St. Louis Blues 2024-25 Stanley Cup Betting
My, what a difference a coach makes. Jim Montgomery took over a St. Louis Blues team that was 9-12-1 and in the early stages of a lost season. Instead, Montgomery jump-started the franchise to a remarkable run that ended up in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. St. Louis has been retooling under general manager Doug Armstrong, and Montgomery was able to bring out the best in its young talent. The future looks bright for the Blues with the Armstrong and Montgomery tandem. St. Louis improved dramatically on both ends of the ice.
In the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Blues lost a seven-game thriller to the Winnipeg Jets. In Game 7 at Winnipeg, St. Louis led with less than two minutes remaining, but the Jets rallied to tie the game with 1.5 seconds remaining to force overtime, which they won in the second extra period. Still, it was a remarkable turnaround season for the Blues.
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St. Louis Blues Team Overview
To conclude the regular season, the St. Louis Blues were 44-30-8 straight up and 36-41 over/under the total. Also, St. Louis was 8th in the Western Conference playoff standings, 20 points behind the Winnipeg Jets.
St. Louis had NHL rankings of 14th for goals scored and 16th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Blues had NHL rankings of 14th for goals against and 29th for penalty killing.
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. This season, Thomas has 21 goals, 60 assists, 81 points, and a +20.
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. This season, he has 20 goals, 37 assists, 57 points, and a +1.
Jordan Kyrou is the Blues’ leading goal scorer, with 36 goals, 34 assists, 70 points, and a +23.
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. This season, he has a 2.69 goals against average with a .900 save percentage. His record is 28-22-5 with three shutouts.
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 was fired this season after a 9-12-1 start. Jim Montgomery arrived from the Boston Bruins, where he went 120-41-23. Monty engineered a remarkable turnaround and an unexpected playoff berth by going 34-18-7 after taking over as Blues coach.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 7)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024–25 |
82 |
44 |
30 |
5th, Central |
Lost in First Round, 3–4 (Jets) |
| 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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