The St. Louis Blues' rookie goaltender was besieged by the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, turning aside 34 shots as Boston claimed a 4-2 victory. That goal from Brayden Schenn less than 10 minutes into the opening frame was aided by the Bruins looking like quite a disaster in their own end. The Blues may have scored in the middle frame but that goal came from a massive gift in the form of a hideous David Pastrnak turnover.The top line and top defensive pairing for Boston got off to a rough start and were on the ice for two St. Louis goals. They'll have to go back to the drawing board for Game 2.Despite a shaky start and a relatively rough night from Zdeno Chara, the Bruins still put together a dominant defensive performance. The St. Louis Blues rode hot goaltending from Jordan Binnington and some opportunistic offense to stun the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 7 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday. Any other third party trademarks or copyrights are the property of their respective owners. Clifton made a nice read to pick off a Joel Edmundson pass in the neutral zone and establish possession in the Blues' zone, and Kuraly eventually made a strong play going skate-to-stick in front of the net before putting the go-ahead goal past Binnington.© 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Only one guy on the roster (Jordan Perron) had prior SCF experience while more than a handful of Bruins had been there before. Rask is hardly bothered by it, but it's something to build on.8:56 - Another Bruins power play as Oskar Sundqvist cross-checks Clifton. All Rights Reserved. "I thought we pushed them for the last five minutes of that period and into overtime. Watch live games and get the NHL schedule, scores, standings, rumors, fantasy games and more on NBCSports.com. That's Tarasenkos' seventh straight game with a point, for what it's worth.As expected, both teams seemed to be affected by the long layoff between rounds and were a bit sloppy in the first period.Kuraly and Clifton once again came up big in the third period when they combined to help produce what would prove to be the game-winning goal.
The veteran Boston squad took the entirety of the first period to get back up to game speed, understandable given that the team last played 11 days prior to Monday's contest.Blais is back!!!! ""I thought we were clearly the better team in the first period," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. A pair of Boston goals in each of the final two periods was the result of a dominant stretch in which the Bruins outshot the Blues 30-12 and grabbed hold of the game against a shell-shocked St. Louis team that could do nothing to protect its early lead.Jordan Binnington could only do so much.17:03 - The Blues haven't had a shot in nearly 11:30. Each of the game's Three Stars -- Connor Clifton, Marcus Johansson and Sean Kuraly -- came from the bottom half of Boston's lineup.The ice really tilted in Boston's favor after second period cross-checking call on Oskar Sundqvist in the neutral zone. The Blues swiftly corralled the puck and fed it Vladimir Tarasenko in front for a 2-0 lead.
All Rights Reserved.That being said, the Blues came out of the gate looking like the better team and they were able to get a big goal to get on the board first. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS) Brad Marchand whiffed on a one-timer with an open net in front of him. Robert Thomas goes off for hooking Patrice Bergeron.20:00 - We're underway! Bruins score four straight to seal Game 1.Things started out much differently for the Blues, as St. Louis took advantage of a clearly rusty Bruins team to jump out to a 2-0 lead early in the second period. But shortly after Pastrnak's turnover produced the Tarasenko goal, the Bruins' fourth line delivered a much-needed answer. "I didn't care who scored, to be honest. But it's all about the team here. "The residual effect of the emotional win in Game 7 (on Tuesday), they had time off, that can go either way, and usually it's hard to find your game when you have that much time off, the intensity level.NHL.com is the official web site of the National Hockey League. November 1, 1990, St. Louis Blues vs. Boston Bruins (2-3) Every Sports Reference Social Media Account.