2024–25 St. Louis Blues season explained

The 2024–25 St. Louis Blues season is the 58th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1967.^[1]

Drew Bannister signed a two-year extension to become the new head coach after taking over from Craig Berube who was fired last season.^[2]

On November 24, 2024, the Blues fired Bannister and signed former Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery, who was fired from the Bruins just five days prior, to a five-year contract the same day.^[3]

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Blues preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2024.^[4]

2024 preseason game log: 2–5–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–4–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	St. Louis	1–2					15,765	0–1–0	[5]
2	September 22	St. Louis	3–5					8,851	0–2–0	[6]
3	September 25	St. Louis	0–3					10,077	0–3–0	[7]
4	September 28		2–3	St. Louis	OT	Ellis		18,096	1–3–0	[8]
5	October 1	Columbus	3–1	St. Louis		Hofer	Enterprise Center	15,305	1–4–0	[9]
6	October 3	Dallas	3–4	St. Louis	OT		Enterprise Center	16,386	2–4–0	[10]
7	October 5	St. Louis	2–6	Chicago		Zherenko			2–5–0	[11]
Legend:

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.^[12]

2024–25 game log
October: 5–6–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–4–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 St. Louis 3–2 17,151 1–0–0 2 [13] 2 October 10 St. Louis 5–4 OT 17,435 2–0–0 4 [14] 3 October 11 St. Louis 3–4 Binnington 17,861 2–1–0 4 [15] 4 October 15 4–1 St. Louis Binnington 18,096 2–2–0 4 [16] 5 October 17 0–1 St. Louis OT Hofer Enterprise Center 17,109 3–2–0 6 [17] 6 October 19 3–4 St. Louis Hofer Enterprise Center 18,096 4–2–0 8 [18] 7 October 22 3–2 St. Louis Binnington Enterprise Center 17,335 4–3–0 8 [19] 8 October 24 St. Louis 5–1 Binnington 18,414 5–3–0 10 [20] 9 October 26 St. Louis 2–5 Binnington 21,105 5–4–0 10 [21] 10 October 29 St. Louis 1–8 Hofer 15,784 5–5–0 10 [22] 11 October 31 St. Louis 1–2 Binnington 14,122 5–6–0 10 [23]
November: 6–6–2 (home: 3–4–1; road: 3–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 2 2–4 St. Louis 18,096 6–6–0 12 [24] 13 November 5 2–3 St. Louis Binnington Enterprise Center 17,161 7–6–0 14 [25] 14 November 7 4–2 St. Louis Enterprise Center 17,528 7–7–0 14 [26] 15 November 9 8–1 St. Louis Binnington Enterprise Center 18,096 7–8–0 14 [27] 16 November 12 3–2 St. Louis Binnington Enterprise Center 18,096 7–9–0 14 [28] 17 November 14 St. Louis 3–4 OT Binnington 13,943 7–9–1 15 [29] 18 November 16 St. Louis 3–2 Boston OT Binnington 17,850 8–9–1 17 [30] 19 November 17 St. Louis 1–4 Hofer 18,797 8–10–1 17 [31] 20 November 19 4–2 St. Louis Binnington Enterprise Center 16,463 8–11–1 17 [32] 21 November 21 2–3 St. Louis SO Binnington Enterprise Center 17,273 9–11–1 19 [33] 22 November 23 St. Louis 1–3 Binnington 17,255 9–12–1 19 [34] 23 November 25 St. Louis 5–2 Hofer 18,006 10–12–1 21 [35] 24 November 27 St. Louis 3–0 Binnington 16,043 11–12–1 23 [36] 25 November 30 3–2 St. Louis OT Binnington Enterprise Center 16,863 11–12–2 24 [37]
December: 1–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 3 St. Louis 4–1 13,100 12–12–2 26 [38] 27 December 5 St. Louis – 28 December 7 St. Louis – 29 December 10 St. Louis – 30 December 12 – St. Louis 31 December 14 St. Louis – 32 December 15 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 33 December 17 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 34 December 19 St. Louis – 35 December 20 St. Louis – 36 December 23 St. Louis – 37 December 27 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 38 December 29 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 39 December 31 St. Louis – (outdoors)
January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 3 – St. Louis 41 January 4 St. Louis – 42 January 7 St. Louis – 43 January 9 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 44 January 11 Columbus – St. Louis Enterprise Center 45 January 14 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 46 January 16 Calgary – St. Louis Enterprise Center 47 January 18 St. Louis – 48 January 20 St. Louis – 49 January 23 Vegas – St. Louis Enterprise Center 50 January 25 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 51 January 27 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 52 January 31 St. Louis –
February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 February 2 St. Louis – 54 February 4 – St. Louis 55 February 6 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 56 February 8 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 57 February 22 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 58 February 23 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 59 February 25 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 60 February 27 St. Louis –
March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 – St. Louis 62 March 2 St. Louis – 63 March 5 St. Louis – Los Angeles 64 March 7 St. Louis – Anaheim Honda Center 65 March 8 St. Louis – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 66 March 13 St. Louis – 67 March 15 St. Louis – 68 March 16 Anaheim – St. Louis Enterprise Center 69 March 18 St. Louis – 70 March 20 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 71 March 22 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 72 March 23 Nashville – St. Louis Enterprise Center 73 March 25 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 74 March 27 St. Louis – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 75 March 29 St. Louis –
April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 1 – St. Louis 77 April 3 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 78 April 5 – St. Louis Enterprise Center 79 April 7 St. Louis – 80 April 9 St. Louis – 81 April 12 St. Louis – 82 April 15 – St. Louis Enterprise Center Legend:

Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th-round pick in 2025	To St. Louis Blues Alexandre Texier	[39]
	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Hayes 2nd-round pick in 2025	To St. Louis Blues Future considerations	[40]
	To Dallas Stars Future considerations	To St. Louis Blues Radek Faksa	[41]
	To Ottawa Senators Future considerations	To St. Louis Blues Mathieu Joseph 3rd-round pick in 2025
	To Edmonton Oilers Paul Fischer 3rd-round pick in 2028	To St. Louis Blues Future considerations	[42]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			1-year	Free agency	[43]
			1-year	Free agency	[44]
			1-year	Free agency	[45]
			2-year	Offer sheet	[46] [47]
			2-year	Offer sheet

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
			1-year	Free agency	[48]
			1-year	Free agency	[49]
			1-year	Free agency	[50]

Signings

Draft picks

See also: List of St. Louis Blues draft picks.

Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	16	Adam Jiricek	D		HC Škoda Plzeň (Czech Extraliga)
2	48	Colin Ralph	D		Shattuck-Saint Mary's Sabres (USHS)
56	Lukas Fischer	D		Sarnia Sting (OHL)
3	81	Ondrej Kos	RW		Ilves (U20 SM-sarja)
95	Adam Jecho	C		Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
4	113	Tomas Mrsic	C		Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
5	145	William McIsaac	D		Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7	209	Antoine Dorion	C		Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
211	Matvei Korotky	C		SKA-1946 (MHL)

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Hockey League. St. Louis Blues. 2024. NHL.com.
2. Web site: Blues sign Bannister to two-year extension as head coach. NHL.com. St. Louis Blues. May 7, 2024. June 29, 2024.
3. Web site: Montgomery hired as Blues coach, replaces Bannister. NHL.com. National Hockey League. November 24, 2024. November 24, 2024.
4. News: Blues announce 2024 preseason schedule. Blue News (NHL). June 20, 2024. June 29, 2024.
5. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Dallas Stars - September 22, 2024 . NHL.com . September 22, 2024 . September 22, 2024.
6. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Utah Hockey Club - September 22, 2024 . NHL.com . September 22, 2024 . September 22, 2024.
7. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - St. Louis Blues - September 25, 2024 . NHL.com . September 26, 2024 . September 25, 2024.
8. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - St. Louis Blues - September 28, 2024 . NHL.com . September 28, 2024 . September 28, 2024.
9. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - St. Louis Blues - October 1, 2024 . NHL.com . October 1, 2024 . October 1, 2024.
10. Web site: Dallas Stars - St. Louis Blues - October 3, 2024 . NHL.com . October 3, 2024 . October 3, 2024.
11. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - St. Louis Blues - October 5, 2024 . NHL.com . October 5, 2024 . October 5, 2024.
12. News: July 2, 2024 . Blues release 2024-25 regular season schedule . St. Louis Blues (NHL) . July 6, 2024.
13. Web site: Seattle Kraken - St. Louis Blues - Oct 8, 2024 . NHL.com . October 8, 2024 . October 8, 2024.
14. Web site: San Jose Sharks - St. Louis Blues - Oct 10, 2024 . NHL.com . October 11, 2024 . October 10, 2024.
15. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Vegas Golden Knights - Oct 11, 2024 . NHL.com . October 12, 2024 . October 11, 2024.
16. Web site: Minnesota Wild - St. Louis Blues - Oct 15, 2024 . NHL.com . October 15, 2024 . October 15, 2024.
17. Web site: New York Islanders - St. Louis Blues - Oct 17, 2024 . NHL.com . October 18, 2024 . October 17, 2024.
18. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - St Louis Blues - Oct 19, 2024 . NHL.com . October 19, 2024 . October 19, 2024.
19. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - St Louis Blues - Oct 22, 2024 . NHL.com . October 22, 2024 . October 22, 2024.
20. Web site: St. Louis Blues – Toronto Maple Leafs – Oct 24, 2024 . NHL.com . October 24, 2024 . October 24, 2024.
21. Web site: Montréal Canadiens – St. Louis Blues – Oct 26, 2024 . NHL.com . October 26, 2024 . October 26, 2024.
22. Web site: Ottawa Senators - St. Louis Blues - Oct 29, 2024 . NHL.com . October 29, 2024 . October 29, 2024.
23. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - St. Louis Blues - Oct 31, 2024 . NHL.com . October 31, 2024 . October 31, 2024.
24. Web site: St. Louis Blues – Toronto Maple Leafs – Nov 2, 2024 . NHL.com . November 2, 2024 . November 2, 2024.
25. Web site: St. Louis Blues – Tampa Bay Lightning – Nov 5, 2024 . NHL.com . November 5, 2024 . November 5, 2024.
26. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Utah Hockey Club - Nov 7, 2024 . NHL.com . November 7, 2024 . November 7, 2024.
27. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Washington Capitals - Nov 9, 2024 . NHL.com . November 9, 2024 . November 9, 2024.
28. Web site: Boston Bruins – St. Louis Blues – Nov 12, 2024 . NHL.com . November 12, 2024 . November 12, 2024.
29. Web site: St. Louis Blues – Buffalo Sabres – Nov 14, 2024 . NHL.com . November 14, 2024 . November 14, 2024.
30. Web site: Boston Bruins – St. Louis Blues – November 16, 2024 . NHL.com . November 16, 2024 . November 16, 2024.
31. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - St. Louis Blues - Nov 17, 2024 . NHL.com . November 17, 2024 . November 17, 2024.
32. Web site: Minnesota Wild – St. Louis Blues – Nov 19, 2024 . NHL.com . November 19, 2024 . November 19, 2024.
33. Web site: San Jose Sharks – St. Louis Blues – Nov 21, 2024 . NHL.com . November 21, 2024 . November 21, 2024.
34. Web site: New York Islanders – St. Louis Blues – Nov 23, 2024 . NHL.com . November 23, 2024 . November 23, 2024.
35. Web site: New York Rangers - St. Louis Blues - Nov 25, 2024 . NHL.com . November 25, 2024 . November 25, 2024.
36. Web site: St. Louis Blues - New Jersey Devils - Nov 27, 2024 . NHL.com . November 27, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
37. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - St. Louis Blues - Nov 30, 2024 . NHL.com . November 30, 2024 . November 30, 2024.
38. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Winnipeg Jets - Dec 3, 2024 . NHL.com . December 3, 2024 . December 3, 2024.
39. Web site: Blues acquire Texier in trade with Columbus . NHL.com . June 29, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
40. Web site: Blues trade Kevin Hayes to Penguins for future considerations . ESPN.com . June 29, 2024 . June 29, 2024.
41. Web site: Blues get Faksa from Dallas, Joseph from Ottawa . NHL.com . July 2, 2024 . July 7, 2024.
42. Web site: Blues acquire Broberg, Holloway from Oilers . NHL.com . August 20, 2024 . August 21, 2024.
43. Web site: Schueneman signs one-year, two-way contract with Blues . St. Louis Blues . July 2, 2024. October 23, 2024.
44. Web site: Blues sign Pierre-Olivier Joseph to one-year contract . St. Louis Blues . July 3, 2024. October 23, 2024.
45. Web site: Suter agrees to 1-year contract with Blues . St. Louis Blues . July 10, 2024. October 23, 2024.
46. Web site: Blues tender offer sheet to Edmonton's Broberg, Holloway . St. Louis Blues . August 13, 2024. October 23, 2024.
47. Web site: Broberg, Holloway join Blues after Oilers don't match offer sheets . nhl.com . August 20, 2024. October 23, 2024.
48. Web site: Avalanche Signs Calle Rosen . Colorado Avalanche . July 1, 2024. October 23, 2024.
49. Web site: Gaining Gaudette. NHL.com. Ottawa Senators Communications. July 2, 2024. October 23, 2024.
50. Web site: Capitals Sign Jakub Vrana . Washington Capitals . October 8, 2024. October 23, 2024.
51. Web site: Staff. Sportsnet. Blues sign Jake Neighbours to two-year extension . Sportsnet . October 22, 2024. October 23, 2024.