Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily:
Bruins strike first with a 4-2 win in Game 1
As the Boston Bruins look to tack on another championship for the city's ridiculous winning tear, the St. Louis Blues hope to win their first Stanley Cup in improbable fashion. After all, this was a team in last place in January. After one game, the B's have the edge in the Stanley Cup Final, following their 4-2 victory.
Here's everything you need to know about how Game 1 played out in this edition of ESPN Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily, and you can get caught up on Game 1 in podcast form with ESPN
On Ice Daily:
One of the stories heading into Game 1 was that the Bruins had a 10-day layoff between games while the Blues were coming in fresh. And St. Louis couldn't have asked for a better start. The Blues played the aggressive brand of hockey that led them to the Final and jumped out to a 2-0 lead.
Then things unraveled, about 22 minutes in. A normally disciplined team couldn't stay out of the penalty box. "Five penalties takes a lot of guys out of the game and uses up a lot of energy of other guys," Blues coach Craig Berube said. The second period was the dreary turning point, as St. Louis couldn't sustain any offensive zone time, let alone pressure. The Blues would be outshot 30-12 over the final two periods. Boston mustered enough offense, thanks to goals by rookie defenseman Connor Clifton, second-year defenseman Charlie McAvoy and fourth-liner Sean Kuraly, plus an empty-netter from Brad Marchand.
Three stars
1. Sean Kuraly, C, Boston Bruins
The fourth-liner is building quite the résumé. Besides his game-winning goal (and assist) in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Kuraly scored the game winner at the Winter Classic, as well as game winners in Game 7 versus the Leafs in the first round and in Game 4 versus the Blue Jackets in the second round, the team for which he grew up cheering.
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