1980–81 St. Louis Blues season
The 1980–81 St. Louis Blues season was the 14th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues won the Smythe Division for the first time in four seasons, with a record of 45 wins, 18 losses and 17 ties, good for 107 points, and second place overall in the entire NHL. This was the first time that the Blues had ever accumulated 100 or more points in a season. The Blues defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in a five-game Preliminary Round, before losing the Quarter-finals in six games to the New York Rangers.Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Preliminary vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Quarterfinals vs. New York RangersPlayer statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 78 | 31 | 73 | 104 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| RW | 78 | 54 | 42 | 96 | 93 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| C | 80 | 20 | 67 | 87 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| LW | 62 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| LW | 78 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 232 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| C | 74 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 57 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| C | 75 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 209 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| RW | 61 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| RW | 55 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| C | 80 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| D | 80 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 124 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 63 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 71 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| RW | 66 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D | 60 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 114 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 74 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 66 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 63 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 132 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 40 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 137 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| G | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 3570 | 61 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 199 | 3.34 | 1 |
| 1010 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 4.28 | 0 |
| 220 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2.18 | 0 |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 279 | 3.49 | 1 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 11 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| RW | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 685 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 4.38 | 0 |
| Team: | 685 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 4.38 | 0 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 12 | Rik Wilson | | Kingston Canadians |
| 3 | 54 | Jim Pavese | | Kitchener Rangers |
| 4 | 75 | Bob Brooke | | Yale University |
| 5 | 96 | Alain Lemieux | | Chicoutimi Sagueneens |
| 6 | 117 | Perry Anderson | | Kingston Canadians |
| 7 | 138 | Roger Hagglund | | Umea |
| 8 | 159 | Pat Rabbitt | | Billings Bighorns |
| 9 | 180 | Peter Lindgren | | Hammarby |
| 10 | 201 | John Smyth | | Calgary Wranglers |
