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Top 15 Playoff Performers in St. Louis Blues History

By Patrick Karraker

Apr 7, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91) celebrates scoring a goal during the third period against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. St. Louis won 2-1 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 7, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91) celebrates scoring a goal during the third period against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. St. Louis won 2-1 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 13, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; St. Louis Blues fans react to a power play in the third period against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. The Blues defeated the Avalanche 3-2 in a overtime period. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /

14. Phil Roberto

 16 games (1972-73), nine goals, seven assists, 33 penalty minutes, one game-winning goal

Phil Roberto isn’t exactly a household name among Blues fans or NHL fans in general, and it’s not like he really should be considering that he had just four double-digit-goal seasons throughout a career that spanned from 1969-70 to 1977-78. With that said, he was an electrifying postseason performer during two playoff runs with the Blues.

Roberto was most successful during the 1971-72 postseason, when he led the Blues with 13 points seven goals, six assists) in 11 games, helping the team to a first-round victory over the Minnesota North Stars before they were swept in the Semi-Finals by the Boston Bruins. While he wasn’t as dominant in 1972-73, he did manage to rack up another two goals and an assist as the Blues lost a five-game first-round series to Chicago.

There are only seven players in Blues franchise history who have played as many or more playoff games than Roberto and still managed to average at least a point per game. Because he managed to be so productive and accumulate the majority of his points through goals–in contrast to a guy like Brendan Shanahan, who collected a greater percentage of his playoff points with the Blues via the assist–Roberto just narrowly manages to crack the list of the Blues’ all-time great postseason performers.

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