1973–74 St. Louis Blues season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1973–74 1973 St. Louis Blues 26–40–12 16–16–7 10–24–5 West 6th 206 248 Charles Catto Jean-Guy Talbot,Lou Angotti Barclay Plager Bob PlagerGarry UngerGary Sabourin St. Louis Arena Garry Unger (33) Garry Unger (35) Garry Unger (68) Steve Durbano (146) John Davidson (13)Wayne Stephenson (13) John Davidson (3.08) The 1973–74 St. Louis Blues season was the seventh for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the season with a record of 26 wins, 40 losses and 12 ties for 64 points, placing them in sixth place. The Blues missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, ending a six-season playoff streak. 2 Regular season Final standings STL Record vs. opponents STL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1973–74 regular season1973-74 St. Louis Blues Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/STL/1974_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 26, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 10, 1973||1–2 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1973||0–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||0–2–0 |- |3||W||October 16, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 17, 1973||0–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||1–3–0 |- |5||T||October 20, 1973||4–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||1–3–1 |- |6||W||October 23, 1973||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||2–3–1 |- |7||T||October 27, 1973||4–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||2–3–2 |- |8||L||October 30, 1973||2–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||2–4–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |9||W||November 2, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||3–4–2 |- |10||W||November 3, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||4–4–2 |- |11||T||November 7, 1973||2–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||4–4–3 |- |12||W||November 10, 1973||5–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||5–4–3 |- |13||L||November 11, 1973||3–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||5–5–3 |- |14||W||November 13, 1973||6–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||6–5–3 |- |15||W||November 15, 1973||5–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||7–5–3 |- |16||W||November 17, 1973||4–0 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1973–74) ||8–5–3 |- |17||L||November 21, 1973||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||8–6–3 |- |18||W||November 22, 1973||2–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||9–6–3 |- |19||L||November 24, 1973||0–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||9–7–3 |- |20||T||November 27, 1973||2–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||9–7–4 |- |21||L||November 29, 1973||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||9–8–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||T||December 1, 1973||4–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1973–74) ||9–8–5 |- |23||W||December 4, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1973–74) ||10–8–5 |- |24||L||December 5, 1973||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||10–9–5 |- |25||T||December 7, 1973||1–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||10–9–6 |- |26||W||December 11, 1973||7–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||11–9–6 |- |27||L||December 13, 1973||3–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||11–10–6 |- |28||W||December 16, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||12–10–6 |- |29||W||December 19, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||13–10–6 |- |30||W||December 21, 1973||2–1 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||14–10–6 |- |31||L||December 22, 1973||2–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1973–74) ||14–11–6 |- |32||W||December 28, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||15–11–6 |- |33||L||December 29, 1973||1–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||15–12–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |34||W||January 2, 1974||8–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||16–12–6 |- |35||W||January 5, 1974||4–1 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||17–12–6 |- |36||W||January 8, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||18–12–6 |- |37||L||January 9, 1974||6–8 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||18–13–6 |- |38||L||January 12, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||18–14–6 |- |39||L||January 13, 1974||0–1 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||18–15–6 |- |40||L||January 15, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||18–16–6 |- |41||W||January 17, 1974||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1973–74) ||19–16–6 |- |42||L||January 19, 1974||2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||19–17–6 |- |43||W||January 20, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||20–17–6 |- |44||L||January 22, 1974||0–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||20–18–6 |- |45||L||January 23, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||20–19–6 |- |46||T||January 26, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||20–19–7 |- |47||W||January 30, 1974||6–4 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||21–19–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |48||W||February 2, 1974||6–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||22–19–7 |- |49||L||February 3, 1974||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||22–20–7 |- |50||L||February 5, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||22–21–7 |- |51||L||February 7, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||22–22–7 |- |52||L||February 9, 1974||1–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||22–23–7 |- |53||L||February 10, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||22–24–7 |- |54||L||February 12, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||22–25–7 |- |55||T||February 14, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1973–74) ||22–25–8 |- |56||L||February 16, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||22–26–8 |- |57||W||February 19, 1974||7–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||23–26–8 |- |58||T||February 20, 1974||1–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||23–26–9 |- |59||L||February 23, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||23–27–9 |- |60||L||February 24, 1974||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||23–28–9 |- |61||T||February 27, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||23–28–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||L||March 2, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||23–29–10 |- |63||L||March 6, 1974||0–8 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||23–30–10 |- |64||L||March 9, 1974||5–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||23–31–10 |- |65||L||March 10, 1974||1–8 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||23–32–10 |- |66||W||March 12, 1974||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||24–32–10 |- |67||L||March 14, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||24–33–10 |- |68||T||March 16, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||24–33–11 |- |69||L||March 19, 1974||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1973–74) ||24–34–11 |- |70||L||March 21, 1974||0–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||24–35–11 |- |71||L||March 23, 1974||3–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||24–36–11 |- |72||L||March 24, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||24–37–11 |- |73||L||March 27, 1974||2–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||24–38–11 |- |74||W||March 30, 1974||4–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||25–38–11 |- |75||T||March 31, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||25–38–12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |76||W||April 2, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||26–38–12 |- |77||L||April 6, 1974||3–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||26–39–12 |- |78||L||April 7, 1974||2–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||26–40–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Garry Unger C 78 33 35 68 96−17914 Pierre Plante RW 78 26 28 54 85−14803 Glen Sather LW 69 15 29 44 82−9405 Wayne Merrick C 64 20 23 43 32−11204 Lou Angotti C/RW 51 12 23 35 9−3105 Floyd Thomson LW 77 11 22 33 58−19001 Gary Sabourin RW 54 7 23 30 27−9100 Barclay Plager D 72 6 20 26 99−11100 Larry Giroux D 74 5 17 22 59−14201 Don Awrey D 75 5 16 21 51−7100 Greg Polis LW 37 8 12 20 24−7300 Nick Harbaruk RW 56 5 14 19 164011 Bob Kelly Bob Kelly (ice hockey b. 1946) LW 37 9 8 17 451200 Gord Brooks RW 30 6 8 14 120001 Bob Plager D 61 3 10 13 489011 Butch Williams RW 31 3 10 13 62000 Ab DeMarco Jr. D 23 3 9 12 116100 Chris Evans Chris Evans (ice hockey) D 54 4 7 11 85010 Garnet Bailey LW 22 7 3 10 20−1000 Steve Durbano D 36 4 5 9 146−1200 John Wright John Wright (ice hockey) C 32 3 6 9 22−1000 Dave Gardner ice hockey C 15 5 2 7 6−6100 Bill Collins Bill Collins (ice hockey) RW 12 2 2 4 14−10000 Bob Collyard C 10 1 3 4 41000 Ted Harris Ted Harris (ice hockey) D 24 0 4 4 16−2000 Bob Gassoff D 28 0 3 3 84−16000 Jean Hamel D 23 1 1 2 6−3000 Phil Roberto RW 15 1 1 2 10−4000 Mike Lampman LW 15 1 0 1 01100 Jack Egers RW 6 0 1 1 61000 Wayne Stephenson G 40 0 1 1 20000 Bryan Watson Bryan Watson (ice hockey) D 11 0 1 1 190000 John Davidson John Davidson (ice hockey) G 39 0 0 0 100000 Connie Forey LW 4 0 0 0 2−1000 Brent Hughes Brent Hughes (ice hockey b. 1943) D 2 0 0 0 00000 Bernie MacNeil LW 4 0 0 0 01000 Glenn Patrick D 1 0 0 0 2−1000 Frank Spring RW 2 0 0 0 00000 Jim Watt Jim Watt (ice hockey) G 1 0 0 0 00000 John Wensink LW 3 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO John Davidson John Davidson (ice hockey) 2300 39 13 19 7 118 3.08 0 Wayne Stephenson 2360 40 13 21 5 123 3.13 2 Jim Watt Jim Watt (ice hockey) 20 1 0 0 0 2 6.00 0 Team: 4680 78 26 40 12 243 3.12 2 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-15 1973-74 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/STL/1974.html Draft picks St. Louis's draft picks at the 1973 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)15 John Davidson Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)224 George Pesut Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)348 Bob Gassoff Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)572 Bill Laing Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)688 Randy Smith Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)7104 John Wensink Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)8120 Jean Tetreault Canada Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) See also 1973–74 NHL season References Category:St. Louis Blues seasons St. Louis St Louis St Louis