St. Louis are 1-2-0 after 3 games of 2026-27, 7th in the Central. Last season they finished 22nd in the league with 86 points.

2026-27 · The season

7th in the Central after 3 games

League rank after every game of 2026-27, drawn against last season's month-end ranks. With fewer than ten games played, the order still moves a lot from night to night.

League rank through the season

See all: League rank through the season →
1st8th16th24th32ndGP 1GP 21GP 42GP 63GP 84
2026-272025-26 month ends

2026-27 · 27th in the league · 1-2-0 · 2 pts

Standings
Record1-2-03 games · 2025-26 37-33-12
Last ten1-2-0Current streak L2
Goals for / game2.332025-26: 2.82
Goals against / game3.3317th fewest in the NHL
vs San JoseSTL 2-1-02025-26 season series
Peak9thAfter 2 Oct

Calculations · 2026-27

Points in line with the goal difference

Three views derived from the 2026-27 results. Small sample: every split here rests on fewer than ten games.

Actual2
Goal difference worth2.3
Difference−0.3
Actual2
GD worth2.3

Points the goal difference is worth = GF^1.8 ÷ (GF^1.8 + GA^1.8) × 2 × GP × 1.115, the league's points a game, from 7 goals for and 10 against in 3 games. Last season: 86 points against 82.4. Expected points from shot quality (xG) are in the Shots section.

Method

Close games

One-goal games—
Overtime—
Shootout—
Scored first1-1-0.500
Trailed after two0-2-0.000
Led after two1-0-01.000

Splits

Home—
Road1-2-0.333
Back-to-backs0-1-0.000
Two or more days rest1-1-0.500
vs 2025-26 playoff teams1-1-0.500
vs non-playoff teams0-1-0.000

Schedule and results

Three home, three away next

DateOpponentOpp 2025-26Opp 25-26Difficulty
8 OctvsSan Jose Sharks86 pts · 24th10 OctvsColumbus Blue Jackets92 pts · 17th13 Oct@Ottawa Senators99 pts · 9th15 Oct@Minnesota Wild104 pts · 7th17 Oct@Nashville Predators86 pts · 23rd20 OctvsWinnipeg Jets82 pts · 26th

Difficulty is how often the opponent would beat an average team, from shot quality (our season model, which leans on last season early on). Red is the top quarter of the league, green the bottom quarter. Hover a bar for the numbers.

Next six: these opponents would beat an average team 49.5% of the time. 2 of the six made the 2025-26 playoffs.

Full schedule

Roster and skaters

Connor McMichael leads with 3 points in 3 games

2026-27 scoring, with last season's line for every player on the roster. Status tags come from the league-wide injury report.

#PlayerPosGPGAPSOGSH%TOI
77Connor McMichaelL3123812.5%15:25
83Mason McTavishC3202825.0%15:38
15Dalibor DvorskyR3202633.3%12:04
22Pius SuterC3112425.0%14:39
21Jimmy SnuggerudR3112812.5%17:36
6Philip BrobergD302250.0%21:57
55Colton ParaykoD301160.0%20:27
89Pavel BuchnevichL301140.0%16:52
4Theo LindsteinD301120.0%14:49
13Alexey ToropchenkoR10000—5:08
52Zach DeanC10000—12:37
49Ross JohnstonL200010.0%8:37
65Dillon DubeC20000—11:44
17Cam FowlerD300050.0%23:02
25Brandon CarloD300030.0%17:00
18Robert ThomasC300030.0%20:00
29Jonatan BerggrenR300040.0%14:47
81Dylan HollowayL300040.0%17:00
63Jake NeighboursL300020.0%14:00
36Adam JiricekD300050.0%18:10
Full roster
OUT5 OctPlaced LW Alexey Toropchenko on injured reserve.
OUT27 SepPlaced G Georgii Romanov and D Calle Rosen on waivers. Claimed RD Justin Barron off waivers.
OUT19 SepPlaced D Marc Andre Gaudet was placed on waivers.
IN16 JulSigned F Connor McMichael to a six-year contract.
IN10 JulSigned F Oskar Sundqvist to a one-year, two-way contract.
IN30 Jun 2026Signed F Jonatan Berggren to a one-year contract. Waived F Jonathan Drouin.
IN27 Jun 2026Acquired F Brandon Carlo from Toronto in exchange for two 2026 third-round picks (No. 73 and 76).
IN26 Jun 2026Acquired F Mason McTavish from Anaheim in exchange for two 2026 first-round picks (No. 15 and 29).
All moves
#PlayerPosAgeCap hitExpires2025-26 (team)Status
77Connor McMichaelLW25$6.75M2032 UFA78 GP · 46 P · WSH
21Jimmy SnuggerudRW22$950K2027 RFA70 GP · 51 P
83Mason McTavishC23$7M2031 UFA75 GP · 41 P · ANA
22Pius SuterC30$4.13M2027 UFA64 GP · 29 P
15Dalibor DvorskyRW21$909K2028 RFA71 GP · 21 P
89Pavel BuchnevichLW31$8M2031 UFA81 GP · 48 P
18Robert ThomasC27$8.13M2031 UFA64 GP · 64 P
81Dylan HollowayLW25$7.75M2031 UFA59 GP · 51 P
63Jake NeighboursLW24$3.75M2027 RFA69 GP · 36 P
29Jonatan BerggrenRW26$2M2027 RFA51 GP · 22 P · DET/STL
49Ross JohnstonLW32$2M2029 UFA62 GP · 14 P · ANA
13Alexey ToropchenkoRW27$2.5M2028 UFA65 GP · 11 PIR
52Zach DeanC23$850K2027 RFANo NHL games
65Dillon DubeC28$850K2027 UFANo NHL games
Full roster

Salary cap · 2026-27

$1.89M of cap space under a $104M ceiling

Projected cap hit$102.11M98.2% of the ceiling
Cap space$1.89MUnder the $104M ceiling
Biggest cap hit$8.13MRobert Thomas
Contracts on file25 of 25Roster players with a contract record

Cap hit against the ceiling

Ceiling $104M
Forwards $55.6MDefence $29.9MGoalies $9.4MOther $7.2M

Share of the $104M ceiling

18Robert Thomas$8.13M7.8%
81Dylan Holloway$7.75M7.5%
Cap space, every team

Out of contract in summer 2027

See all: Out of contract in summer 2027 →

12 players · $29.38M of cap hit coming off the books

22Pius Suter$4.13MUFA
25Brandon Carlo$4.1MUFA
63Jake Neighbours$3.75MRFA
30Joel Hofer$3.4MRFA
72Justin Barron$1.58MRFA
21Jimmy Snuggerud$950KRFA
75Tyler Tucker$925KUFA
65Dillon Dube$850KUFA
23Logan Mailloux$850KRFA
52Zach Dean$850KRFA
2027 free agents

As of 2 Oct 2026. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the cap, not a yearly salary. The team figure is a projection that can include players off the roster; space below zero is before long-term injured reserve and other relief, which this data does not include.


Lineup · last game

Who dressed at Chicago on 6 Oct

Every player who dressed, ordered by ice time. The league publishes who played, not the line combinations, so this is depth by minutes rather than lines.

Changes from 3 Oct: in Ross Johnston; out Zach Dean.

Forwards · by ice time

Defence · by ice time

Goalies · by ice time

30Joel HoferGStarted · Loss · 17/1958:14
50Jordan BinningtonGBackup, did not play—

Did not dress

On the roster but not in the lineup: injured players carry the report’s status, the rest were scratched or are away from the team.


Special teams · 2026-27

A 22nd power play and a 6th penalty kill

Small sample after 3 games. Last season: power play 17.6%, penalty kill 76.7%.

2026-27

Power play12.5% · 22nd
Penalty kill90.0% · 6th

Dashed line: league average. Scale 0–100%.

PP opportunities82.67 per game
PP goals114% of all goals
Times shorthanded103.33 per game
Net special teams01 PPG for, 1 against

Shot profile · 2026-27

St. Louis attempt more from the wing than anywhere else

Every St. Louis attempt in 2026-27, attacking right (3 games). Crease: within 8 ft of the goal. Slot: inside the faceoff dots below the circles. Point: the top 20 ft of the zone.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked
xG for / game2.6921st
xG against / game3.3322nd
xG share44.7%22nd
Finishing (GF − xGF)−1.120th
Goaltending (xGA − GA)−0.019th

2026-27 · 3 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best). Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength (our model, trained on 2025-26). Above zero on finishing or goaltending means better than the chances.

Team xG table

By zone

165 att · 78 on goal · 7 G

Crease10 att · 0 G
Slot54 att · 5 G
Wing74 att · 0 G
Point21 att · 1 G
Neutral zone6 att · 1 G

By shot type

Wrist62
Other51
Snap25
Slap11
Backhand9
Tip in5
Poke1
Wrap around1

2026-27 · Speed and territory

St. Louis Blues rank 21st for 22+ mph bursts and 18th for shot-attempt differential

How fast St. Louis Blues skated, how hard they shot and where the puck spent its time, ranked against the other 31 teams.

Top speed, mph22.8711th in the NHL
22+ mph bursts221st in the NHL · average 4
Hardest shot, mph95.057th in the NHL
90+ mph attempts118th in the NHL · average 2
Distance / 60, mi9.3410th in the NHL
Offensive-zone time (EV)39.6%23rd in the NHL

Fastest skaters

  1. 22.87Dillon Dube@COL3 Oct · 3rd 16:33
  2. 22.47Alexey Toropchenko@DAL2 Oct · 2nd 00:24
  3. 21.65Jonatan Berggren@DAL2 Oct · 2nd 08:29
  4. 21.47Colton Parayko@DAL2 Oct · 2nd 04:49
  5. 21.37Cam Fowler@COL3 Oct · 2nd 04:18
  6. 21.32Zach Dean@COL3 Oct · 1st 02:46
  7. 21.21Dalibor Dvorsky@COL3 Oct · 1st 05:04
  8. 21.20Dylan Holloway@DAL2 Oct · 3rd 02:32

Each St. Louis Blues skater's fastest burst, the top eight, in mph.

Hardest shots

  1. 82.17Jimmy Snuggerud@DAL2 Oct · 1st 12:02
  2. 81.93Dalibor Dvorsky@COL3 Oct · 3rd 11:39
  3. 81.75Colton Parayko@COL3 Oct · 2nd 19:33
  4. 81.22Adam Jiricek@COL3 Oct · 2nd 08:05
  5. 80.98Pius Suter@DAL2 Oct · 2nd 19:05
  6. 79.13Mason McTavish@DAL2 Oct · 3rd 08:29
  7. 76.26Cam Fowler@DAL2 Oct · 1st 07:01
  8. 75.88Brandon Carlo@COL3 Oct · 2nd 09:38

Each St. Louis Blues skater's hardest shot, the top eight, in mph.

Territory

38.9%All situations42.4%
39.6%Even strength40.6%
53.1%Power play31.9%
23.8%Shorthanded62.2%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive
Shot-attempt differential / game−1.3318th
Shots-on-goal differential / game−4.0026th

Ranks are league-wide, 1st = best.


Goaltending

Joel Hofer has started 2 of 3

Starts, save percentage and goals against for every goalie who has played for the club this season, with last season for context.

2026-27

#GoalieGPGSW-L-OTLGAASV%SO
30Joel Hofer221-1-01.01.9551
50Jordan Binnington110-1-06.00.8330

2025-26

#GoalieGPGSW-L-OTLGAASV%SO
30Joel Hofer464324-13-52.61.9106
50Jordan Binnington413913-20-73.33.8731

Team news

Four on the injury list

Alexey ToropchenkoUpper BodyIRReturn14 Nov
Felix TrudeauUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct
Logan MaillouxHandIRReturn25 Nov
Tyler TuckerKneeIRReturn12 Nov

Updated 7 Oct, 7:46 AM ET

Injuries
5 Oct

Placed LW Alexey Toropchenko on injured reserve.

27 Sep

Placed G Georgii Romanov and D Calle Rosen on waivers. Claimed RD Justin Barron off waivers.

19 Sep

Placed D Marc Andre Gaudet was placed on waivers.

16 Jul

Signed F Connor McMichael to a six-year contract.

10 Jul

Signed F Oskar Sundqvist to a one-year, two-way contract.

30 Jun 2026

Signed F Jonatan Berggren to a one-year contract. Waived F Jonathan Drouin.

27 Jun 2026

Acquired F Brandon Carlo from Toronto in exchange for two 2026 third-round picks (No. 73 and 76).

Injuries and transactions
#11Tynan LawrenceRound 1 · Boston UniversityC
#16Maddox DagenaisRound 1 · QuebecC
#75Luke SchairerRound 3 · Usa U-18D
#107Landon NyczRound 4 · UmassD
#123Vladimir ProskurinRound 4 · Mytischi Jr.G
#139Nicholas BogasRound 5 · Usa U-18D
#150Carter StevensRound 5 · GuelphRW
#171Lars SteinerRound 6 · Rouyn-norandaRW
#203Colin FitzgeraldRound 7 · Sault Ste. MarieC
Full draft

Prediction markets · 2026-27 futures

Priced at 39% to make the playoffs

Every season-long market the venues list for the St. Louis Blues, as the venue-average implied chance with each venue's price to buy Yes.

Make the playoffs: market vs last season

From 2025-26 pace: 36%Market: 39%

A 88-point pace (last season's points % over 84 games) maps to about 36%; the market sits 2 points higher.

Season points: the market's ladder

70+97%
75+87%
80+73%
85+59%
90+48%
95+16%
100+18%
105+3.5%
110+2.5%

2 points from 3 games so far. A points pace is shown from game 10.

Stanley Cup2026-27 champion1.5%Best1¢2¢Not listed
Central DivisionWinner2.5%Best2¢4¢Not listed
Western ConferenceChampion, reaches the Final3.0%Best3¢4¢Not listed
Make the playoffsTop 8 in the West39%45¢Best39¢Not listed
Presidents' TrophyBest regular-season record1.5%Best1¢2¢Not listed
90+ pointsRegular-season total · the rung nearest 50%48%50¢Not listedNot listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Key rivals · all-time regular season

Chicago is the most-played rivalry: 408 meetings

St. Louis against every Central rival, from each pairing's first meeting in the index, including 2026-27.


Franchise history

20 playoff trips and a Stanley Cup in 30 seasons

Playoff depth season by season since 1996-97, the franchise scoring leaders since 1990-91 and its earliest draft picks since 1980. Hover a square for the season.

The last 30 seasons

1996-972010-112025-26
MissedFirst roundSecond roundConference finalFinalWon the Cup

Points leaders since 1990-91

#PlayerSeasonsGPP
1Brett Hull1990–98573725
2Vladimir Tarasenko2012–23644553
3Alexander Steen2008–20765496
4Pavol Demitra1996–04494493
5David Perron2007–22673465
6Brayden Schenn2017–26650465
7David Backes2006–16727460
8Robert Thomas2018–27533460
9Al MacInnis1994–04613452
10Alex Pietrangelo2008–20758450
11Keith Tkachuk2000–10543427
12Jaden Schwartz2011–21560385
13Jordan Kyrou2018–26488378
14Chris Pronger1995–04598356
15Pierre Turgeon1996–01327355
16Patrik Berglund2008–18694322
17Colton Parayko2015–27803314
18Pavel Buchnevich2021–27376312
19T.J. Oshie2008–15443310
20Brendan Shanahan1991–95277306
21Doug Weight2001–08364295
22Ryan O'Reilly2018–23327269
23Kevin Shattenkirk2010–17425258
24Jeff Brown1990–94281256
25Scott Young1998–06377254

Regular season, with this franchise only.

Retired numbers

2Al MacInnis
3Bob Gassoff
5Bob Plager
8Barclay Plager
11Brian Sutter
16Brett Hull
24Bernie Federko
44Chris Pronger
99Wayne Gretzky (retired league-wide, 2000)

Numbers retired by the franchise, as of October 2026. Maintained by hand, outside the stats feed.

Top picks since 1980

2006Erik JohnsonD · USA U-18 (USA)#1
2008Alex PietrangeloD · Niagara (OHL)#4
1989Jason MarshallD · Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)#9
1988Rod Brind'AmourC · Notre Dame Academy (Sask.)#9
2023Dalibor DvorskyC · AIK (SWEDEN-2)#10
1986Jocelyn LemieuxRW · Laval Titan (QMJHL)#10

The 6 highest first-round picks of 38 since 1980.


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct