2015–16 St. Louis Blues season
| 2015–16 St. Louis Blues | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Central |
| Conference | 2nd Western |
| 2015–16 record | 49–24–9 |
| Home record | 24–13–4 |
| Road record | 25–11–5 |
| Goals for | 224 |
| Goals against | 201 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Doug Armstrong |
| Coach | Ken Hitchcock |
| Captain | David Backes |
| Alternate captains |
Alex Pietrangelo Alexander Steen |
| Arena | Scottrade Center |
| Average attendance | 18,451 (96.3%) (41 gms) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Vladimir Tarasenko (40) |
| Assists | Paul Stastny (39) |
| Points | Vladimir Tarasenko (74) |
| Penalties in minutes | David Backes (83) |
| Plus/minus |
(+): Colton Parayko (+28) (–): Kevin Shattenkirk (–14) |
| Wins | Jake Allen (26) |
| Goals against average | Brian Elliott (2.07) #2 NHL |
The 2015–16 St. Louis Blues season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.
On March 9, the NHL announced that the Winter Classic will be held in St. Louis, at Busch Stadium on January 2, 2017, against their inter-division rival Chicago Blackhawks. It will be the first time the Blues have hosted it, and the 23rd NHL team to play in an outdoor game. It will be the 9th NHL Winter Classic, with the game marking the 50th anniversary of the inaugural season of Blues hockey when it was admitted to the NHL in June 1967.
On March 25, the Blues clinched a playoff spot for the fifth consecutive season with a win over the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, at home. Brian Elliott registered his third consecutive shutout (4th of the season, one fewer than Jake Allen) tying the franchise record with Greg Millen who did in from Dec. 1-6 in 1989, turning aside 15 shots, after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury. Elliott's previous three consecutive shutout streaks came from March 22–27 in 2012, and again from April 7–11, 2013. He shutout the Canucks earlier in the week on March 19, 3-0 at Vancouver, stopping 19 shots, and on March 22 against the San Jose Sharks, 1-0, stopping 37 shots, some on 5-3 and 6-3 penalty kills near the end of the game. Rookie defenseman Joel Edmundson ("Eddy"), scored his first NHL goal, while Kyle Brodziak got the Blues on the board first with his second short-handed goal of the season. Fellow rookie, center Robby Fabbri scored his 18th goal of the season, pushing the Blues to a 2-0 lead in the first period. Carl Gunnarsson made it 3-0 in the 2nd period before Edmundson finished off the scoring in the 3rd period.
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