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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman gave his stamp of approval to new St. Louis Blues ownership, saying the franchise's financial picture is much improved.

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Western Conference Semifinals Game 1 Kings 3, St. Louis Blues 1 Eight keys to the game: THE FACTS: Home ice doesn't belong to the St. Louis Blues any longer, just as it was stolen from the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the playo...

From the official NHL release: BACKES, BERGERON AND DATSYUK VOTED SELKE TROPHY FINALISTS NEW YORK (April 23, 2012) -- Centers David Backes of the St. Louis Blues, Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and Pavel Datsyuk of the D...

David Backes of St. Louis, Patrice Bergeron of Boston and Pavel Datsyuk of Detroit are this year's finalists for the Selke Trophy, which goes to the league's top defensive forward. Here's the release from the NHL: Centers David Backes of the St. ...

The very best of the NHL postseason.

The NHL has suspended Minnesota Wild center Warren Peters for one game after he cross-checked an opponent in the head.

Dave Bolland scored the go-ahead goal in the third period when his centering attempt hit the stick of St. Louis' David Backes and went in and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to beat the Blues 3-1 Sunday for their third straight victory.

Alvin Chang looks at how the St. Louis Blues have created a Stanley Cup contender. Unlike most teams that rebuild through top-10 picks, the Blues have rebuilt through mid-first-round and second-round picks.

Blog | Conversation | January 24, 2012

David Backes had two goals and two assists, and Jaroslav Halak made 19 saves to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

Before Thursday's entertaining tilt between the St. Louis Blues and the top-ranked Vancouver Canucks, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong told us he was curious about how the Blues would respond in the second half now that they are regarded as not j...

The Dallas Stars fell 5-3 to the St. Louis Blues Monday night. Goaltender Richard Bachman, making his eighth straight start, was pulled after giving up three goals on 25 shots through the first two periods. Andrew Raycroft played the final 20 minutes...

David Backes got the go-ahead score on the second straight power-play goal of the game for the St. Louis Blues, who ended a 2 for 39 slump with the man advantage in a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

David Backes scored in the third period to lift the St. Louis Blues over the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Sunday night in coach Ken Hitchcock's first game against his former club.

Brian Elliott stopped 24 shots in his third shutout this season, David Backes added a goal and an assist and the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Friday night.

Kings (10-7-3, 23 points) vs. St. Louis Blues (10-7-2, 22 points) at Scottrade Center, 4:30 p.m. (PT) Five storylines to track: 1. Rule or exception? - Kings coach Terry Murray is hoping his team's performance Saturday against visiting Detroit ...