1979–80 St. Louis Blues season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 August 2018 NHL 1979–80 1979 St. Louis Blues 34–34–12 20–13–7 14–21–5 Campbell 6th Smythe 2nd 266 278 Emile Francis Barclay Plager Brian Sutter None Checkerdome 12,258 (69.5%) Bernie Federko (38) Bernie Federko (56) Bernie Federko (94) Brian Sutter (156) Mike Liut (32) Mike Liut (3.18) The 1979–80 St. Louis Blues season was the 13th in franchise history. It involved the team returning to the NHL playoffs for the first time in three seasons, following the team's 34-34-12 record during the regular-season, good for 80 points. The season started the team's run of 25 consecutive seasons of playoff appearances, a record for any non-Original Six NHL franchise. 2 Regular season Final standings STL STL Record vs. opponents STL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1979–80 regular season1979-80 St. Louis Blues Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/STL/1980_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||W||October 9, 1979||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 11, 1979||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) ||1–0–1 |- |3||L||October 13, 1979||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||October 17, 1979||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||1–2–1 |- |5||W||October 20, 1979||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||2–2–1 |- |6||T||October 23, 1979||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1979–80) ||2–2–2 |- |7||L||October 24, 1979||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) ||2–3–2 |- |8||L||October 27, 1979||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1979–80) ||2–4–2 |- |9||T||October 28, 1979||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||2–4–3 |- |10||W||October 30, 1979||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||3–4–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||L||November 1, 1979||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) ||3–5–3 |- |12||W||November 3, 1979||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||4–5–3 |- |13||L||November 7, 1979||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||4–6–3 |- |14||W||November 10, 1979||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) ||5–6–3 |- |15||L||November 11, 1979||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) ||5–7–3 |- |16||L||November 13, 1979||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) ||5–8–3 |- |17||L||November 14, 1979||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||5–9–3 |- |18||T||November 17, 1979||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) ||5–9–4 |- |19||L||November 18, 1979||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1979–80) ||5–10–4 |- |20||W||November 20, 1979||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1979–80) ||6–10–4 |- |21||L||November 21, 1979||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) ||6–11–4 |- |22||W||November 24, 1979||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Rockies (1979–80) ||7–11–4 |- |23||L||November 25, 1979||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) ||7–12–4 |- |24||W||November 27, 1979||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) ||8–12–4 |- |25||L||November 29, 1979||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) ||8–13–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |26||L||December 1, 1979||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1979–80) ||8–14–4 |- |27||L||December 4, 1979||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||8–15–4 |- |28||L||December 6, 1979||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) ||8–16–4 |- |29||W||December 8, 1979||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1979–80) ||9–16–4 |- |30||T||December 11, 1979||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) ||9–16–5 |- |31||L||December 15, 1979||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) ||9–17–5 |- |32||W||December 18, 1979||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) ||10–17–5 |- |33||W||December 21, 1979||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) ||11–17–5 |- |34||L||December 22, 1979||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1979–80) ||11–18–5 |- |35||T||December 26, 1979||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) ||11–18–6 |- |36||W||December 27, 1979||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) ||12–18–6 |- |37||W||December 29, 1979||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1979–80) ||13–18–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||W||January 3, 1980||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||14–18–6 |- |39||L||January 5, 1980||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1979–80) ||14–19–6 |- |40||W||January 8, 1980||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||15–19–6 |- |41||W||January 10, 1980||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) ||16–19–6 |- |42||W||January 12, 1980||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) ||17–19–6 |- |43||T||January 13, 1980||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) ||17–19–7 |- |44||W||January 15, 1980||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) ||18–19–7 |- |45||L||January 16, 1980||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80) ||18–20–7 |- |46||W||January 19, 1980||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) ||19–20–7 |- |47||L||January 22, 1980||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) ||19–21–7 |- |48||T||January 26, 1980||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Rockies (1979–80) ||19–21–8 |- |49||T||January 27, 1980||6–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||19–21–9 |- |50||W||January 29, 1980||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||20–21–9 |- |51||W||January 30, 1980||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) ||21–21–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |52||L||February 2, 1980||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) ||21–22–9 |- |53||W||February 3, 1980||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) ||22–22–9 |- |54||W||February 6, 1980||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||23–22–9 |- |55||W||February 9, 1980||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||24–22–9 |- |56||L||February 11, 1980||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||24–23–9 |- |57||W||February 14, 1980||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) ||25–23–9 |- |58||T||February 17, 1980||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) ||25–23–10 |- |59||W||February 19, 1980||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) ||26–23–10 |- |60||L||February 23, 1980||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1979–80) ||26–24–10 |- |61||W||February 26, 1980||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||27–24–10 |- |62||L||February 29, 1980||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) ||27–25–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |63||L||March 1, 1980||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1979–80) ||27–26–10 |- |64||W||March 3, 1980||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) ||28–26–10 |- |65||L||March 5, 1980||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) ||28–27–10 |- |66||T||March 8, 1980||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) ||28–27–11 |- |67||L||March 9, 1980||4–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) ||28–28–11 |- |68||W||March 12, 1980||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) ||29–28–11 |- |69||L||March 15, 1980||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1979–80) ||29–29–11 |- |70||L||March 16, 1980||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1979–80) ||29–30–11 |- |71||T||March 18, 1980||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1979–80) ||29–30–12 |- |72||L||March 20, 1980||4–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) ||29–31–12 |- |73||W||March 22, 1980||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1979–80) ||30–31–12 |- |74||W||March 24, 1980||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) ||31–31–12 |- |75||L||March 26, 1980||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) ||31–32–12 |- |76||L||March 27, 1980||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) ||31–33–12 |- |77||L||March 29, 1980||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1979–80) ||31–34–12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||W||April 1, 1980||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) ||32–34–12 |- |79||W||April 5, 1980||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) ||33–34–12 |- |80||W||April 6, 1980||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) ||34–34–12 |- |- | 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; 1980 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#002F87 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; Preliminary round vs. (7) Chicago Black Hawks – Black Hawks win 3–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || April 8 ||St. Louis || 2 – 3 || Chicago || OT || 0 – 1 |- | 2 || April 9 || St. Louis || 1 – 5 || Chicago || || 0 – 2 |- | 3 || April 11 || Chicago || 4 – 1 || St. Louis || || 0 – 3 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Bernie Federko C 79 38 56 94 243704 Mike Zuke C 69 22 42 64 30-2611 Wayne Babych RW 59 26 35 61 4911703 Brian Sutter LW 71 23 35 58 1563601 Blair Chapman RW 63 25 26 51 28-5706 Blake Dunlop C 72 18 27 45 28-6802 Jack Brownschidle D 77 12 32 44 816302 Perry Turnbull C 80 16 19 35 124-11301 Larry Patey C 78 17 17 34 76-18033 Tony Currie Tony Currie (ice hockey) RW 40 19 14 33 49203 Ralph Klassen C 80 9 16 25 10-19003 Rick Lapointe D 80 6 19 25 87-24001 Mike Crombeen RW 71 10 12 22 20-14102 Ed Kea D 69 3 16 19 799001 Joe Micheletti D 54 2 16 18 29-5200 Hartland Monahan RW 72 5 12 17 36-22110 Chuck Lefley LW 28 6 6 12 05000 Bryan Maxwell D 57 1 11 12 112-13000 Neil Komadoski Neil George Komadoski D 49 0 12 12 52-22000 Terry Harper D 11 1 5 6 65000 Floyd Thomson LW 11 2 3 5 18-1000 Bobby Simpson Bobby Simpson (ice hockey) LW 18 2 2 4 0-2000 Rick Bowness RW 10 1 2 3 11-2000 Don Laurence C 20 1 2 3 8-7001 Len Frig D 7 0 2 2 4-5000 Bob Crawford Bob Crawford (ice hockey, born 1959) RW 8 1 0 1 2-6000 Dick Lamby D 12 0 1 1 10-7000 Bob Stewart Bob Stewart (ice hockey) D 10 0 1 1 4-1000 Larry Giroux D 3 0 0 0 4-3000 Doug Grant Doug Grant (ice hockey) G 1 0 0 0 00000 Mike Liut G 64 0 0 0 20000 Ed Staniowski G 22 0 0 0 20000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Mike Liut 3661 64 32 23 9 194 3.18 2 Ed Staniowski 1108 22 2 11 3 80 4.33 0 Doug Grant Doug Grant (ice hockey) 31 1 0 0 0 1 1.94 0 Team: 4800 80 34 34 12 275 3.44 2 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Wayne Babych RW 3 1 2 3 2000 Perry Turnbull C 3 1 1 2 2100 Blake Dunlop C 3 0 2 2 2000 Bernie Federko C 3 1 0 1 2000 Larry Patey C 3 1 0 1 2000 Rick Lapointe D 3 0 1 1 6000 Jack Brownschidle D 3 0 0 0 0000 Blair Chapman RW 3 0 0 0 0000 Mike Crombeen RW 2 0 0 0 0000 Tony Currie Tony Currie (ice hockey) RW 2 0 0 0 0000 Len Frig D 3 0 0 0 0000 Terry Harper D 3 0 0 0 2000 Ed Kea D 3 0 0 0 2000 Ralph Klassen C 3 0 0 0 0000 Mike Liut G 3 0 0 0 0000 Bryan Maxwell D 1 0 0 0 9000 Hartland Monahan RW 3 0 0 0 0000 Joe Mullen RW 1 0 0 0 0000 Brian Sutter LW 3 0 0 0 4000 Mike Zuke C 3 0 0 0 2000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Mike Liut 193 3 0 3 12 3.73 0 Team: 193 3 0 3 12 3.73 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-15 1979-80 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/STL/1980.html Draft picks St. Louis's draft picks at the 1979 NHL entry draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)12Perry Turnbull Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)465Bob Crawford Canada Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)586Mark Reeds Canada Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)6107Gilles Leduc Canada Verdun Eperviers (QMJHL) See also 1979–80 NHL season References Category:St. Louis Blues seasons St. Louis St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues