30 Games into the 2017-18 Season

Blues Highlights Through 30 Games

With wins over Montreal, Dallas and Detroit this past week, the Blues seem to be back on track. They find themselves back atop the Central Division and trailing only the LA Kings in the Western Conference. 

Here are some statistics through the first 30 games of the season.
For more advanced statistics visit Hockey Reference.com or NHL.com

Western Conference Standings

1. LA Kings 31 GP  Record 20-8-3  Pts 43
2. St. Louis  30 GP   Record 20-8-2  Pts 42
3. Nashville Predators 29 GP  Record 18-7-4  Pts 40
4. Winnipeg Jets 30 GP  Record 17-8-5  Pts 39
5. Vegas Golden Knights 29 GP  Record 19-9-1  Pts 39

Record vs Conferences and Division

• Blues record vs East 9-4-0
• Blues record vs West 11-4-2
• Blues record vs Division 5-1-1

Every team in the Central Division of the West has a winning record. Colorado sits at the bottom of the table with a 13-13-2 record. In other words, the Central is still the toughest division in the NHL.

Team Statistics vs League

• Goals Scored
• 6th in the league with 99
• Goals Allowed (fewest)
• 6th in the league with 76
• Power Play Percentage
• 17.27% (23rd in league)
• 79.34% (21st in league)
• Shots per games played 
• 33.79 (8th in league)
• Shots against per games played (fewest)
• 29.63 (3rd best in the league)
• Faceoff Win Percentage
• 49.11% (23rd in league)

Statistical Leaders

• Game Winning Goals
• Schenn is tied for league lead with 6
• Plus/Minus Rating
• Schenn leads the league at +24
• Schwartz is 2nd with +23
• Tarasenko is 4th with +17
• Pietrangelo is 7th with +14
• Gunnarsson is tied 18th with +11
• Goals Scored
• Schenn is 7th with 15
• Schwartz is tied for 12th with 14
• Assists
• Schwartz and Schenn tied for 12th with 21 each
• Total Points
• Schenn is 7th with 36
• Schwartz is 9th with 35
• Even Strength Goals
• Schenn- 6th with 12
• Tarasenko- Tied 9th with 11
• Schwartz- Tied 16th with 10
• Shots
• Tarasenko is tied for 3rd with 125 
• Shooting percentage
• Schwartz is 10th in the league with 22.2
• Points per game
• Schenn is 9th at 1.20
• Wins by a goalie
• Jake is tied for 3rd with 16
• Goals Against Average (minimum of 15 games)
• Jake is 10th in the league at 2.56
• Goalie Save Percentage (minimum of 15 games)
• Jake is tied 17th at .912
• Goals by Defenseman
• Pietrangelo is 2nd with 7
• Assists by Defenseman
• Pietrangelo is 8th with 16
• Points by Defenseman
• Pietrangelo is 5th with 23

Team Leaders

• Face Off Win % (minimum of 10)
• Stastny 55.1%
• Sobotka 52.7%
• Shots on Goal
• Tarasenko 125
• Pietrangelo 88
• Parayko 83
• Schenn 82
• Average Time on ice (defenseman)
• Pietrangelo 25:46
• Parayko 21:49
• Edmundson 19:47
• Average Time on ice (forwards)
• Tarasenko 19:43
• Schenn 19:30
• Schwartz 19:12
• Blocked Shots (at even strength)
• Edmundson 70
• Pietrangelo 49
• Parayko 38
• Gunnarsson 38
• Bortuzzo 34
• Hits
• Jaskin 75
• Bortuzzo 63
• Upshall 62
• Schenn 54
• Edmundson 51