Boston Ties Stanley Cup, Sends Series To Game 7

ST. LOUIS -- It's back to Boston and a blow to the St. Louis Blues who could have picked up the Stanley Cup on its home floor Sunday.

The Bruins came up big, outscoring the Blues 5-1, sending the Stanley Cup back to Boston for Game 7. Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask made 28 saves. Boston had a big-scoring third period, tallying four goals.

Brad Marchand found the net to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead. Rask protected that lead with 19 saves in the first two periods. Brandon Carlo scored the second Boston goal in the third period. Then it went to 3-0 when Karson Kuhlman scored at 10;15.

St. Louis' Ryan O'Reilly scored at 1:46 to make it 3-1.

But the Bruins came back on Pastnak's goal making it 4-1 with 5:54 remaining. And Zdeno Chara scored into an empty net to finish the game at 5-1.

National Hockey League

Sunday, June 9 Scoreboard

Boston 5, St. Louis, 1

Stanley Cup Final -- Game 6, Series tied 3-3

Monday, June 10

No game scheduled

Tuesday, June 11

No game scheduled

Wednesday, June 12

St. Louis at Boston, 7 p.m.

Stanley Cup Final -- Game 7,  Series tied 3-3