ST. LOUIS — After dropping Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday, the Boston Bruins will look to regain a series lead when they battle the Blues in Game 3 Saturday night in St. Louis. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. Follow along for updates from Saturday’s game.
WHO: Bruins at St. Louis Blues (Series tied, 1-1)
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Enterprise Center
TV: NBCSN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
LIVE COVERAGE
THIRD PERIOD
10:57: Johansson beats Allen for the Bruins' fourth power-play goal on four shots. BRUINS 7, BLUES 2.
10:50: Empty net with 5:30 left. ... Acciari gets the empty-netter with 1:48 left. McAvoy to the room. Blocked shot left knee. BRUINS 6, BLUES 2.
10:31: Chara goes for roughing and the Blues get a fortunate goal when it goes off Brandon Carlo. BRUINS 5, BLUES 2.
10:25: Clifton goes for a cross-check, the Perron finally goes for roughing Rask. ... And then Carlo goes so the Blues get a power play. ... Killed off.
SECOND PERIOD
9:48: Parayko takes a high-sticking penalty against Marchand ... you don't want Boston on the power play. And Krug scores. That will chase Jordan Binnington. BRUINS 5, BLUES 1
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9:43: Blues show signs of life when after a long sequence of puck possession, Barbashev puts it past Rask. BRUINS 4, BLUES 1.
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9:38: McAvoy goes for high sticking. And then Maroon goads Chara into a matching ... and the Bruins are now down their two best healthy defensemen on this power play.
9:33: Blues finally show a pulse as Maroon rings the post. McAvoy is banged up.
9:28: Another goal for the Bruins as Pastrnak is left wide open in front of the net. Now four goals on five shots. BRUINS 4, BLUES 0.
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8:24: Second period underway.
8:02: GOAL(S): Coyle strikes on a great rush down the ice, while Sean Kuraly snaps one past Binnington just 2:10 later. Blues challenge for offside, but call stands. bruins get another power play to open the second period. Knockout punch could be coming.
7:55: We've got 4-on-4 hockey for 2 minutes. Clifton and Barbashev head off.
7:48: GOAL: Bergeron tips one past Binnington. Bad move by the goalie. Offense on the power play generating from a shot from the high slot.
7:45: Bruins power play coming up. Perron heads off for interference.
7:43: Great stop by Binnington on a patented Pastrnak one-timer. Bergeron Line with some extended o-zone time.
7:40: Ice firmly tilted in favor of Blues to open this one —but Bruins punching back as the period rolls along. Bruins getting looks in close.
7:32: B's make the kill. 4 early SOG for the Blues.
7:28: DeBrusk to the box. 1:02 into the game.
7:25: Game 3 is underway.
7:18: This place is deafening.
7:17: Bruins Starters: Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak / Chara-McAvoy / Rask
PROJECTED LINES
BOSTON
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk - David Krejci - David Backes
Marcus Johansson - Charlie Coyle - Danton Heinen
Joakim Nordstrom - Sean Kuraly - Noel Acciari
Zdeno Chara - Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug - Brandon Carlo
John Moore - Connor Clifton
Tuukka Rask
Scratched: Steven Kampfer, Karson Kuhlman
Injured: Chris Wagner (upper body), Kevan Miller (lower body), Matt Grzelcyk (concussion protocol)
ST. LOUIS
Jaden Schwartz — Brayden Schenn — Vladimir Tarasenko
Sammy Blais — Ryan O’Reilly — David Perron
Patrick Maroon — Tyler Bozak — Robby Fabbri
Ivan Barbashev — Zach Sanford— Alexander Steen
Joel Edmundson — Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester — Colton Parayko
Carl Gunnarsson — Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
PREGAME NOTES:
- The Bruins will be going into enemy territory on Saturday night, as the Blues are set to host their first Stanley Cup Final matchup in St. Louis in 49 years. The Enterprise Center is going to be buzzing for Game 3, but the Bruins have more than held their own away from TD Garden this postseason, posting a 6-2 record on the road this spring.
- "It’s fun, as a group, when you go into a building, be the opposing team and come out victorious, because you’re sending home a lot of people unhappy,” Torey Krug said. "I think we relish that role quite a bit.”
- Since 1939, when the Cup Final went to the best-of-7 format, the team that wins Game 3 with the series tied 1-1 has gone on to win the Stanley Cup 78.6 percent of the time (22 of 28).
- With Matt Grzelcyk ruled out (concussion) for Game 3, Bruce Cassidy confirmed that John Moore will indeed slot into the lineup. He last played in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Hurricanes — filling in for an injured Zdeno Chara.
- “They come as advertised,” Moore said of the Blues on Friday. “They’ll be the first to tell you that’s the way they want to play. They certainly showed that in Game 2. They got to their game, they’re a big heavy team, they’re good below the goal line. So all areas, we’ve talked about and I think that I’ll be ready.”
- The Blues are 30-32 (.484) in 62 all-time Game 3s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (18-13 at home), including a 1 2 record this year (0-2 at home). The Bruins are 54-48 (.529) in Game 3s, including a 32-25 record (.561) on the road. They are 1-2 in Game 3s this year, all played away from home.
- With Oskar Sundqvist suspended for his hit on Grzelcyk, Salem native and BC product Zach Sanford will get the call and start on the fourth line for the Blues.
- With the series tied 1-1, there will not be a sweep in the Stanley Cup Final for a record 20th straight season (since 1998 DET: 4-0 W vs. WSH). The longest prior such streak was seven straight series, from 1953-59 and 1961-67.