STANLEY CUP FINAL: Bruins rally to win Game 1 at home

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins rallied from two goals down in the second period to win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, 4-2, over the St. Louis Blues. The win gives Boston a 1-0 series lead and moves them three wins away from the organization’s seventh Stanley Cup in team history.

After St. Louis made it 2-0 one minute into the second period, the Bruins tied the score with goals from Connor Clifton and Charlie McAvoy in the middle frame. Forward Sean Kuraly slammed home the game-winner less than six minutes into the third period to vault the Bruins to victory.

Brad Marchand added an empty netter to round out the scoring.

Game 2 will take place Wednesday night at Boston’s TD Garden. Puck drop is slated for 8 p.m.

Boston, the champions of the Eastern Conference, reached their third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons after sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes in the Conference Finals. Conversely, St. Louis appears in the championship round for the first time in 49 years after defeating the San Jose Sharks in six games in the Western Conference Finals.

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This series will be the second time the two squads square off with the Stanley Cup on the line. The first came in 1970 - the last time the Blues played in the final round - when Boston won the series four games to none.

Follow along for live updates throughout the night, and follow @Boston25 on Twitter for the latest.

LIVE UPDATES:

10:55 p.m.: Bruins win Game 1, 4-2.

10:52 p.m.: Brad Marchand converts the empty netter to make it 4-2 Bruins.

10:51 p.m.: St. Louis takes its timeout with 2:13 to go in the third period.

10:46 p.m.: Blues kill off the penalty.

10:43 p.m.: Boston goes back to the power play with under 7 minutes to go in the third period.

10:33 p.m.: Bruins kill off the penalty. 10:19 to go with Boston ahead, 3-2

10:29 p.m.: The Blues with a great chance to net the equalizer with David Krejci going off for elbowing.

10:25 p.m.: Sean Kuraly slams home a shot on the doorstep of the St. Louis goal to make it 3-2 Bruins with 14:39 to go in the third period.

10:15 p.m.: The third period is underway.

9:57 p.m.: After 2: Boston 2, St. Louis 2

9:43 p.m.: Charlie McAvoy converts a wrist shot from the slot on the power play to tie the score at 2-2 in the second period.

9:41 p.m.: Oskar Sundqvist buries Connor Clifton from behind to put Boston on their fourth power play of the night.

9:30 p.m.: Boston now 0-for-3 on the powerplay with St. Louis killing off the infraction.

9:27 p.m.: Bruins head back to the man-advantage. They are 0-for-2 thus far.

9:20 p.m.: Connor Clifton bats one into the St. Louis net just 1:16 after Tarasenko's strike to make it 2-1.

9:16 p.m.: Nearly a minute into the second period, St. Louis makes it 2-0 after a bad giveaway by the Bruins.

9:15 p.m.: The second period is underway in Boston.

8:58 p.m.: After 1: Blues 1, Bruins 0

8:57 p.m.: Blues kill off the Thomas penalty.

8:53 p.m.: Boston quickly gets their second PP opportunity as Robert Thomas goes off for hooking.

8:50 p.m.: Marcus Johansson hits the post, but can't score as the Blues kill off the penalty.

8:45 p.m.: The Bruins get their first power play opportunity of the series with David Perron off for tripping.

8:35 p.m.: Brayden Schenn of St. Louis makes it 1-0 Blues after wristing home a shot from the slot with 12:37 to go in the opening period.

8:32 p.m.: The Bruins have killed off the minor penalty.

8:30 p.m.: Sean Kuraly gets whistled for tripping, giving St. Louis the first powerplay of Game 1.

8:30 p.m.: The crowd at TD Garden is ready for Game 1 to begin.

8:25 p.m.: Stoughton PD with a plea on Facebook as Game 1 gets underway.

8:10 p.m.: Game time.

8:00 p.m.: Members of the 2011 Boston Bruins team that won the Stanley Cup are in attendance at TD Garden and are set to be the team's banner captains for Game 1.

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