For St. Louis Blues To Be Contenders, They Have To Have Success In October Too

Whenthe puck finally drops on the 2026-27 season starting with athree-game road trip beginning Friday against the Dallas Stars (8p.m.; TNT, ESPN 101.1.FM), the Blues are putting an emphasis ofgetting off to a much better October than in recent years' past.

Notsince 2021 when they came out of the gate hot at 6-1-0 have the Blueshad the kind of success needed to start a season that is essential toa good season. They finished that season 49-22-11 and reached thesecond round of the Stanley Cup playoffs before falling to eventualCup champion Colorado Avalanche in the Jordan Binnington gets takenout by Nazem Kadri series.

Inthe ensuing month of October's, the Blues have gone 3-5-0, 3-3-1,5-6-0 and last season, 3-6-2. The only time they reached the playoffswas in 2025 when they were 5-6-0 by getting hot towards the end ofthe season and needing a win in the regular season finale against theUtah Mammoth to guarantee a spot.