The Blues were suddenly turning the puck over like it was a game of hot potato, but Binnington stayed sharp. ST. LOUIS — On June 12 of last year, the St. Louis Blues made history. Alex Pietrangelo decided to double up with eight seconds left in the period and St. Louis had a 2–0 lead on just four shots.It was all Blues in the opening minutes but the Bruins quickly found their legs, taking over and peppering a plethora of shots at Binnington.
St. Louis took the series four games to three and is the second team in as many years to win the Stanley Cup for the first time, following the Capitals in 2017-18.
5. … Louis was last in the Central Division on Jan. 3 but then went on a tear, winning 30 of its final 45 regular season games to sail into the playoffs as the fifth seed in the Western Conference.Boston, by contrast, went into the series favored to win their seventh cup. But for this Blues team, it was the perfect scenario.
“In preparation for the outcome of the Stanley Cup Final, some of our readers got a sneak peak at what our advertisers are hoping to say to the Blues, the fans and St. Louis,” the paper tweeted. With just over three minutes left in the period, Sammy Blais brought the Blues’ notorious forecheck along the boards and moved the puck up to Jay Bouwmeester at the blue line. The St. Louis Blues won the first Stanley Cup in their 52-year history Wednesday night, beating the Boston Bruins, 4-1, on the road in Game 7 of a back-and-forth series to complete a Cinderella comeback from last place halfway through the season.Goals by Jay Bouwmeester, Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden Schenn and Zach Sanford ended the Blues' status as the oldest team still in the league never to have won the Stanley Cup. Flat on his belly, the goalie made a sprawling save to keep it 2–0.The wait is finally over. With a rookie goaltender who has patented the bounce-back performance (now 14–2 in games following a loss) and a dazzling road record, St. Louis knew it needed to just stick to what got it this far and it would work.St. Louis went more than 16 minutes without a shot, but that didn’t matter. The veteran defenseman’s blast was redirected by Ryan O’Reilly, who always seems to be in the right place at the right time, to open up scoring. Wednesday night's Stanley Cup win by the St. Louis Blues, their first-ever Cup win in franchise history, resulted in one devoted fan cashing in big.
As the worst team in the league, it was an absurd bet made by a guy who bet emotionally on his own team.
The Blues’ defense stole the show in the second period, shutting down Boston’s transition in the neutral zone and not letting the puck stay deep for too long. Fox Sports Midwest will […]