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Boston Bruins rout Blues in Game 6, force Game 7 in Stanley Cup Final

By Griffin Youngs

ST. LOUIS, MO - JUNE 9: The Bruins congratulate one another at the end of the game as Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (rt) gets a pat from Joakim Nordstrom. The St. Louis Blues host the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on June 9, 2019. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - JUNE 9: The Bruins congratulate one another at the end of the game as Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (rt) gets a pat from Joakim Nordstrom. The St. Louis Blues host the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on June 9, 2019. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) /
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With their season on the line in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Boston Bruins came through and routed the St. Louis Blues 5-1 to force a Game 7 back in Boston.

The Stanley Cup was in the building for Game 6 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, where the St. Louis Blues looked to clinch their first Stanley Cup in franchise history since entering the league in 1967, while the Boston Bruins would to keep their season alive and look force the first Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final since 2011.

The Bruins would take Game 6 in St. Louis by a score of 5-1, exploding for four goals in the third period to force a Game 7 and earn a chance to clinch the Stanley Cup on home ice.

The Bruins would strike first in the game, with Brad Marchand converting a one time shot on a 5 on 3 power play for his second goal of the series to quiet the rambunctious St. Louis crowd. The Bruins heading into tonight were 7-0 this postseason when Brad Marchand scores a goal.

The first period would end with the Bruins up 1-0 despite the Blues controlling play for the most part, with Boston outshooting the Blues 11-10 in the first 20 minutes.

In the second period, the Blues start swarming on another powerplay, almost converting on a shot that rang off the post before Charlier McAvoy swatted the puck out of the air and into Tuukka Rask to keep the Bruins in the lead.

The second period would end with the Bruins still up 1-0, but the Blues dominated for a large portion of the period, outshooting Boston 10-8.

If Blues fans weren’t sweating going into the third period, Brendan Carlo firing a shot from the point that snuck past Jordan Binnington to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead had to be when doubt started to creep in. Not a good goal for Binnington give up, especially with the stakes as high as they were. The goal would hold up as the game winning goal.

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The Bruins wouldn’t stop there, as Karson Kuhlman scored his first goal of the postseason to extend the Bruins lead to 3-0, taking all the air out of the Enterprise Center.

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Despite the multi-goal deficit, the Blues would not go quietly as Ryan O’Reilly just barely snuck a puck over the goal line before being stopped by the pad of Rask

However, any possible momentum the Blues could’ve gotten from that goal was short lived, as David Pastrnak stuck a dagger to hearts of St. Louis to put the Bruins back up by three late in the third period.

Zdeno Chara would bury one into the empty net, putting any way at last doubt that the Bruins would force a Game 7, becoming the oldest player in NHL history to ever score a goal in the Stanley Cup Final.

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The Bruins outshot the Blues 32-29 over the course of the game, and Tuukka Rask was once again outstanding with 28 saves to keep the Blues out of the game and keep the Bruins in control from puck drop.

Wednesday’s Game 7 will the 17th Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final in NHL history, the first since 2011 when the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-0. It will also be the first Stanley Cup Final Game 7 in Boston in franchise history, and their first opportunity to clinch the Stanley Cup on home ice since 1970 against… the St. Louis Blues.

Despite the lopsided score, the Blues can’t see tonight as a failure, rather as a lesson in order avoid the same mistakes in Game 7. At the forefront of their issues is their power play, as it went 0/4 in Game 6 and now 1/18 in the entire series. If they’re going to overcome the Bruins in Game 7, they’ll need to capitalize on their man advantage opportunities.

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Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final will take place on Wednesday, June 12 at TD Garden in Boston. No matter the result on Wednesday, the Stanley Cup will be handed out to end the 2018-19 NHL season. Will the Blues end their over 50 year wait for the Cup, or will the Bruins capture yet another championship for the city of Boston?

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