The St. Louis Blues did not achieve the result that they wanted in 2025-26, but the foundation was laid for what is to come next season. Looking back, it was clear that the Blues didn't play bad hockey against the entire Western Conference, just their own division.
Let's take a look.
13-5-6 against Pacific
When playing against the Pacific Division, which consists of the Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver Canucks, the Blues were relatively great. With a combined 13-5-6 record against those teams, their lackluster play must have come from somewhere else.
The Blues had their biggest success of the season against that division, as they only lost the season series to one team, which was Vegas. They took two out of three games from everyone else.
Over the course of the 24 games, the Blues scored 69 goals and allowed 60, with their biggest margin of victory coming in both wins against Anaheim, a 6-2 win on April 3 and a 4-0 shutout on March 8.
Oddly enough, the Pacific Division has produced the last four Western Conference represntatives for the Stanley Cup Final, and the Blues are having no issue with them. Well, of course, neither is the Eastern Conferece as well.
10-16-0 against Central
The Central Division tells a completely different story. Against the high-powered offenses and punishing defenses of their rivals, they held a losing record that severely hurt them. Losing 16 of 26 games against teams that cannot get more points than you is not ideal.
This is going to be a point of emphasis going forward, as the other teams that were not in the playoff hunt seemingly got better as well. Utah is a driving force to be reckoned with, Chicago could be a surprising bunch and watch out for Nashville to figure things out quickly next season. If that happens, the Blues could be stuck at the bottom of the Central, and then the panic really starts to set in.
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