Jordan Binnington stopped 39 shots, and Ryan O’Reilly and David Perron scored for St. Louis on Thursday night to give the Blues a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins and a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
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 series at two games apiece.
At a recent panel discussion entitled “The Future of Everything,” Ted Leonsis talked about how gambling is going to fundamentally change the way fans watch sports, whether they’re in the arena or watching from elsewhere.
Alex Ovechkin and crew must prepare to bid farewell to their prized possession, as the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues kick off the 2019 Stanley Cup Final Monday night in Boston.
“I saw he just couldn’t win the faceoff no matter what,” Evgeny Kuznetsov said about an Italian player. “I told him, ‘Put your stick over mine at the faceoff.’”
Orr and the big, bad Boston Bruins swept Bowman’s overmatched, expansion-era Blues in that series. Now 49 years later, Boston is in its third final in nine seasons and St. Louis is back for the first time since 1970, but this Bruins-Blues rematch is a showdown between two of the NHL’s best teams since Jan. 1.
David Perron had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington picked up his franchise-record 12th playoff win and the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 in Game 6 of the Western Conference final Tuesday night.
The Washington Capitals signed forward Shane Gersich to a one-year, two-way contract with a guaranteed minimum salary of $125,000 Monday.
Vladimir Tarasenko scored on a penalty shot and Jaden Schwartz added the first of his three goals during a dominant second period that carried St. Louis to the brink of its first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in nearly a half-century, sending the Blues to a 5-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday in Game 5 of the Western Conference final.
Had Oskar Sundqvist not gotten suspended and Robert Thomas ruled out with a nagging injury, Zach Sanford might never have gotten a chance to show his stuff on hockey's biggest stage.
Forward Jeff Skinner is both grateful and motivated by the new contract he signed to remain a member of the Buffalo Sabres for the next eight seasons.
SOCCER
After first hiring a new coach, Sabres general manager Jason Botterill addressed his next most pressing offseason need by re-signing leading scorer Jeff Skinner.
The NHL has suspended St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev for one game for an illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Marcus Johansson during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Something is missing from Boston's power play.
Barry Melrose strapped on a fiberglass contraption that made him look like Hannibal Lecter. Rick Tocchet figured he looked more like Darth Vader.
The St. Louis Blues are one win away from the Stanley Cup championship, and fans are apparently willing to pay big money to see it.
BASKETBALL
Down and nearly out, the Boston Bruins are angry, too.
Craig Berube's bunch likes to live dangerously.
The Dallas Stars are bringing back forward Mattias Janmark and defenseman Roman Polak on one-year contracts.
The Latest from Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues (all times local):
Shannon Nolan knows what it's like to feel alone. As principal of the Hunking School in Bradford, overseeing 1,100 students and a few dozen teachers and administrators, there are always those tough calls that make the person at the top feel isolated.
Todd Angilly's co-workers have gotten used to him showing up late.
San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson has undergone groin surgery before becoming eligible for free agency this summer.
Twice the Boston Bruins have been forced to finish a Stanley Cup Final game down a defenseman. The St. Louis Blues won each time.
Rather than focus on what's gone wrong in the past, new Sabres coach Ralph Krueger arrived in Buffalo intent on building a better future with the underperforming team he inherited.
Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill remains confident that 40-goal-scorer Jeff Skinner will re-sign with the team.
