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50 Most Outstanding Players in St. Louis Blues History: 20-11

By Patrick Karraker

Jan 2, 2017; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91) skates in the game against the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2016 Winter Classic ice hockey game at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2017; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91) skates in the game against the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2016 Winter Classic ice hockey game at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 7, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; St. Louis Blues goalie Brian Elliott (1) watches the puck against the Dallas Stars attack during the second period in game five of the second round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

15. Brian Elliott

Goalie, 2011-16; 181 games, 104-46-16 record, 2.01 GAA, .925 save percentage, 25 shutouts

While he’ll always have trouble shaking the “backup” label that was cast upon him when he first arrived in St. Louis, Brian Elliott is statistically one of the greatest goaltenders in Blues history. “Moose” surprisingly made the team in 2011 after beating out Ben Bishop in the battle to be Jaroslav Halak’s backup, and he proceeded to dominate more often than not while wearing the Blue Note, even though he was never the team’s clear number one goalie.

While he teamed with Halak to win the Jennings Trophy in 2011-12, Elliott’s greatest moments in a Blues uniform arguably came in 2015-16, when he took over as the starter following an injury to Jake Allen in early January and proceeded to win in 18 of the final 25 games in which he collected the decision. He finished the season with a league-leading .930 save percentage and was in net as the Blues advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2000-01.

Elliott’s name is all over the Blues’ record book in the goaltender categories. He has the best career save percentage and goals-against average in franchise history, and he has the franchise record for shutouts. He also ranks fourth in club history in career wins.

In terms of single-season records, Elliott holds the franchise record for shutouts in a season (nine), the best (1.56), third-best (1.96), and sixth-best (2.07) single-season goals-against averages in franchise history, and the best (.940), second-best (.930), fourth-best (.922), and eighth-best (.916) save percentages in the history of the team.

While he took more criticism from Blues fans for his playoff performance than he ever deserved, Elliott was actually one of the most successful postseason goaltenders in the history of the woebegone franchise. He led the Blues to victories in three of the six series for which he was the primary starter, and he has the fifth-most playoff wins (14) in franchise history. Even though he wore down during the Western Conference Finals last summer, Elliott finished his Blues career with a very strong 2.32 GAA and .917 save percentage 33 playoff games.

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