Stanley Cup Final: Blues beat Bruins 4-1 in Game 7 to win first championship

St. Louis Blues head coach Craig Berube carries the Stanley Cup after the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

The St. Louis Blues celebrate with the Stanley Cup after they defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

St. Louis Blues' Alex Pietrangelo carries the Stanley Cup after the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

St. Louis Blues' Ivan Barbashev, left, and Vladimir Tarasenko hold the Stanley Cup as fans in the stands celebrate after the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

The St. Louis Blues celebrate their win over the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Bill Kess, left, and his friends react as the clock hits zero and the St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup over the Boston Bruins during a watch party June 12, 2019, at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. (Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara, of Slovakia, skates against the St. Louis Blues during the first period in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, right, defends against Boston Bruins' David Krejci (46), of the Czech Republic, during the first period in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final on June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

St. Louis Blues' Brayden Schenn, left, delivers a hit to Boston Bruins' Charlie McAvoy, right, during the first period in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

St. Louis Blues' Alex Pietrangelo, right, watches his shot sail into the net behind Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (40) and Matt Grzelcyk (48) during the first period in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

St. Louis Blues' Ryan O'Reilly, center, celebrates with Alex Pietrangelo, left, Sammy Blais, rear, and Jay Bouwmeester during the first period in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins on June 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

St. Louis Blues' Alex Pietrangelo, second from right, celebrates his goal with Jay Bouwmeester, left rear, Alexander Steen, left, and Jaden Schwartz during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

St. Louis Blues' Alexander Steen, right, defends against Boston Bruins' Marcus Johansson, of Sweden, during the second period in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

By David Souza, Boston25News.com

BOSTON — The St. Louis Blues defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Wednesday to win the Stanley Cup. The victory marks the Blues' first-ever championship.

St. Louis won on the strength of two goals in the first and another pair in the third. Ryan O'Reilly scored for the fourth consecutive game – a feat not done since Wayne Gretzky – while captain Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden Schenn and Zach Sanford scored the other tallies.

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O'Reilly was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.

Matt Grzelcyk scored the lone tally for Boston, slotting one past Jordan Binnington with 2:10 to go in the third.

St. Louis had a chance to clinch the Cup on home ice in Game 6, but the Bruins earned a 5-1 victory to set up the decisive match at TD Garden.

St. Louis appeared 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.

This series is the second time the two squads squared off with the Stanley Cup on the line. The first came in 1970 when Boston won the series 4-0.

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