1970–71 St. Louis Blues season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1970–71 1970 St. Louis Blues West 2nd 34–25–19 23–7–9 11–18–10databasehockey.com https://web.archive.org/web/20070513145317/http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=SLB&yr=1970 2007-05-13 223 208 Scotty Bowman Scotty BowmanAl Arbour Red Berenson Al Arbour Jim Roberts Bob Plager St. Louis Arena 18,238blues.nhl.comJuly 2026 medicmedic (102.6%) Christian Bordeleau (21) Frank St. Marseille (32) Christian Bordeleau (53) Christian Bordeleau (14) Barclay Plager (172) Ernie Wakely (20) Glenn Hall (2.42) The 1970–71 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Blues began the 1970–71 season with high hopes after making a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 1969–70 season. They purchased Christian Bordeleau from the Montreal Canadiens, who led the team in scoring and finished in the top five in game winning goalshockey-reference.com that season. They also sold Hall-of-Famer Jacques Plante to the Toronto Maple Leafs.http://blues.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_all_transactions St. Louis Blues History at blues.nhl.com 2009-01-13 https://archive.today/20110520030621/http://blues.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_all_transactions 2011-05-20 dead During this season the Blues saw the most ties in their history (19), as well as most home ties (9), and the fewest home losses (7).All-Time Team Records at blues.nhl.comJuly 2026 medicmedic 2 Regular season Divisional standings STL Record vs. opponents STL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1970–71 regular season1970-71 St. Louis Blues Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/STL/1971_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 26, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; October Game Date Opponent Result Score Record Streak Points |- | 1 || October 10 || Rangers || W || 3–1 || 1–0–0 || W1 || 2 |- | 2 || October 12 || Canucks || W || 4–1 || 2–0–0 || W2 || 4 |- | 3 || October 14 || @Maple Leafs || L || 3–7 || 2–1–0 || L1 || 4 |- | 4 || October 17 || Sabres || W || 4–1 || 3–1–0 || W1 || 6 |- | 5 || October 18 || @Black Hawks || T || 2–2 || 3–1–1 || T1 || 7 |- | 6 || October 21 || @Golden Seals || T || 2–2 || 3–1–2 || T2 || 8 |- | 7 || October 23 || @Canucks || T || 1–1 || 3–1–3 || T3 || 9 |- | 8 || October 24 || @Kings || L || 1–3 || 3–2–3 || L1 || 9 |- | 9 || October 28 || Golden Seals || W || 3–2 || 4–2–3 || W1 || 11 |- | 10 || October 31 || Kings || W || 3–0 || 5–2–3 || W2 || 13 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; November Game Date Opponent Result Score Record Streak Points |- | 11 || November 5 || @Bruins || W || 2–0 || 6–2–3 || W3 || 15 |- | 12 || November 7 || @North Stars || T || 1–1 || 6–2–4 || T1 || 16 |- | 13 || November 12 || Red Wings || W || 2–1 || 7–2–4 || W1 || 18 |- | 14 || November 14 || Canadiens || T || 1–1 || 7–2–5 || T1 || 19 |- | 15 || November 15 || @Flyers || W || 2–1 || 8–2–5 || W1 || 21 |- | 16 || November 17 || North Stars || L || 3–5 || 8–3–5 || L1 || 21 |- | 17 || November 19 || @Penguins || W || 1–0 || 9–3–5 || W1 || 23 |- | 18 || November 21 || Black Hawks || T || 3–3 || 9–3–6 || T1 || 24 |- | 19 || November 24 || Bruins || T || 5–5 || 9–3–7 || T2 || 25 |- | 20 || November 26 || Maple Leafs || W || 1–0 || 10–3–7 || W1 || 27 |- | 21 || November 28 || Canucks || W || 5–1 || 11–3–7 || W2 || 29 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; December Game Date Opponent Result Score Record Streak Points |- | 22 || December 2 || @Rangers || L || 2–4 || 11–4–7 || L1 || 29 |- | 23 || December 3 || @Canadiens || L || 3–6 || 11–5–7 || L2 || 29 |- | 24 || December 5 || Red Wings || W || 3–0 || 12–5–7 || W1 || 31 |- | 25 || December 6 || @Red Wings || W || 4–2 || 13–5–7 || W2 || 33 |- | 26 || December 9 || Flyers || L || 2–5 || 13–6–7 || L1 || 33 |- | 27 || December 11 || Penguins || W || 3–2 || 14–6–7 || W1 || 35 |- | 28 || December 13 || @Flyers || T || 2–2 || 14–6–8 || T1 || 36 |- | 29 || December 15 || North Stars || W || 2–1 || 15–6–8 || W1 || 38 |- | 30 || December 16 || @Black Hawks || L || 3–8 || 15–7–8 || L1 || 38 |- | 31 || December 19 || Bruins || L || 1–7 || 15–8–8 || L2 || 38 |- | 32 || December 23 || Canadiens || T || 2–2 || 15–8–9 || T1 || 39 |- | 33 || December 26 || North Stars || T || 1–1 || 15–8–10 || T2 || 40 |- | 34 || December 27 || @Rangers || T || 4–4 || 15–8–11 || T3 || 41 |- | 35 || December 30 || Flyers || W || 5–2 || 16–8–11 || W1 || 43 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; January Game Date Opponent Result Score Record Streak Points |- | 36 || January 2 || @Canucks || W || 3–1 || 17–8–11 || W2 || 45 |- | 37 || January 3 || @Kings || W || 7–3 || 18–8–11 || W3 || 47 |- | 38 || January 6 || @Golden Seals || L || 3–6 || 18–9–11 || L3 || 47 |- | 39 || January 9 || Canucks || T || 2–2 || 18–9–12 || T1 || 48 |- | 40 || January 10 || Rangers || L || 2–4 || 18–10–12 || L1 || 48 |- | 41 || January 12 || Golden Seals || W || 8–2 || 19–10–12 || W1 || 50 |- | 42 || January 14 || @Sabres || L || 1–2 || 19–11–12 || L1 || 50 |- | 43 || January 16 || Black Hawks || W || 3–2 || 20–11–12 || W1 || 52 |- | 44 || January 21 || @North Stars || L || 3–5 || 20–12–12 || L1 || 52 |- | 45 || January 23 || Sabres || W || 7–1 || 21–12–12 || W1 || 54 |- | 46 || January 27 || @Canadiens || L || 3–5 || 21–13–12 || L1 || 54 |- | 47 || January 28 || @Red Wings || T || 1–1 || 21–13–13 || T1 || 55 |- | 48 || January 31 || @Bruins || L || 0–6 || 21–14–13 || L1 || 55 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; February Game Date Opponent Result Score Record Streak Points |- | 49 || February 3 || @Maple Leafs || L || 2–6 || 21–15–13 || L2 || 55 |- | 50 || February 5 || Penguins || T || 2–2 || 21–15–14 || T1 || 56 |- | 51 || February 7 || @Flyers || W || 6–2 || 22–15–14 || W1 || 58 |- | 52 || February 9 || Maple Leafs || T || 3–3 || 22–15–15 || T1 || 59 |- | 53 || February 11 || Bruins || L || 3–5 || 22–16–15 || L1 || 59 |- | 54 || February 13 || Rangers || W || 2–1 || 23–16–15 || W1 || 61 |- | 55 || February 14 || @Rangers || L || 1–2 || 23–17–15 || L1 || 61 |- | 56 || February 16 || Golden Seals || W || 5–1 || 24–17–15 || W1 || 63 |- | 57 || February 20 || @Maple Leafs || L || 1–3 || 24–18–15 || L1 || 63 |- | 58 || February 21 || @Sabres || W || 3–1 || 25–18–15 || W1 || 65 |- | 59 || February 24 || @Penguins || T || 5–5 || 25–18–16 || T1 || 66 |- | 60 || February 25 || @Red Wings || W || 3–1 || 26–18–16 || W1 || 68 |- | 61 || February 27 || @Canadiens || L || 2–3 || 26–19–16 || L1 || 68 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; March Game Date Opponent Result Score Record Streak Points |- | 62 || March 3 || Black Hawks || L || 1–5 || 26–20–16 || L1 || 68 |- | 63 || March 5 || Maple Leafs || W || 3–1 || 27–20–16 || W1 || 70 |- | 64 || March 7 || @Bruins || L || 1–4 || 27–21–16 || L1 || 70 |- | 65 || March 9 || Kings || L || 0–4 || 27–22–16 || L2 || 70 |- | 66 || March 10 || @North Stars || L || 0–4 || 27–23–16 || L3 || 70 |- | 67 || March 13 || Sabres || W || 9–0 || 28–23–16 || W1 || 72 |- | 68 || March 14 || @Black Hawks || T || 4–4 || 28–23–17 || T1 || 73 |- | 69 || March 16 || Canadiens || W || 6–2 || 29–23–17 || W1 || 75 |- | 70 || March 18 || @Sabres || L || 3–5 || 29–24–17 || L1 || 75 |- | 71 || March 20 || Red Wings || W || 2–1 || 30–24–17 || W1 || 77 |- | 72 || March 23 || @Canucks || L || 1–4 || 30–25–17 || L1 || 77 |- | 73 || March 26 || @Golden Seals || W || 8–5 || 31–25–17 || W1 || 79 |- | 74 || March 27 || @Kings || W || 6–3 || 32–25–17 || W2 || 81 |- | 75 || March 30 || Kings || W || 4–3 || 33–25–17 || W3 || 83 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; April Game Date Opponent Result Score Record Streak Points |- | 76 || April 1 || Flyers || T || 1–1 || 33–25–18 || T1 || 84 |- | 77 || April 3 || Penguins || W || 4–3 || 34–25–18 || W1 || 86 |- | 78 || April 4 || @Penguins || T || 1–1 || 34–25–19 || T1 || 87 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1971 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; Preliminary round vs. (7) Minnesota North Stars – North Stars win 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score Series |- |1 || April 7 || Minnesota || 3–2 || 0–1 |- |2 || April 8 || Minnesota || 2–4 || 1–1 |- |3 || April 10 || @Minnesota || 3–0 || 2–1 |- |4 || April 11 || @Minnesota || 1–2 || 2–2 |- |5 || April 13 || Minnesota || 4–3 || 2–3 |- |6 || April 15 || @Minnesota || 2–5 || 2–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes     Regular season   Playoffs Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM Christian Bordeleau 21 78 21 32 53 48 5 0 1 1 17 Bill Sutherland 68 19 20 39 41 1 0 0 0 0 Frank St. Marseille 9 77 19 32 51 26 6 2 1 3 4 Jim Lorentz 19 76 19 21 40 34 6 0 1 1 4 Red Berenson 7 45 16 26 42 12 Garry Unger 28 15 14 29 41 6 3 2 5 20 George Morrison 10 73 15 10 25 6 3 0 0 0 0 Tim Ecclestone 14 47 15 24 39 34 Gary Sabourin 11 59 14 17 31 56 Craig Cameron 16 78 14 6 20 32 6 2 0 2 4 Jim Roberts 6 72 13 18 31 77 6 2 1 3 11 Bill McCreary Sr. 15 68 9 10 19 16 6 1 2 3 0 Fran Huck 29 7 8 15 18 6 1 2 3 2 Terry Crisp 12 54 5 11 16 13 6 1 0 1 2 Wayne Connelly 28 5 16 21 9 6 2 1 3 0 Barclay Plager 8 69 4 20 24 172 6 0 3 3 10 Noel Picard 4 75 3 8 11 119 6 1 1 2 26 Bob Wall 2 25 2 4 6 4 Carl Brewer 19 2 9 11 29 5 0 2 2 8 Curt Bennett 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Brit Selby 56 1 4 5 23 Larry Keenan 18 10 1 3 4 0 John Arbour 53 1 6 7 81 5 0 0 0 0 Bob Plager 5 70 1 19 20 114 6 0 2 2 4 Jean-Guy Talbot 17 5 0 0 0 6 Norm Dennis 25 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Larry Hornung 1 0 0 0 0 Al Arbour 22 0 2 2 6 6 0 0 0 6 Bill Plager 23 36 0 3 3 45 1 0 0 0 2 Ab McDonald 20 20 0 5 5 6 Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average     Regular season   Playoffs Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO Sv% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA Ernie Wakely 31 51 2859 20 14 11 133 3 90.4 2.79 3 180 2 1 7 1 2.33 Glenn Hall 1 32 1761 13 11 8 71 3 91.6 2.42 3 180 0 3 9 0 3.00 Michel Plasse 1 60 1 0 0 3 0 91.7% 3.00 Draft picks St. Louis's draft picks at the 1970 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)223 Murray Keogan Canada University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)337 Ron Climie Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)451 Gord Brooks Canada London Knights (OHA)565 Mike Stevens Canada University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)679 Claude Moreau Canada Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)785 Jack Taggart Canada University of Denver (WCHA)792 Terry Marshall Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)8104 Dave Tataryn Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)9108 Bob Winograd Canada Colorado College (WCHA)9111 Mike Lampman Canada University of Denver (WCHA)10112 Jeff Rotsch United States University of Wisconsin (WCHA)11113 Al Calver Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)12114 Jerry MacDonald Canada St. Francis Xavier University (CIAU)13115 Gerald Haines Canada Kenora Muskies (MJHL) References Category:St. Louis Blues seasons St. Louis St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues