Cam Fowler hasn’t put a point on the board for the St. Louis Blues through five games, but the early numbers tell a much different story.
The 34-year-old has logged the most ice time on the team and has given St. Louis strong results almost everywhere else.
That’s a sharp turn from how last season went for Fowler. After the Blues acquired him in the 2024-25 campaign, he settled in quickly and looked right at home on an energized roster. He finished that season with nine goals and 36 points in 51 games, then followed it with two goals and 10 points in seven playoff games against the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets.
The 2025-26 season was a tougher ride. Fowler’s production dipped to four goals and 30 points in 82 games, and his underlying numbers slipped as well.
Now it’s a new year, and Fowler looks far more like the player St. Louis expected.
He still hasn’t registered a point, but he’s been all over the ice and the Blues have controlled play with him on the ice at 5-on-5. Per NaturalStatTrick.com, St.
Louis owns a 55.97 Corsi For percentage and a 62.11 expected goals-for percentage in those minutes.
That expected goals mark ranks fourth among Blues skaters, trailing only the top line of Jimmy Snuggerud (70.91 percent), Robert Thomas (67.02 percent), and Dylan Holloway (66.6 percent).
Fowler’s work with Brandon Carlo has been especially strong. The pair has skated the most minutes together and owns the team’s best expected goals percentage at 69.2 percent, according to MoneyPuck.com.
He’s also been a steady force on the penalty kill. Fowler is fifth on the club in shorthanded ice time, and the Blues haven’t allowed a goal with him on the ice.
The missing piece is the box score, and the reason looks a lot like bad puck luck. On the power play, the Blues have yet to score despite putting seven shots on goal. At 5-on-5, their shooting percentage with Fowler on the ice sits at 5.41 percent, which is fourth-lowest on the team.
Those numbers shouldn’t stay this cold forever. Eventually, some of those chances are going to go in, and when they do, Fowler’s point total should climb with them.
Even before that happens, though, he’s giving St. Louis exactly what it needs: stability, reliable minutes, and a defenseman who keeps winning his shifts.
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