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Tonight's Officials
Referees Kelly Sutherland (11), Steve Kozari (40)
Gord Dwyer (19)*
Linesmen Greg Devorski (54), Pierre Racicot (65)
Scott Cherrey (50)*
Tonight's Officials
Referees Kelly Sutherland (11), Steve Kozari (40)
Gord Dwyer (19)*
Linesmen Greg Devorski (54), Pierre Racicot (65)
Scott Cherrey (50)*
Game 1
Stanley Cup Finals
Boston Bruins (12-5) vs St. Louis Blues (12-7)
8 pm ET
National TV (US and Canada): NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS
NHL Radio: - Westwood One
Boston Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub FM
St Louis Radio: NHL App
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Boston Bruins Twitter
St. Louis Blues Twitter
*All from Official Boston Bruins Website
Need to Know: Stanley Cup Final
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Wagner Put It on the Line
B's First-Timers Cherishing Their Chance
Black Aces Relishing Their Ride with the Big Club
Tuukka Rask
17 GP | 12-5 | .942 SV% | 1.84 GAA | 2 SO
Jordan Binnington
19 GP | 12-7 | .914 SV% | 2.36 GAA | 1 SO | 4 PIM
Win For Wags
Win for Wags
Kural-leaps for luck
Hold Me
Boston Bruins: Media Notes
MILESTONES APPROACHING
Patrice Bergeron is 1 point short of his 100th NHL playoff point
INJURIES – Playoff man-games lost: 43
Kevan Miller – Lower body
Chris Wagner – Upper body 2019
STANLEY CUP FINAL SERIES vs ST. LOUIS - The Bruins and Blues play game 1 of their Stanley Cup Final series tonight in Boston ... Game 2 will be in Boston on 5/29; games 3 & 4 in St. Louis on 6/1 & 6/3, respectively; if necessary, game 5 will be in Boston on 6/6; game 6 in St. Louis on 6/9; & game 7 in Boston on 6/12 … All start times are 8 pm. - The Bruins are playing in their 20th Stanley Cup Final with a 6-13 record entering this series … This is their 17th best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final & they are 5-11 in those series. - The Bruins enter tonight’s game with a 53-49 all-time record in game 1s of best-of-7 series & are 6-12-1 all-time in game 1s of Stanley Cup Final series (5-11 in best-of-sevens). - They carry a 7-game win streak into tonight’s game, which is their longest since a 9-game stretch from 4/8-5/2/1972 (final 3 games of QF vs. Toronto, 4-game SF sweep of St. Louis & 1st 2 games of F vs. NY Rangers) … Their current streak is the 3rd-longest such streak in their playoff history (team record is 10-game span from 4/14-5/10/1970).
BOSTON vs ST. LOUIS, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins & Blues are playing their 3rd series in their playoff histories with the Bruins having a 2-0 series record … They have played 8 games with Boston holding an 8-0 advantage and 48-15 scoring edge … Boston earned series sweeps in both the 1970 Stanley Cup Final & the 1972 Semi-Final.
Fun Facts: The Bruins have won the Stanley Cup in both of the years in which they faced the Blues … The Blues are the only opponent the Bruins have faced in the playoffs who have never won a post-season game vs. Boston … The 10 goals Boston scored in their 1972 Semi-Final game 2 tied a club record for most goals in a playoff game.
2018-19 SEASON SERIES vs. ST. LOUIS - The Bruins were 1-0-1 vs. St. Louis this season with a 5-2 win in Boston on 1/17 & a 2-1 shootout loss in St. Louis on 2/23. - Chris Wagner (2-1=3 totals) & David Krejci (0-3=3) led the Bruins in scoring in the season series … Tuukka Rask (1-0-1, 1.44 GAA, .949 Sv%) played both games in goal.
St. Louis Blues: Media Notes
CURRENT INJURIES
None 2018-19 Total Man Games Lost: 243
BLUES VS. BRUINS -The Blues and Bruins will meet in the Stanley Cup Final after each won their respective Conferences -The Blues will return to the Stanley Cup Final for the 4th time in franchise history (1968-70) -The Blues have been swept 4-0 in all 3 of their previous Stanley Cup Final appearances -This will be the 3rd head-to-head postseason matchup between the Blues and the Bruins -The Bruins have won both previous series matchups, with the last coming in the 1972 Semifinals (4-0 Boston) -The Blues and Bruins also met in the 1970 Stanley Cup Final (4-0 Boston) -The Blues and Bruins split their regular season series, with each team winning on home ice -The Blues became the 1st team in the expansion era (1967-68) to have been in last place overall at any point after its 20th game of the season and make it to the Stanley Cup Final -Blues’ defenseman Jay Bouwmeester ranks 3rd among active players who have not won a Stanley Cup with 1184 career regular season games played -Bruins’ forward David Backes spent his first 10 NHL seasons with St. Louis, playing in 727 regular season games, posting 460 points (206g, 254a) and 969 PIM, and serving as the Blues captain from 2011 to 2016 -The Blues have scored 24 3rd period goals this postseason, which shares 1st in the NHL with Boston .The Blues’ 12 wins this postseason is a franchise record - 8 of the Blues’ 12 victories this postseason have come by 1 goal, which is the most 1-goal victories in a single postseason in franchise history
BLUES PLAYOFF HISTORY -The Blues are appearing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 42nd time in franchise history, the most among franchises who were not part of the original 6 -This is the Blues 7th postseason appearance in their last 8 seasons (missed last season) -The Blues became just the 7th team in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68) to make the playoffs after ranking last in the entire League at any point after New Year’s Day and the first team to do so since the 1996-97 Ottawa Senators -St. Louis will be playing in its 72nd playoff series with a 176-208 record -The Blues made a franchise record 25 consecutive playoff appearances from 1980 to 2004 -The Blues appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals in each of their first three seasons (1968-70)
ROAD WARRIORS -The Blues are 7-2 on the road this postseason, which is the most road wins in the NHL -The Blues are just the 18th team in NHL history to win at least 7 of their first 9 road games in a playoff year -The Blues 7 road wins this postseason are the most in a single postseason in franchise history -The Blues have scored 31 goals on the road this postseason, which leads the NHL -Jaden Schwartz leads the NHL with 11 points (7g, 4a) on the road this postseason, while O’Reilly shares 4th with 8 road points (3g, 5a)
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