2005–06 St. Louis Blues season
The 2005–06 St. Louis Blues season was the 39th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, and the first since the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The Blues finished the regular season with a record of 21 wins, 46 losses and 15 losses in overtime, sufficient for an NHL season-low of 57 points. The Blues failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1978–79 season, ending their streak of consecutive playoff appearances at 25 seasons.Offseason
named team captain, following the retirement of captain Al MacInnis.Regular season
The Blues finished 30th overall in scoring, with just 192 goals for.Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Blues missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1978-79 season.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 79 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 52 | -32 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 47 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 50 | -11 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 48 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 49 | -17 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| RW | 71 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 54 | -22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 78 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 32 | -25 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 41 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 46 | -15 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 57 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 22 | -10 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 67 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 30 | -23 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| RW | 67 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 129 | -22 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| RW | 62 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 59 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 67 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 83 | -31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| D | 52 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 48 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 59 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 44 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 46 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 33 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 33 | -8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 80 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 46 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| D | 63 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 156 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 32 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 45 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 65 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33 | -21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LW | 52 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 79 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 1830 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 81 | 2.66 | 3 | 885 | 804 | .908 |
| 966 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 3.23 | 0 | 515 | 463 | .899 |
| 1699 | 31 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 103 | 3.64 | 0 | 868 | 765 | .881 |
| 475 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 4.67 | 0 | 231 | 194 | .840 |
| Team: | 4970 | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 273 | 3.30 | 3 | 2499 | 2226 | .891 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 24 | T. J. Oshie | | Warroad High School |
| 2 | 37 | Scott Jackson | | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| 3 | 85 | Ben Bishop | | Texas Tornado |
| 5 | 156 | Ryan Reaves | | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 6 | 169 | Mike Gauthier | | Prince Albert Raiders |
| 6 | 171 | Nick Drazenovic | | Prince George Cougars |
| 7 | 219 | Nikolai Lemtyugov | | CSKA Moscow |
- Peoria, Illinois Posted 46-26-0-8 Record, lost in 2nd round of playoffs
Alaska Aces - Anchorage, Alaska Posted 53-12-0-7 Record, won Kelley Cup
