Blues vs. Bruins results: St. Louis claims Game 5 on controversial winner

Rudi Schuller

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There are no style points in hockey, and the St. Louis Blues proved as much with a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final on Thursday.

Outshot 39-21 by the Bruins and the benefectors of a controversial non-call that immediately led to the game-winning goal, the Blues may be lucky to have claimed victory but the end result is the same. A standout performance by goaltender Jordan Binnington and clutch goals by Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron were enough to hold off the Bruins and give St. Louis a 3-2 series lead.

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Along with being outshot, the Blues were also outhit by the Bruins. Yet it seemed like St. Louis was the team dishing out more of the physicality, including a non-penalized high hit by Ivan Barbashev in the first period of Thursday's contest that seemed to set the tone for the Blues for the rest of the game.

Binnington withstood whatever the Bruins threw at him, and the Blues took advantage of some fortuitous calls (and non-calls) and some opportunistic play to get the best of the Bruins on the night.

With Game 6 set to be played in St. Louis on Sunday, the Blues have the opportunity to win their first Stanley Cup on home ice.

Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Game 5 between the Blues and Bruins. Here's how it all went down:

Blues 2, Bruins 1: Updates, highlights from Game 5

Third period

0:00 - Game over! Blues win!

1:03 - Rask finally leaves the net as the clock ticks down.

3:00 - All eyes are on Rask now as the Bruins will pull the goalie soon.

6:28 - 🚨 GOAL 🚨 The Bruins pull one back on a delayed penalty. This game is far from over. Blues 2, Bruins 1.

9:24 - 🚨 GOAL 🚨 Perron banks it in after a non-call on a trip by Bozak that has the fans incensed. Blues 2, Bruins 0.

11:47 - Ping! The Blues hit the post now. That was close.

13:00 - The puck is in the St. Louis net, but was Binnington pushed in along with it? Review says no goal.

14:51 - Still no power play goals this game, or Bruins goals of any kind.

15:45 - The Bruins are peppering Binnington with shots during this PP. No breakthrough yet.

16:51 - PENALTY. Alex Steen heads to the box for interference and the Bruins are on the power play.

17:26 - Post! Kamper leans into a slap shot from the point and it rings off the iron and out of play.

20:00 - One period to go, with the Bruins chasing.

Second period

0:00 - 40 minutes are over, and the Blues lead by one.

0:10 - Wow! David Krecji saved what was a certain Blues goal by throwing his body in front of an Alex Pietrangelo shot that was headed toward an open net. Big defensive move there.

3:04 - Rask makes his 12th save of the night. The Blues haven't mustered up many shots, even though this feels like an even game after a dominant first period by the Bruins.

4:36 - Brandon Carlo breaks up a St. Louis 3-on-1 with a well-timed interception. That was vital.

8:35 - The teams are at even strength, and we still haven't seen a power play goal tonight.

10:35 - PENALTY. David Perron interferes with David Pastrnak and Boston heads to the power play.

11:30 - Boston registers the first shot by either team in the last few minutes. This game has ground to a halt.

15:11 - A "Let's Go Bruins!" chant breaks out at the TD Garden, but that Blues goal has definitely deflated the crowd.

19:05 - 🚨 GOAL 🚨 The Blues came out of the break flying, and they get the opening goal from Ryan O'Reilly after an insane Zach Sanford pass. Blues 1, Bruins 0.

19:47 - Vladimir Tarasenko drives to the net, but he can't squeeze it past Rask.

20:00 - The middle frame is underway.

First period

0:00 - The horn sounds to end the opening frame. Boston jumps out to a 17-6 shot advantage after 20 minutes but heads to the locker room with nothing to show for it.

0:38 - The penalty's over, and the Blues are now an awful 1-14 on the power play in the Stanley Cup Final.

1:52 - Huge save! Rask sprawls to stop a hard one-timer and keeps the game scoreless.

2:38 - PENALTY. Marchand heads to the box after slashing Binnington after the St. Louis netminder makes a save.

4:50 - Ping! Brad Marchand hits the post!

8:24 - No goals yet, but the Bruins are the more likely to open the scoring. Boston has an 11-3 shot advantage thus far.

9:12 - Tuukka Rask comes up big against Tyler Bozak after the St. Louis center is given a point-blank opportunity.

11:33 - The penalty is over, and the Blues have survived unscathed.

11:54 - Big kick save by Jordan Binnington on a Charlie Coyle one-timer from in close. Boston is knocking on the door.

13:33 - PENALTY. A delay of game is called after Vince Dunn fires the puck over the glass in his own zone. A rather silly play, but the crowd roars in approval as the Bruins head to the power play.

16:08 - The Bruins have a bit more jump in the early stages compared to last game. Boston leads 4-2 in shots so far.

19:30 - Zdeno Chara delivers his first hit of the night, and he looks no worse for the wear. We'll see if he can play his regular amount of minutes tonight.

20:00 - The puck is dropped and we're underway. Who will take Game 5?

Rudi Schuller