7:34 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN As the Boston Bruins look to tack on another championship for the city’s ridiculous winning tear, the St. Louis Blues hope to win their first ever Stanley Cup in improbable fashion. After all, this was a team in last place in January. After one game, the B’s have the edge
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12:57 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — For 21 minutes of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the St. Louis Blues looked like the composed, confident team that won the Western Conference. They took a 2-0 lead by forcing turnovers with their punishing forechecks, while rookie goalie Jordan Binnington turned every Boston Bruins chance
2:06 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — Boston Bruins veterans know that the Stanley Cup Final will be a physical series, and perhaps nobody set the tone better in Game 1 than 5-foot-9 defenseman Torey Krug. After tangling with St. Louis Blues forward David Perron by his own net in the third period, Krug lost
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — Imagine dedicating your life to a single objective for 10 years. You sweat for it and you suffer for it and you bleed for it. Then you walk away from it, taking care to set up your successors to continue that pursuit, because you consider that responsibility as
7:49 PM ET Associated Press NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league will consider expanded video review after a couple of high-profile missed calls during the playoffs. During his annual state of the NHL speech prior to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Bettman said general managers will discuss potential expansion of video review
6:44 PM ET Washington Capitals star Evgeny Kuznetsov has denied ever using drugs after a video surfaced of him sitting next to a table on which there are two lines of white powder in what appears to be a hotel room. Kuznetsov told the Russian media site sport-express.ru that the video was taken last summer
12:13 PM ET St. Louis Blues defenseman Vince Dunn will not play Monday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final because of an upper-body injury. Blues coach Craig Berube also announced that rookie forward Robert Thomas, who is dealing with an undisclosed injury, will play Monday night against the Bruins. Berube said Dunn
8:51 AM ET NHL InsidersESPN The Stanley Cup Final opens with Game 1 on Monday night. Will the Boston Bruins add another chapter to their city’s book of epic sports dominance since 2000? Or will the St. Louis Blues win the first Cup in franchise history? Who will win the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP
10:29 PM ET Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies beat the Halifax Mooseheads one last time to win their first Memorial Cup. Peter Abbandonato scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Rouyn-Noranda beat Halifax 4-2 on Sunday night in the winner-take-all major junior hockey finale. Felix Bibeau, Joel Teasdale
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN When attending the Stanley Cup Final as a visiting fan, there are some essential tasks to be completed, like booking travel and snagging tickets. If that latter task comes up short, there’s always the chance to hit one of the two cities involved in the series, and marinate in the