Stanley Cup Final 2019

The final series consists of a maximum of seven games and is conducted to four victories, in the formatD- D- YYY-DG The advantage of the home area is given to the team that ranked highest in the league in the regular season.

Boston Bruins

According to the results of the regular championship, “Boston” scored 107 points and took 2nd place in the Atlantic Division .

In the first round of the playoffs, the Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games. In the second round, Columbus Blue Jackets were beaten in six games, and in the final of the conference a “dry” victory was won over the Caroline Hurricanes .

For the Boston Bruins, this final is the twentieth in history. The Bears have six Stanley Cups on their accounts, the last of which was won in 2011 . The last time the Bruins participated in the final was in 2013 , in which they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games.

"St. Louis Blues"

According to the results of the regular championship, “St. Louis” scored 99 points and took 3rd place in the Central Division .

In the first round of the playoffs, the Blues beat Winnipeg Jets in six games. In the second round, the Dallas Stars was defeated with a score of 4-3, and in the final of the conference, San Jose Sharks was defeated in six games.

For St. Louis Blues, this final is 4th in club history. In the period from 1968 to 1970, the team participated in the Stanley Cup finals three times in a row, in which they always yielded with a score of 0-4.

Regular Championship Match Results

Play Off

The numbers in parentheses are the matches that were served by the judges.

North American Eastern Time ( UTC-4 ).

Match # 1

The scoring was opened in the 8th minute of the 1st period, when striker guests Braden Shenn hit the gate Tuukki Raska . At the start of the 2nd period, the Blues players took advantage of David Pastrnyak 's mistake behind their own goal and Vladimir Tarasenko doubled the advantage. After 1 minute and 16 seconds, Connor Clifton played one puck, and in the middle of the period Charlie McAvoy equalized the score. In the 3rd period, the Bruins hockey players struck the gates of St. Louis twice and secured a victory in the first match.

Match # 2

Before the match in the "Blues" Robbie Fabbri replaced Robert Thomas . In the first period, the team scored 4 goals for two. First, Charlie Coyle sold the majority and brought the “Boston” forward. In the middle of the period, Robert Bortuzzo equalized the score, but in less than a minute Juakim Nordström brought the hosts forward again. 5 minutes before the end of the 1st period, Vladimir Tarasenko makes the score equal for the second time in the match. The next two periods did not bring goals and the game went into extra time. In the 4th minute of overtime, Karl Gunnarsson realized a pending removal and brought the Blues first victory in the Stanley Cup finals. Also, this victory was for the “St. Louis” first over the “Boston” in the playoff matches. ^[3]

Match # 3

After the previous match in the "Blues", for a push on board the Bruins defender Matt Grizzlyk , striker Oscar Sundquist was disqualified for one game, who was replaced by Zach Sanford and John Moore was replaced by injured Grizzly. ^[4] The game itself ended with a confident victory of the “bears” with a score of 7: 2. Defender "Boston" Tori Krug scored 4 (1 + 3) points and set a new club record for the number of points scored in one match of the final series ^[5] .

Match # 4

After serving the disqualification, Oscar Sundqvist returned to Blues, Zach Sanford replaced Robbie Fabbri , and defender Vins Dunn , who recovered from his injury, replaced Robert Bortuzzo . Hockey players of “St. Louis” actively started the match and opened the account already in the 1st minute thanks to a goal by Ryan O'Reilly . At the 14th minute of the 1st period, Charlie Coyle makes the score equal, but after 2 minutes and 16 seconds, Vladimir Tarasenko again brought the hosts ahead. In the 2nd period, the Bruins equalized the score by scoring a goal in the minority. In the middle of the third period, Ryan O'Reilly draws a double and for the third time in the match takes his team forward, and a minute and a half before the final serena Braden Shann hits the empty net and sets the final score - 4: 2 in favor of “Saint Louis Blues.

Match # 5

At the 5th match of the series, the Boston coaching staff declared seven defenders, replacing striker David Backes with Stephen Kampfer , and in the St. Louis section Robert Bortuzzo took the place of Joel Edmundson . In the 1st minute of the 2nd period, Ryan O'Reilly opened the scoring in the match. In the middle of the third period, David Perron consolidated the advantage of the guests. The home team reduced the backlog in the account for six and a half minutes before the final serena efforts of Jake Debraska , but for the remaining time hockey players, “Boston” could not even the score. As a result, “St. Louis Blues” won its 3rd victory in the final and led the score for the first time in the series.

Match # 6

At the end of the 5th match in the “Blues”, for the dangerous attack of the forward “Bruins” Markus Johansson , striker Ivan Barbashev ^[6] , replaced by Robert Thomas, was disqualified for one game. As part of the Bruins, Carson Cullman made his debut in the finals, replacing Stephen Kampfer . The scoring was opened in the middle of the 1st period, when the Boston striker Brad Marshand realized the majority when playing 5 on 3. The second period was left without abandoned pucks, and in the third 20-minute Boston hockey players struck Jordan Binington’s goal four times that the hosts responded with one goal from Ryan O'Reilly . “Boston Bruins” wins the match with a score of 5: 1 and thus translates the series in the 7th match.

Match # 7

After four matches missed due to injury, defender Matt Grizlik returned to Boston , replacing Connor Clifton , and Joel Edmundson returned to Blues and Ivan Barbashev , who took the place of disqualification, Robert Bortuzzo and Robert Thomas, respectively, returned. The score was opened in the seventeenth minute by the 1st period by the attackers of “St. Louis” Ryan O'Reilly , and 8 seconds before the end of the period, guest captain Alex Pietrangelo doubled the advantage. In the middle of the 3rd period, Brayden Shann scored 3-0 in favor of Blues, and after 4 minutes, Zac Sanford threw his first puck into the playoffs and the score was 4-0. 2 minutes before the final siren, Matt Grizzlyk plays one puck. The final score of the match 4: 1 in favor of the guests and thus the “St. Louis Blues” won the Stanley Cup for the first time in its history. Goalkeeper "St. Louis" Jordan Binington scored his 16th victory in the 2019 playoffs and set a new record for goalie novices in the number of victories in the playoff drawing ^[7] . The most valuable player in the playoffs was recognized champion striker Ryan O'Reilly . ^[eight]

Boston Bruins

"St. Louis Blues"

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