St. Louis Blues vs. Boston Bruins

NHL: 8:00 PM EST

Jun. 12, 2019

TV: NBC
Latest Odds : BOS -165 O/U 5.5

The Lord Stanley’s Cup is on the line Wednesday when the St. Louis Blues visit TD Garden in Boston to play the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals best of seven series. The series is tied 3-3 after six games with the winner of Game 7 lifting the Stanley Cup as NHL champions. St. Louis lost Game 6 on Sunday 5-1 at home. St. Louis trailed 1-0 entering the third but gave up four goals in the final period, while scoring just one.

With their backs against the sideboards, the Bruins stepped up and forced Game 7 on Wednesday as Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 29 shots he faced in net. Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak carried the offense with a goal and an assist each. Also scoring for the Bruins were Zdeno Chara, Brandon Carlo and Karson Kuhlman. Boston is 13-3 in the postseason when scoring first.

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Jaden Schwartz leads St. Louis in goals scored with 12. Alex Pietrangelo leads the Blues in assists with 15, while Ryan O’Reilly leads in points with 21. Schwartz is second in points with 18. Goalie Jonathan Binnington is 15-10 in net in the postseason with a goals against average of 2.52 and .911 saves percentage.

Patrice Bergeron is tied with two others (Marchand, Pastrnak) in goals scored for Boston with nine, while Torey Krug leads the Bruins in assists with 16 and Brad Marchand leads in points with 23. David Pastrnak is second in points with 19. In net, Tuukka Rask is 15-8-0 with 1.93 goals against average and .938 saves percentage.

Recent Betting Trends:

St. Louis is 3-2 in its last 5

The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Blues last 7

Boston is 7-3 in its last 10

The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Bruins last 10

Free Betting Pick: Boston Bruins -165

Both the Bruins and Blues are in the Stanley Cup Finals for their team effort as neither team has a “superstar” on the roster, but the two goalies are the biggest part of why both are playing in Game 7 of the Finals. Boston’s Tuukka Rask has played under this type pressure before, while St. Louis’ Jordan Binnington is a rookie and appearing for the first time in the Stanley Cups Finals - Advantage Bruins. Final Score Prediction, Boston Bruins win 4-2

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