Which team did the St. Louis Blues defeat in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final?

The St. Louis Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.

St. Louis won the best-of-seven series four games to three, taking the decisive Game 7 in Boston on June 12, 2019. The championship was the Blues’ first in franchise history and ended a wait that began when the team entered the NHL in 1967.

The Final was a rematch of the 1970 championship series, when Boston swept St. Louis. In 2019, the Blues recovered from a difficult regular season start and became the last of the 1967 expansion franchises to win the Stanley Cup. They had begun the calendar year with the NHL’s worst record before a major turnaround.

Ryan O’Reilly won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, while rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington became an important part of the club’s run. The Bruins’ captain, Zdeno Chara, played despite a serious jaw injury late in the series.