1981–82 St. Louis Blues season

1981–82 St. Louis Blues
Division	3rd Norris
Conference	6th Campbell
1981–82 record	32–40–8
Home record	22–14–4
Road record	10–26–4
Goals for	315
Goals against	349
Team information
General manager	Emile Francis
Coach	Red Berenson, Emile Francis
Captain	Brian Sutter
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Checkerdome
Minor league affiliate(s)	Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brian Sutter (39)
Assists	Bernie Federko (62)
Points	Bernie Federko (92)
Penalty minutes	Brian Sutter (239)
Wins	Mike Liut (28)
Goals against average	Mike Liut (4.07)
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The 1981–82 St. Louis Blues season was the 15th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 32 wins, 40 losses and eight ties, good for 72 points, and qualified for the playoffs with their third-place finish. The Blues defeated the Jets, three games to one in the division semi-finals, before losing the Norris Division final to the Black Hawks in six games.

Offseason

Prior to the season, realignment took place in the NHL, as the Blues were assigned to the new-look James Norris Division in the Clarence Campbell Conference, along with the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Winnipeg Jets.

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Minnesota North Stars	80	37	23	20	346	288	94
Winnipeg Jets	80	33	33	14	319	332	80
St. Louis Blues	80	32	40	8	315	349	72
Chicago Black Hawks	80	30	38	12	332	363	72
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	20	44	16	298	380	56
Detroit Red Wings	80	21	47	12	270	351	54

^[1] Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Norris Division 1981–82 NHL records [2] Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR WIN Total Chicago — 3−3−1 3−3−1 2−4−1 3−4 2−3−2 13−17−5 Detroit 3−3−1 — 1−6 2−5 3−3−1 2−3−2 11−20−4 Minnesota 3−3−1 6−1 — 3−3−1 4−0−3 3−3−1 19−10−6 St. Louis 4−2−1 5−2 3−3−1 — 5−2 1−4−2 18−13−4 Toronto 4−3 3−3−1 0−4−3 2−5 — 2−4−1 11−19−5 Winnipeg 3−2−2 3−2−2 3−3−1 4−1−2 4−2−1 — 17−10−8 Vs. Smythe Division 1981–82 NHL records Team CGY COL EDM LAK VAN Total Chicago 2−0−1 1−2 1−1−1 3−0 1−2 8−5−2 Detroit 1−1−1 3−0 0−2−1 1−2 1−1−1 6−6−3 Minnesota 1−0−2 1−0−2 0−2−1 2−0−1 1−1−1 5−3−7 St. Louis 2−1 2−1 0−3 1−2 2−1 7−8−0 Toronto 0−1−2 1−0−2 1−2 2−1 0−2−1 4−6−5 Winnipeg 2−1 2−1 1−2 3−0 1−2 9−6−0 Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1981–82 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total Chicago 2−1 1−2 1−1−1 0−2−1 1−2 5−8−2 Detroit 0−2−1 0−3 0−2−1 1−2 0−3 1−12−2 Minnesota 2−1 1−1−1 2−1 0−1−2 2−0−1 7−4−4 St. Louis 1−1−1 1−2 1−2 0−2−1 1−2 4−9−2 Toronto 0−3 0−2−1 0−3 0−2−1 1−1−1 1−11−3 Winnipeg 0−3 0−1−2 1−2 0−1−2 0−2−1 1−9−5 Vs. Patrick Division 1981–82 NHL records Team NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total Chicago 0−3 0−3 1−1−1 1−0−2 2−1 4−8−3 Detroit 0−3 1−2 0−2−1 2−1 0−1−2 3−9−3 Minnesota 0−2−1 1−2 1−1−1 2−1 2−0−1 6−6−3 St. Louis 0−2−1 0−2−1 0−3 2−1 1−2 3−10−2 Toronto 0−3 1−1−1 1−2 1−0−2 1−2 4−8−3 Winnipeg 1−2 1−1−1 2–1 1–2 1−2 6–8–1

Schedule and results

1981–82 regular season [3]
October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 1 W October 6, 1981 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82) 1–0–0 2 L October 10, 1981 4–6 Calgary Flames (1981–82) 1–1–0 3 L October 15, 1981 3–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82) 1–2–0 4 W October 17, 1981 7–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82) 2–2–0 5 L October 18, 1981 3–5 @ New York Rangers (1981–82) 2–3–0 6 L October 20, 1981 3–4 Boston Bruins (1981–82) 2–4–0 7 T October 22, 1981 5–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82) 2–4–1 8 L October 24, 1981 3–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82) 2–5–1 9 T October 25, 1981 4–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82) 2–5–2 10 W October 27, 1981 7–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82) 3–5–2 11 L October 28, 1981 2–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82) 3–6–2 12 W October 31, 1981 5–4 Los Angeles Kings (1981–82) 4–6–2
November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 13 L November 4, 1981 2–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82) 4–7–2 14 L November 5, 1981 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82) 4–8–2 15 W November 7, 1981 4–2 Calgary Flames (1981–82) 5–8–2 16 W November 10, 1981 7–0 @ Calgary Flames (1981–82) 6–8–2 17 L November 12, 1981 2–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82) 6–9–2 18 W November 14, 1981 4–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1981–82) 7–9–2 19 L November 17, 1981 1–5 Edmonton Oilers (1981–82) 7–10–2 20 L November 18, 1981 1–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82) 7–11–2 21 T November 21, 1981 1–1 Winnipeg Jets (1981–82) 7–11–3 22 L November 22, 1981 4–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82) 7–12–3 23 T November 24, 1981 2–2 Montreal Canadiens (1981–82) 7–12–4 24 L November 26, 1981 2–9 @ New York Islanders (1981–82) 7–13–4 25 W November 28, 1981 4–2 Colorado Rockies (1981–82) 8–13–4
December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 26 W December 1, 1981 7–5 Detroit Red Wings (1981–82) 9–13–4 27 W December 5, 1981 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82) 10–13–4 28 L December 6, 1981 2–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82) 10–14–4 29 L December 9, 1981 1–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1981–82) 10–15–4 30 W December 10, 1981 3–2 @ Boston Bruins (1981–82) 11–15–4 31 W December 12, 1981 6–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82) 12–15–4 32 W December 15, 1981 4–2 Minnesota North Stars (1981–82) 13–15–4 33 W December 19, 1981 5–0 Vancouver Canucks (1981–82) 14–15–4 34 L December 20, 1981 4–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82) 14–16–4 35 W December 22, 1981 3–2 Buffalo Sabres (1981–82) 15–16–4 36 L December 26, 1981 3–6 @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82) 15–17–4 37 W December 27, 1981 4–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82) 16–17–4 38 W December 29, 1981 6–1 Hartford Whalers (1981–82) 17–17–4 39 W December 30, 1981 6–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82) 18–17–4
January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 40 L January 2, 1982 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82) 18–18–4 41 W January 5, 1982 4–1 Minnesota North Stars (1981–82) 19–18–4 42 L January 8, 1982 1–7 @ Colorado Rockies (1981–82) 19–19–4 43 W January 9, 1982 7–4 Washington Capitals (1981–82) 20–19–4 44 L January 13, 1982 2–4 Quebec Nordiques (1981–82) 20–20–4 45 W January 16, 1982 8–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82) 21–20–4 46 W January 19, 1982 5–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82) 22–20–4 47 L January 20, 1982 6–8 @ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82) 22–21–4 48 W January 23, 1982 6–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82) 23–21–4 49 L January 26, 1982 4–6 Edmonton Oilers (1981–82) 23–22–4 50 W January 28, 1982 8–3 Minnesota North Stars (1981–82) 24–22–4 51 L January 30, 1982 4–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82) 24–23–4
February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 52 W February 2, 1982 10–6 Winnipeg Jets (1981–82) 25–23–4 53 L February 3, 1982 5–9 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82) 25–24–4 54 L February 6, 1982 2–4 Hartford Whalers (1981–82) 25–25–4 55 L February 7, 1982 5–8 @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82) 25–26–4 56 T February 10, 1982 3–3 New York Rangers (1981–82) 25–26–5 57 L February 13, 1982 2–3 Vancouver Canucks (1981–82) 25–27–5 58 L February 16, 1982 1–2 Buffalo Sabres (1981–82) 25–28–5 59 L February 18, 1982 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82) 25–29–5 60 L February 20, 1982 5–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82) 25–30–5 61 W February 23, 1982 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82) 26–30–5 62 L February 25, 1982 1–9 @ Washington Capitals (1981–82) 26–31–5 63 W February 27, 1982 6–2 Detroit Red Wings (1981–82) 27–31–5 64 L February 28, 1982 2–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82) 27–32–5
March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 65 T March 2, 1982 2–2 Boston Bruins (1981–82) 27–32–6 66 L March 3, 1982 4–8 @ Washington Capitals (1981–82) 27–33–6 67 W March 6, 1982 5–1 Detroit Red Wings (1981–82) 28–33–6 68 L March 8, 1982 1–8 @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82) 28–34–6 69 L March 9, 1982 4–6 New York Islanders (1981–82) 28–35–6 70 L March 13, 1982 2–3 Minnesota North Stars (1981–82) 28–36–6 71 L March 16, 1982 3–7 Winnipeg Jets (1981–82) 28–37–6 72 W March 18, 1982 7–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82) 29–37–6 73 T March 20, 1982 3–3 @ New York Islanders (1981–82) 29–37–7 74 L March 21, 1982 5–8 @ New York Rangers (1981–82) 29–38–7 75 L March 24, 1982 3–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82) 29–39–7 76 T March 26, 1982 4–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82) 29–39–8 77 W March 28, 1982 8–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82) 30–39–8 78 W March 30, 1982 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82) 31–39–8
April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 79 L April 3, 1982 4–7 Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82) 31–40–8 80 W April 4, 1982 3–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82) 32–40–8
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Bernie Federko	C	74	30	62	92	70	-10	11	0	6
Blake Dunlop	C	77	25	53	78	32	-9	10	1	1
Brian Sutter	LW	74	39	36	75	239	-2	14	0	3
Jorgen Pettersson	LW	77	38	31	69	28	-8	8	0	2
Perry Turnbull	C	79	33	26	59	161	-15	2	0	2
Joe Mullen	RW	45	25	34	59	4	11	10	0	3
Mike Zuke	C	76	13	40	53	41	-18	1	1	2
Wayne Babych	RW	51	19	25	44	51	-12	4	0	3
Tony Currie	RW	48	18	22	40	17	-7	4	0	2
Jack Brownschidle	D	80	5	33	38	26	-5	3	0	1
Mike Crombeen	RW	71	19	8	27	32	-10	0	1	1
Larry Patey	C	70	14	12	26	97	-10	1	4	2
Rick Lapointe	D	71	2	20	22	127	-6	0	0	0
Jim Nill	RW	61	9	12	21	127	-13	1	2	0
Rik Wilson	D	48	3	18	21	24	-10	1	0	1
Blair Chapman	RW	18	6	11	17	8	1	2	0	0
Ed Kea	D	78	2	14	16	62	19	0	0	0
Joe Micheletti	D	20	3	11	14	28	-2	2	0	0
Jim Pavese	D	42	2	9	11	101	-14	0	0	1
Ralph Klassen	C	45	3	7	10	6	-3	0	1	1
Bill Baker	D	35	3	5	8	50	-8	1	0	0
Kari Eloranta	D	12	1	7	8	6	5	1	0	1
Guy Lapointe	D	8	0	6	6	4	-3	0	0	0
Bill Stewart	D	22	0	5	5	25	-5	0	0	0
Mark Reeds	RW	9	1	3	4	0	3	0	0	0
Perry Anderson	LW	5	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0
Alain Vigneault	D	14	1	2	3	43	-1	0	0	0
Richie Hansen	C	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Liut	G	64	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
Bob Crawford	RW	3	0	1	1	0	-4	0	0	0
Gary Edwards	G	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gerry Hart	D	35	0	1	1	102	-5	0	0	0
Alain Lemieux	C	3	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0
Scott Campbell	D	3	0	0	0	52	-1	0	0	0
Glen Hanlon	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Heinz	G	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neil LaBatte	C/D	4	0	0	0	6	-3	0	0	0
Paul Skidmore	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Mike Liut	3691	64	28	28	7	250	4.06	2
Rick Heinz	433	9	2	5	0	35	4.85	0
Gary Edwards	480	10	1	5	1	45	5.63	0
Paul Skidmore	120	2	1	1	0	6	3.00	0
Glen Hanlon	76	2	0	1	0	8	6.32	0
Team:	4800	80	32	40	8	344	4.30	2

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Joe Mullen	RW	10	7	11	18	4	1	0	0
Bernie Federko	C	10	3	15	18	10	1	0	1
Brian Sutter	LW	10	8	6	14	49	0	0	1
Larry Patey	C	10	2	4	6	13	0	1	0
Wayne Babych	RW	7	3	2	5	8	0	0	1
Perry Turnbull	C	5	3	2	5	11	1	0	0
Mike Crombeen	RW	10	3	1	4	20	0	0	1
Blake Dunlop	C	10	2	2	4	4	0	0	0
Ralph Klassen	C	10	2	2	4	10	0	0	0
Jorgen Pettersson	LW	7	1	2	3	0	1	0	0
Gerry Hart	D	10	0	3	3	33	0	0	0
Jim Pavese	D	3	0	3	3	2	0	0	0
Rik Wilson	D	9	0	3	3	14	0	0	0
Perry Anderson	LW	10	2	0	2	4	1	0	0
Ed Kea	D	10	1	1	2	16	0	0	0
Mike Zuke	C	8	1	1	2	2	0	0	0
Jack Brownschidle	D	8	0	2	2	14	0	0	0
Guy Lapointe	D	7	1	0	1	8	1	0	1
Mark Reeds	RW	10	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Baker	D	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blair Chapman	RW	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kari Eloranta	D	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Glen Hanlon	G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Lapointe	D	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
Mike Liut	G	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Mike Liut	494	10	5	3	27	3.28	0
Glen Hanlon	109	3	0	2	9	4.95	0
Team:	603	10	5	5	36	3.58	0

^[4]

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G =  Goals; A =  Assists; Pts =  Points; PIM =  Penalty minutes; +/- =  Plus/minus; PPG =  Power-play goals; SHG =  Short-handed goals; GWG =  Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA =  Goals-against average; SO =  Shutouts; SA =  Shots  against; SV = Shots  saved; SV% =  Save percentage;

Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	20	Marty Ruff	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
2	36	Hakan Nordin	Canada	Färjestad BK (Sweden)
3	62	Gord Donnelly	Canada	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
5	104	Mike Hickey	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
6	125	Peter Aslin	Sweden	AIK (Sweden)
7	146	Erik Holmberg	Sweden	Södertälje SK (Sweden)
8	167	Alain Vigneault	Canada	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (OMJHL)
9	188	Dan Wood	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
10	209	Richard Zemlak	Canada	Spokane Flyers (WHL)

See also

• 1981–82 NHL season

References

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2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
3. "1981-82 St. Louis Blues Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
4. "1981-82 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.