St. Louis Blues 2024-25 Stanley Cup Betting
The St. Louis Blues had to fire the only coach who ever led them to the Stanley Cup, Craig Berube, after a 13-14-1 start last year. Berube’s shelf life had expired but he left with the best wishes of Blues fans grateful for the 2019 run to glory that many believed they thought they would never see. Drew Bannister took over from Berube on an interim basis and impressed management with a 30-19-5 record to earn the full-time gig. Bannister has some assets that could help him get the Blues back into the playoffs for the first time since 2022. But a Stanley Cup remains doubtful.
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St. Louis Blues Team Overview
In the 2023-24 season, the St. Louis Blues were 43-33-6 straight up and 32-43-7 over/under the total. Also, St. Louis was 9th in the Western Conference playoff standings. St. Louis was 21 points behind the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference playoff race.
St. Louis had NHL rankings of 25th for goals scored and 24th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Blues had NHL rankings of 15th for goals against and 20th for penalty killing.
The Blues missed the Western Conference playoffs by six points.
St. Louis Blues Key Players
C Robert Thomas was the 20th overall pick of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Blues. His NHL career began in St. Louis in 2018-19, and he was a role player in the Stanley Cup championship. Thomas represents the future of the Blues, as he is likely to man a new franchise marquee. Thomas is a 2024 NHL All-Star. Last year, Thomas scored 26 goals with 60 assists.
LW Pavel Buchnevich broke into the NHL with the New York Rangers in 2017-18 and has been with the Blues since 2021-22. Last year, he scored 27 goals.
St. Louis Blues Goaltenders
Number one goaltender Jordan Binnington has been inconsistent since coming out of nowhere to backstop the Blues' Stanley Cup championship run as a career minor leaguer. Last year, Binnington improved to a .913 save percentage.
St. Louis Blues Head Coach
Head coach Drew Bannister was a minor league coach for the Blues before being called up for his first NHL HC gig on December 12, 2023. He went 30-19-5 to get the interim tag removed.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
43 |
33 |
5th, Central |
Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
37 |
38 |
6th, Central |
Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
49 |
22 |
3rd, Central |
Lost in Second Round, 2–4 (Avalanche) |
| 2020–21 |
56 |
27 |
20 |
4th, West |
Lost in First Round, 0–4 (Avalanche) |
| 2019–20 |
71 |
42 |
19 |
1st, Central |
Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Canucks) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
45 |
28 |
3rd, Central |
Stanley Cup Champions, 4–3 (Bruins) |
St. Louis Blues History
The St. Louis Blues were part of the NHL 1967 “Great Expansion” when the league doubled from 6 to 12 teams. The Blues made the Stanley Cup Final in their first three seasons by winning the “West” Division comprised of the six expansion teams. As a result, the Blues started leading the entire NHL in attendance for most of their first decade of existence. St. Louis finally won its first Stanley Cup in 2019, which set off a celebration that matched anything the baseball Cardinals ever had.
Now, St. Louis is firmly established as one of the great legacy franchises in the NHL. Past marquee men of the Blues include Jacques Plante, Glenn Hall, Red Berenson, brothers Bob and Barclay Plager, and Brett Hull. Hull’s arrival jumpstarted a franchise mired in mediocrity, and the Blues have had a big league feel ever since.
St. Louis has found a combination of stability and consistency with chairman Tom Stillman and general manager Doug Armstrong. Armstrong has done a masterful job of keeping the team a contender while navigating the salary cap and free agency challenges. Most important of all, Armstrong delivered the Stanley Cup banner that had painfully eluded this franchise.
The Stanley Cup championship was the final piece of the credibility puzzle for the Blues. The franchise has always had a large, passionate, and generational fan base. Tradition and history have been a leading part of the franchise’s culture from the start. But now that a Stanley Cup championship banner hangs from the rafters, a long-sought legitimacy is complete.
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