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  • Game Recap – 10/2/2019 – Washington Capitals v. St. Louis Blues

    Game Recap – 10/2/2019 – Washington Capitals v. St. Louis Blues

    Washington Capitals (0-0-0 0pts) v. St. Louis Blues (0-0-0 0pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    NHL hockey is back and the Washington Capitals start it up on the road as they visit the new defending Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues to start the 2019-20 campaign. The Blues would start everything off with their Banner Raising Ceremony before we would drop the puck.

     

    Once the banner was raised and the puck was dropped it wouldn’t take long for the Blues to strike as 53 seconds into the game Sammy Blais would score the first goal of the 2019-20 season to give the Blues a quick 1-0 lead. Then a little later in the period on a Jonas Siegenthaler slashing penalty, Alex Pietrangelo would net one on the powerplay to give the Blues a 2-0 lead. However, the Capitals would not go quietly as Alex Ovechkin would shoot one past Jordan Binnington to cut the lead to one again, and have the first period end with a 2-1 Blues lead.

     

    Then in the second period the Capitals would be given an opportunity on the powerplay as well as Dmitry Orlov would knuckle puck one past Binnington to tie the game at two a piece. The period would also feature some stellar goaltending from Braden Holtby especially in the opening minutes of the second period.

     

    In the third period both teams would not score and would send this one to overtime, which a little three minutes would see Jakub Vrana score to seal the Capitals comeback and give them the 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. The next game for the Capitals will be this Friday at 7p ET as they visit the New York Islanders.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana – Lars Eller – TJ Oshie

    Carl Hagelin – Chandler Stephenson – Richard Panik

    Brandon Leipsic – Nic Dowd – Garnet Hathaway

    Jonas Siegenthaler – John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov – Nick Jensen

    Martin Fehervary – Radko Gudas

    Bradon Holtby

    Ilya Samsonov

     

    St. Louis Blues:

    Jaden Schwartz – Brayden Schenn – Vladimir Tarasenko

    Sammy Blais – Ryan O’Reilly – David Perron

    Robby Fabbri – Tyler Bozak – Robert Thomas

    Ivan Barbashev – Oscar Sundqvist – Alexander Steen

    Alex Pietrangelo – Justin Faulk

    Jay Bouwmeester – Colton Parayko

    Vince Dunn – Robert Bortuzzo

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

     

    First Period:

    STL Goal – :53 – Sammy Blais (1) from David Perron (1) and Ryan O’Reilly (1)\

    WAS Penalty – 6:40 – Jonas Siegenthaler 2 minutes for Slashing

    STL PPG – 7:55 – Alex Pietrangelo (1) from Justin Faulk (1) and Ryan O’Reilly (2)

    STL Penalty – 11:05 – David Perron 2 minutes for High Sticking

    WAS Goal – 15:37 – Alex Ovechkin (1) from John Carlson (1) and Lars Eller (1)

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       STL – 2

    Shots              05                 07

    Faceoffs         10                 04

    Hits                12                 09

    PP                 0/1                  1/1

     

    Second Period:

    WAS Penalty – 1:54 – Martin Fehervary 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    STL Penalty – 10:35 – Tyler Bozak 2 minutes for Tripping

    WAS Goal – 12:28 – Dmitry Orlov (1) from Nick Jensen (1) and Lars Eller (2)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 2       STL – 2

    Shots              20                 15

    Faceoffs         21                 17

    Hits                19                 19

    PP                 1/2                  1/2

     

    Third Period:

    STL Penalty – 3:29 – Jaden Schwartz 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 2       STL – 2

    Shots              30                 22

    Faceoffs         28                 28

    Hits                25                 23

    PP                 1/3                  1/2

     

    Overtime:

    WAS Goal – 2:51 – Jakub Vrana (1) from John Carlson (2) and TJ Oshie (1)

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 3       STL – 2

    Shots              34                 22

    Faceoffs         30                 31

    Hits                25                 23

    PP                 1/3                  1/2

     

     

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    Washington (1-0-0 2pts) @ NY Islanders (0-0-0 0pts)

    St. Louis (0-0-1 1pts) v. Dallas (0-0-0 0pts)

     

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  • 2019-20 St. Louis Blues Preview

    2019-20 St. Louis Blues Preview

    Last Season: 45-28-9 99 pts (2nd (tie) in Central Division; WON STANLEY CUP)

    Key Additions: D Justin Faulk

    Key Departures: F Pat Maroon, D Joel Edmundson

     

    Top Questions Facing the Blues:

    1. Can Jordan Binnington keep up his unbelievable performance?

    Last season, the Blues called up Binnington midway through the season to replace a struggling Jake Allen, and his performance was nothing short of historic. He posted a record of 24-5-1, which for whatever is said about goaltending wins, that’s still a rather impressive team stat that Binnington played a significant role in. He had a goals against average (GAA) of 1.89, which lead the league, and, astoundingly, finished in the top 10 for the MVP award. His performance continued into the playoffs, where he was the first rookie goaltender to win 16 games. He was not all out dominant (by any means) in the playoffs, but he performed well in big games (like Game 7 of the SCF). What does this mean for the regular season? We’ll see. If he performs like he did in the regular season last year, the Blues will probably win the President’s Trophy. If he performs like he did in the playoffs, the Blues probably are not going to win the division, but they will make the playoffs, and it’s important to have a goalie that is very even-keeled in performance than spectacular for 5 games and terrible for the next 5 (which the Blues have had far too often in their history).

     

    2. Can the Blues improve their Power Play

    No. Oh, what? This is an open question? Sorry – then I guess we will have to see. Ok, the Blues power play might not be THAT bad – they had a 16.4% conversion rate in the playoffs, and were 9th overall in the regular season. The problem is that it went through extreme hot and cold stretches, which, like goaltending, is not ideal. The Blues need to figure out a way to have a more consistent power play, and my hope is that the addition of Marc Savard as an assistant coach will help.

     

    3. How will the young players do?

    Just like last season, a hinges on the productivity of new and relatively new, young players. Fortunately, last season, guys like Robert Thomas, Sammy Blais, Ivan Barbashev, and Vince Dunn all played very well. With another season under their belts, as well as the grueling (both mentally and physically) march to the Cup, there is no reason to suspect they will not continue to get better (especially now that Robert Thomas’s wrist is healed). I also look for contributions from Klim Kostin later in thee season.

     

    4. Can Craig Berube’s fiery leadership continue to inspire?

    I was very critical of Craig Berube last season – he seemed to make a lot of tactical mistakes, and the players seemed to repeat the same mistakes if there was even one game between the last time they made said mistakes. That said, winning takes not only intellect and correct X’s and O’s, but also inspiration. It’s clear that Berube offered the latter in spades. What’s also clear – and across all sports – is that the effectiveness of these words dissipates over time. There will come a time when the Blues need more than nebulous ‘leadership’ from their coach, and it’ll be interesting to see if he can provide it.

     

    5. How often should Blues fans be thanking Ryan O’Reilly?

    Daily.

     

    Ultimately, I believe the Blues can repeat as Stanley Cup champions. There is no other team that is decidedly better, though there are a handful of teams that the Blues are not decidedly better than. It will take focus, and probably a willingness to back of a little during the regular season to not become mentally and physically fatigued, but if they can maintain their focus and discipline, the Blues have a real shot at defending their title.

     

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  • Wednesday Night Hockey: The Last Two Champs Face-off For the First Time.

    Wednesday Night Hockey: The Last Two Champs Face-off For the First Time.

    Washington Capitals (0-0-0) v. St Louis Blues (0-0-0)

     

      Pre-Season Record Predicted Goaltender Stanley Cup Champions
    Washington Capitals 5-1-0 Braden Holtby 2017-18
    St. Louis Blues 4-3-0 Jordan Binnington 2018-19

    It has been a long off-season for Caps’ fans, but we’re finally here. Does anyone else find it slightly more than coincidental that the two previous Stanley Cup Champions are facing off on the first day of the 2019-20 season? I know, I know, the schedule was made before the Blues won the cup, but raise your hand if you think that had something to do with the end result. The Capitals and Blues played each other twice during the preseason, splitting the games with one win a piece. Both teams won by just a single goal in each victory.

    On Sunday, the Washington Capitals rounded out their six-game preseason schedule with a tight 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. While many fans are hesitant about making associations between preseason performances the regular season, there are a couple of things we know for certain. Tom Wilson is about to have a heck of a year. In just 3 preseason matches, Wilson tallied two goals and an assist, including one short-handed goal against the Chicago Blackhawks. While Top Line Tom led the team in short-handed goals last season (2G), it is vital to remember he only played 63 games during the 2019-19 season. Setting a career-high of 22 goals last year, we anticipate he should set another personal record with at least 25 goals this coming season (TheScore, Wilson). Caps’ captain Alex Ovechkin is prepared to win himself another Rocket Richard Trophy this year, and has expressed his desire, and ability to have another 50+ goal season (Gulitti). By a margin of 236 goals, Ovechkin only needs 5 more seasons of 50 goals, or 6 seasons of 40 goals to bypass the all-time goals leader of the Great Wayne Gretzky (894G). With the final year of his contract looming in not-so-distant future, the Capitals front office have already begun playing out some possible scenarios that will need to be played out in order to keep the Great 8 a Capital until retirement. But perhaps the biggest what-if many Caps’ fans are trying to answer involves defenseman Michal Kempny, whom had his season cut short last year due to a hamstring injury he suffered in a March 20th match against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Many, including head coach Todd Reirden, hoped Kempny would be ready in time to make the Opening Night roster for the Capitals, but that is still to be determined, as the blue-liner was still practicing in a non-contact jersey as of September 28th (Khurshudyan). In 71 games played with the Washington Capitals during the 2018-19 season,, Michal Kempny led the team with a +/- rating of 24, tallied 6 goals of his own, and racked up 19 assists, as a defenseman (TheScore, Kempny). However, a number of mid- and off-season acquisitions by the Capitals including Nick Jensen (DET) and Radko Gudas (PHI) and will bolster the Caps’ roster and hopefully this season will play out as well in reality, as it should on paper.

                   The St. Louis Blues did not play their final scheduled preseason game due to a plane malfunction, but did beat the Caps’ on September 27 by a score of 4-3. For those not in the know, the St. Louis Blues won their first Stanley Cup Championship in team history this past June, similarly to the feat the Capitals accomplished in 2018. In true underdog fashion, the Blues went from worst, to first, in a matter of months. Was it the change in bench bosses? The puppy? The mid-practice brawls? Will the Blues fall victim to the infamous Stanley Cup Hangover? St. Louis elected to play eight preseason games (only played seven, see above), and managed to win 4 of 7, including one overtime win versus the Winnipeg Jets. Those 3 losses came resulted from a 2-3 loss to the Capitals, a 1-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, and an especially-embarrassing 4-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Fellow Russian Vladimir Tarasenko (a.k.a. Vladdy) is expected to have a bounce-back season after a seemingly lack-luster 2018-19 season, where he managed to score 33 goals in 76 regular season games (NHL.com). While Tarasenko led the Blues in goals, and points, he has seen a downward trend in goal-scoring since the 2015-16 season, where he scored a career-high 40 goals, and tallied 34 assists. During the 2018-19 playoffs, he scored 11 goals of the teams’ 75 total goals, good enough for second most on the team, but accounted for just 14.6% of total goals scored (NHL.com).

    While the St. Louis Blues and their fans are, of course, hoping to repeat their recent success, the Washington Capitals are out for blood (redemption) after a disappointing first round exit. It seems as though Caps’ PR is keeping on with the #ALLCAPS catch-phrase for this upcoming season, but #2Cups3Years sounds pretty good too.

    Coverage of the game begins at 6:00pm with Caps Faceoff Live, followed by Caps Pregame Live at 6:30pm, all on NBCSN/NBCSWA, with puck drop following the Blues’ Stanley Cup Banner Raising at Enterprise Arena in St. Louis, MO.

     

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    Gulitti, T. (2019). Ovechkin talks 50-goal record, catching Gretzky, future with Capitals. https://www.nhl.com/news/alex-ovechkin-chases-wayne-gretzky-hopes-to-score-50-goals/c-308941324.

    Khurshudyan, I. (2019). Michal Kempny doubtful for Capitals’ season opener at Blues because of hamstring injury. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/09/28/michal-kempny-doubtful-capitals-season-opener-blues-because-hamstring-injury/.

    NHL.com. (2019). Vladimir Tarasenko. Retrieved from https://www.nhl.com/player/vladimir-tarasenko-8475765.

    TheScore. (2019). Michal Kempny. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/players/5579.

    TheScore. (2019). Tom Wilson. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/players/2592.

     

  • Stanley Cup Final Game 7 – St. Louis Blues v. Boston Bruins

    Stanley Cup Final Game 7 – St. Louis Blues v. Boston Bruins

    St. Louis Blues v. Boston Bruins

    Game 7 – Series Tied 3-3

     

    Game Recap:

    Going into Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Boston Bruins will look to win their first ever Final Game 7 at home while the St. Louis Blues will look to win their first ever Stanley Cup in their 52 year history. To start the game both teams would play with a very high tempo, but it would be the Blues getting the early jump, but the Bruins would generate some of the better scoring opportunities. Throughout the majority of the first period it would be the Bruins dominating on the shot counter, but late in the period it would be the Blues getting a strong shift from Ryan O’Reilly and Sammy Blais as they would force the play in the Bruins zone that would allow Jay Bouwmeester to get off the point shot that O’Reilly would deflect and go right through Tuukka Rask for the first goal of the game. Then with 7.9 seconds off of a bad line change by Brad Marchand, Alex Pietrangelo would go into the Bruins zone unattended and would receive a beautiful pass from Jaden Schwartz as he would drive the net and backhand it past Rask to give the Blues a 2-0 lead going into the first intermission.

     

    Going into the second period the Blues looked to maintain their two goal lead over the Bruins, and they would play with a layered defense to clog up the neutral zone against the Bruins which would work for the most part as Jordan Binnington was able to see all shots that came his way when the Bruins would get into the Blues zone. The Blues would keep the Bruins off the board in the second period, and will need to continue their tough play and keep the play out of their zone for the final 20 minutes of this game.

     

    In the third period it would be very much the same as the second period as the Blues would continue playing their game against the Bruins, and while the Bruins would generate some solid chances, Binnington would stand tall and shut door on them. Then a little past the 11 minute mark Vladimir Tarasenko would work hard to get to the puck deep in the Bruins zone and would take a quick look before getting the puck and would feed Brayden Schenn in the slot who would one time it to make it a commanding 3-0 lead for the Blues. Then with less than five minutes left in the game David Perron would feed Zach Sanford in front of the net to seal the deal for the Blues and give them the 4-0 lead. However, with a little over two minutes left the Bruins would pull Tuukka Rask and Matt Grzelcyk would score to cut the Blues lead to three, but it would be too little too late as the Blues hold on for the 4-1 win to become the 2019 Stanley Cup Champions.

     

    Lineups:

    St. Louis Blues:

    Jaden Schwartz — Brayden Schenn — Vladimir Tarasenko

    Zach Sanford — Ryan O’Reilly — David Perron

    Sammy Blais — Tyler Bozak — Pat Maroon

    Ivan Barbashev — Oskar Sundqvist — Alexander Steen

    Carl Gunnarsson — Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester — Colton Parayko

    Vince Dunn — Joel Edmundson

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

    Scratched: Robert Thomas, Robert Bortuzzo, Robby Fabbri, Michael Del Zotto, Mackenzie MacEachern, Chris Thorburn, Ville Husso, Jordan Nolan

     

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — Karson Kuhlman

    Marcus Johansson — Charlie Coyle — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    Matt Grzelcyk — John Moore

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Steven Kampfer, David Backes, Connor Clifton

    Injured: Chris Wagner (upper body), Kevan Miller (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Blues Penalty – 7:57 – Colton Parayko 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Blues Goal – 16:47 – Ryan O’Reilly (8) from Jay Bouwmeester (7) and Alex Pietrangelo (16)

    Blues Goal – 19:52 – Alex Pietrangelo (3) from Jaden Schwartz (7)

     

    End of 1st – STL – 2       BOS – 0

    Shots              04                12

    Faceoffs         07                11

    Hits               14                  11

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    N/A

     

    End of 2nd – STL – 2        BOS – 0

    Shots               10                 23

    Faceoffs          17                 18

    Hits                 27                  21

    PP                   0/0                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Blues Goal – 11:25 – Brayden Schenn (5) from Vladimir Tarasenko (6) and Jaden Schwartz (8)

    Blues Goal – 15:22 – Zach Sanford (1) from David Perron (9) and Ryan O’Reilly (15)

    Bruins Goal – 17:50 – Matt Grzelcyk (4) from David Krejci (12)

     

    End of 3rd – STL – 4         BOS – 1

    Shots              20                   33

    Faceoffs        25                    26

    Hits               36                     27

    PP                 0/0                    0/1

     

    Congratulations to the St. Louis Blues for becoming the 2019 Stanley Cup Champions!

     

     

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  • Stanley Cup Final Game 6 – Boston Bruins v. St. Louis Blues

    Stanley Cup Final Game 6 – Boston Bruins v. St. Louis Blues

    Boston Bruins v. St. Louis Blues

    Game 6 – STL Leads 3-2

     

    Game Recap:

    Coming into Game 6 in St. Louis the Blues will look to close out the Stanley Cup Final at home with the decisive fourth victory, but the Boston Bruins are highly motivated to send the series back to Boston for Game 7  after the controversial ending to Game 5. In the first period to start the game both teams would trade chances, but then penalties would come into play as at first the Bruins would get a delay of game penalty when Sean Kuraly would accidently shoot the puck over the boards. The Blues would not be able to capitalize on the powerplay, and then would take not one, but two penalties themselves to give the Bruins a two man advantage that would see David Pastrnak feed Brad Marchand the one timer for the first goal of the game and give the Bruins the 1-0 lead.

     

    In the second period the Blues would come out with a bit more step in their game, and would draw two penalties against the Bruins for two powerplays that saw them control the tempo very well. However, the Blues would not be able to capitalize on either opportunity, but they would continue their strong play. The Bruins would be able to hold off the Blues off of the hard work of Tuukka Rask and take their 1-0 lead into the second intermission.

     

    Going into the third period the Bruins would grow their lead to two when Brandon Carlo would get off a point shot that would take a rough bounce off the ice and squeak past Jordan Binnington to make it 2-0 for the Bruins early in the third. Then in the midway point of the third, Karson Kuhlman would rip a wicked wrist shot past Binnington to make it 3-0 for the Bruins as they would really push this game out of reach for the Blues. However, the Blues would respond off of an offensive zone faceoff when Ryan O’Reilly would get the rebound in front of the net and we would think Rask would make the save, but Toronto would call down to say that the puck went into the net and the Blues get back into this game as O’Reilly would be credited with his seventh of the playoffs and cut the Bruins lead to two. But the Bruins would not relent as Sean Kuraly would force a turnover behind the Blues net as he would get the puck to Brad Marchand who would feed David Pastrnak the puck would then make his move and get the puck over Binnington to regain the three goal lead, and then to seal the deal Zdeno Chara would lob the puck over into the Blues net to make it 5-1 to seal the Bruins Game 6 victory and force Game 7 on Wednesday night.

     

    Lineups:

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — Karson Kuhlman

    Marcus Johansson — Charlie Coyle — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    John Moore — Connor Clifton

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Steven Kampfer, David Backes

    Injured: Matt Grzelcyk (concussion protocol), Chris Wagner (upper body), Kevan Miller (lower body)

     

    St. Louis Blues:

    Jaden Schwartz — Brayden Schenn — Vladimir Tarasenko

    Zach Sanford — Ryan O’Reilly — David Perron

    Pat Maroon — Tyler Bozak — Robert Thomas

    Sammy Blais — Oskar Sundqvist — Alexander Steen

    Carl Gunnarsson — Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester — Colton Parayko

    Vince Dunn — Robert Bortuzzo

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

    Scratched: Joel Edmundson, Robby Fabbri, Michael Del Zotto, Mackenzie MacEachern, Chris Thorburn, Ville Husso, Jordan Nolan

    Injured: None

    Suspended: Ivan Barbashev

     

    First Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 2:42 – Sean Kuraly 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Blues Penalty – 7:17 – Brayden Schenn 2 minutes for Boarding

    Blues Penalty – 8:19 – Ryan O’Reilly 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Bruins PPG – 8:40 – Brad Marchand (9) from David Pastrnak (10) and Torey Krug (16)

    Bruins Penalty – 18:21 – Zdeno Chara 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 1st – BOS – 1       STL – 0

    Shots              11                10

    Faceoffs         07                10

    Hits               10                  09

    PP                 1/2                 0/2

     

    Second Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 9:11 – Brad Marchand 2 minutes for Tripping

    Bruins Penalty – 13:43 – Charlie McAvoy 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd – BOS – 1        STL – 0

    Shots               20                 19

    Faceoffs          17                 22

    Hits                 19                  23

    PP                   1/2                  0/4

     

    Third Period:

    Bruins Goal  -2:31 – Brandon Carlo (2) from Jake DeBrusk (7)

    Bruins Goal – 10:15 – Karson Kuhlman (1) from David Krejci (11)

    Blues Goal – 12:01 – Ryan O’Reilly (7) from Alex Pietrangelo (15) and David Perron (8)

    Bruins Goal – 14:06 – David Pastrnak (9) from Brad Marchand (14) and Sean Kuraly (6)

    Bruins ENG – 17:41 – Zdeno Chara (2) from unassisted

    Blues Penalty – 19:38 – Sammy Blais 2 minutes for Slashing

    Blues Penalty – 19:38 – Sammy Blais 2 minutes for Roughing

    Bruins Penalty – 19:38 – Connor Clifton 2 minutes for Roughing

    Blues Penalty – 19:43 – Robert Bortuzzo 2 minutes for Cross Checking

     

    End of 3rd – BOS – 5         STL – 1

    Shots              32                   29

    Faceoffs        26                    37

    Hits               27                     29

    PP                 1/2                    0/4

     

    Next Up:

    Game 7 – Series Tied 3-3

     

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  • Stanley Cup Final Game 5 – St. Louis Blues v. Boston Bruins

    Stanley Cup Final Game 5 – St. Louis Blues v. Boston Bruins

    St. Louis Blues v. Boston Bruins

    Game 5 – Series Tied 2-2

     

    Game Recap:

    Coming into Game 5 would be the question as to whether or not Zdeno Chara would suit up for the Boston Bruins after taking a puck to the jaw in Game 4 that would force him to miss the second half of the second period and entire third period. For the Bruins they would get Big Z for an important Game 5 against the visiting St. Louis Blues and he would play 5:55 in the first period. The Bruins would play off of that buzz of having Chara in the lineup and would outshoot the Blues 17-8 in the first, but would not get anything past Jordan Binnington who would stand tall in net.

     

    Heading into the second period the Blues would only need 55 seconds as Ryan O’Reilly would backhand a shot past Tuukka Rask to give the Blues the first lead of the game off of an amazing offesive zone rush by Blues to make the goal happen. The Blues would come close near the end of the period to extend their lead, but it would be David Krejci sliding through the crease to prevent Alex Pietrangelo from doing so.

     

    In the third period we would see the momentum rock back and forth between the two teams, but midway through the period the Blues would strike after a controversial play that would see Tyler Bozak trip Noel Acciari (sorry Aryan, it was a trip), but because the officials did not call it and play continued which would lead to David Perron scoring to make it 2-0 for the Blues. However, an irate Bruins team would respond during a delayed penalty against the Blues when Jake DeBrusk would score to cut the deficit back to one. The Bruins would force a late push, but the Blues would hold their ground and win the game 2-1 and take the 3-2 series lead going into Game 6 on Sunday night.

     

    Lineups:

    St. Louis Blues:

    Jaden Schwartz — Brayden Schenn — Vladimir Tarasenko

    Zach Sanford — Ryan O’Reilly — David Perron

    Pat Maroon — Tyler Bozak — Sammy Blais

    Ivan Barbashev — Oskar Sundqvist — Alexander Steen

    Carl Gunnarsson — Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester — Colton Parayko

    Vince Dunn — Robert Bortuzzo

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

    Scratched: Joel Edmundson, Robby Fabbri, Michael Del Zotto, Mackenzie MacEachern, Chris Thorburn , Ville Husso

    Injured: Robert Thomas (undisclosed)

     

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci

    Marcus Johansson — Charlie Coyle — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    John Moore — Connor Clifton

    Steven Kampfer

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Karson Kuhlman, David Backes, Matt Grzelcyk

    Injured: Chris Wagner (concussion protocol), Kevan Miller (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Blues Penalty – 6:27 – Vince Dunn 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Bruins Penalty – 17:22 – Brad Marchand 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 1st – STL – 0       BOS – 0

    Shots              08                17

    Faceoffs         11                04

    Hits               17                  21

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Blues Goal – :55 – Ryan O’Reilly (6) from Zach Sanford (3) and Alex Pietrangelo (14)

    Blues Penalty – 9:25 – David Perron 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 2nd – STL – 1        BOS – 0

    Shots               14                 25

    Faceoffs          24                 15

    Hits                 29                  35

    PP                   0/1                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Blues Penalty – 3:09 – Alexander Steen 2 minutes for Interference

    Blues Goal – 10:36 – David Perron (7) from Ryan O’Reilly (14)

    Bruins Goal – 13:32 – Jake DeBrusk (4) from Torey Krug (15)

     

    End of 3rd – STL – 2         BOS – 1

    Shots              21                   39

    Faceoffs        38                    26

    Hits               34                     43

    PP                 0/1                    0/3

     

    Next Up:

    Game 6 – STL Leads 3-2

     

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  • Stanley Cup Final Game 4 – Boston Bruins v. St. Louis Blues

    Stanley Cup Final Game 4 – Boston Bruins v. St. Louis Blues

    Boston Bruins v. St. Louis Blues

    Game 4 – BOS Leads 2-1

     

    Game Recap:

    Coming into Game 4 the St. Louis Blues are looking to erase the bad taste in their mouth from Game 3 when the Boston Bruins came into their home and dismantled them 7-2 to take the 2-1 series lead, and the Blues would deliver early when Ryan O’Reilly would pick up the rebound and wrap it around the net and past Tuukka Rask 43 seconds into the game for the quick 1-0 lead. Then later in the period the Bruins would respond as Charlie Coyle would pick up a Zdeno Chara rebound in front of the net and get it past Jordan Binnington to tie the game at one a piece. However, the game would not remain tied for long as the Blues would continue pushing and it would be Vladimir Tarasenko picking up an Alex Pietrangelo rebound in the slot and wristing it past Rask to reclaim the lead 2-1.

     

    In the second period we would have a slew of penalties with the first two creating a lot of momentum for the Blues, but no powerplay goals would be scored. However, while the Blues were on their second powerplay opportunity the Bruins would create an offensive opportunity that would see Brandon Carlo score his first of the playoffs when he would one time the rebound past Binnington who had no chance on the play. Going into the second period it would be tied 2-2.

     

    In the third period we would see both teams trade powerplay opportunities that would once again see no one take advantage of them, but it would be the Blues half way through the period as Ryan O’Reilly would score his second of the game to break to 2-2 tie and give the Blues the lead back. then with the goalie pulled Brayden Schenn would strip the puck off of the Bruins defender and send the puck into the empty net to ice the game at 4-2, and tie the series at two a piece.

     

    Lineups:

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — David Backes

    Marcus Johansson — Charlie Coyle — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    John Moore — Connor Clifton

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Steven Kampfer, Karson Kuhlman

    Injured: Matt Grzelcyk (upper body) Chris Wagner (concussion protocol), Kevan Miller (lower body)

     

    St. Louis Blues:

    Jaden Schwartz — Brayden Schenn — Vladimir Tarasenko

    Zach Sanford — Ryan O’Reilly — David Perron

    Pat Maroon — Tyler Bozak — Sammy Blais

    Ivan Barbashev — Oskar Sundqvist — Alexander Steen

    Joel Edmundson — Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester — Colton Parayko

    Vince Dunn — Carl Gunnarsson

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

    Scratched: Robert Bortuzzo, Robby Fabbri, Michael Del Zotto, Mackenzie MacEachern, Chris Thorburn, Ville Husso

    Injured: Robert Thomas (undisclosed)

     

    First Period:

    Blues Goal – :43 – Ryan O’Reilly (4) from Zach Sanford (2) and Vince Dunn (6)

    Bruins Goal – 13:14 – Charlie Coyle (9) from Zdeno Chara (4)

    Blues Goal – 15:30 – Vladimir Tarasenko (11) from Alex Pietrangelo (12) and Brayden Schenn (7)

     

    End of 1st – BOS – 1       STL – 2

    Shots              09                13

    Faceoffs         15                13

    Hits               16                  24

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 5:47 – Charlie Coyle 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Blues Penalty – 8:31 – Colton Parayko 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Bruins Penalty – 13:53 – Connor Clifton 2 minutes for Illegal Check to the Head

    Bruins SHG – 14:19 – Brandon Carlo (1) from Patrice Bergeron (8) and Brad Marchand (13)

     

    End of 2nd – BOS – 2        STL – 2

    Shots               18                 25

    Faceoffs          24                 25

    Hits                 29                  32

    PP                   0/1                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 2:08 – Danton Heinen 2 minutes from Tripping

    Blues Penalty – 6:42 – Jay Bouwmeester 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Blues Goal – 10:38 – Ryan O’Reilly (5) from Alex Pietrangelo (13) and Carl Gunnarsson (2)

    Blues ENG – 18:31 – Brayden Schenn (4) from unassisted

    Blues Penalty – 19:34 – Jay Bouwmeester 2 minutes for Elbowing

    Bruuins Penalty – 13:34 – Torey Krug 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 3rd – BOS – 2         STL – 4

    Shots              23                   38

    Faceoffs        31                    34

    Hits               41                     44

    PP                 0/2                    0/3

     

    Next Up:

    Game 5 – Series Tied 2-2

     

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  • Stanley Cup Final Game 3 – Boston Bruins v. St. Louis Blues

    Stanley Cup Final Game 3 – Boston Bruins v. St. Louis Blues

    Boston Bruins v. St. Louis Blues

    Game 3 – Series Tied 1-1

     

    Game Recap:

    Heading into the Game 3 the St. Louis Bues come home with the momentum in the corner after taking Game 2 in boston to even the series with the Bruins. The game would start off physically, and would see the Blues start with five straight shots, but when they had the chance to take the lead while on the powerplay they failed to do so. The Bruins on the other hand would not let their opportunity be squandered as Patrice Bergeron would redirect a Torey Krug point shot past Jordan Binnington to take the 1-0 lead. That goal would open the flood gates as the Bruins would score two more this period starting with Marcus Johansson feeding Charlie Coyle a one timer to make it a two goal lead. Then Sean Kuraly would shoot one right through the five hole of Binnington to make it 3-0. However, the Blues would challenge as it seemed Joakim Nordstrom was in the Blues’s zone before the puck was, but after review it was shown that Joel Edmundson pushed the puck back into the zone thus nullifying the offsides call.

     

    Going into the second period the Bruins would strike again in the first minute of the period as David Pastrnak would collect the rebound in front of the net and backhand it past Binnington to make it 4-0. However, the Blues would finally get on the board as Ivan Barbashev would net his second of the playoffs to cut the lead to three, but the Bruins would respond again on their third powerplay as Torey Krug would shoot one past Binnington to get their four goal lead back and would force Craig Berube to put Jake Allen in net for the Blues as the Bruins lead 5-1 going into the second intermission.

     

    In the third period things would get very chippy as we would see three penalties called in the first 91 seconds. Then Zdeno Chara would take an ill advised roughing call which would lead to a Colton Parayko powerplay goal to cut the Bruins lead to three. Then late in the period Noel Acciari would score on the empty net to ice the game, but Alex Pietrangelo would take a stupid slashing penalty and the Bruins would go a perfect 4 for 4 on the powerplay when Marcus Johansson would score on the powerplay off of the one timer from Torey Krug. Boston would win the game 7-2 to take the 2-1 series lead.

     

    Lineups:

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — David Backes

    Marcus Johansson — Charlie Coyle — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    John Moore — Connor Clifton

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Steven Kampfer, Karson Kuhlman

    Injured: Matt Grzelcyk (upper body) Chris Wagner (upper body), Kevan Miller (lower body)

     

    St. Louis Blues:

    Jaden Schwartz — Brayden Schenn — Vladimir Tarasenko

    Sammy Blais — Ryan O’Reilly — David Perron

    Patrick Maroon — Tyler Bozak — Robby Fabbri

    Zach Sanford — Ivan Barbashev — Alexander Steen

    Carl Gunnarsson — Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester — Colton Parayko

    Joel Edmundson — Robert Bortuzzo

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

    Scratched: Michael Del Zotto, Mackenzie MacEachern, Chris Thorburn , Ville Husso

    Injured: Vince Dunn (upper body), Robert Thomas (undisclosed)

    Suspended: Oskar Sundqvist

     

    First Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 1:02 – Jake DeBrusk 2 minutes for Kneeing

    Blues Penalty – 10:26 – David Perron 2 minutes for Interference

    Bruins PPG – 10:47 – Patrice Bergeron (9) from Torey Krug (12) and Jake DeBrusk (6)

    Bruins Penalty – 14:22 – Connor Clifton 2 minutes for Roughing

    Blues Penalty – 14:22 – Ivan Barbashev 2 minutes Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Bruins Goal – 17:40 – Charlie Coyle (8) from Marcus Johansson (7) and Danton Heinen (6)

    Bruins Goal – 19:50 – Sean Kuraly (4) from Joakim Nordstrom (4)

    Blues Penalty – 19:50 – Bench (David Perron) 2 minutes for Delay of Game

     

    End of 1st – BOS – 3       STL – 0

    Shots              12                08

    Faceoffs         12                08

    Hits               16                  14

    PP                 1/1                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Bruins PPG – :41 – David Pastrnak (8) from Torey Krug (13) and Patrice Bergeron (6)

    Bruins Penalty – 7:37 – Charlie McAvoy 2 minutes for Slashing

    Bruins Penalty – 7:37 – Zdeno Chara 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Blues Penalty – 7:37 – Pat Maroon 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Blues Goal – 11:05 – Ivan Barbashev (3) from Zach Sanford (1) and Alexander Steen (3)

    Blues Penalty – 11:41 – Colton Parayko 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Bruins PPG – 12:12 – Torey Krug (2) from Brad Marchand (12 and Patrice Bergeron (7)

     

    End of 2nd – BOS – 5        STL – 1

    Shots               20                 18

    Faceoffs          21                 17

    Hits                 25                  27

    PP                   3/3                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Blues Penalty – :54 – David Perron 2 minutes for Roughing

    Bruins Penalty – :54 – Connor Clifton 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Bruins Penalty – 1:31 – Brandon Carlo 2 minutes for Interference

    Bruins Penalty – 5:18 – Zdeno Chara 2 minutes for Roughing

    Blues PPG – 5:24 – Colton Parayko (2) from Ryan O’Reilly (13) and Tyler Bozak (7)

    Bruins Penalty – 6:04 – Jake DeBrusk 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Bruins ENG – 18:12 – Noel Acciari (2) from Joakim Nordstrom (5)

    Blues Penalty – 18:12 – Alex Pietrangelo 2 minutes for Slashing

    Bruins PPG – 1:35 – Marcus Johansson (4) from Torey Krug (14) and Connor Clifton (3)

     

    End of 3rd – BOS – 7         STL – 2

    Shots              24                   29

    Faceoffs        30                    24

    Hits               29                     35

    PP                 4/4                    1/5

     

    Next Up:

    Game 4 – BOS Leads 2-1

     

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  • Stanley Cup Final Game 2 – St. Louis Blues v. Boston Bruins

    Stanley Cup Final Game 2 – St. Louis Blues v. Boston Bruins

    St. Louis Blues v. Boston Bruins

    Game 2 – BOS Leads 1-0

     

    Game Recap:

    Going into Game 2 the St. Louis Blues are looking to take away the home ice advantage from the Boston Bruins and they came out hot until Sammy Blais would be called for goalie interference, and the Bruins would take advantage as Charlie Coyle would score on their first shot of the game to take the 1-0 lead. Then the Blues would respond as Robert Bortuzzo with an off angle shot that would beat Tuukka Rask to tie the game at one, but 40 seconds later Joakim Nordstrom would get the puck past Jordan Bnnington on a hard push to take back the lead. However, the Blues would not stay down as Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko would get a 2 on 1 break after Brad Marchand mad a bad play to cause the odd man rush, and on the broken play in front of the net Tarasenko would bat the puck past Rask to tie the game again as we enter the first intermission tied at two.

     

    In the second period we had ourselves a penalty palooza as both teams would make multiple trips to the box, but neither team would be able to capitalize on them. The Blues would out shoot the Bruins 14-6, but the score would remain 2-2.

     

    In third period it felt like both teams were playing it safe as they passed away opportunities. Also the ice was getting chippy as the puck was bouncing quite a bit, but there were still atleast two, maybe three, good scoring chances in the period.

     

    Going into overtime, it would be the Blues who would swarm the Bruins early, and with Torey Krug and Brandon Carlo tired, it would be Carlo taking a penalty, but while the penalty was delayed, the Blues would take advantage with the extra taker with the goalie pulled as Carl Gunnarsson would bomb it from the point for his first career playoff goal as the Blues even the series at one with a 3-2 win.

     

    Lineups:

    St. Louis Blues:

    Jaden Schwartz — Brayden Schenn — Vladimir Tarasenko

    Sammy Blais — Ryan O’Reilly — David Perron

    Patrick Maroon — Tyler Bozak — Robby Fabbri

    Ivan Barbashev — Oskar Sundqvist — Alexander Steen

    Joel Edmundson — Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester — Colton Parayko

    Carl Gunnarsson — Robert Bortuzzo

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

    Scratched: Michael Del Zotto, Zach Sanford, Mackenzie MacEachern, Chris Thorburn, Ville Husso

    Injured: Vince Dunn (upper body), Robert Thomas (undisclosed)

     

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — David Backes

    Marcus Johansson — Charlie Coyle — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    Matt Grzelcyk — Connor Clifton

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: John Moore, Steven Kampfer, Karson Kuhlman

    Injured: Chris Wagner (upper body), Kevan Miller (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Blues Penalty – 3:55 – Sammy Blais 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

    Bruins PPG – 4:44 – Charlie Coyle (7) from Jake DeBrusk (5) and David Pastrnak (9)

    Blues Goal – 9:37 – Robert Bortuzzo (2) from Tyler Bozak (6) and Carl Gunnarsson (1)

    Bruins Goal – 10:17 – Joakim Nordstrom (3) from Sean Kuraly (5)

    Blues Goal – 14:55 – Vladimir Tarasenko (10) from Jaden Schwartz (6)

    Blues Penalty – 17:57 – Oskar Sundqvist 2 minutes for Boarding

     

    End of 1st – STL – 2       BOS – 2

    Shots              10                08

    Faceoffs         10                07

    Hits               18                  09

    PP                 0/0                 1/2

     

    Second Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 3:34 – Connor Clifton 2 minutes for Interference

    Blues Penalty – 12:19 – Joel Edmundson 2 minutes for Tripping

    Bruins Penalty – 15:39 – Connor Clifton double minor for High Sticking

    Blues Penalty – 17:56 – Jaden Schwartz 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

     

    End of 2nd – STL – 2        BOS – 2

    Shots               24                 14

    Faceoffs          22                 17

    Hits                 33                  19

    PP                   0/2                  1/4

     

    Third Period:

    Blues Penalty – 13:22 – Brayden Schenn 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 3rd – STL – 2         BOS – 2

    Shots              33                   23

    Faceoffs        28                    27

    Hits               45                     31

    PP                 0/2                    1/5

     

    OT:

    Blues Goal – 3:51 – Carl Gunnarsson (1) from Ryan O’Reilly (12) and Oskar Sundqvist (5)

     

    End of OT – STL – 3         BOS – 2

    Shots              37                   23

    Faceoffs        28                    28

    Hits               49                     31

    PP                 0/2                    1/5

     

    Next Up:

    Game 3 – Series Tied 1-1

     

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  • WCF Game 5 Recap – St. Louis Blues v. San Jose Sharks

    WCF Game 5 Recap – St. Louis Blues v. San Jose Sharks

    St. Louis Blues v. San Jose Sharks

    Game 5 – Series Tied 2-2

     

    Game Recap:

    Heading into Game 5 both the San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues would look to win the first game of a now best of three series, and to start off both teams would trade a total of 5 odd man chances only to attribute to two hit posts and no goals scored. However, after the five minute mark Erik Karlsson would try to clear the puck up the boards and out of the zone, but it would take a weird bounce and stqy in the zone and go right to Oskar Lundqvist who would bomb it past Martin Jones to make it 1-0 for the visiting Blues.

     

    Going into the second period the Blues would put on a forechecking clinic on the Sharks and it would lead to two goals. First goal had Vladimir Tarasenko getting a shot on goal only for Martin Jones to play the rebound right to Jaden Schwartz who would shoot it right into the open net. Then Tarasenko would be at it again as he would get fouled by Brent Burns while on a breakaway to receive a penalty shot, which Tarasenko would score on to make it a commanding 3-0 lead.

     

    In the third period the Sharks would not do themselves any favors as they would take two penalties on the same play which would lead to Jaden Schwartz scoring his second of the game when he would chip the puck over Martin Jones to make it 4-0. Then much later in the period the Blues would continue their attack on a injury depleted Sharks team as Vladimir Tarasenko and Schwartz would tag team in the Sharks zone as Schwartz would score his third of the game, and second hat trick of the playoffs, to make it a 5-0 victory and give the Blues the 3-2 series lead heading into Game 6 Tuesday night in St. Louis.

     

    Lineups:

    St. Louis Blues:

    Jaden Schwartz — Brayden Schenn — Vladimir Tarasenko

    Sammy Blais — Ryan O’Reilly — David Perron

    Pat Maroon — Tyler Bozak — Robert Thomas

    Ivan Barbashev — Oskar Sundqvist — Alexander Steen

    Joel Edmundson — Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester — Colton Parayko

    Carl Gunnarsson — Robert Bortuzzo

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

    Scratched: Robby Fabbri, Michael Del Zotto, Zach Sanford, Mackenzie MacEachern, Chris Thorburn, Ville Husso

    Injured: Vince Dunn (upper body)

     

    San Jose Sharks:

    Timo Meier — Logan Couture — Gustav Nyquist

    Evander Kane — Tomas Hertl — Joe Pavelski

    Melker Karlsson — Joe Thornton — Kevin Labanc

    Joonas Donskoi — Barclay Goodrow — Micheal Haley

    Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Brent Burns

    Brenden Dillon — Erik Karlsson

    Joakim Ryan — Justin Braun

    Martin Jones

    Aaron Dell

    Scratched: Dylan Gambrell, Tim Heed, Lukas Radil, Radim Simek, Antti Suomela, Marcus Sorensen

     

    First Period:

    Blues Goal – 5:50 – Oskar Sundqvist (4) from unassisted

    Blues Penalty – 15:18 – Jay Bouwmeester 2 minutes for Delay of Game

     

    End of 1st – STL – 1       SJ – 0

    Shots              04                11

    Faceoffs         10                08

    Hits               18                  13

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Blues Goal – 3:05 – Jaden Schwartz (10) from unassisted

    Blues Penalty Shot – 6:53 – Vladimir Tarasenko – Goal (7)

    Sharks Penalty – 10:43 – Joonas Donskoi double minor for High Sticking

    Blues Penalty – 11:23 – Tyler Bozak 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – STL – 3        SJ – 0

    Shots               24                 16

    Faceoffs          23                 18

    Hits                 28                  35

    PP                   0/2                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Sharks Penalty – 1:55 – Barclay Goodrow 2 minutes for Roughing

    Sharks Penalty – 1:55 – Micheal Haley 2 minutes for Interference

    Blues PPG – 2:19 – Jaden Schwartz (11) from David Perron (6) and Vladimir Tarasenko (4)

    Sharks Penalty – 7:13 – Micheal Haley 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Sharks Penalty – 7:13 – Micheal Haley 10 minute Misconduct

    Sharks Penalty – 8:35 – Timo Meier 2 minutes for Tripping

    Blues Penalty – 13:12 – Joel Edmundson 2 minutes for Slashing

    Blues Goal – 16:02 – Jaden Schwartz (12) from Vladimir Tarasenko (5)

    Sharks Penalty – 17:13 – Evander Kane 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

    Sharks Penalty – 17:13 – Evander Kane 2 minutes for Slashing

    Sharks Penalty – 17:13 – Evander Kane 10 minute Misconduct

     

    End of 3rd – STL – 5         SJ – 0

    Shots              40                   21

    Faceoffs        36                    27

    Hits               34                     52

    PP                 1/8                   0/2

     

    Next Up:

    Game 6 – STL/SJ Leads Series 3-2

     

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