The St. Louis Blues captured their first Stanley Cup in franchise history with a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins. Game 7 wasn’t exactly a thriller, in the traditional sense. For most of the third period, the result never felt in doubt; the Blues stepped on the Bruins and never let them up, going up 4-0 at one point before relinquishing a meaningless goal with a few minutes remaining.
That the game itself wasn’t a thriller doesn’t mean there weren’t thrilling moments.
Here was a near-miss for the Blues, for example, with the puck bouncing around and somehow not crossing the goal line:
Take it away, Doc. 👀🔊 pic.twitter.com/km35Vh39eH
— #StanleyCup Game 7 on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) June 13, 2019
Thaaaaaaaaaaaaat close. 😮 pic.twitter.com/9PRfsfzdRj
— #StanleyCup Game 7 on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) June 13, 2019
Many of them came courtesy of Blues goalie Jordan Binnington, who refused to be beaten for most of the contest.
The save heard around St. Louis. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/Od9Y3TxihI
— #StanleyCup Game 7 on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) June 13, 2019
montage pic.twitter.com/LUL8oGEl2g
— Ⓜ️arcusD ▶️ (@_MarcusD3_) June 13, 2019
The third goal, which felt like the end of the series when it went in:
Schenn You Believe It?!
The @StLouisBlues are up 3-0 in the final period of the season. pic.twitter.com/xhjgQgXAW5
— #StanleyCup Game 7 on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) June 13, 2019
And then, the Blues were champions.
CELEBRATE ST. LOUIS!
The @StLouisBlues are #StanleyCup Champions! pic.twitter.com/PE5dAMA95w
— #StanleyCup Game 7 on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) June 13, 2019
A fun moment after, as Gary Bettman’s mic didn’t work, meaning we got a silent Bettman as Boston fans booed the hell out of him:
So there we have it. The Blues are Stanley Cup champions for the first time ever, Boston fans are disappointed, and those are two acceptable outcomes.