Just when the St. Louis Blues had the Boston Bruins on their heels and chasing the game, they gave up a goal and the roar…
Just when the St. Louis Blues had the Boston Bruins on their heels and chasing the game, they gave up a goal and the roar went right out of the building.
The Blues could have let the talented Bruins seize the moment, let things get away from them on home ice. Again.
They didnt. The team that was mired in last place in the NHL in January, that suffered from missed calls in the playoffs and slogged through some tough losses instead showed the resolve of a championship contender and is now two victories away from lifting the Stanley Cup.
Ryan OReilly scored the opening goal 43 seconds in and the winner with 9:22 left, and he and the Blues beat the Blues thrived in a chaotic Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night to beat the Bruins 4-2 and tie this bruising series at two games apiece.
«We knew what we had to do tonight to be a better team,» coach Craig Berube said. «We were relentless tonight. We didnt stop for 60 minutes.»
Game 5 is Thursday night in Boston.
This one was a back-and-forth thriller, with Bostons Tuukka Rask and St. Louis Jordan Binnington each giving up tons of rebounds for frantic scoring chances and scrums.
Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 11th goal of the playoffs, and Binnington made 21 saves to improve to 7-2 in the postseason after a loss. Even more impressive was the rookies bounce-back from being pulled in Game 3 for the first time in his NHL career. Rask allowed three goals on 37 shots and was on the receiving end of several Blues onslaughts.
