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1971–72 St. Louis Blues season

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The 1971–72 St. Louis Blues season was the fifth for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the season in third place in the Western Division, with a record of 28 wins, 39 losses and 11 ties, good for 67 points, placing them in the playoffs, where they defeated the Minnesota North Stars 4–3 in the first round, before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins in four straight in round two.

Division3rd West
1971–72 record28–39–11
Home record17–17–5
Road record11–22–6
Quick facts St. Louis Blues, Division ...
1971–72 St. Louis Blues
Division3rd West
1971–72 record28–39–11
Home record17–17–5
Road record11–22–6
Goals for208
Goals against247
Team information
General managerSid Abel
CoachSid Abel (3-6-1)
Bill McCreary (6-14-4)
Al Arbour (19-19-6)
CaptainJim Roberts (traded Dec. 13th)
Alternate captainsFrank St. Marseille
Terry Crisp
Bob Plager
Barclay Plager
ArenaSt. Louis Arena
Team leaders
GoalsGarry Unger (36)
AssistsFrank St. Marseille (36)
PointsGarry Unger (70)
Penalty minutesBarclay Plager (176)
WinsJacques Caron (14)
Goals against averageJacques Caron (2.52)
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Regular season

Final standings

More information GP, W ...
West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks78461715256166+90107
2Minnesota North Stars78372912212191+2186
3St. Louis Blues78283911208247−3967
4Pittsburgh Penguins78263814220258−3866
5Philadelphia Flyers78263814200236−3666
6California Golden Seals78213918216288−7260
7Los Angeles Kings7820499206305−9949
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Record vs. opponents

Vs. West Division

More information NHL records, Team ...
1971–72 NHL records[2]
Team CAL CHI LAK MIN PHI PIT STL Total
California —1–4–13–2–11–4–12–42–2–20–3–39–19–8
Chicago 4–1–1—5–15–13–2–15–0–16–028–5–3
Los Angeles 2–3–11–5—0–62–3–11–4–12–48–25–3
Minnesota 4–1–11–56–0—3–1–24–24–222–11–3
Philadelphia 4–22–3–13–2–11–3–2—2–3–11–2–313–15–8
Pittsburgh 2–2–20–5–14–1–12–43–2–1—3–314–17–5
St. Louis 3–0–30–64–22–42–1–33–3—14–16–6
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Vs. East Division

More information NHL records, Team ...
1971–72 NHL records
Team BOS BUF DET MTL NYR TOR VAN Total
California 2–43–0–32–2–20–3–31–4–12–3–12–412–20–10
Chicago 1–4–13–2–15–0–11–2–31–2–34–0–23–2–118–12–12
Los Angeles 1–4–13–2–12–3–10–5–10–61–4–15–0–112–24–6
Minnesota 0–5–12–2–24–21–4–13–1–22–2–23–2–115–18–9
Philadelphia 0–62–2–22–3–12–3–10–62–2–25–113–23–6
Pittsburgh 1–2–31–2–32–41–4–11–3–22–44–212–21–9
St. Louis 1–4–14–1–13–2–11–4–11–52–42–3–114–23–5
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Schedule and results

More information Game, Result ...
1971–72 regular season[3]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 9, 19712–4Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)0–1–0
2WOctober 12, 19714–1Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)1–1–0
3LOctober 13, 19710–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)1–2–0
4WOctober 16, 19719–2Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)2–2–0
5LOctober 17, 19713–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)2–3–0
6LOctober 19, 19711–3Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)2–4–0
7LOctober 23, 19713–4New York Rangers (1971–72)2–5–0
8WOctober 24, 19713–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)3–5–0
9LOctober 27, 19711–2Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)3–6–0
10TOctober 30, 19714–4Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)3–6–1
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
11LNovember 3, 19711–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)3–7–1
12LNovember 4, 19711–6@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)3–8–1
13LNovember 6, 19711–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)3–9–1
14LNovember 9, 19711–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)3–10–1
15WNovember 13, 19715–1California Golden Seals (1971–72)4–10–1
16TNovember 16, 19712–2Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)4–10–2
17TNovember 18, 19712–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)4–10–3
18WNovember 20, 19714–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)5–10–3
19LNovember 21, 19712–6@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)5–11–3
20WNovember 23, 19713–1Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)6–11–3
21LNovember 24, 19713–8@ New York Rangers (1971–72)6–12–3
22TNovember 27, 19716–6Boston Bruins (1971–72)6–12–4
23WNovember 30, 19715–2California Golden Seals (1971–72)7–12–4
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
24LDecember 1, 19712–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)7–13–4
25WDecember 4, 19715–1Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)8–13–4
26WDecember 5, 19712–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)9–13–4
27LDecember 7, 19711–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)9–14–4
28TDecember 10, 19714–4@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)9–14–5
29LDecember 11, 19711–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)9–15–5
30LDecember 14, 19712–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)9–16–5
31LDecember 15, 19711–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)9–17–5
32LDecember 18, 19712–5New York Rangers (1971–72)9–18–5
33LDecember 19, 19710–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)9–19–5
34LDecember 22, 19711–2Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)9–20–5
35TDecember 25, 19714–4Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)9–20–6
36LDecember 26, 19713–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)9–21–6
37WDecember 29, 19716–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)10–21–6
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
38TJanuary 1, 19724–4Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)10–21–7
39LJanuary 5, 19721–9@ New York Rangers (1971–72)10–22–7
40WJanuary 6, 19723–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)11–22–7
41WJanuary 8, 19725–3Boston Bruins (1971–72)12–22–7
42WJanuary 11, 19727–3Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)13–22–7
43WJanuary 15, 19727–2Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)14–22–7
44WJanuary 16, 19724–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)15–22–7
45LJanuary 18, 19720–2Boston Bruins (1971–72)15–23–7
46WJanuary 22, 19721–0Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)16–23–7
47LJanuary 23, 19721–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)16–24–7
48WJanuary 26, 19722–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)17–24–7
49LJanuary 29, 19720–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)17–25–7
50LJanuary 30, 19722–5@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)17–26–7
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
51LFebruary 1, 19721–3Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)17–27–7
52LFebruary 3, 19723–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)17–28–7
53WFebruary 5, 19726–5New York Rangers (1971–72)18–28–7
54TFebruary 6, 19722–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)18–28–8
55LFebruary 8, 19721–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)18–29–8
56LFebruary 10, 19721–3Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)18–30–8
57WFebruary 12, 19725–4Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)19–30–8
58LFebruary 15, 19722–3Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)19–31–8
59WFebruary 16, 19723–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)20–31–8
60LFebruary 18, 19722–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)20–32–8
61TFebruary 20, 19724–4@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)20–32–9
62WFebruary 23, 19722–0@ Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)21–32–9
63WFebruary 26, 19723–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)22–32–9
64LFebruary 27, 19720–2@ New York Rangers (1971–72)22–33–9
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
65LMarch 1, 19721–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)22–34–9
66LMarch 4, 19722–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)22–35–9
67WMarch 5, 19726–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)23–35–9
68WMarch 7, 19724–2Los Angeles Kings (1971–72)24–35–9
69LMarch 9, 19721–5Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)24–36–9
70WMarch 11, 19724–2Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)25–36–9
71TMarch 17, 19722–2@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)25–36–10
72TMarch 19, 19723–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)25–36–11
73WMarch 22, 19724–1California Golden Seals (1971–72)26–36–11
74WMarch 25, 19725–3Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)27–36–11
75LMarch 26, 19720–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)27–37–11
76WMarch 28, 19722–1Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)28–37–11
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
77LApril 1, 19720–2Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)28–38–11
78LApril 2, 19722–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)28–39–11

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

Quarterfinals: (W2) Minnesota North Stars vs. (W3) St. Louis Blues

April 5 St. Louis Blues 0–3 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period 14:25 – Dean Prentice (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 04:19 – Dean Prentice (2)
12:01 – Bob Nevin (1)
Jacques Caron 41 saves / 44 shots Goalie stats Gump Worsley 27 saves / 27 shots
April 6 St. Louis Blues 5–6 OT Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Frank St. Marseille (1) – pp – 12:14 First period 02:51 – pp – Doug Mohns (1)
Frank St. Marseille (2) – 02:00
Frank St. Marseille (3) – 05:38		 Second period 04:27 – pp – J. P. Parise (1)
07:38 – Danny Grant (1)
Garry Unger (1) – 08:05
Phil Roberto (1) – 10:59		 Third period 01:45 – Jude Drouin (1)
11:32 – Dean Prentice (3)
No scoring First overtime period 01:36 – Bill Goldsworthy (1)
Ernie Wakely 23 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Cesare Maniago 33 saves / 38 shots
April 8 Minnesota North Stars 1–2 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 09:28 – Phil Roberto (2)
No scoring Second period 10:07 – pp – Phil Roberto (3)
Jude Drouin (2) – pp – 00:40 Third period No scoring
Gump Worsley 33 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Jacques Caron 29 saves / 30 shots
April 9 Minnesota North Stars 2–3 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Jude Drouin (3) – 10:56 First period No scoring
Danny Grant (2) – 00:21 Second period 12:12 – Phil Roberto (4)
13:45 – Kevin O'Shea (1)
No scoring Third period 11:50 – pp – Barclay Plager (1)
Cesare Maniago 35 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Jacques Caron 28 saves / 30 shots
April 11 St. Louis Blues 3–4 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Gary Sabourin (1) – 16:34
Phil Roberto (5) – pp – 19:59		 First period 01:42 – Barry Gibbs (1)
17:55 – Tom Reid (1)
Garry Unger (2) – pp – 19:34 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 02:55 – pp – J. P. Parise (2)
05:45 – Jude Drouin (4)
Jacques Caron 23 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Gump Worsley 30 saves / 33 shots
April 13 Minnesota North Stars 2–4 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Bill Goldsworthy (2) – 04:03 First period 03:04 – pp – Phil Roberto (6)
06:21 – Bob Plager (1)
No scoring Second period 11:07 – Garry Unger (3)
J. P. Parise (3) – 15:01 Third period 16:13 – Jack Egers (1)
Gump Worsley 11 saves / 13 shots
Cesare Maniago 23 saves / 25 shots		 Goalie stats Jacques Caron 28 saves / 30 shots
April 16 St. Louis Blues 2–1 OT Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Gary Sabourin (2) – 12:04 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 00:15 – Charlie Burns (1)
Kevin O'Shea (2) – 10:07 First overtime period No scoring
Jacques Caron 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Cesare Maniago 25 saves / 27 shots
St. Louis won series 4–3

Semifinals: (E1) Boston Bruins vs. (W3) St. Louis Blues

April 18 St. Louis Blues 1–6 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Garry Unger (4) – pp – 03:18 First period 04:22 – Fred Stanfield (4)
11:03 – Mike Walton (2)
17:27 – Johnny Bucyk (3)
No scoring Second period 10:48 – pp – Fred Stanfield (5)
19:32 – Fred Stanfield (6)
No scoring Third period 14:55 – pp – Phil Esposito (5)
Jacques Caron 21 saves / 26 shots
Ernie Wakely 17 saves / 18 shots		 Goalie stats Eddie Johnston 25 saves / 26 shots
April 20 St. Louis Blues 2–10 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 07:17 – pp – Johnny Bucyk (4)
08:39 – Phil Esposito (6)
09:54 – Ed Westfall (2)
No scoring Second period 06:33 – Garnet Bailey (1)
09:27 – pp – John McKenzie (3)
Mike Murphy (1) – 04:37
Phil Roberto (7) – 05:26		 Third period 03:47 – pp – Johnny Bucyk (5)
10:34 – Mike Walton (3)
14:29 – Don Marcotte (2)
16:07 – Johnny Bucyk (6)
16:47 – Ed Westfall (3)
Jacques Caron 9 saves / 13 shots
Ernie Wakely 12 saves / 18 shots		 Goalie stats Gerry Cheevers 31 saves / 33 shots
April 23 Boston Bruins 7–2 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Ed Westfall (4) – sh – 08:40
John McKenzie (4) – pp – 10:36
Phil Esposito (7) – 19:42		 First period 02:05 – pp – Mike Murphy (2)
Mike Walton (4) – 02:58
Ken Hodge (4) – 06:28
John McKenzie (5) – pp – 11:12		 Second period No scoring
Mike Walton (5) – 11:09 Third period 18:15 – Gary Sabourin (3)
Eddie Johnston 27 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Peter McDuffe 31 saves / 38 shots
April 25 Boston Bruins 5–3 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Phil Esposito (8) – 01:29
Johnny Bucyk (7) – pp – 09:27		 First period 18:16 – Terry Crisp (1)
Johnny Bucyk (8) – pp – 04:44
Phil Esposito (9) – pp – 17:53		 Second period No scoring
Wayne Cashman (1) – 19:22 Third period 08:50 – Andre Dupont (1)
15:25 – Chris Evans (1)
Gerry Cheevers 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Jacques Caron 22 saves / 26 shots
Boston won series 4–0

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Garry UngerC78363470104-81414
Frank St. MarseilleRW78163652325101
Jack EgersRW63212546345502
Gary SabourinRW77281745523407
Mike MurphyRW6320234319-4503
Terry CrispC75131831127163
Barclay PlagerD78722291766120
Phil RobertoRW4912132576-1000
Carl BrewerD422161840-6001
Christian BordeleauC4189176-13101
Brian LavenderLW465111654-2001
Andre DupontD603101314711000
George MorrisonLW42211137-11201
Jim RobertsD/RW26571244120
Bill PlagerD651111264-15001
Bob PlagerD50471181-1000
Larry HornungD47291110-1001
Wayne ConnellyC1555102-6200
Floyd ThomsonLW49461048-9002
Curt BennettLW3135830-4000
Danny O'SheaC2033611-4000
Noel PicardD15156501000
Gene CarrC1532590000
Bill SutherlandC923524010
Gerry OdrowskiD551238-1010
Michel ParizeauC211238-1100
Jim ShiresLW180338-13000
Jacques CaronG2801100000
Jim LorentzC/RW1201112-8000
Jim McLeodG1601100000
Ernie WakelyG3001120000
John ArbourD1700010-4000
Gord BrooksRW200000000
Norm DennisC10004-1000
Chris EvansD200000000
Gord KannegiesserD40002-1000
Peter McDuffeG1000000000
Kevin O'SheaRW40002-1000
Brit SelbyLW60000-2000
Wayne StephensonG200000000
Gary VeneruzzoW20000-1000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jacques Caron1619281485682.521
Ernie Wakely1614308182923.421
Jim McLeod88016664443.000
Peter McDuffe46710060293.730
Wayne Stephenson100201095.400
Team:4680782839112423.102
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Playoffs

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Phil RobertoRW11761329301
Garry UngerC1145935201
Frank St. MarseilleRW113586100
Gary SabourinRW113366000
Mike MurphyRW112356100
Jack EgersRW1114514000
Barclay PlagerD1114521101
Bob PlagerD111455000
Terry CrispC111342000
Kevin O'SheaRW1121310001
Larry HornungD110222000
Danny O'SheaC1002236000
Andre DupontD1110120000
Chris EvansD71014000
Curt BennettLW1000012000
Jacques CaronG90002000
Brian LavenderLW30002000
Peter McDuffeG10000000
Gerry OdrowskiD110008000
Bill PlagerD1100012000
Ernie WakelyG30000000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Jacques Caron499945263.130
Peter McDuffe6010177.000
Ernie Wakely113301136.900
Team:6721147464.110
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Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; 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;

Draft picks

The 1971 NHL amateur draft was held on June 10, 1971, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Canada.

More information Pick #, Player ...
Pick #PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/junior/club team
4Gene CarrCenter CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
38John GarrettGoaltender CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)
52Derek HarkerDefense CanadaEdmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
66Wayne GibbsDefense CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
80Bernie DoanDefense CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
94Dave SmithDefense CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)
108Jim CollinsLeft wing CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
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