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Stanley Cup Final 2019: Blues stifle Bruins 4-1 in Game 7 to win first NHL title in team history Everything you need to know about the finale of this year's championship series. Welcome to the home of Stanley Cup Playoff hockey. Relive every moment of the NHL Playoffs right here. Below you'll find highlights and recaps of every game in each of the series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final between the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins. It's all come down to Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and St. It's time to debate all the hot topics heading into the final showdown, including keys to. The National Hockey League today confirmed the schedule for the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, which will match the Western Conference champion St. Louis Blues against the Eastern Conference champion.

From the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs all the way through the Final, ESPN has you covered. Check out the full playoff picture, including previews, analysis, highlights, scores. Besides his game-winning goal (and assist) in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Kuraly scored the game winner at the Winter Classic, as well as game winners in Game 7 versus the Leafs in the first. If the Boston Bruins were rusty in Game 1, then the St. Louis Blues better watch out during the rest of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final. Boston rallied from down 2-0 to win Game 1 by a score of 4-2.

 

Blues head coach Craig Berube gave a quick scouting report on the challenges of facing Boston’s defense and believes the two teams are similar in that regard (via ASAP Sports):

Well, the similarities I see is like they play -- they're a good defensive hockey team like we are. I think all year long they have been a very good defensive team. They got obviously that top line's a very good line, it can score goals. And I think both teams want to really get on the forecheck, be a physical team, be a hard team to play against. That's what I notice in the playoffs watching them. They're extremely hard to play against, they battle, they play hard. Again, their centermen, they play 200-foot games, like ours do. Defensemen-wise, we're obviously bigger back there, but they got the big guy, [Bruins defenseman Zdeno] Chara, he's the biggest one of them all. But they got some pretty good mobile D back there that move the puck well. So I see a lot of similarities in the team game more than anything. I think the way, their style of play and our style of play, there's some similarities there.

Boston star Brad Marchand spoke about what it means to be a leader for the Bruins (via BostonHerald.com):

Our team has always instilled in the younger players, to play a certain way, to mature a certain way on and off the ice. The leadership group I had to follow is very easy to walk in their footsteps and try to be like them. You try and set that same example for the guys coming up. We have a culture in here that we want to grow and continue to instill in the young guys. And they’ve bought in. They’re all dialed in right now. They’re excited and they have been all year. It’s exciting when you don’t have to pull guys along, that they follow and the want to be part of the success and they want to grow as a group. We have that on our team this year and it’s been incredible to watch.

St. Louis center Ryan O’Reilly is excited to have a chance at lifting the Stanley Cup after battling back from the having the NHL’s worst record back in January (via STLToday.com):

I think it shows the parity of the league, how we were able to stay in it. We weren’t playing consistent hockey. We’d have a good game, think we figured it out, and couldn’t come back the next one and we were able to stay somewhat in the hunt and we kept working at it and eventually we win 11 in a row and that was amazing to see. You look at the board, you think, We’re one of the better teams in the league now. We’re going to have a chance at this. It’s amazing how a season, the ups and downs of it, there are so many highs and lows, and to be able to stay even keeled and keep working at it. It’s crazy to see how it pays off.

Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues Game 1 Pro Prediction

Pick: Bruins -150

Prediction: Bruins 3 – Blues 1

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The 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Finals begin on Monday night when the Boston Bruins host the St. Louis Blues for Game 1. The Bruins are riding a hot streak into this matchup, having won seven in a row—including a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final—to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2013. The Blues haven’t had as easy of a journey up to this point, going down 2-1 against the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Final—losing Game 3 on a highly controversial overtime goal—before racking up three consecutive wins and clinching the franchise’s first berth in the Stanley Cup Finals in 49 years.

St. Louis was swept by Boston in that championship series nearly five decades ago, the third time in a row that the organization would lose the Stanley Cup Finals 4-0 during its first three years of existence. The Blues are still looking for their first “W” in a series with Lord Stanley’s Cup on the line, but oddsmakers don’t believe they’ll get it in on Monday evening. The books have installed the visiting team as a +135 underdog, while the Bruins are currently -150 chalk. The public likes Boston at this number, as 66% of all bets and 51% of total dollars wagered on the contest are on the home side. The Bruins are also drawing most of the action against the -1.5 goal spread, with 66% of tickets and 82% of cash on their side. The over/under for Game 1 has been set at 5 goals, with the over side slightly favored at -130 odds. The betting public is split 50/50 on that line in terms of betting percentage, but there more big wagers (71% of all cash) on the under side.

Will the Bruins come through for their supporters and go up 1-0 in this thrilling championship series, or will the Bruins find a way to pull off the upset for their first ever Stanley Cup Finals victory? Pro handicapper Jon Price of SportsInformationTraders.com has a take on Game 1 that you will not want to miss. Before seeing who the Vegas expert likes to win tonight, have a look at the complete schedule, start time, TV channel and live stream information for this Bruins vs. Blues battle. You can also find an updated 2019 NHL Playoffs bracket, odds for each team to win the series, related tweets, quotes from star players and much more ahead of the start of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Finals.

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2019 Stanley Cup Finals Series Schedule

All Times ET, All Games Streamed via NBC Sports Live

Game 2: Wednesday, May 29, 8 p.m.: Blues @ Bruins (NBCSN)

Game 3: Saturday, June 1, 8 p.m.: Bruins @ Blues (NBCSN)

Game 4: Monday, June 3, 8 p.m.: Bruins @ Blues (NBC)

Game 5*: Thursday, June 6, 8 p.m.: Blues @ Bruins (NBC)

Game 6*: Sunday, June 9, 8 p.m.: Bruins @ Blues (NBC)

Game 7*: Wednesday, June 12, 8 p.m.: Blues @ Bruins (NBC)

*If Necessary

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• Louis Blues (+145)
• Boston Bruins (-165)

Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues Game 1 Tweets

Pierre LeBrun found that the Bruins and Blues are preparing differently for the Stanley Cup Finals opener:

Blues with a pretty full morning skate. Whereas hardly any Bruins skated. Different approaches on game day before the opener. pic.twitter.com/k4VuEC87zi

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) May 27, 2019

Barstool Sabermetrics pointed out that the Bruins roster is rife with players that have Stanley Cup Finals experience, while the Blues have almost zero:

Bruins players have more than 1,294 minutes of combined Stanley Cup Final experience.

The Blues (David Perron) have 60 minutes and 43 seconds.@spittinchicletspic.twitter.com/pTI23jXDHD

— Barstool Sabermetrics (@sabermetrics) May 27, 2019

ESPN Stats & Info reminded everyone that St. Louis was a huge longshot to even make the postseason, let alone win a title, just a few months ago:

The St. Louis Blues are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1970.

They enter 0-12 all-time in Stanley Cup Final games, having been swept in 1968, 1969, & 1970.

On Jan. 3, the Blues had the fewest points in the NHL and were 300-1 to win the Stanley Cup. pic.twitter.com/TpfVzItYRe

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 22, 2019

Sam McCaig noted that St. Louis teams haven’t had much success against Boston franchises in pro sports championship series:

#NHL Stanley Cup infographic: Boston and St. Louis have squared off 10 times for a major pro sports championship, with Boston holding 7-3 edge. Boston has won the past four showdowns, most recently the 2013 World Series. The last time St. Louis beat Boston was 1967 World Series. pic.twitter.com/ei2ka8B7IQ

— Sam McCaig (@SamMcCaig22) May 27, 2019

Spittin’ Chiclets posted a throwback picture of Bruins star Bobby Orr celebrating the winning goal in Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals back in 1970:

Last time the Bruins and Blues played in the Stanley Cup Final: 1970

The result: pic.twitter.com/8GCeBcOR7o

— Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) May 22, 2019

Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues Game 1 Quotes

Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy was asked what Boston’s biggest advantage over the Blues is in this series (via ASAP Sports):

Boy, that's going to be board material. Experience. I'll go the easy route. I just believe that our guys that have been there, that have won a cup, have lost a cup, that should give us an edge. Some people disagree with that once you're here, but I believe it will give us an edge. I think it's helped us a lot this week in the preparation, with all the down time. And hopefully going forward that is an advantage for us.

Blues head coach Craig Berube gave a quick scouting report on the challenges of facing Boston’s defense and believes the two teams are similar in that regard (via ASAP Sports):

Well, the similarities I see is like they play -- they're a good defensive hockey team like we are. I think all year long they have been a very good defensive team. They got obviously that top line's a very good line, it can score goals. And I think both teams want to really get on the forecheck, be a physical team, be a hard team to play against. That's what I notice in the playoffs watching them. They're extremely hard to play against, they battle, they play hard. Again, their centermen, they play 200-foot games, like ours do. Defensemen-wise, we're obviously bigger back there, but they got the big guy, [Bruins defenseman Zdeno] Chara, he's the biggest one of them all. But they got some pretty good mobile D back there that move the puck well. So I see a lot of similarities in the team game more than anything. I think the way, their style of play and our style of play, there's some similarities there.

Boston star Brad Marchand spoke about what it means to be a leader for the Bruins (via BostonHerald.com):

Our team has always instilled in the younger players, to play a certain way, to mature a certain way on and off the ice. The leadership group I had to follow is very easy to walk in their footsteps and try to be like them. You try and set that same example for the guys coming up. We have a culture in here that we want to grow and continue to instill in the young guys. And they’ve bought in. They’re all dialed in right now. They’re excited and they have been all year. It’s exciting when you don’t have to pull guys along, that they follow and the want to be part of the success and they want to grow as a group. We have that on our team this year and it’s been incredible to watch.

St. Louis center Ryan O’Reilly is excited to have a chance at lifting the Stanley Cup after battling back from the having the NHL’s worst record back in January (via STLToday.com):

I think it shows the parity of the league, how we were able to stay in it. We weren’t playing consistent hockey. We’d have a good game, think we figured it out, and couldn’t come back the next one and we were able to stay somewhat in the hunt and we kept working at it and eventually we win 11 in a row and that was amazing to see. You look at the board, you think, We’re one of the better teams in the league now. We’re going to have a chance at this. It’s amazing how a season, the ups and downs of it, there are so many highs and lows, and to be able to stay even keeled and keep working at it. It’s crazy to see how it pays off.

Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues Game 1 Pro Prediction

Pick: Bruins -150

Prediction: Bruins 3 – Blues 1Hp 2560p sound driver.

The 2019 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2018–19 season and the culmination of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference champion St. Louis Blues defeated the Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins four games to three to win their first championship, in their 51st season of play (not including the 2004–05 lockout), ending the third longest championship drought in league history. The Bruins had home-ice advantage in this best-of-seven playoff series with the better regular season record. The series began on May 27 and concluded on June 12.^[1] Their Stanley Cup–winning run of 26 playoff games tied the 2014 Los Angeles Kings for the longest of any Stanley Cup–winning team in history.

This was a rematch of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, which Boston won in four, the fourth consecutive Finals to both involve at least one team vying for its first championship and end with the champion clinching the Cup on the road, and the first time since 2011 where the Finals went the full seven games.

Until this year, the Blues were the oldest franchise to have never won a Stanley Cup. That distinction is now shared by the Buffalo Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks, as both teams were founded in 1970 and are without a Stanley Cup to their name. St. Louis also became the last surviving 1967 NHL expansion team to win their first Stanley Cup, joining the Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars (originally the Minnesota North Stars) and Pittsburgh Penguins.

• 1Paths to the Finals
• 2Game summaries
• 3Team rosters
• 4Stanley Cup presentation and engraving

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Paths to the Finals[edit]

Boston Bruins[edit]

This was the Boston Bruins' 20th appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, six years after 2013, when they faced the Chicago Blackhawks and were defeated in six games. The Bruins last won the Stanley Cup in 2011, their sixth Cup in franchise history.^[2]

Brad Marchand became the first Bruin since the 2005–06 season to score 100 points, finishing the regular season with 100 points in 79 games. David Pastrnak led the team in goals with 38. Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak split the goaltending duties during the regular season.^[3] Halak had signed with the team during the off-season,^[4] and approaching the trade deadline the Bruins acquired forwards Charlie Coyle and Marcus Johansson.^[5]

Boston finished the regular season with 107 points, finishing in second place in the Atlantic Division and third overall in the league.^[6] In the First Round of the playoffs, they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games for the second consecutive playoff meeting against the Maple Leafs and third since the 2012–13 season.^[7] They then defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 in the Second Round.^[8] In the Conference Finals, Boston swept the Carolina Hurricanes 4–0.^[9]

St. Louis Blues[edit]

This was the St. Louis Blues' fourth appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. Their last appearance in the Finals was in 1970 against the Bruins, which Boston won in a four-game sweep. All of St. Louis' prior appearances came during their first three seasons after the Blues and five other new teams formed the West Division in the 1967 NHL expansion. While the Blues were able to advance past their fellow expansion franchises, each Finals appearance ended with them being swept by Original Six teams that comprised the East Division, concluding with their 1970 defeat. In the years that followed, the other expansion teams from 1967 would win Stanley Cup titles of their own (excluding the defunct California Golden Seals franchise), but the Blues went nearly half a century without reaching the Finals again and became the oldest franchise not to win the Stanley Cup.^[10]

Ryan O'Reilly, who was acquired via trade in the off-season^[11] led the team in scoring with 77 points and assists with 49. Vladimir Tarasenko led the team in goal-scoring with 33 goals.^[12]

St. Louis struggled early in the regular season, beginning the year with a 7–9–3 record. Head coach Mike Yeo was fired and assistant coach Craig Berube named interim coach.^[13] Their record declined to an NHL-worst 15–18–4 record with 34 points on January 2, 2019. Then the Blues went on a 30–10–5 run to finish the season with 99 points, third in the Central Division.^[14] Amid their turnaround, rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington was given his first start and went on to obtain 23 wins.^[15] In the playoffs, St. Louis defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4–2 in the First Round, eliminated the Dallas Stars in seven games, and won 4–2 against the San Jose Sharks in the Conference Finals.^[16]

Game summaries[edit]

Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).

Number in parenthesis represents the player's total goals or assists to that point of the entire four rounds of the playoffs

Game one[edit]

In game one, Brayden Schenn scored the first goal of the Finals for the Blues, firing a wrist shot past Tuukka Rask. In the second period, Bruins forward David Pastrnak mistakenly passed back to an open Schenn who gave the puck to Vladimir Tarasenko who doubled the lead for St. Louis. The Bruins quickly scored after, as Connor Clifton's shot deflected off of goalie Jordan Binnington's stick. Charlie McAvoy then tied the game on the power play speeding through the Blues zone to put one past Binnington. In the third period, Boston gained the lead as a net-mouth scramble ended up on Sean Kuraly's stick who fired it past Binnington. The Bruins continued their shot output, placing ten more on Binnington before being pulled. Brad Marchand sealed the Bruins victory after a successful defensive zone face-off put the puck into the Blues' zone and the forward shot it into the empty net.^[17]

Game two[edit]

In game two, Boston scored the first goal when Samuel Blais was given a penalty for goaltender interference and Charlie Coyle put the puck past St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington. The Blues struck back when Robert Bortuzzo's shot deflected off of Matt Grzelcyk and squeaked past Tuukka Rask on the short side. The Bruins scored 40 seconds later to take the lead again with Joakim Nordstrom moving around the St. Louis defenceman and backhanding his shot past Binnington. Vladimir Tarasenko then tied the game for the Blues when his shot rebounded off of Rask and backhanded his shot into the open net. In the second period, the Blues dominated in shots fourteen to six but neither team scored. However, Blues forward Tyler Bozak was high-sticked resulting in an injury to the forward; St. Louis was granted a 4-minute power-play. The teams were even in shots in the third period, but with no scoring, the game went into overtime. During the overtime period, Bruins defenceman Brandon Carlo tripped up Alexander Steen and on the delayed penalty, Carl Gunnarsson fired a slap shot past Rask giving St. Louis their first victory in the Finals in franchise history and tying the series 1–1.^[18]

Game three[edit]

In game three, Boston took over the first period with three unanswered goals. The first came from Patrice Bergeron on the power-play. The next came from Charlie Coyle whose wrist shot got past Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington. The last goal came from Sean Kuraly with less than ten seconds in the period; the goal was unsuccessfully challenged on an offside review. With power-play given to the Bruins from the failed offside challenge, David Pastrnak capitalized in the second period, backhanding his shot past Binnington. The Blues were able to get on the board as Zach Sanford passed to an open Ivan Barbashev for his third goal of the playoffs. However, the Bruins quickly had their four-goal restored when Colton Parayko was sent to the penalty box for high-sticking and Torey Krug cashed in for Boston's third power-play goal of the game. Binnington was pulled from the game following this goal and replaced with Jake Allen. In the third period, a roughing penalty by Bruins captain Zdeno Chara proved costly as Parayko scored on the given power-play, his slap shot deflecting off of Brandon Carlo. Although the Blues out shot the Bruins eleven to four, beyond the one goal, St. Louis could not get another past Tuukka Rask. Bruins forward Noel Acciari scored an empty-net goal to add insurance. Boston added another power-play goal with Marcus Johansson's slap shot cleanly beating Allen finalizing the score at 7–2. The Bruins scored on every power-play that they had in the game scoring four goals on only four shots.^[19]

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Game four[edit]

In game four, Ryan O'Reilly scored first for the Blues, scoring a wrap-around goal 43 seconds into the game. The Bruins counter-attacked when Zdeno Chara shot at Jordan Binnington and the rebound went to Charlie Coyle who slid it past the Blues goaltender. The Blues regained the lead when Alex Pietrangelo's shot rebounded to Vladimir Tarasenko firing a wrist shot past Tuukka Rask. In the second period, with Boston forward Connor Clifton resigned to the penalty box for an illegal check to the head, the Bruins, shorthanded, tied the game as Brandon Carlo picked up a rebound to shoot it past Binnington. Midway through the third period, however, the Blues regained the lead with a rebound going to O'Reilly. The Blues staved off the Bruins, limiting Boston's shots to five. Brayden Schenn sealed the game's final score at 4–2 with an empty-net goal tying the series at 2–2.^[20]

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Game five[edit]

In game five, the Bruins piled on seventeen shots in the first period, but Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington held down the fort. The Blues got the first goal of the game in the second period as Ryan O'Reilly backhanded a shot past Tuukka Rask. The Bruins continued the pressure into the third period. In the third period, controversy occurred when Blues forward Tyler Bozak tripped Noel Acciari, but the officials refused to call a penalty on the play for reasons never explained by the League. With play continuing while Acciari was down on the ice, David Perron scored with the puck deflecting off Rask into the net. The Bruins got on the board with less than seven minutes remaining when Oskar Sundqvist high-sticked Torey Krug, causing a delayed penalty, and the Boston defenceman passed to an open Jake DeBrusk who fired it past Binnington. The Blues played defensively for the final minutes to win the game 2–1 and lead the series 3–2.^[21]

Game six[edit]

In game six, after both Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly were sent to the penalty box for boarding and delay of game respectively, Boston forward Brad Marchand scored on the resulting 5-on-3 power play. In the second period, both teams were relatively even in shots, Boston with eight and St. Louis with ten, but neither team scored. In the third period, Bruins defenceman Brandon Carlo shot a bouncing puck towards Jordan Binnington which snuck under the Blues goaltender's blocker for the second goal of the game. Karson Kuhlman gave Boston a three goal lead with his first goal of the playoffs. St. Louis got on the board when O'Reilly's shot appeared to cross the goal line after a video replay. The Bruins regained their three-goal lead when the Blues in a defensive scramble left David Pastnak alone in front of the net and he fired the puck past Binnington. The Blues pulled Binnington in an attempt to tie the game, but Zdeno Chara sealed the victory for the Bruins finalizing the score at 5–1 and sending the series to a seventh game.^[22]

Game seven[edit]

In game seven, Jay Bouwmeester's shot got through a screen of players and Ryan O'Reilly tipped the puck past Tuukka Rask for the opening goal. The Blues increased their lead with eight seconds remaining in the first period when Jaden Schwartz passed to an open Alex Pietrangelo who backhanded his shot for his third goal of the playoffs. Boston continued to pressure St. Louis in the second period with eleven shots, but Jordan Binnington kept the score at 2–0. In the third period, Vladimir Tarasenko followed the puck into the Bruins' zone and passed to an open Brayden Schenn who fired the puck past Rask. Zach Sanford made the score 4–0 as the Blues continued to work in the offensive zone, with David Perron working around the Bruins defenceman to pass to the open rookie forward. The Bruins then swapped Rask for an extra attacker and thwarted Binnington's shutout attempt with a goal from Matt Grzelcyk.^[23] With the 4–1 victory, the Blues became the last remaining expansion franchise from 1967 to win the Stanley Cup.^[24] O'Reilly was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs.^[23]

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Team rosters[edit]

Years indicated in boldface under the 'Finals appearance' column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Boston Bruins[edit]

St. Louis Blues[edit]

Stanley Cup presentation and engraving[edit]

The Stanley Cup was presented to Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo by NHL commissionerGary Bettman. The following players and staff qualified to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup:

Players

Centres

• 10 Brayden Schenn
• 15 Robby Fabbri^
• 18 Robert Thomas^
• 21 Tyler Bozak
• 49 Ivan Barbashev^
• 70 Oskar Sundqvist
• 90 Ryan O'Reilly

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Wingers

• 7 Patrick Maroon
• 9 Samuel Blais
• 12 Zach Sanford
• 17 Jaden Schwartz
• 20 Alexander Steen (A)
• 57 David Perron
• 91 Vladimir Tarasenko (A)

Defencemen

• 4 Carl Gunnarsson
• 6 Joel Edmundson
• 19 Jay Bouwmeester
• 27 Alex Pietrangelo (C)
• 29 Vince Dunn
• 41 Robert Bortuzzo
• 42 Michael Del Zotto
• 55 Colton Parayko

Goaltenders

• 34 Jake Allen
• 50 Jordan Binnington

^ - Also played Wing

Coaching and administrative staff

• Tom Stillman (Chairman/Governor),
• Chris Zimmerman (President/CEO of Business Operations/Alt. Governor)
• Doug Armstrong (President of Hockey Operations and General Manager/Alt. Governor)
• Dave Taylor (Vice President of Hockey Ops.)
• Al MacInnis (Senior Advisor to the General Manager)
• Bill Armstrong (Asst. General Manager/Director of Amateur Scouting)
• Craig Berube (Head Coach)
• Steve Ott (Asst. Coach)
• Mike Van Ryn (Asst. Coach)
• David Alexander (Goaltending Coach)
• Sean Ferrell (Video Coach)
• Larry Robinson (Senior Consultant of Hockey Ops./Asst. Coach)
• Rob DiMaio (Director of Player Personnel)
• Kevin McDonald (GM, San Antonio Rampage and Pro Scout)
• Tim Taylor (Director of Player Development)
• Ryan Miller (Director of Hockey Operations)
• Dan Ginnell (Amateur Scout)
• Tony Feltrin (Amateur Scout)
• Jan Vopat (Head of European Scouting)
• Ray Barile (Athletic Trainer)
• Dustin Flynn (Asst. Athletic Trainer)
• Joel Farnsworth (Equipment Manager)
• Rich Matthews (Asst. Equipment Manager)
• Andrew Dvorak (Equipment Assistant)
• Eric Renaghan (Strength & Conditioning Coach)
• Steve Squier (Massage Therapist)
• Rich Jankowski (Sr. Director of Team Services)
• Mike Caruso (Vice President, Media and Brand Communications)

Player notes[edit]

• Mackenzie MacEachern – played 29 regular season games, did not play in the playoffs
• Jordan Schmaltz – played 20 regular season games, did not play in the playoffs
• Jordan Kyrou – played 16 regular season games, did not play in the playoffs
• Jordan Nolan – played 14 regular season games, did not play in the playoffs
• Chris Butler – played 13 regular season games, did not play in the playoffs
• Michael Del Zotto – played 7 regular season games for St. Louis (along with 23 for Vancouver and 12 for Anaheim), did not play in the playoffs – included on engraving
• Chris Thorburn – played 1 regular season game, did not play in the playoffs

TV and radio[edit]

In Canada, the series was broadcast by Sportsnet and CBC Television in English, and TVA Sports in French. In the U.S., the Finals were split between NBC (Games 1, and 4 through 7) and NBCSN (Games 2 and 3).^[25]

In the United States, the seven-game series averaged 5.3 million viewers, the highest average since the six-game 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. St. Louis had an average 28.7 rating, and Boston had an average 25.5.^[26] Game 7 had an average 8.7 million viewers, being the most watched NHL game in nearly 50 years.^[27][28]

Notes[edit]

1. ^The game winning goal was scored on a delayed penalty.

References[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

• Shaughnessy, Dan (May 24, 2019). 'Bobby Orr reflects on two Bruins-Blues series, 49 years apart'. The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

External links[edit]

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