2001–02 St. Louis Blues season

2001–02 St. Louis Blues
Division 2nd Central
Conference 4th Western
2001–02 record 43–27–8
Goals for 227
Goals against 188
Team information
General Manager Larry Pleau
Coach Joel Quenneville
Captain Chris Pronger
Arena Savvis Center
Team leaders
Goals Keith Tkachuk (38)
Assists Pavol Demitra (43)
Points Pavol Demitra (78)
Penalties in minutes Reed Low (160)
Wins Brent Johnson (34)
Goals against average Reinhard Divis (0.00)
<2000–01 2002–03>

The 2001–02 St. Louis Blues season was the 35th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 43 wins, 27 losses, eight ties and four overtime losses, good for 98 points. The Blues qualified for the playoffs for the 23rd consecutive season, and defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, four games to one, in the Western Conference Quarter-finals before losing the Western Conference Semi-finals to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings, also in five games.

Regular season

Final standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11 Detroit Red Wings 82 51 17 10 4 251 187 116
24 St. Louis Blues 82 43 27 8 4 227 188 98
35 Chicago Blackhawks 82 41 27 13 1 216 207 96
414 Nashville Predators 82 28 41 13 0 196 230 69
515 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 22 47 8 5 164 255 57

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[1]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 51 17 10 4 251 187 116
2 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 45 28 8 1 212 169 99
3 y – San Jose Sharks PAC 82 44 27 8 3 248 199 99
4 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 43 27 8 4 227 188 98
5 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 41 27 13 1 216 207 96
6 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 40 27 9 6 228 210 95
7 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 40 27 11 4 214 190 95
8 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 42 30 7 3 254 211 94
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 28 12 4 205 182 92
10 Dallas Stars PAC 82 36 28 13 5 215 213 90
11 Calgary Flames NW 82 32 35 12 3 201 220 79
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 26 35 12 9 195 238 73
13 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 29 42 8 3 175 198 69
14 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 41 13 0 196 230 69
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CEN 82 22 47 8 5 164 255 57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 4, 20013–3 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 0–0–1–0
2TOctober 6, 20012–2 OT @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 0–0–2–0
3LOctober 11, 20015–6 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 0–1–2–0
4WOctober 13, 20015–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 1–1–2–0
5TOctober 17, 20012–2 OT Dallas Stars (2001–02) 1–1–3–0
6WOctober 19, 20013–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 2–1–3–0
7WOctober 20, 20012–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 3–1–3–0
8LOctober 22, 20012–3 Calgary Flames (2001–02) 3–2–3–0
9WOctober 25, 20015–1 New York Rangers (2001–02) 4–2–3–0
10LOctober 27, 20011–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 4–3–3–0
11WOctober 31, 20011–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 5–3–3–0
12WNovember 1, 20014–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 6–3–3–0
13WNovember 3, 20014–1 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 7–3–3–0
14LNovember 6, 20011–4 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 7–4–3–0
15WNovember 8, 20013–1 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 8–4–3–0
16WNovember 10, 20014–1 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 9–4–3–0
17LNovember 13, 20012–3 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 9–4–3–1
18LNovember 15, 20011–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 9–5–3–1
19LNovember 17, 20010–2 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 9–6–3–1
20LNovember 20, 20010–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 9–7–3–1
21LNovember 23, 20011–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 9–8–3–1
22WNovember 24, 20015–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 10–8–3–1
23WNovember 27, 20014–2 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 11–8–3–1
24WNovember 29, 20013–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 12–8–3–1
25WDecember 1, 20014–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 13–8–3–1
26TDecember 2, 20014–4 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 13–8–4–1
27LDecember 5, 20010–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 13–9–4–1
28TDecember 6, 20011–1 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 13–9–5–1
29WDecember 8, 20012–0 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 14–9–5–1
30TDecember 12, 20012–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 14–9–6–1
31LDecember 13, 20013–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 14–9–6–2
32WDecember 15, 20014–0 Calgary Flames (2001–02) 15–9–6–2
33LDecember 18, 20013–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 15–10–6–2
34LDecember 21, 20013–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 15–10–6–3
35WDecember 22, 20012–0 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 16–10–6–3
36LDecember 26, 20011–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 16–11–6–3
37WDecember 28, 20013–0 Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 17–11–6–3
38WDecember 30, 20017–2 Nashville Predators (2001–02) 18–11–6–3
39LJanuary 1, 20021–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 18–12–6–3
40WJanuary 3, 20024–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 19–12–6–3
41WJanuary 5, 20025–2 Dallas Stars (2001–02) 20–12–6–3
42WJanuary 8, 20026–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 21–12–6–3
43WJanuary 9, 20023–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 22–12–6–3
44WJanuary 12, 20024–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 23–12–6–3
45WJanuary 15, 20023–2 Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 24–12–6–3
46WJanuary 17, 20025–4 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 25–12–6–3
47WJanuary 19, 20022–1 OT Boston Bruins (2001–02) 26–12–6–3
48WJanuary 21, 20024–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 27–12–6–3
49WJanuary 23, 20025–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 28–12–6–3
50LJanuary 25, 20021–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 28–13–6–3
51LJanuary 26, 20022–5 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 28–14–6–3
52LJanuary 28, 20020–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 28–15–6–3
53WJanuary 30, 20024–1 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 29–15–6–3
54LFebruary 5, 20023–4 @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 29–16–6–3
55WFebruary 7, 20023–1 Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 30–16–6–3
56LFebruary 9, 20020–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 30–17–6–3
57WFebruary 12, 20023–0 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 31–17–6–3
58LFebruary 13, 20021–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 31–18–6–3
59TFebruary 26, 20024–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 31–18–7–3
60LFebruary 28, 20022–3 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 31–19–7–3
61TMarch 2, 20021–1 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 31–19–8–3
62LMarch 7, 20020–3 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 31–20–8–3
63LMarch 9, 20022–5 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 31–21–8–3
64LMarch 11, 20022–3 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 31–22–8–3
65WMarch 13, 20022–0 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 32–22–8–3
66LMarch 14, 20021–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 32–23–8–3
67WMarch 17, 20023–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 33–23–8–3
68WMarch 19, 20025–1 Nashville Predators (2001–02) 34–23–8–3
69LMarch 20, 20022–3 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 34–24–8–3
70WMarch 22, 20023–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 35–24–8–3
71LMarch 24, 20023–4 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 35–24–8–4
72LMarch 26, 20021–2 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 35–25–8–4
73WMarch 28, 20024–1 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 36–25–8–4
74WMarch 30, 20024–2 @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 37–25–8–4
75LApril 1, 20023–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 37–26–8–4
76WApril 3, 20022–1 OT @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 38–26–8–4
77WApril 5, 20025–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 39–26–8–4
78LApril 7, 20022–4 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 39–27–8–4
79WApril 9, 20023–2 Nashville Predators (2001–02) 40–27–8–4
80WApril 11, 20024–1 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 41–27–8–4
81WApril 13, 20023–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 42–27–8–4
82WApril 14, 20025–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 43–27–8–4

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Blackhawks

St. Louis won series 4–1

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Demitra, PavolPavol Demitra LW 82 35 43 78 461311010
Tkachuk, KeithKeith Tkachuk LW 73 38 37 75 117211307
Weight, DougDoug Weight C 61 15 34 49 4020301
Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger D 78 7 40 47 12023413
MacInnis, AlAl MacInnis D 71 11 35 46 523604
Stillman, CoryCory Stillman LW 80 23 22 45 368604
Young, ScottScott Young RW 67 19 22 41 2611501
Mellanby, ScottScott Mellanby RW 64 15 26 41 93-5802
Drake, DallasDallas Drake RW 80 11 15 26 878132
Khavanov, AlexanderAlexander Khavanov D 81 3 21 24 559000
Mayers, JamalJamal Mayers RW 77 9 8 17 999010
Eastwood, MikeMike Eastwood C 71 7 10 17 41-2002
Nash, TysonTyson Nash LW 64 6 7 13 1002001
Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador D 66 5 7 12 783102
Varlamov, SergeiSergei Varlamov LW 52 5 7 12 264000
Corso, DanielDaniel Corso C 41 4 7 11 63102
Ferraro, RayRay Ferraro C 15 6 4 10 82201
Keane, MikeMike Keane RW 56 4 6 10 22-2100
Van Ryn, MikeMike Van Ryn D 48 2 8 10 1810001
Podein, ShjonShjon Podein LW 23 2 4 6 22000
Finley, JeffJeff Finley D 78 0 6 6 3012000
Low, ReedReed Low RW 58 0 5 5 160-3000
Johnson, BrentBrent Johnson G 58 0 4 4 20000
Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin D 30 0 3 3 26000
Hill, SeanSean Hill D 23 0 3 3 281000
Rycroft, MarkMark Rycroft RW 9 0 3 3 40000
Pilon, RichRich Pilon D 8 0 2 2 9-1000
Boguniecki, EricEric Boguniecki C 8 0 1 1 4-2000
Laflamme, ChristianChristian Laflamme D 8 0 1 1 43000
Brathwaite, FredFred Brathwaite G 25 0 0 0 00000
Divis, ReinhardReinhard Divis G 1 0 0 0 00000
Donato, TedTed Donato LW 2 0 0 0 2-2000
Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman D 1 0 0 0 00000
Papineau, JustinJustin Papineau C 1 0 0 0 0-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Johnson, BrentBrent Johnson 3491 58 34 20 4 127 2.18 512931166.902
Brathwaite, FredFred Brathwaite 1446 25 9 11 4 54 2.24 2543489.901
Divis, ReinhardReinhard Divis 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0441.000
Team: 4962 82 43 31 8 181 2.19 718401659.902

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Demitra, PavolPavol Demitra LW 10 4 7 11 63211
Mellanby, ScottScott Mellanby RW 10 7 3 10 181401
Tkachuk, KeithKeith Tkachuk LW 10 5 5 10 181100
Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger D 9 1 7 8 245000
MacInnis, AlAl MacInnis D 10 0 7 7 43000
Mayers, JamalJamal Mayers RW 10 3 0 3 2-1002
Young, ScottScott Young RW 10 3 0 3 2-1110
Ferraro, RayRay Ferraro C 10 0 3 3 4-2000
Weight, DougDoug Weight C 10 1 1 2 40101
Stillman, CoryCory Stillman LW 9 0 2 2 2-1000
Boguniecki, EricEric Boguniecki C 1 0 1 1 01000
Nash, TysonTyson Nash LW 9 0 1 1 200000
Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador D 10 0 1 1 4-1000
Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin D 7 0 0 0 40000
Brathwaite, FredFred Brathwaite G 1 0 0 0 00000
Corso, DanielDaniel Corso C 2 0 0 0 00000
Drake, DallasDallas Drake RW 8 0 0 0 80000
Eastwood, MikeMike Eastwood C 10 0 0 0 6-1000
Finley, JeffJeff Finley D 10 0 0 0 8-1000
Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman D 1 0 0 0 20000
Johnson, BrentBrent Johnson G 10 0 0 0 40000
Khavanov, AlexanderAlexander Khavanov D 4 0 0 0 20000
Podein, ShjonShjon Podein LW 10 0 0 0 60000
Van Ryn, MikeMike Van Ryn D 9 0 0 0 0-2000
Varlamov, SergeiSergei Varlamov LW 1 0 0 0 20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Johnson, BrentBrent Johnson 590 10 5 5 18 1.83 3252234.929
Brathwaite, FredFred Brathwaite 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 000
Team: 591 10 5 5 18 1.83 3252234.929

[2]

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;

Transactions

May 5, 2001: Greg Davis was signed as a free agent.[3]

See also

References

  1. "2001-2002 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  2. "2001-02 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  3. National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2002. Dan Diamond and Associates, Inc. 2001. p. 285. ISBN 0-920445-75-6.

External links

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