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Western Conference · Central Division

St. Louis Blues

2016–17·46–29–7·99 points·3rd in the Central, 5th in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Points
99#11
Goal differential
+17#13
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
50.6%#11
Power play
21.3%#8
Penalty kill
84.8%#3
GSAx
−7.7#21

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4124–12–5530.6512311252.3%
Away4122–17–2460.5611010448.6%
October95–2–2120.67222052.0%
November148–5–1170.61394255.3%
December146–6–2140.50424743.9%
January135–8–0100.38374747.8%
February127–5–0140.58322250.3%
March1511–2–2240.80422353.2%
April54–1–080.80191550.6%
Division rivals2914–12–3310.53768547.6%
Rest of conference2113–5–3290.69554254.8%
Other conference3219–12–1390.611028949.7%
COL54–0–190.9016645.8%
MIN53–2–060.60101444.5%
DAL43–1–060.75131450.2%
SJS33–0–061.0011351.6%
ARI33–0–061.0010263.8%
CHI52–2–150.50161547.9%
VAN32–0–150.839649.8%
LAK32–1–040.675648.3%
NSH52–3–040.40111551.5%
MTL22–0–041.007439.9%

On the road

62,265 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2016-10-12: to Chicago, 421 km (W)2016-10-13: to St. Louis, 421 km (W)2016-10-18: to Vancouver, 2,859 km (OTL)2016-10-20: to Edmonton, 817 km (L)2016-10-22: to Calgary, 282 km (W)2016-10-25: to St. Louis, 2,315 km (L)2016-11-01: to New York, 1,405 km (L)2016-11-03: to Dallas, 2,208 km (L)2016-11-05: to St. Louis, 881 km (OTW)2016-11-10: to Nashville, 408 km (L)2016-11-12: to Columbus, 537 km (L)2016-11-15: to St. Louis, 637 km (W)2016-11-22: to Boston, 1,667 km (W)2016-11-23: to Washington, 633 km (L)2016-11-26: to St. Louis, 1,142 km (SOW)2016-12-08: to Brooklyn, 1,406 km (L)2016-12-09: to Newark, 17 km (W)2016-12-11: to St. Paul, 1,609 km (L)2016-12-13: to Nashville, 1,113 km (L)2016-12-15: to St. Louis, 408 km (W)2016-12-20: to Dallas, 881 km (OTW)2016-12-22: to Tampa, 1,478 km (L)2016-12-28: to St. Louis, 1,388 km (W)2017-01-02: to St. Louis, 1 km (W)2017-01-05: to St. Louis, 1 km (L)2017-01-12: to Los Angeles, 2,555 km (L)2017-01-14: to San Jose, 491 km (W)2017-01-15: to Anaheim, 535 km (OTW)2017-01-17: to St. Louis, 2,530 km (L)2017-01-21: to Winnipeg, 1,368 km (L)2017-01-24: to Pittsburgh, 1,700 km (W)2017-01-26: to St. Paul, 1,181 km (L)2017-01-31: to St. Louis, 742 km (L)2017-02-06: to Philadelphia, 1,300 km (W)2017-02-07: to Ottawa, 603 km (W)2017-02-09: to Toronto, 330 km (OTW)2017-02-11: to Montreal, 504 km (W)2017-02-15: to Detroit, 837 km (W)2017-02-16: to St. Louis, 731 km (W)2017-02-18: to Buffalo, 1,063 km (L)2017-02-20: to St. Louis, 1,063 km (L)2017-02-26: to Chicago, 421 km (L)2017-02-28: to St. Louis, 421 km (L)2017-03-03: to Winnipeg, 1,368 km (L)2017-03-05: to Denver, 1,286 km (W)2017-03-07: to St. Paul, 1,135 km (W)2017-03-10: to St. Louis, 742 km (W)2017-03-13: to Los Angeles, 2,555 km (W)2017-03-15: to Anaheim, 45 km (L)2017-03-16: to San Jose, 535 km (W)2017-03-18: to Glendale, 970 km (W)2017-03-21: to Denver, 946 km (W)2017-03-23: to St. Louis, 1,281 km (W)2017-03-29: to Glendale, 2,056 km (W)2017-03-31: to Denver, 946 km (SOL)2017-04-02: to St. Louis, 1,281 km (W)2017-04-06: to Sunrise, 1,666 km (W)2017-04-08: to Raleigh, 1,083 km (SOW)2017-04-09: to St. Louis, 1,063 km (W)ChicagoSt. LouisVancouverEdmontonCalgaryNew YorkDallasNashvilleColumbusBostonWashingtonBrooklynNewarkSt. PaulTampaSt. LouisLos AngelesSan JoseAnaheimWinnipegPittsburghPhiladelphiaOttawaTorontoMontrealDetroitBuffaloDenverGlendaleSunriseRaleigh
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
12 GP · 10–2–0 · 7 vs fresher opponent
83.3%
50.2%
1 day
49 GP · 24–20–5 · 12 vs fresher opponent
54.1%
50.6%
2 days
16 GP · 9–5–2 · 0 vs fresher opponent
62.5%
49.3%
3+ days
4 GP · 2–2–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
48.6%

Pulling the goalie

32 times this season the Blues were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Blues in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
49.9%
50.5%
Goals share
51.9%
55.4%
Shooting %
10.0%
13.0%
Save %
.913
.925