The 2009–10 St. Louis Blues season was the team's 43rd season in the National Hockey League. The Blues fired Andy Murray as head coach on January 2, 2010, after a below expectation record, sitting in 12th place in the Western Conference. Especially galling were the frequent blown leads after two periods, and with the poorest home record in the NHL. Davis Payne was named the Blues' interim head coach, the 23rd head coach in the Blues' history. Payne was previously head coach of the Blues' top minor league affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League. After the season, Payne was named as Head Coach, removing the interim tag. On January 18, 2010, the Blues hired goaltending consultant Tyler Love. Keith Tkachuk announced his retirement from professional hockey on April 7, 2010, three days before the final game of the season, April 10, which he declined to play. The Blues saluted him in a tribute after the last home game, his final game ever in the NHL on April 9.
Preseason
Game log
Regular season
Despite being the most penalized team in the League with 342 power-play opportunities against, the Blues had the best penalty-kill percentage, at 86.84%.
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Game log
Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates regulation loss.
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
Playoffs
The St. Louis Blues attempted to make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2004–05 NHL lockout, but were eliminated with 3 games remaining in the season after the Colorado Avalanche achieved 93 points in locking up the 8th and final playoff spot on April 6, 2010.
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season
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‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blues only. †Denotes spent time with another team before joining Blues. Stats reflect time with Blues only.
