2005–06 St. Louis Blues season

The 2005–06 St. Louis Blues season was the 39th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, and the first since the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The Blues finished the regular season with a record of 21 wins, 46 losses and 15 losses in overtime, sufficient for an NHL season-low of 57 points. The Blues failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1978–79 season, ending their streak of consecutive playoff appearances at 25 seasons.

2005–06 St. Louis Blues
Division5th Central
Conference15th Western
2005–06 record21–46–15
Goals for197
Goals against292
Team information
General ManagerLarry Pleau
CoachMike Kitchen
CaptainDallas Drake

Offseason

Dallas Drake named team captain, following the retirement of captain Al MacInnis.

Regular season

The Blues finished 30th overall in scoring, with just 192 goals for (excluding shootout-winning goals).[1][2]

Final standings
Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
11Detroit Red Wings8258168305209124
24Nashville Predators8249258259227106
313Columbus Blue Jackets823543422327974
414Chicago Blackhawks8226431321128565
515St. Louis Blues8221461519729257

[3] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red WingsCE8258168305209124
2 Y- Dallas StarsPA8253236265218112
3 Y- Calgary FlamesNW82462511218200103
4 X- Nashville PredatorsCE8249258259227106
5 X- San Jose SharksPA8244271126624299
6 X- Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA8243271225422998
7 X- Colorado AvalancheNW824330928325795
8 X- Edmonton OilersNW8241281325625195
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9 Vancouver CanucksNW824232825625592
8 Los Angeles KingsPA824235524927089
11 Minnesota WildNW823836823121584
12 Phoenix CoyotesPA823839524627181
13 Columbus Blue JacketsCE823543422327974
14 Chicago BlackhawksCE8226431321128565
15 St. Louis BluesCE8221461519729257

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 5, 20051–5@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)0–1–0
2LOctober 6, 20053–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)0–2–0
3LOctober 8, 20056–7San Jose Sharks (2005–06)0–3–0
4WOctober 11, 20054–1Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)1–3–0
5LOctober 15, 20051–4Nashville Predators (2005–06)1–4–0
6WOctober 19, 20053–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)2–4–0
7LOctober 20, 20052–3 SO@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)2–4–1
8LOctober 22, 20052–3Minnesota Wild (2005–06)2–5–1
9LOctober 25, 20054–5 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)2–5–2
10LOctober 28, 20054–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)2–6–2
11LOctober 29, 20052–5@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)2–7–2
12LNovember 2, 20055–6 OTChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)2–7–3
13LNovember 4, 20052–7Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)2–8–3
14LNovember 6, 20051–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)2–9–3
15LNovember 9, 20051–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)2–10–3
16LNovember 10, 20052–4Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)2–11–3
17LNovember 12, 20051–3@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)2–12–3
18WNovember 16, 20052–0@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)3–12–3
19WNovember 19, 20053–2@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)4–12–3
20LNovember 22, 20053–6Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)4–13–3
21LNovember 25, 20053–5@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)4–14–3
22LNovember 26, 20053–4Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)4–15–3
23WDecember 1, 20054–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)5–15–3
24LDecember 6, 20053–6New York Islanders (2005–06)5–16–3
25LDecember 8, 20054–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)5–17–3
26LDecember 10, 20054–5 OTNew York Rangers (2005–06)5–17–4
27WDecember 13, 20053–0Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)6–17–4
28LDecember 16, 20051–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)6–18–4
29LDecember 17, 20052–5Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)6–19–4
30WDecember 20, 20055–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)7–19–4
31LDecember 21, 20053–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)7–20–4
32WDecember 23, 20052–1 SO@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)8–20–4
33LDecember 26, 20051–6Dallas Stars (2005–06)8–21–4
34WDecember 28, 20052–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)9–21–4
35LDecember 29, 20050–3@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)9–22–4
36LDecember 31, 20054–5 SOMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)9–22–5
37WJanuary 2, 20064–1Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)10–22–5
38LJanuary 4, 20063–4Nashville Predators (2005–06)10–23–5
39LJanuary 5, 20060–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)10–24–5
40LJanuary 9, 20061–6@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)10–25–5
41LJanuary 12, 20061–3@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)10–26–5
42LJanuary 13, 20060–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)10–27–5
43LJanuary 15, 20062–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)10–28–5
44LJanuary 17, 20063–5New Jersey Devils (2005–06)10–29–5
45LJanuary 19, 20064–5 SO@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)10–29–6
46LJanuary 20, 20063–4 SO@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)10–29–7
47WJanuary 23, 20064–0Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)11–29–7
48LJanuary 25, 20063–4 SO@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)11–29–8
49LJanuary 26, 20063–5Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)11–30–8
50WJanuary 30, 20063–2 SOCalgary Flames (2005–06)12–30–8
51LFebruary 1, 20062–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)12–31–8
52WFebruary 2, 20066–5 SOChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)13–31–8
53WFebruary 4, 20064–3 OTDallas Stars (2005–06)14–31–8
54WFebruary 8, 20064–2@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)15–31–8
55LFebruary 10, 20062–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)15–31–9
56WFebruary 12, 20065–4 SO@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)16–31–9
57WMarch 1, 20064–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)17–31–9
58LMarch 2, 20061–3@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)17–32–9
59WMarch 5, 20064–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)18–32–9
60LMarch 7, 20061–2 SOColorado Avalanche (2005–06)18–32–10
61WMarch 10, 20062–1 OTMinnesota Wild (2005–06)19–32–10
62LMarch 11, 20061–2 SOLos Angeles Kings (2005–06)19–32–11
63WMarch 13, 20063–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)20–32–11
64LMarch 16, 20062–5@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)20–33–11
65LMarch 18, 20061–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)20–34–11
66LMarch 20, 20062–4@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)20–35–11
67LMarch 21, 20060–6San Jose Sharks (2005–06)20–36–11
68LMarch 23, 20062–7Calgary Flames (2005–06)20–37–11
69LMarch 25, 20062–3 OTColorado Avalanche (2005–06)20–37–12
70LMarch 27, 20061–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)20–38–12
71LMarch 29, 20062–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)20–38–13
72LMarch 31, 20062–4Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)20–39–13
73LApril 1, 20061–2@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)20–40–13
74LApril 4, 20064–5 SO@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)20–40–14
75LApril 6, 20060–3Nashville Predators (2005–06)20–41–14
76LApril 8, 20062–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)20–42–14
77WApril 9, 20062–1Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)21–42–14
78LApril 11, 20060–2Nashville Predators (2005–06)21–43–14
79LApril 13, 20061–4@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)21–44–14
80LApril 15, 20062–3Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)21–45–14
81LApril 16, 20060–3Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)21–46–14
82LApril 18, 20062–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)21–46–15

Playoffs

The Blues missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1978-79 season.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Scott YoungRW7918314952-321001
Doug WeightC4711334450-11701
Mike SillingerC4822194149-171111
Petr CajanekRW7110314154-22300
Dean McAmmondC7815223732-25400
Keith TkachukLW4115213646-151001
Lee StempniakRW5714132722-10502
Jay McClementC676212730-23102
Jamal MayersRW67151126129-22021
Dallas DrakeRW622242659-13101
Dennis WidemanD678162483-31511
Christian BackmanD526121848-15301
Eric WeinrichD591161744-10100
Kevin DallmanD46491321-15300
Mike GlumacRW33751233-8500
Mark RycroftRW80641046-14012
Barret JackmanD634610156-6002
Eric BrewerD3263945-17101
Vladimir OrszaghRW1645914-2100
Ryan JohnsonC6536933-21110
Jeff HogganLW5226834-16000
Simon GamacheC15347101000
Trent WhitfieldC3025714-3100
Timofei ShishkanovLW223256-1000
Eric BogunieckiC91454-1100
Bryce SalvadorD4614526-24000
Andy RoachD5123100100
Aaron DowneyRW17202450000
Peter SejnaLW611241000
Matt WalkerD5402279-7000
Jeff WoywitkaD2602225-12000
Jason BacashihuaG1901100000
Steve PoapstD4101137-21000
Jesse BoulericeRW1200013-4000
Jon DiSalvatoreRW50002-1000
Reinhard DivisG1200000000
Colin HemingwayRW30000-2000
Patrick LalimeG3100000000
Curtis SanfordG3400000000
Mike StuartD100000000
Mike ZigomanisC200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Sanford18303413135812.663885804.908
Jason Bacashihua966194101523.230515463.899
Patrick Lalime16993141881033.640868765.881
Reinhard Divis47512051374.670231194.840
Team:4970822146152733.30324992226.891

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
124T. J. Oshie United StatesWarroad High School (USHS-MN)
237Scott Jackson CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
385Ben Bishop United StatesTexas Tornado (NAHL)
5156Ryan Reaves CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6169Mike Gauthier CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6171Nick Drazenovic CanadaPrince George Cougars (WHL)
7219Nikolai Lemtyugov RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)

Farm teams

Peoria Rivermen (AHL) - Peoria, Illinois Posted 46-26-0-8 Record, lost in 2nd round of playoffs

Alaska Aces (ECHL) - Anchorage, Alaska Posted 53-12-0-7 Record, won Kelley Cup

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See also

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2006.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/STL/2006.html
  3. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  4. "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  5. "2005-06 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
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