St. Louis Blues: Top 5 takeaways from the 2019-20 season so far

By Mary Clarke | Apr 2, 2020

DALLAS, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 21: Jaden Schwartz #17 of the St. Louis Blues celebrates with Ryan O'Reilly #90 of the St. Louis Blues and Brayden Schenn #10 of the St. Louis Blues after scoring against the Dallas Stars in the second period at American Airlines Center on February 21, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – MAY 21: St. Louis Blues fans watch warm ups prior to Game Six against the San Jose Sharks the Western Conference Finals during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Enterprise Center on May 21, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

3. Home is where the heart is

The St. Louis faithful proved themselves to be some of the best fans in sports last year in their support of their Stanley Cup winning team. Last year, despite the late-season surge, the Blues were a pedestrian 24-15-2 at home over the course of their 41 games in the Enterprise Center.

This season, however, the Blues have been stellar in front of their home crowd, as the team was set to eclipse their home record from last year with a 23-7-5 record in 35 games. That record was third-best in the NHL when the league went on pause, behind the Philadelphia Flyers (25-6-4) and the Boston Bruins (22-4-9).

Before the pause, St. Louis was scheduled to play six more home games in the Enterprise Center, games the team was going to need to win to keep their top seed in the Central to secure home ice advantage for the postseason.

There really is nothing like home ice advantage in the playoffs. Though throughout last year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, the Blues were mediocre at home and won just one of their three home games in the Stanley Cup Final. This season, however, the team could have used the additional advantage home ice brings in the postseason, especially considering how good they were at home this year.

It’s hard to say just what form the postseason is going to take — if at all — when hockey hopefully resumes play this year. However, it’s clear the Blues are a better team at home this season, and would benefit greatly from home ice advantage in the playoffs.

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