From that point forward, with Boston fans muzzled and the Bruins' biggest names back in the shadows, St. Louis simply put on a clinic, demonstrating pitch-perfect checking, transition defense and penalty killing -- all before a pair of third-period goals sealed their first title in franchise history.Ryan O'Reilly, meanwhile, rewarded Binnington's perseverance by putting the Blues on the board first with 3:13 left in the opening period, tipping a hard shot from Sammy Blais past Rask and setting a franchise record with 22 career postseason points in the process.If St. Louis' sudden lead seemed improbable due to the Bruins' obvious energy advantage early in the game, Alex Pietrangelo ensured TD Garden would keep quiet for a while longer. And like the Capitals last year, they did it on the road.Rask is disconsolate on the bench. — St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) July 29, 2020 The Blues and Blackhawks come into today’s game with fully healthy rosters. But if you’re curious, I’m wearing a spiffy Trinity College Dublin T-shirt from my recent Ireland trip.For the second straight year, we have a first-time winner of the Cup. WE need a replay to digest that. Rask made the save, and it bounced up, landed on the bar and dropped back down behind the Bruins goalie while the crowd gasped.In the regular season, a team will shrug off a game like this. The Blues made four fantastic plays at his end of the ice. Pat Maroon taps in the game-winner in 2OT and Jordan Binnington saves 29 shots as the Blues eliminate the Stars and advance to the Western Conference Highlights: St. Louis Blues 2, Dallas Stars 1 (2OT) - Game 7 | NBC Sports
A 7-2 blowout in the subsequent matchup seemingly reaffirmed the Bs as the team to beat for the Cup, but St. Louis stole the series lead with two straight wins, including one at TD Garden, before yet another Bruins explosion in Game 6 -- a 5-1 rout that marked the long-awaited emergence of Boston's first-line stars.© 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Colorado ranks second in the Western Conference averaging 5.7 assists per game, led by Nathan MacKinnon with 0.8. Currently 9-3 Boston.Terasenko hustles to win the puck deep in the zone, looks back and sees Brayden Schenn streaking down the middle. St. Louis Blues (42-19-10, ... Brayden Schenn has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games for St. Louis. Hockey resumes in September. The Bruins had more shots, 11-6, but nothing that really troubled Binnington.The Blues flirt with the empty net, but it goes just wide for an icing call.Oh, and we did see a replay of what happened a few minutes ago -- Binnington was out in front of the crease but managed to stretch his right leg back to get a pad on a shot. The Blues are 15-7-2 against opponents in the Central Division.
Hot goalie. All Rights Reserved. A Bruins forward got a little too close to Binnington after another save.Remember to breath ... remember to breath ...A few nifty moves by David Perron, who then dinks the puck across the crease to Zach Sanford, who happily taps it in.NBC has a “scoring chances” stat. A nonsensical delay of game on an airmailed pass by Colton Parayko even gave Boston the first extra-man advantage of the night. Blues center Brayden Schenn, left, and Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy collide.Blues fans watching the game on TV at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis begin to celebrate during the final minutes of Game 7.Said Maroon: “Me and my son will take this to our grave and we’ll have memories for life.”The NHL reported that two players tested positive for COVID-19 during the first five days of training camp out of 2,618 tests administered to over 800 players.Mike Gillespie, whose teams won more than 1,500 games over a 47-year career coaching college baseball, died Wednesday at 80.
Copyright © 1999-2020 St. Louis Blues Hockey Club and the National Hockey League. That’s why we play the way we do.”Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington defends against Boston center Marcus Johansson during the first period of Game 7.They shed their gear as they hopped over the bench boards, sticks and gloves helicoptered in the air as their yells filled the TD Garden silence.A look at the Angels’ starting lineup for July 29 against the Seattle Mariners.The Bruins’ Zdeno Chara, left, tangles with the Blues’ Patrick Maroon in the first period.Blues fans at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis cheer Wednesday as they watch TV coverage of the team’s Game 7 victory in the Stanley Cup Final over the Boston Bruins.Brayden Schenn, left, and Jordan Binnington celebrate the Blues’ first Stanley Cup title in franchise history.Australia’s Ash Barty, the world’s top-ranked female tennis player, said Wednesday she will skip the U.S. Open because of concerns regarding the coronavirus.A Bruins fan watches Game 7 at a Boston bar.Alex Pietrangelo (27) celebrates a first-period goal with Blues teammates including Alexander Steen (20) and Jaden Schwartz (17).St. Price: US $399.00. Fans are on their way out.I have no fashion sense whatsoever, so I can’t judge. stlouisblues.com is the official Web site of the St Louis Blues. The Blues were last in the league on that date. The only penalty was for delay of game when the puck popped into the stands.An even and uneventful start to the period.