–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |9||W||October 23, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||6–3–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|10||L||October 27, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||6–4–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |11||W||October 30, 1999||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||7–4–0–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|12||L||November 3, 1999||0–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||7–5–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |13||W||November 5, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||8–5–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||November 7, 1999||6–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||9–5–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|15||L||November 9, 1999||2–5 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||9–6–0–0 || |- align="center" |16||T||November 12, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||9–6–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |17||W||November 13, 1999||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||10–6–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |18||W||November 17, 1999||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||11–6–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |19||W||November 18, 1999||3–0 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||12–6–1–0 || |- align="center" |20||T||November 20, 1999||1–1 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||12–6–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |21||W||November 22, 1999||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||13–6–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|22||L||November 24, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||13–7–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |23||W||November 26, 1999||2–0 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||14–7–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |24||W||November 27, 1999||8–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||15–7–2–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |25||W||December 2, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||16–7–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |26||W||December 4, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||17–7–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|27||L||December 5, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||17–8–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|28||L||December 7, 1999||2–4 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||17–9–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |29||W||December 10, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||18–9–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |30||W||December 11, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||19–9–2–0 || |- align="center" |31||T||December 14, 1999||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||19–9–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |32||W||December 18, 1999||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||20–9–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |33||W||December 21, 1999||6–0 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||21–9–3–0 || |- align="center" |34||T||December 23, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||21–9–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|35||L||December 26, 1999||2–3 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||21–10–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|36||L||December 27, 1999||1–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||21–11–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |37||W||December 30, 1999||2–1 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||22–11–4–0 || |-|- align="center" |38||T||January 1, 2000||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||22–11–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |39||W||January 3, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||23–11–5–0 || |- align="center" |40||T||January 4, 2000||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||23–11–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |41||W||January 6, 2000||4–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||24–11–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |42||W||January 8, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||25–11–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |43||W||January 11, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||26–11–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |44||W||January 13, 2000||3–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||27–11–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|45||L||January 14, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||27–12–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|46||L||January 19, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||27–13–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |47||W||January 21, 2000||3–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||28–13–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|48||L||January 22, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||28–14–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |49||W||January 26, 2000||4–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||29–14–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |50||W||January 28, 2000||3–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||30–14–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |51||W||January 29, 2000||4–0 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||31–14–6–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |52||W||February 1, 2000||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||32–14–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |53||W||February 3, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||33–14–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |54||W||February 8, 2000||4–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||34–14–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|55||L||February 10, 2000||0–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||34–15–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |56||W||February 12, 2000||6–3 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||35–15–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |57||W||February 15, 2000||4–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||36–15–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |58||W||February 18, 2000||2–1 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||37–15–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |59||W||February 21, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||38–15–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |60||W||February 23, 2000||4–1 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||39–15–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |61||W||February 25, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||40–15–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|62||L||February 27, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||40–16–6–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |63||W||February 29, 2000||3–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||41–16–6–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |64||W||March 2, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||42–16–6–0 || |- align="center" |65||T||March 4, 2000||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||42–16–7–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |66||W||March 7, 2000||4–0 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||43–16–7–0 || |- align="center" |67||T||March 9, 2000||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||43–16–8–0 || |- align="center" |68||T||March 11, 2000||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||43–16–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|69||L||March 12, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||43–17–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |70||W||March 15, 2000||5–3 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||44–17–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |71||W||March 17, 2000||4–0 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||45–17–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |72||W||March 20, 2000||2–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||46–17–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |73||W||March 22, 2000||2–1 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||47–17–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |74||W||March 24, 2000||5–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||48–17–9–0 || |- align="center" |75||T||March 26, 2000||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||48–17–10–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|76||L||March 29, 2000||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||48–18–10–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |77||W||March 30, 2000||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||49–18–10–0 || |-|- align="center" |78||T||April 1, 2000||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||49–18–11–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |79||W||April 2, 2000||4–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||50–18–11–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |80||W||April 5, 2000||6–5 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||51–18–11–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|81||OTL||April 7, 2000||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||51–18–11–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|82||L||April 9, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||51–19–11–1 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1 ||W || April 12, 2000 || 5–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Blues lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2 ||L || April 15, 2000 || 2–4 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 3 ||L || April 17, 2000 || 1–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Sharks lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 4 ||L || April 19, 2000 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Sharks lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 5 ||W || April 21, 2000 || 5–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Sharks lead 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 6 ||W || April 23, 2000 || 6–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Series tied 3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 7 ||L || April 25, 2000 || 1–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Sharks win 4–3 || |-|-| Legend:

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.

	Player
	Player		scope=colgroup colspan=6	Regular season	scope=colgroup colspan=6	Playoffs
38		LW	71	28	47	75	34	8
77		C	52	26	40	66	30	8	7	0	7	7	−2	0
44		D	79	14	48	62	52	92	7	3	4	7	0	32
26		C	81	25	28	53	19	44	7	0	3	3	−2	6
48		RW	75	24	15	39	12	18	6	6	2	8	1	8
23		LW	67	16	23	39	24	51	7	1	1	2	−1	0
2		D	61	11	28	39	20	34	7	1	3	4	−1	14
32		C	79	19	15	34	5	32	7	1	1	2	−2	6
17		LW	63	13	21	34	20	28	7	4	6	10	1	2
22		C	79	12	15	27	5	36	7	0	2	2	1	2
19		RW	36	8	17	25	7	14	3	1	0	1	0	0
28		D	56	4	21	25	18	32	4	0	1	1	−1	0
15		C	32	10	14	24	9	20	7	2	1	3	3	4
33		LW	80	8	15	23	9	48	7	0	0	0	1	2
21		RW	79	7	10	17	0	90	7	0	4	4	1	2
9		LW	66	4	9	13	6	150	6	1	0	1	−1	24
27		C	26	4	9	13	2	22
6		D	52	2	8	10	−4	12	7	0	1	1	1	2
37		D	74	2	8	10	26	38	7	0	2	2	0	4
12		LW	19	2	7	9	0	6
4		D	81	1	8	9	27	75	7	0	1	1	0	6
7		D	41	0	8	8	−2	38	3	1	0	1	1	0
47		LW	11	2	4	6	2	2	6	1	1	2	−1	0
14		LW	6	2	2	4	3	6
41		C	27	1	3	4	−3	26
36		D	15	1	1	2	−3	10
19		D	21	1	1	2	1	14
25		C	7	1	1	2	−2	6
39		RW	25	0	1	1	−5	118
1		G	67	0	1	1		4	7	0	0	0		0
46		LW	1	0	0	0	0	0
10		RW	2	0	0	0	0	9
29		G	19	0	0	0		2
20		D	12	0	0	0	−3	24

Goaltending

	Player
	Player	scope=colgroup colspan=10	Regular season	scope=colgroup colspan=9	Playoffs
1		67	42	15	9	1470	129	1.95	.912	7	3960	7	3	4	161	19	2.75	.882	0	415
29		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	^[3]
	Jack Adams Award	Joel Quenneville	^[4]
	James Norris Memorial Trophy	Chris Pronger	^[5]
	Lady Byng Memorial Trophy	Pavol Demitra	^[6]
	NHL First All-Star Team	Chris Pronger (Defense)	^[7]
	NHL Second All-Star Team	Roman Turek (Goaltender)
	NHL Plus-Minus Award	Chris Pronger	^[8]
	William M. Jennings Trophy	Roman Turek	^[9]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Pavol Demitra	^[10]
		Al MacInnis
		Chris Pronger
		Joel Quenneville (coach)
		Roman Turek
		Pierre Turgeon
	NHL Player of the Week	Roman Turek (November 22)	^[11]
		Pierre Turgeon (December 6)	^[12]
		Roman Turek (March 27)	^[13]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
1,000th point	Pierre Turgeon	October 9, 1999	^[14]
400th goal	Pierre Turgeon	October 13, 1999	^[15]
400th goal	Stephane Richer	January 26, 2000	^[16]
First game	Derek Bekar	November 22, 1999	^[17]
First game	Ladislav Nagy	November 22, 1999	^[17]

Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.^[18]

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

References

Web site: St. Louis Blues 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 3, 2023.
Web site: 1999-00 St. Louis Blues Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . June 3, 2023.

Notes and References

Web site: 1999-00 NHL Summary.
Web site: 1999-00 NHL Schedule and Results.
Web site: Hart Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . June 10, 2023.
Web site: Jack Adams Award . records.nhl.com . June 10, 2023.
Web site: James Norris Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . June 10, 2023.
Web site: Lady Byng Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . June 10, 2023.
Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . June 9, 2023.
Web site: Bud Light Plus-Minus Award award winners at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 10, 2023.
Web site: William M. Jennings Trophy . records.nhl.com . June 10, 2023.
Web site: 2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
Web site: Turek Named Player of the Week . NHL.com . July 27, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000524135952/http://nhl.com/news/pow112299.htm . May 24, 2000 . November 22, 1999.
Web site: Turgeon Named Player of the Week . NHL.com . July 27, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000529113230/http://nhl.com/news/pow120699.htm . May 29, 2000 . December 6, 1999.
Web site: Sports Update - UPI Archives . UPI . July 27, 2024 . March 27, 2000.
Web site: Canucks Still Perfect to Start . Los Angeles Times . June 10, 2023 . October 10, 1999 . 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..
Web site: Red Wings Beat The Blues . www.cbsnews.com . June 10, 2023 . October 13, 1999 . Pierre Turgeon scored his 400th career goal.
Web site: Blair . Jeff . Richer inspires with 400th goal . The Globe and Mail . June 10, 2023 . en-CA . January 27, 2000.
Web site: 1999-00 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 10, 2024.
Web site: 1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 10, 2023.