1987–88 St. Louis Blues season
The 1987–88 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 21st season in the National Hockey League.
Offseason
Regular season
The Blues allowed the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season, with just 5.Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 79 | 20 | 69 | 89 | 52 | -12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 72 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 59 | -13 | 19 | 2 | 4 | |
| LW | 80 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 82 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | |
| RW | 66 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 136 | -6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 67 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 67 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 127 | -20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 76 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 147 | -16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 77 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 107 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| C | 76 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| LW | 64 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 62 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 190 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 67 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 60 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 51 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 82 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 78 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 49 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 64 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 227 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2854 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 167 | 3.51 | 1 | 1396 | 1229 | .880 | |
| 1818 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 103 | 3.40 | 2 | 922 | 819 | .888 | |
| 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 107 | 89 | .832 | |
| Team: | 4852 | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 288 | 3.56 | 3 | 2425 | 2137 | .881 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 10 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 49 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 252 | 214 | .849 | |
| Team: | 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 252 | 214 | .849 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 12 | Keith Osborne | North Bay Centennials | |
| 3 | 54 | Kevin Miehm | Oshawa Generals | |
| 3 | 59 | Robert Nordmark | Lulea HF | |
| 4 | 75 | Darin Smith | North Bay Centennials | |
| 4 | 82 | Andy Rymsha | Western Michigan University | |
| 6 | 117 | Rob Robinson | Miami University | |
| 7 | 138 | Todd Crabtree | Governor Dummer Academy | |
| 8 | 159 | Guy Hebert | Hamilton College | |
| 9 | 180 | Rob Dumas | Seattle Thunderbirds | |
| 10 | 201 | David Marvin | Warroad High School | |
| 10 | 207 | Andy Cesarski | Culver Military Academy | |
| 11 | 222 | Daniel Rolfe | Brockville Braves | |
| 12 | 243 | Ray Savard | Regina Pats |