{"id":1311202,"date":"2019-06-09T23:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T05:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/bruins-force-stanley-cup-game-7-with-5-1-win-over-blues\/"},"modified":"2019-06-09T23:32:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T05:32:00","slug":"bruins-force-stanley-cup-game-7-with-5-1-win-over-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/bruins-force-stanley-cup-game-7-with-5-1-win-over-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruins force Stanley Cup Game 7 with 5-1 win over Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.9092269326683\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-980602-682\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171020 AP | St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) falls between Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask, of Finland, right, and defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73) during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Scott Kane)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) falls between Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask, of Finland, right, and defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73) during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Scott Kane)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171020 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac.jpg\" alt=\"St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) falls between Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask, of Finland, right, and defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73) during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Scott Kane)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) celebrates after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues during the first period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) celebrates after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues during the first period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-1.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) celebrates after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues during the first period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88), of the Czech Republic, celebrates after scoring against the St. Louis Blues during the third period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. The Bruins won 5-1 to even the series 3-3. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88), of the Czech Republic, celebrates after scoring against the St. Louis Blues during the third period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. The Bruins won 5-1 to even the series 3-3. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-2.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88), of the Czech Republic, celebrates after scoring against the St. Louis Blues during the third period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. The Bruins won 5-1 to even the series 3-3. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Pool, Getty Images | St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) skates to the bench after the Blues lost to the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. The Bruins won 5-1 to even the series 3-3. (Bruce Bennett\/Pool via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) skates to the bench after the Blues lost to the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. The Bruins won 5-1 to even the series 3-3. (Bruce Bennett\/Pool via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Pool, Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-3.jpg\" alt=\"St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) skates to the bench after the Blues lost to the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. The Bruins won 5-1 to even the series 3-3. (Bruce Bennett\/Pool via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171020 AP | Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, blocks the puck as St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) closes in during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Scott Kane)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, blocks the puck as St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) closes in during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Scott Kane)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171020 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-4.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, blocks the puck as St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) closes in during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Scott Kane)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Pool, Getty Images | St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) catches the puck as Boston Bruins left wing Jake DeBrusk (74) watches for the rebound during the first period in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (Bruce Bennett\/Pool via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) catches the puck as Boston Bruins left wing Jake DeBrusk (74) watches for the rebound during the first period in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (Bruce Bennett\/Pool via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Pool, Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-5.jpg\" alt=\"St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) catches the puck as Boston Bruins left wing Jake DeBrusk (74) watches for the rebound during the first period in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (Bruce Bennett\/Pool via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | FR171020 AP | Boston Bruins center Joakim Nordstrom (20), of Sweden, falls as he chases the puck with St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn (10) during the first period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Scott Kane)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Boston Bruins center Joakim Nordstrom (20), of Sweden, falls as he chases the puck with St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn (10) during the first period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Scott Kane)<\/strong><br \/>AP | FR171020 AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/Stanley_Cup_Bruins_Blues_Hockey_51043-8edac-6.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Bruins center Joakim Nordstrom (20), of Sweden, falls as he chases the puck with St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn (10) during the first period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Scott Kane)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/bruins-force-stanley-cup-game-7-with-5-1-win-over-blues\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/bruins-force-stanley-cup-game-7-with-5-1-win-over-blues\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">ST. LOUIS \u2014 Facing elimination in an oh-so-hostile environment, Tuukka Rask and Brad Marchand stepped up for the Boston Bruins once again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Stanley Cup Final is heading to Game 7 because two of Boston\u2019s biggest stars love the biggest moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Rask made 28 saves, Marchand had a goal and an assist, and the Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Sunday night to even the bruising, physical final at three games apiece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">David Pastrnak had one of Boston\u2019s four goals in the third period and an assist, helping the Bruins force the 17th Game 7 in Stanley Cup history. Brandon Carlo, Karson Kuhlman and Zdeno Chara also scored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe\u2019re fighting for our lives obviously,\u201d Marchand said. \u201cWhen you play desperate, I think you see everyone\u2019s best game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Boston also was involved in the final\u2019s last Game 7, winning the championship at Vancouver in 2011. Rask was a reserve goaltender on that team eight years ago, while Marchand was a key performer. They will go for another championship Wednesday night in Boston after losing to Chicago in the 2013 final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe whole hockey world loves a Game 7, so it should be a great night in Boston and may the best team win,\u201d Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Ryan O\u2019Reilly scored in the third period for St. Louis, which is looking for the franchise\u2019s first Stanley Cup title in its 51st season. Rookie Jordan Binnington finished with 27 stops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe have to move on, get ready for the next one,\u201d O\u2019Reilly said. \u201cWe\u2019re confident. We\u2019re a great road team. Maybe that\u2019s our story. Maybe we have to get it done on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Backed by an electric Enterprise Center crowd that included actors Jon Hamm and Jenna Fischer and Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, wearing a No. 49 Blues jersey in honor of suspended forward Ivan Barbashev, St. Louis looked a step off for most of the game. Prime scoring opportunities were derailed by misplaced passes or ever-so-slight timing issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Of course, the unflappable Rask can have that effect on a team. And whenever the Blues threatened, the 6-foot-3 Finnish star was there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHe\u2019s our best player,\u201d Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy said. \u201cHe just steps up when it matters and we have all the faith in the world in him. \u2026 He\u2019s our rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Rask was at his best while Boston killed off four power plays, dropping St. Louis to 1 for 18 with the man advantage for the series. He smothered a big Colton Parayko slap shot with Chara in the box near the end of the first period, and made a fancy glove stop on an even-strength try for Brayden Schenn 7:42 in the second.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He got some help after Marchand was whistled for tripping Alex Pietrangelo midway through the second. With the Blues applying heavy pressure in search of the tying goal, Pietrangelo had a backhand go off the left post and Rask\u2019s back before McAvoy knocked the puck out of the way out of midair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe weathered the storm pretty good,\u201d Rask said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While St. Louis came up empty on the power play, Boston used a 5-on-3 advantage to jump in front in the first. With Schenn and O\u2019Reilly in the box, Marchand beat Binnington with a sharp-angled shot from the right circle at 8:40.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It was Marchand\u2019s first goal since he got an empty-netter in Boston\u2019s 4-2 victory in Game 1. The Bruins improved to 25-1 when the pesky veteran scores in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe knew that again the start was going to be key and that they were going to give us a push early and to manage that and play well and take care of details and obviously capitalize on our chances,\u201d Boston center Patrice Bergeron said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Marchand and company then put it away in the third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">First, Jake DeBrusk won a board battle with Pietrangelo to set up Carlo\u2019s bouncing shot that went off Binnington\u2019s arm for the defenseman\u2019s second career playoff goal. Then Kuhlman, a rookie who was in the lineup in place of former Blues captain David Backes, made it 3-0 with a well-placed wrist shot at 10:15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After O\u2019Reilly supplied some hope for St. Louis when he was awarded a goal after a review by the officials, Marchand found Pastrnak in front and the winger put a slick move on Binnington to make it 4-1 on 14:06.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Chara, playing with a broken jaw, added an empty-netter with 2:19 left. The crowd chanted \u201cLet\u2019s Go Blues!\u201d in the final moments, hoping to give St. Louis a boost for its trip to Boston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cListen, if you told me four months ago we were going to be in the finals in Game 7, I think I\u2019d take it,\u201d Blues coach Craig Berube said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been a good road team. We\u2019ve won twice up there in this series, so we\u2019re a confident group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">NOTES: Boston is hosting Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history. \u2026 The Bruins improved to 13-3 when they score first in the playoffs. \u2026 Barbashev was suspended for one game for an illegal check to the head of Boston forward Marcus Johansson during Game 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">More AP NHL: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/NHL\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/NHL<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP%E2%80%94Sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/bruins-force-stanley-cup-game-7-with-5-1-win-over-blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) falls between Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask, of Finland, right, and defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73) during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 9, 2019, in St. Louis. 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