Blues Beat Bruins 4-2 to Knot Stanley Cup Final at 2-2 The Canadian Press | June 4, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Ryan O’Reilly scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period for his second of the night, and the St. Louis Blues thrived in a chaotic Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night to beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 and tie the serie…
Blues Get Dunn and Sundqvist Back for Game 4 Stephen Ground | June 3, 2019 The St. Louis Blues were embarrassed on home ice in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, losing 7-2 to the Boston Bruins. Though there is no excuse for a…
Poetry on Ice: Bruins’ Potent Power Play is Key to Cup Final The Canadian Press | June 3, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff and Jake DeBrusk retrieves the puck for Torey Krug, who waits just long enough for Bergeron to set up and shoots it at his stick for a textbook deflection goal. This is the Boston Bruins’ masterful power pl…
Bruins Rout Blues 7-2, Take 2-1 Lead in Stanley Cup Final The Canadian Press | June 2, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Patrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins’ best players took the criticism to heart. They weren’t good enough through the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final and needed to be better. And they were. The stars came out on Saturday night and…
Bruins’ Top Line Needs to Be Better Versus the Blues The Canadian Press | May 31, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Bruce Cassidy figures sometime before the puck drops for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Boston Bruins’ first line will get together. Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak will talk about what hasn’t gone right so far in t…
NHL News & Notes: Grzelcyk, Sundqvist & More Brandon Share-Cohen | May 30, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, Matt Grzelcyk is in concussion protocol and is day-to-day, Oskar Sundqvist has a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety and some minor transaction…
Bruins: Grzelcyk’s Injury Will Test Team Depth, Resilience Brandon Share-Cohen | May 30, 2019 Matt Grzelcyk’s departure from Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at the hands of Oskar Sundqvist was an unfortunate literal and figurative hit that the Boston Bruins certainly didn’t…
Blues Must Slow Down Bruins in Stanley Cup Final The Canadian Press | May 29, 2019 BOSTON — Jake DeBrusk got a step on Robert Bortuzzo and he was off to the races. Despite missing the net on the breakaway, the message was already sent. Two minutes into the Stanley Cup Final, the Boston Bruins flashed the speed and skill that got them…
Blues Must Exploit Strengths to Win the Stanley Cup Michael Pelts | May 29, 2019 The St. Louis Blues are playing in their first Stanley Cup Final in 49 years, and Game 1 did not go according to plan. The Boston Bruins were significantly better…
3 Positives From Blues’ Game 1 Loss Stephen Ground | May 29, 2019 The St. Louis Blues dropped Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Boston Bruins. The 4-2 defeat was the 13th game the franchise has lost in the final…
Blues’ Sloppy Play is Recipe for Disaster Stephen Ground | May 28, 2019 Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final is in the books. The Boston Bruins took a 1-0 lead in the series with a convincing 4-2 win over the St. Louis…
Bruins & Blues Stanley Cup Chess Match Just Getting Started The Canadian Press | May 28, 2019 BOSTON — Bruce Cassidy didn’t mince words or hide behind the secrecy of playoff hockey. The Boston Bruins coach telegraphed the most important matchup of the Stanley Cup Final on the morning of Game 1. As long as he had the last change and the ability …
