2019 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2019 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2018–19 season and the culmination of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference champion St. Louis Blues defeated the Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins four games to three to win their first championship, in their 51st season of play (not including the 2004–05 lockout), ending the third longest championship drought in league history. The Bruins had home-ice advantage in this best-of-seven playoff series with the better regular season record. The series began on May 27 and concluded on June 12. Their Stanley Cup–winning run of 26 playoff games tied the 2014 Los Angeles Kings for the longest of any Stanley Cup–winning team in history.
This was a rematch of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, which Boston won in four, the fourth consecutive Finals to both involve at least one team vying for its first championship and end with the champion clinching the Cup on the road, and the first time since 2011 where the Finals went the full seven games.
Until this year, the Blues were the oldest franchise to have never won a Stanley Cup. That distinction is now shared by the Buffalo Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks, as both teams were founded in 1970 and are without a Stanley Cup to their name. St. Louis also became the last surviving 1967 NHL expansion team to win their first Stanley Cup, joining the Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars (originally the Minnesota North Stars) and Pittsburgh Penguins.
== Paths to the Finals ==
=== Boston Bruins ===
This was the Boston Bruins' 20th appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, six years after , when they faced the Chicago Blackhawks and were defeated in six games. The Bruins last won the Stanley Cup in , their sixth Cup in franchise history.
Brad Marchand became the first Bruin since the 2005–06 season to score 100 points, finishing the regular season with 100 points in 79 games. David Pastrnak led the team in goals with 38. Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak split the goaltending duties during the regular season. Halak had signed with the team during the off-season, and approaching the trade deadline the Bruins acquired forwards Charlie Coyle and Marcus Johansson.
Boston finished the regular season with 107 points, finishing in second place in the Atlantic Division and third overall in the league. In the First Round of the playoffs, they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games for the second consecutive playoff meeting against the Maple Leafs and third since the 2012–13 season. They then defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 in the Second Round. In the Conference Finals, Boston swept the Carolina Hurricanes 4–0.
=== St. Louis Blues ===
This was the St. Louis Blues' fourth appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. Their last appearance in the Finals was in against the Bruins, which Boston won in a four-game sweep. All of St. Louis' prior appearances came during their first three seasons after the Blues and five other new teams formed the West Division in the 1967 NHL expansion. While the Blues were able to advance past their fellow expansion franchises, each Finals appearance ended with them being swept by Original Six teams that comprised the East Division, concluding with their 1970 defeat. In the years that followed, the other expansion teams from 1967 would win Stanley Cup titles of their own (excluding the defunct California Golden Seals franchise), but the Blues went nearly half a century without reaching the Finals again and became the oldest franchise not to win the Stanley Cup.
Ryan O'Reilly, who was acquired via trade in the off-season led the team in scoring with 77 points and assists with 49. Vladimir Tarasenko led the team in goal-scoring with 33 goals.
St. Louis struggled early in the regular season, beginning the year with a 7–9–3 record. Head coach Mike Yeo was fired and assistant coach Craig Berube named interim coach. Their record declined to an NHL-worst 15–18–4 record with 34 points on January 2, 2019. Then the Blues went on a 30–10–5 run to finish the season with 99 points, third in the Central Division. Amid their turnaround, rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington was given his first start and went on to obtain 23 wins. In the playoffs, St. Louis defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4–2 in the First Round, eliminated the Dallas Stars in seven games, and won 4–2 against the San Jose Sharks in the Conference Finals.
== Game summaries ==
:Note: All times listed are in EDT (UTC−4).
:Number in parenthesis represents the player's total goals or assists to that point of the entire four rounds of the playoffs
=== Game one ===
In game one, Brayden Schenn scored the first goal of the Finals for the Blues, firing a wrist shot past Tuukka Rask. In the second period, Bruins forward David Pastrnak mistakenly passed back to an open Schenn who gave the puck to Vladimir Tarasenko who doubled the lead for St. Louis. The Bruins quickly scored after, as Connor Clifton's shot deflected off of goalie Jordan Binnington's stick. Charlie McAvoy then tied the game on the power play speeding through the Blues zone to put one past Binnington. In the third period, Boston gained the lead as a net-mouth scramble ended up on Sean Kuraly's stick who fired it past Binnington. The Bruins continued their shot output, placing ten more on Binnington before being pulled. Brad Marchand sealed the Bruins victory after a successful defensive zone face-off put the puck into the Blues' zone and the forward shot it into the empty net.
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Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	STL 	Brayden Schenn (3) 	Jaden Schwartz (5), Jay Bouwmeester (6)	07:23 	1–0 STL
2nd 	STL 	Vladimir Tarasenko (9) 	Brayden Schenn (6) 	01:00 	2–0 STL
2nd 	BOS 	Connor Clifton (2) 	Sean Kuraly (4), Joakim Nordstrom (3) 	02:16 	2–1 STL
2nd 	BOS 	Charlie McAvoy (2) – pp	Unassisted 	12:41 	2–2
3rd 	BOS 	Sean Kuraly (3) 	Noel Acciari (2), Zdeno Chara (3) 	05:21 	3–2 BOS
3rd 	BOS 	Brad Marchand (8) – en 	Unassisted 	18:11 	4–2 BOS
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	BOS 	Sean Kuraly 	Tripping 	03:37 	2:00
1st 	STL 	David Perron 	Tripping 	13:15 	2:00
1st 	STL 	Robert Thomas 	Hooking 	16:45 	2:00
2nd 	STL 	Joel Edmundson 	High-sticking 	05:25 	2:00
2nd 	STL 	Oskar Sundqvist 	Cross-checking 	11:04 	2:00
3rd 	BOS 	David Krejci 	Illegal check to head 	06:55 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	Samuel Blais 	Interference 	13:28 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	8 	3 	9 	20 	
 	8 	18 	12 	38 	
=== Game two ===
In game two, Boston scored the first goal when Samuel Blais was given a penalty for goaltender interference and Charlie Coyle put the puck past St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington. The Blues struck back when Robert Bortuzzo's shot deflected off of Matt Grzelcyk and squeaked past Tuukka Rask on the short side. The Bruins scored 40 seconds later to take the lead again with Joakim Nordstrom moving around the St. Louis defenceman and backhanding his shot past Binnington. Vladimir Tarasenko then tied the game for the Blues when his shot rebounded off of Rask and backhanded his shot into the open net. In the second period, the Blues dominated in shots fourteen to six but neither team scored. However, Blues forward Tyler Bozak was high-sticked resulting in an injury to the forward; St. Louis was granted a 4-minute power-play. The teams were even in shots in the third period, but with no scoring, the game went into overtime. During the overtime period, Bruins defenceman Brandon Carlo tripped up Alexander Steen and on the delayed penalty, Carl Gunnarsson fired a slap shot past Rask giving St. Louis their first victory in the Finals in franchise history and tying the series 1–1.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	BOS 	Charlie Coyle (7) – pp 	Jake DeBrusk (5), David Pastrnak (9) 	04:44 	1–0 BOS
1st 	STL 	Robert Bortuzzo (2) 	Tyler Bozak (6), Carl Gunnarsson (1) 	09:37 	1–1
1st 	BOS 	Joakim Nordstrom (3) 	Sean Kuraly (5) 	10:17 	2–1 BOS
1st 	STL 	Vladimir Tarasenko (10)	Jaden Schwartz (6) 	14:55 	2–2
2nd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
OT 	STL 	Carl Gunnarsson (1) 	Ryan O'Reilly (12), Oskar Sundqvist (5)	03:51 	3–2 STL
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	STL 	Samuel Blais 	Goaltender interference 	03:55 	2:00
1st 	STL 	Oskar Sundqvist 	Boarding 	17:57 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	Connor Clifton 	Interference 	03:34 	2:00
2nd 	STL 	Joel Edmundson 	Tripping 	12:19 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	Connor Clifton 	High-sticking 	15:39 	4:00
2nd 	STL 	Jaden Schwartz 	Goaltender interference 	17:56 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	Brayden Schenn 	Slashing 	13:22 	2:00
OT 	None
The game winning goal was scored on a delayed penalty.	None
The game winning goal was scored on a delayed penalty.	None
The game winning goal was scored on a delayed penalty.	None
The game winning goal was scored on a delayed penalty.	None
The game winning goal was scored on a delayed penalty.
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	OT 	Total
 	10 	14 	9 	4 	37
 	8 	6 	9 	0 	23
=== Game three ===
In game three, Boston took over the first period with three unanswered goals. The first came from Patrice Bergeron on the power-play. The next came from Charlie Coyle whose wrist shot got past Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington. The last goal came from Sean Kuraly with less than ten seconds in the period; the goal was unsuccessfully challenged on an offside review. With power-play given to the Bruins from the failed offside challenge, David Pastrnak capitalized in the second period, backhanding his shot past Binnington. The Blues were able to get on the board as Zach Sanford passed to an open Ivan Barbashev for his third goal of the playoffs. However, the Bruins quickly had their four-goal restored when Colton Parayko was sent to the penalty box for high-sticking and Torey Krug cashed in for Boston's third power-play goal of the game. Binnington was pulled from the game following this goal and replaced with Jake Allen. In the third period, a roughing penalty by Bruins captain Zdeno Chara proved costly as Parayko scored on the given power-play, his slap shot deflecting off of Brandon Carlo. Although the Blues out shot the Bruins eleven to four, beyond the one goal, St. Louis could not get another past Tuukka Rask. Bruins forward Noel Acciari scored an empty-net goal to add insurance. Boston added another power-play goal with Marcus Johansson's slap shot cleanly beating Allen finalizing the score at 7–2. The Bruins scored on every power-play that they had in the game scoring four goals on only four shots.
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Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	BOS 	Patrice Bergeron (9) – pp 	Torey Krug (12), Jake DeBrusk (6) 	10:47 	1–0 BOS
1st 	BOS 	Charlie Coyle (8) 	Marcus Johansson (7), Danton Heinen (6) 	17:40 	2–0 BOS
1st 	BOS 	Sean Kuraly (4) 	Joakim Nordstrom (4) 	19:50 	3–0 BOS
2nd 	BOS 	David Pastrnak (8) – pp 	Torey Krug (13), Patrice Bergeron (8) 	00:41 	4–0 BOS
2nd 	STL 	Ivan Barbashev (3) 	Zach Sanford (1), Alexander Steen (3) 	11:05 	4–1 BOS
2nd 	BOS 	Torey Krug (2) – pp 	Brad Marchand (12), Patrice Bergeron (7) 	12:12 	5–1 BOS
3rd 	STL 	Colton Parayko (2) – pp 	Ryan O'Reilly (13), Tyler Bozak (7) 	05:24 	5–2 BOS
3rd 	BOS 	Noel Acciari (2) – en 	Joakim Nordstrom (5), Charlie Coyle (7) 	18:12 	6–2 BOS
3rd 	BOS 	Marcus Johansson (2) – pp 	Torey Krug (14), Connor Clifton (3) 	18:35 	7–2 BOS
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	BOS 	Jake DeBrusk 	Kneeing 	01:02 	2:00
1st 	STL 	David Perron 	Interference 	10:26 	2:00
1st 	BOS 	Connor Clifton 	Roughing 	14:22 	2:00
1st 	STL 	Ivan Barbashev 	Unsportsmanlike conduct 	14:22 	2:00
1st 	STL 	Bench (served by David Perron)	Delay of game (failed offside coach's challenge)	19:50 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	Charlie McAvoy 	Slashing 	07:37 	2:00
2nd 	STL 	Patrick Maroon 	Unsportsmanlike conduct 	07:37 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	Zdeno Chara 	Unsportsmanlike conduct 	07:37 	2:00
2nd 	STL 	Colton Parayko 	High-sticking 	11:41 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	David Perron 	Roughing 	00:54 	2:00
3rd 	BOS 	Connor Clifton 	Cross checking 	00:54 	2:00
3rd 	BOS 	Brandon Carlo 	Interference 	01:31 	2:00
3rd 	BOS 	Zdeno Chara 	Roughing 	05:18 	2:00
3rd 	BOS 	Jake DeBrusk 	Delay of game (puck over glass) 	06:04 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	Alex Pietrangelo 	Slashing 	18:12 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	12 	8 	4 	24 	
 	8 	10 	11 	29 	
=== Game four ===
In game four, Ryan O'Reilly scored first for the Blues, scoring a wrap-around goal 43 seconds into the game. The Bruins counter-attacked when Zdeno Chara shot at Jordan Binnington and the rebound went to Charlie Coyle who slid it past the Blues goaltender. The Blues regained the lead when Alex Pietrangelo's shot rebounded to Vladimir Tarasenko firing a wrist shot past Tuukka Rask. In the second period, with Boston forward Connor Clifton resigned to the penalty box for an illegal check to the head, the Bruins, shorthanded, tied the game as Brandon Carlo picked up a rebound to shoot it past Binnington. Midway through the third period, however, the Blues regained the lead with a rebound going to O'Reilly. The Blues staved off the Bruins, limiting Boston's shots to five. Brayden Schenn sealed the game's final score at 4–2 with an empty-net goal tying the series at 2–2.
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Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	STL 	Ryan O'Reilly (4) 	Zach Sanford (2), Vince Dunn (6) 	00:43 	1–0 STL
1st 	BOS 	Charlie Coyle (9) 	Zdeno Chara (4) 	13:14 	1–1
1st 	STL 	Vladimir Tarasenko (11)	Alex Pietrangelo (12), Brayden Schenn (7) 	15:30 	2–1 STL
2nd 	BOS 	Brandon Carlo (1) – sh 	Patrice Bergeron (8), Brad Marchand (13) 	14:19 	2–2
3rd 	STL 	Ryan O'Reilly (5) 	Alex Pietrangelo (13), Carl Gunnarsson (2)	10:38 	3–2 STL
3rd 	STL 	Brayden Schenn (4) – en	Unassisted 	18:31 	4–2 STL
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
2nd 	BOS 	Charlie Coyle 	High-sticking 	05:47 	2:00
2nd 	STL 	Colton Parayko 	Delay of game (puck over glass) 	08:31 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	Connor Clifton 	Illegal check to head 	13:53 	2:00
3rd 	BOS 	Danton Heinen 	Tripping 	02:08 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	Jay Bouwmeester 	High-sticking 	06:42 	2:00
3rd 	BOS 	Torey Krug 	Slashing 	19:34 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	Jay Bouwmeester 	Elbowing 	19:34 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	9 	10 	4 	23 	
 	13 	12 	13 	38 	
=== Game five ===
In game five, the Bruins piled on seventeen shots in the first period, but Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington held down the fort. The Blues got the first goal of the game in the second period as Ryan O'Reilly backhanded a shot past Tuukka Rask. The Bruins continued the pressure into the third period. In the third period, controversy occurred when Blues forward Tyler Bozak tripped Noel Acciari, and no penalty was called on the play. With play continuing, David Perron scored with the puck deflecting off Rask into the net. The Bruins got on the board with less than seven minutes remaining when Oskar Sundqvist high-sticked Torey Krug, causing a delayed penalty, and the Boston defenceman passed to an open Jake DeBrusk who fired it past Binnington. The Blues played defensively for the final minutes to win the game 2–1 and lead the series 3–2.
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Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
2nd 	STL 	Ryan O'Reilly (6)	Zach Sanford (3), Alex Pietrangelo (14)	00:55 	1–0 STL
3rd 	STL 	David Perron (7) 	Ryan O'Reilly (14) 	10:36 	2–0 STL
3rd 	BOS 	Jake DeBrusk (4) 	Torey Krug (15) 	13:32 	2–1 STL
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	STL 	Vince Dunn 	Delay of game (puck over glass) 	06:27 	2:00
1st 	BOS 	Brad Marchand 	Slashing 	17:22 	2:00
2nd 	STL 	David Perron 	Interference 	09:25 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	Alexander Steen 	Interference 	03:09 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	8 	6 	7 	21 	
 	17 	8 	14 	39 	
=== Game six ===
In game six, after both Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly were sent to the penalty box for boarding and delay of game respectively, Boston forward Brad Marchand scored on the resulting 5-on-3 power play. In the second period, both teams were relatively even in shots, Boston with eight and St. Louis with ten, but neither team scored. In the third period, Bruins defenceman Brandon Carlo shot a bouncing puck towards Jordan Binnington which snuck under the Blues goaltender's blocker for the second goal of the game. Karson Kuhlman gave Boston a three goal lead with his first goal of the playoffs. St. Louis got on the board when O'Reilly's shot appeared to cross the goal line after a video replay. The Bruins regained their three-goal lead when the Blues in a defensive scramble left David Pastnak alone in front of the net and he fired the puck past Binnington. The Blues pulled Binnington in an attempt to tie the game, but Zdeno Chara sealed the victory for the Bruins finalizing the score at 5–1 and sending the series to a seventh game.
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Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	BOS 	Brad Marchand (9) – pp	David Pastrnak (10), Torey Krug (16) 	08:40 	1–0 BOS
2nd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
3rd 	BOS 	Brandon Carlo (2) 	Jake DeBrusk (7) 	02:31 	2–0 BOS
3rd 	BOS 	Karson Kuhlman (1) 	David Krejci (11) 	10:15 	3–0 BOS
3rd 	STL 	Ryan O'Reilly (7) 	Alex Pietrangelo (15), David Perron (8)	12:01 	3–1 BOS
3rd 	BOS 	David Pastrnak (9) 	Brad Marchand (14), Sean Kuraly (6) 	14:06 	4–1 BOS
3rd 	BOS 	Zdeno Chara (2) – en 	Unassisted 	17:41 	5–1 BOS
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	BOS 	Sean Kuraly 	Delay of game (puck over glass) 	02:42 	2:00
1st 	STL 	Brayden Schenn 	Boarding 	07:17 	2:00
1st 	STL 	Ryan O'Reilly 	Delay of game (puck over glass) 	08:19 	2:00
1st 	BOS 	Zdeno Chara 	Interference 	18:21 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	Brad Marchand 	Tripping 	09:11 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	Charlie McAvoy 	Tripping 	13:43 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	Samuel Blais 	Slashing 	19:38 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	Samuel Blais 	Roughing 	19:38 	2:00
3rd 	BOS 	Connor Clifton 	Roughing 	19:38 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	Robert Bortuzzo 	Cross-checking 	19:43 	2:00
3rd 	STL 	Robert Bortuzzo 	Game misconduct 	19:43 	10:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	12 	8 	12 	32 	
 	9 	10 	10 	29 	
=== Game seven ===
In game seven, Jay Bouwmeester's shot got through a screen of players and Ryan O'Reilly tipped the puck past Tuukka Rask for the opening goal. The Blues increased their lead with eight seconds remaining in the first period when Jaden Schwartz passed to an open Alex Pietrangelo who backhanded his shot for his third goal of the playoffs. Boston continued to pressure St. Louis in the second period with eleven shots, but Jordan Binnington kept the score at 2–0. In the third period, Vladimir Tarasenko followed the puck into the Bruins' zone and passed to an open Brayden Schenn who fired the puck past Rask. Zach Sanford made the score 4–0 as the Blues continued to work in the offensive zone, with David Perron working around the Bruins defenceman to pass to the open rookie forward. The Bruins then swapped Rask for an extra attacker and thwarted Binnington's shutout attempt with a goal from Matt Grzelcyk. With the 4–1 victory, the Blues became the last remaining expansion franchise from 1967 to win the Stanley Cup. O'Reilly was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	STL 	Ryan O'Reilly (8) 	Jay Bouwmeester (7), Alex Pietrangelo (16)	16:47 	1–0 STL
1st 	STL 	Alex Pietrangelo (3)	Jaden Schwartz (7) 	19:52 	2–0 STL
2nd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
3rd 	STL 	Brayden Schenn (5) 	Vladimir Tarasenko (6), Jaden Schwartz (8)	11:25 	3–0 STL
3rd 	STL 	Zach Sanford (1) 	David Perron (6), Ryan O'Reilly (15) 	15:22 	4–0 STL
3rd 	BOS 	Matt Grzelcyk (4) 	David Krejci (12) 	17:50 	4–1 STL
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	STL 	Colton Parayko 	Delay of game (puck over glass) 	07:57 	2:00
2nd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
 	4 	6 	10 	20 	
 	12 	11 	10 	33 	
== Team rosters ==
Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.
=== Boston Bruins ===
# 	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth 	Finals appearance
55	 	 	C/W 	R 	27 	2015 	Johnston, Rhode Island 	first
42	 	 	RW 	R 	35 	2016 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	first
37	 	– A 	C 	R 	33 	2003 	L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec	third
25	 	 	D 	R 	22 	2015 	Colorado Springs, Colorado	first
33	 	– C 	D 	L 	42 	2006 	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia 	third
75	 	 	D 	R 	24 	2018 	Long Branch, New Jersey 	first
13	 	 	C 	R 	27 	2019 	Weymouth, Massachusetts 	first
74	 	 	LW 	L 	22 	2015 	Edmonton, Alberta 	first
48	 	 	D 	L 	25 	2012 	Charlestown, Massachusetts	first
43	 	 	C/W 	L 	23 	2014 	Langley, British Columbia 	first
41	 	 	G 	L 	34 	2018 	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	first
90	 	 	LW/C 	L 	28 	2019 	Landskrona, Sweden 	first
44	 	 	D 	R 	30 	2018 	Ann Arbor, Michigan 	first
46	 	– A 	C 	R 	33 	2004 	Šternberk, Czechoslovakia 	third
47	 	 	D 	L 	28 	2012 	Livonia, Michigan 	second
83	 	 	C/W 	R 	23 	2018 	Esko, Minnesota 	first
52	 	 	C 	L 	26 	2015 	Dublin, Ohio 	first
63	 	 	LW 	L 	31 	2006 	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	third
73	 	 	D 	R 	21 	2016 	Long Beach, New York 	first
27	 	 	D 	L 	28 	2018 	Winnetka, Illinois 	second
20	 	 	C 	L 	27 	2018 	Stockholm, Sweden 	second
88	 	 	RW 	R 	23 	2014 	Havířov, Czech Republic 	first
40	 	 	G 	L 	32 	2006 	Savonlinna, Finland 	third
14	 	 	RW 	R 	28 	2018 	Walpole, Massachusetts 	first
=== St. Louis Blues ===
# 	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth 	Finals appearance
34	 	 	G 	L 	28 	2008 	Fredericton, New Brunswick	first
49	 	 	C 	L 	23 	2014 	Moscow, Russia 	first
50	 	 	G 	L 	25 	2011 	Richmond Hill, Ontario 	first
9 	 	 	LW 	L 	22 	2014 	Montmagny, Quebec 	first
41	 	 	D 	R 	30 	2015 	Thunder Bay, Ontario 	first
19	 	 	D 	L 	35 	2013 	Edmonton, Alberta 	first
21	 	 	C 	R 	33 	2018 	Regina, Saskatchewan 	first
29	 	 	D 	L 	22 	2015 	Peterborough, Ontario 	first
6 	 	 	D 	L 	25 	2011 	Brandon, Manitoba 	first
15	 	 	C 	L 	23 	2014 	Mississauga, Ontario 	first
4 	 	 	D 	L 	32 	2014 	Örebro, Sweden 	first
7 	 	 	LW 	L 	31 	2018 	St. Louis, Missouri 	first
90	 	 	C 	L 	28 	2018 	Clinton, Ontario 	first
55	 	 	D 	R 	26 	2012 	St. Albert, Alberta 	first
57	 	 	LW 	R 	31 	2018 	Sherbrooke, Quebec 	second
27	 	– C 	D 	R 	29 	2008 	King City, Ontario 	first
12	 	 	LW 	L 	24 	2017 	Salem, Massachusetts 	first
10	 	 	C 	L 	27 	2017 	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 	first
17	 	 	LW 	L 	26 	2010 	Melfort, Saskatchewan 	first
20	 	– A 	LW 	L 	35 	2008 	Winnipeg, Manitoba 	first
70	 	 	C 	R 	25 	2017 	Boden, Sweden 	second
91	 	– A 	RW 	L 	27 	2010 	Yaroslavl, Soviet Union 	first
18	 	 	C 	R 	19 	2017 	Aurora, Ontario 	first
==Stanley Cup presentation and engraving==
The Stanley Cup was presented to Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. The following players and staff qualified to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup:
===Player notes===
* Mackenzie MacEachern – played 29 regular season games, did not play in the playoffs
* Jordan Schmaltz – played 20 regular season games, did not play in the playoffs
* Jordan Kyrou – played 16 regular season games, did not play in the playoffs
* Jordan Nolan – played 14 regular season games, did not play in the playoffs
* Chris Butler – played 13 regular season games, did not play in the playoffs
* Michael Del Zotto – played 7 regular season games for St. Louis (along with 23 for Vancouver and 12 for Anaheim), did not play in the playoffs
* Chris Thorburn – played 1 regular season game, did not play in the playoffs
== TV and radio ==
In Canada, the series was broadcast by Sportsnet and CBC Television in English, and TVA Sports in French. In the U.S., the Finals were split between NBC (Games 1, and 4 through 7) and NBCSN (Games 2 and 3).
In the United States, the seven-game series averaged 5.3 million viewers, the highest average since the six-game 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. St. Louis had an average 28.7 rating, and Boston had an average 25.5.Blues-Bruins Stanley Cup Final most-watched in four years - Paulsen, Sports Media Watch, 13 June 2019 Game 7 had an average 8.7 million viewers, being the most watched NHL game in nearly 50 years.
== Notes ==
== References ==
== Further reading ==
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