2008–09 St. Louis Blues season
| 2008–09 St. Louis Blues | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rd Central |
| Conference | 6th Western |
| 2008–09 record | 41–31–10 |
| Home record | 23–13–5 |
| Road record | 18–18–5 |
| Goals for | 233 |
| Goals against | 233 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Larry Pleau |
| Coach | Andy Murray |
| Captain | Eric Brewer |
| Alternate captains |
Barret Jackman Paul Kariya Keith Tkachuk |
| Arena | Scottrade Center |
| Average attendance | 18,554 (96.9%) [41 games; 760,732] (19,150 max.) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Brad Boyes (33) |
| Assists | Brad Boyes (39) |
| Points | Brad Boyes (72) |
| Penalties in minutes | David Backes (165) |
| Plus/minus | Patrik Berglund (+19) |
| Wins | Chris Mason (27) |
| Goals against average | Chris Mason (2.41) |
The 2008–09 St. Louis Blues season, the 42nd season for the NHL franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, resulted in the team returning to the NHL Playoffs for the first time since 2004.
Before the regular season, started the Blues were hit hard with an injury to defenseman Erik Johnson. Johnson suffered a leg injury in a golfing accident that put him out for the season. Despite this the Blues had a good start to the regular season, winning their first opening day game in years, and going 5–3–0, before injuries to Manny Legace and Andy McDonald, coupled with poor defensive play, placed the team in last place in their division at 5–8–1. The Blues would win three games in a row to make their record 9–8–1. On November 24, 2008, Blues President John Davidson announced the Blues had traded Lee Stempniak to the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo and center Alexander Steen. On November 30, Keith Tkachuk became the sixth American-born hockey player, and 72nd overall, to score 1,000 points in a career. The point came on a goal scored in his 1,077th game. He now has 511 goals and 489 assists. The goal helped the Blues to a 4–2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. It was his 362nd point in a Blues' uniform, ranking him eighth all-time. The Blues would lose their next three games before winning 4–3 over the Phoenix Coyotes. St. Louis would then lose three straight games against teams on the West Coast. The Blues would follow up by losing their next two games to extend their losing streak to five. In that period, defenseman Jay McKee would become another victim of unfortunate injuries for the Blues. The Blues ended the month of December with a poor 4–10–1 record. Just before the All-Star Game break (January 22 to 28), the team gained seven points in their last four games. On February 6, two days after his 36th birthday, goaltender Manny Legace was placed on waivers, and the Blues recalled Chris Holt.
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