Western Conference · Central Division

St. Louis Blues

2013–14·52–23–7·111 points·2nd in the Central, 3rd in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 111#5
Goal differential: +51#3
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 54.1%#5
Power play: 19.8%#7
Penalty kill: 85.7%#2
GSAx: −0.7#14

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

38 of 38 lines


Steen – Backes – Oshie	476:54	56	58.0%	56.7%	28	14
Berglund – Tarasenko – Schwartz	200:25	41	55.5%	56.0%	13	2
Morrow – Roy – Stewart	161:48	29	48.6%	40.5%	9	5
Steen – Backes – Schwartz	143:33	33	71.0%	61.7%	8	4
Backes – Oshie – Schwartz	123:54	50	57.0%	55.3%	7	1
Sobotka – Tarasenko – Schwartz	103:09	30	62.5%	62.4%	6	4
Berglund – Paajarvi – Tarasenko	100:24	21	61.2%	55.5%	3	2
Lapierre – Reaves – Paajarvi	98:21	20	52.0%	45.5%	3	3
Morrow – Lapierre – Reaves	73:52	28	38.3%	40.7%	2	4
Steen – Backes – Stewart	70:02	31	46.5%	45.4%	1	6

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

20 of 20 pairs


Bouwmeester – Pietrangelo	1266:24	81	55.5%	55.2%	63	38
Jackman – Shattenkirk	806:47	72	55.4%	55.4%	33	23
Polak – Cole	410:12	35	51.5%	49.2%	15	6
Jackman – Polak	255:54	66	49.4%	50.8%	9	17
Leopold – Polak	160:44	17	48.2%	49.6%	3	5
Leopold – Shattenkirk	133:25	23	53.3%	55.7%	5	3
Colaiacovo – Shattenkirk	132:49	23	52.6%	53.7%	3	4
Colaiacovo – Polak	92:28	15	58.6%	55.4%	2	4

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 3 to Apr 13

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Lapierre	Paajarvi	Polak	Cole	Morrow	Roy	Stewart	Pietrangelo	Bouwmeester	Oshie	Backes	Steen	Sobotka	Shattenkirk	Jackman	Schwartz	Berglund	Tarasenko
Lapierre F		49	41	44	43	61	37	45	43	40	35	62	31	48	45	52	32	14
Paajarvi F	49		44	50	52	57	51	53	56	45	39	67	59	59	46	76	56	58
Polak D	41	44		52	48	50	47	41	33	52	54	60	57	37	48	57	44	51
Cole D	44	50	52		49	53	49	26	46	59	63	69	57	52	46	54	51	58
Morrow F	43	52	48	49		49	49	50	47	40	53	29	52	47	49	69	51	40
Roy F	61	57	50	53	49		53	57	54	58	83	84	61	60	58	57	47	59
Stewart F	37	51	47	49	49	53		46	45	27	49	49	63	55	53	47	44	72
Pietrangelo D	45	53	41	26	50	57	46		55	56	58	57	61	69	49	58	55	63
Bouwmeester D	43	56	33	46	47	54	45	55		55	56	56	57	63	20	56	54	60
Oshie F	40	45	52	59	40	58	27	56	55		57	58	45	54	51	54	49	72
Backes F	35	39	54	63	53	83	49	58	56	57		59	47	59	60	63	58	66
Steen F	62	67	60	69	29	84	49	57	56	58	59		63	61	57	65	60	60
Sobotka F	31	59	57	57	52	61	63	61	57	45	47	63		57	54	62	62	62
Shattenkirk D	48	59	37	52	47	60	55	69	63	54	59	61	57		55	58	59	58
Jackman D	45	46	48	46	49	58	53	49	20	51	60	57	54	55		60	56	58
Schwartz F	52	76	57	54	69	57	47	58	56	54	63	65	62	58	60		54	58
Berglund F	32	56	44	51	51	47	44	55	54	49	58	60	62	59	56	54		59
Tarasenko F	14	58	51	58	40	59	72	63	60	72	66	60	62	58	58	58	59

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game