St. Louis ties series with first ever Stanley Cup Final win on home ice

Ailish Forfar
·NHL Editor
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Ryan O’Reilly led the St. Louis Blues to their first ever Stanley Cup Final win on home ice. A dominant, disciplined performance from the Blues was all it took to tie the series at 2-2. Game 5 is Thursday night in Boston.

Below is a play-by-play recap of the action.

Third period

Final buzzer: 4-2 win St. Louis

ST. LOUIS GOAL, 4-2

Schenn scores an empty net goal, and the arena explodes. The Blues are about to win their first Stanley Cup Final game in St. Louis, ever.

ST. LOUIS GOAL, 3-2

It’s the Ryan O’Reilly Game! Another rebound goal for St. Louis, and they’ve taken the lead halfway through the third period. It’s his first time scoring two goals in a single playoff game, and what a time to do it.

Warrior alert. He’s yet to actually play a shift in the third period, but the captain is there on the bench cheering his team on.

Second period

Final buzzer: 2-2

St. Louis had incredible sustained momentum and failed to capitalize on the opportunity. Instead, they allowed Boston to crawl back into the game and we’re tied up for the third period. Most important period in St. Louis history up next.

BOSTON GOAL, 2-2

St. Louis dominated five straight minutes of play and earned a power play. Still, the Bruins capitalized shorthanded to tie the game. Deflating moment for the Blues. Brandon Carlo scores on another example of poor rebound control tonight.

Ouch... Schenn’s shot deflected up off Chara's stick directly into his mouth. He went straight to the dressing room for repairs.

First period

Buzzer: St. Louis 2 -1

Fast paced period especially for the Blues, who are playing like their future is on the line. Which it is. You can’t let Boston take a 3-1 series lead going home for Game 5. Blues have the jump in the first period.

The physicality has arrived tonight!

ST. LOUIS GOAL, 2-1

Another juicy rebound leads to a goal, this time Vladimir Tarasenko puts it past Rask to take the lead. Alex Pietrangelo makes it happen with a nifty toe drag to open up the shooting lane, and a wide open Tarasenko is there to clean up the loose puck.

BOSTON GOAL, 1-1

Charlie Coyle hops on a loose rebound from Chara’s shot and ties the game up in St. Louis. Coyle now has scored in 3 consecutive games.

ST. LOUIS GOAL, 1-0

HELLO!!! 43 seconds into the first period, Ryan O’Reilly erases the horror of Game 3 by wrapping it around the pad of Tuukka Rask. It’s his first playoff goal since Game 1 of the San Jose series. Vince Dunn gets on the scoresheet with an assist in his first game back from three weeks sidelined with injury.

The Blues have now scored 12 goals this post season within the first two minutes of a period, matching the NHL record.

Pre game

Brett Hull channelling major Hulk Hogan vibes.

Jordan Binnington looks to bounce back from his first ever NHL pull in Game 3’s loss after allowing five goals on 19 shots. He’s traditionally strong after losses, posting a 6-2 record with a 1.84 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage in the postseason.

The Blues will have two new faces from Game 3 as Oskar Sundqvist returns from suspension, and Vince Dunn returns from injury.

Keep an eye out for Boston’s power play, as they are inches away from passing the 1980-1981 New York Islanders for best power play in a single postseason.