1997-98 St. Louis Blues Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 45-29-8 - 98 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Central Division
Postseason: 6-4
Lost NHL conference semi-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Kings 4-0
Conference Semi-Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Coach: Joel Quenneville (45-29-8)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1997-98 St. Louis Blues RosterTeam Record: 45-29-8 - 98 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Central Division
Postseason: 6-4
Lost NHL conference semi-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Kings 4-0
Conference Semi-Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Coach: Joel Quenneville (45-29-8)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1997-98 St. Louis Blues Results
The St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 45 wins and 29 losses and 8 ties for 98 points, finishing third in the NHL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-4.
The Blues topped the league with 256 goals. St. Louis surrendered 204 goals. Geoff Courtnall scored 31 goals for the team, and Pierre Turgeon accounted for 46 assists. Grant Fuhr notched 29 wins in front of the net for the squad, while Jamie McLennan added 15 or more wins also. Jamie McLennan registered a 2.17 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Joel Quenneville coached the team. The 1997-98 St. Louis Blues lost in the NHL conference semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Hull | R | 66 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 26 | -1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 211 | 12.8 |
| Pierre Turgeon | C | 60 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 140 | 15.7 |
| Geoff Courtnall | L | 79 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 94 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 189 | 16.4 |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 80 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 9.2 |
| Pavol Demitra | C | 61 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 147 | 15.0 |
| Al MacInnis | D | 71 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 80 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 8.4 |
| Craig Conroy | C | 81 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 11.9 |
| Jim Campbell | R | 76 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 147 | 15.0 |
| Chris Pronger | D | 81 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 180 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 6.2 |
| Scott Pellerin | L | 80 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 8.3 |
| Blair Atcheynum | R | 61 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 103 | 10.7 |
| Terry Yake | C | 65 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 16.7 |
| Darren Turcotte | C | 62 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 16.0 |
| Pascal Rheaume | C | 48 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 13.3 |
| Joe Murphy | R | 27 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7.7 |
| Harry York | C | 58 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9.5 |
| Marc Bergevin | D | 81 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 90 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7.5 |
| Chris McAlpine | D | 54 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8.6 |
| Todd Gill | D | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.7 |
| Michel Picard | L | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Rudy Poeschek | D | 50 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 64 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.4 |
| Kelly Chase | R | 67 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 231 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 13.8 |
| Jamie Rivers | D | 59 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3.8 |
| Tony Twist | L | 60 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 105 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Grant Fuhr | G | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Kenady | R | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Mike Eastwood | C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Libor Zabransky | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Rich Parent | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricard Persson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie McLennan | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1565 | 256 | 426 | 682 | 1406 | 176 | 62 | 113 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 2 | 2203 | 11.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Fuhr | 58 | 3274 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 138 | 2.53 | 1354 | 1216 | .898 |
| Jamie McLennan | 30 | 1658 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 2.17 | 618 | 558 | .903 |
| Rich Parent | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 89 | 4944 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 198 | 2.40 | 2171 | 1973 | .909 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Hull | R | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9.4 | |
| Pierre Turgeon | C | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14.8 | |
| Geoff Courtnall | L | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 | |
| Pavol Demitra | C | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9.4 | |
| Al MacInnis | D | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7.4 | |
| Craig Conroy | C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 | |
| Jim Campbell | R | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 30.4 | |
| Chris Pronger | D | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | |
| Scott Pellerin | L | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Blair Atcheynum | R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Terry Yake | C | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33.3 | |
| Darren Turcotte | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Pascal Rheaume | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | |
| Marc Bergevin | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Chris McAlpine | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Todd Gill | D | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | |
| Rudy Poeschek | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kelly Chase | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Fuhr | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Eastwood | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Jamie McLennan | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 191 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 181 | -42 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 309 | 9.4 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Fuhr | 10 | 616 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2.73 | 297 | 269 | .906 |
| Jamie McLennan | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.29 | 4 | 3 | .750 |
| Totals | 11 | 630 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2.76 | 330 | 301 | .912 |
