At long last, the St. Louis Blues have finally done it. Their three previous wins over the Boston Bruins this Stanley Cup Finals had been close, but the Blues left no doubt in Game 7. Jordan Binnington came up big for the Blues, stopping 32 of 33 Bruins shots, while Ryan O’Reilly netted his fifth goal in four games in a 4-1 win.
We’re coming home!!!!! #stlblues #WeAllBleedBlue #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/d0DUko794W
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) June 13, 2019
The St. Louis Blues entered the NHL along with five other teams in the 1967 season and were immediately successful. They made it to the Stanley Cup Finals in each of their first three seasons, but they were swept twice by Montreal and once by Boston and had not made it back to the finals since that disappointment.
Ryan O'Reilly is your Conn Smythe Trophy winner! #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/wjjHDYhFpC
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) June 13, 2019
Ryan O’Reilly claimed the Conn Smythe Trophy after turning his game up another level in the Stanley Cup Finals. O’Reilly had just three goals and eight assists in St. Louis’ first 18 playoff games, but he registered five goals and four assists in the last six games against Boston.
A bond that can't be broken. 💙💛
Laila Anderson and Colton Parayko lift the #StanleyCup together. pic.twitter.com/wLBvmGuUwg
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 13, 2019
Laila Anderson has been one of St. Louis’ biggest fans throughout their incredible run to the Stanley Cup, and she was able to go to Boston for Game 7 last night. She has not been able to travel much as she is battling an incredibly rare autoimmune disease that is known to affect only 15 other children in the world, but the team’s talisman was able to hoist the Stanley Cup with Colton Parayko last night.
Not exactly a Too Many Men penalty, and maybe it won't be lamented for decades, but The Line Change was nevertheless a significant moment in this Game 7. pic.twitter.com/JjFZOBdVX7
— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) June 13, 2019
Brad Marchand has been maligned for deciding to try to make a line change in the closing seconds of the first period. It was a puzzling decision at the time, and it only received further scrutiny after St. Louis eventually scored their second goal of the game on the play. Marchand didn’t get a -1 though as he got off the ice before the goal was scored.
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