Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blues Finish Off Sharks To Advance To First Stanley Cup Final Since 1970

At St. Louis:

Vladimir Tarasenko and Brayden Schenn each scored a power-play goal while Jordan Binnington saved 25 of 26 shots on Tuesday night as the St. Louis Blues dominated the visiting San Jose Sharks 5-1 in game five of the Stanley Cup Playoff's Western Conference Final, which the Blues won four games to two.

The Blues will be playing in their first Stanley Cup Final since 1970 as they face the Boston Bruins as the championship series is set to open this coming Monday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time at Boston (NBC).

This will be a rematch of the 1970 final, which the Bruins swept in four games to win Lord Stanley's Cup for the first time since 1941.

The Blues reached the final in their first three seasons, only to be swept in four straight games each time (against the Montreal Canadiens in 1968 and 1969 as well as the Bruins in 1970).

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blues Bury Sharks In San Jose To Come To Within One Win Of First Final Since 1970

At San Jose, California:

Jaden Schwartz produced a hat trick (one of the goals came on the power play) while Jordan Binnington saved all 21 shots for the shutout as the St. Louis Blues blasted the San Jose Sharks 5-0 on Sunday in game five of the Stanley Cup Playoffs' Western Conference Final.

The Blues, now up three games to two, can advance to their first Stanley Cup Final since being swept by the Boston Bruins in 1970 by finishing off the Sharks back home in St. Louis on Tuesday.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blues Level West Final With Sharks At 2-2

At St. Louis:

Ivan Barbashev and Tyler Bozak (power play) each scored once while Jordan Binnington saved 29 of 30 shots on Friday as the St. Louis Blues squared the Western Conference Final at two games apiece following their 2-1 game-four home victory over the San Jose Sharks as the Stanley Cup Playoffs continued.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Bruins Blank Canes To Complete Sweep And Return To Final

At Raleigh, North Carolina:

Patrice Bergeron scored twice (once on the power play) while Tuukka Rask saved all 24 shots on Thursday as the Boston Bruins blanked the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 on the road to complete a four-game sweep of the Stanley Cup Playoffs' Eastern Conference Final.

The Bruins will play in their first Stanley Cup Final since 2013, when they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks.

The B's last won Lord Stanley's Cup in 2011 in seven games, against the Vancouver Canucks.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: OT Goal Sends Sharks To 2-1 West Final Series Lead

At St. Louis:

Erik Karlsson, who scored twice on Wednesday, notched the game winner 5:23 into overtime as the San Jose Sharks reclaimed home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Playoffs' Western Conference Final by taking game three of the series 5-4 on the road over the St. Louis Blues for a two-games-to-one series lead.

Joe Thornton also scored twice for the Sharks.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Bruins To Canes Again; Boston One Win Away From Final

At Raleigh, North Carolina:

Chris Wagner and Brad Marchand (power play) each scored a second-period goal on Tuesday while Tuukka Rask saved stopped 35 of 36 saves as the Boston Bruins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on the road in the third game of the Eastern Conference Final, which the Bruins now lead three games to none.

The Bruins can advance to the Stanley Cup Final by winning again in Raleigh in game four on Thursday.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blues Double Up On Sharks On Road, Square West Final At 1-1

At San Jose, California:

Jaden Schwartz, Vince Dunn, Robert Bortuzzo, and Oskar Sundqvist each scored a goal on Monday as the St. Louis Blues doubled up the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on the road in game two of their Western Conference Final series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The series is now deadlocked at one game apiece.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Bruins Prove Too Much For Canes Again, Lead East Final 2-0

At Boston:

In Sunday's second game of the Eastern Conference Final, Matt Grzelcyk scored twice (once on the power play) as the Boston Bruins dominated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 to lead the Eastern Conference Final two games to two.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sharks Take West Final Series Opener

At San Jose, California:

In the opening game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs' Western Conference Final on Saturday, Timo Meier scored twice in the second period as the San Jose Sharks doubled up the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-3.

Stanley Cup Playoffs; Bruins Top Canes In Eastern Conference Final Opener

At Boston:

Marcus Johansson and Patrice Bergeron each scored a third-period power-play goal 28 seconds apart as the Boston Bruins scored four unanswered goals in the final period on Thursday as they defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in the opening game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs' Eastern Conference Final.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sharks Finish Off Avalanche To Take On Blues For West Crown

At San Jose, California:

In Wednesday's finale of the Stanley Cup Playoffs' second round, Joe Pavelski, Tomas Hertl, and Joonas Donskal each scored once as the San Jose Sharks held off the visiting Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in game seven of their Western Conference semifinal series, enabling the hosts to win the series four games to three.

The Sharks will battle the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Final.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Hometown Boy Sends Blues To West Final

At St. Louis:

In the lone Tuesday Stanley Cup Playoff contest, St. Louis native Pat Maroon scored the winning goal at 5:50 of the second overtime period as the St. Louis Blues knocked out the visiting Dallas Stars 2-1 in game seven of their Western Conference semifinal series.

The Blues, who won the series four games to three, will take on the San Jose-Colorado series in the Western Conference Final.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Bruins Close Out Blue Jackets, Will Take On Hurricanes For East Title; Avalanche Force Game Seven With Sharks

The Stanley Cup Playoffs resumed on Monday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Columbus, Ohio:

David Krejct, Marcus Johansson, and David Backes each scored once while Tuukka Rask stopped all 39 shots as the Boston Bruins blanked the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on the road and won their conference semifinal series four games to two.

The Bruins will have home-ice advantage against the Carolina Hurricanes in the upcoming Eastern Conference Final.


WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Denver:

Gabriel Landeskog scored the winning goal at 2:32 of overtime as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-3 in game six of their conference semifinal series, now squared at three games apiece.

J.T. Compher scored twice for the Avalanche.

The series will be decided Wednesday night in San Jose, with the winner to face the Dallas-St. Louis winner (that series is also level at three games apiece with the deciding game to be contested on Tuesday night in St. Louis).

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blues Knock Off Stars In Big D To Force Game Seven

At Dallas:

In the lone Sunday Stanley Cup Playoff contest, Alex Pietangelo, David Perron, Jaden Schwartz, and Jimmy Blais each scored once as the https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gametracker/recap/NHL_20190505_STL@DAL/ knocked off the Dallas Stars 4-1 on the road in game six of their conference semifinal series, now squared at three games apiece.


The series will be decided in St. Louis on Tuesday.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Bruins, Sharks Take 3-2 Series Leads

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Saturday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Boston:

David Pastrnak scored twice in the third period as the Boston Bruins defeated the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in game five of their conference semifinal series.

The Bruins, who lead the series three games to two, can close out the Blue Jackets with a game-six victory in Columbus on Monday.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At San Jose, California:

Tomas Hertl scored twice while Martin Jones saved 21 of 22 shots as the San Jose Sharks upended the visiting Colorado Rapids 2-1 in game five of their conference semifinal series.

The Sharks, who lead three games to two, can lock up the series with a game-six victory on Monday in Denver.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Canes Complete Sweep Of Islanders; Stars Take 2-1 Series Lead On Blues

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Friday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Raleigh, North Carolina:

Second-period goals from Teuvo Teravainen, Greg McKegg, and Justin Williams propelled the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 conference-semifinal game-four home victory over the New York Islanders that clinched the first four-game sweep in a best-of-seven series in Whalers/Hurricanes playoff history (dating back to the WHA days as the New England Whalers).

The Canes will take on the winner of the Boston-Columbus series in the Eastern Conference Final (that series is deadlocked at two games apiece).



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At St. Louis:

Jason Spezza and Esa Lindell each scored once while Ben Bishop saved 38 of 39 shots as the Dallas Stars knocked off the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on the road in game five of their conference semifinal series.

The Stars, who now lead three games to two, can close out the Blues with a game-six victory back home in Dallas on Sunday.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Bruins, Avalanche Square Respective Series At 2-2

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Thursday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Columbus, Ohio:

Patrice Bergeron scored a pair of power-play goals while Tuukka Rask saved 39 of 40 shots as the Boston Bruins leveled their conference semifinal series with the Columbus Blue Jackets as two games apiece following their 4-1 game-four road win.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Denver:

Nathan MacKinnon, Colin Wilson (power play), and Erik Johnson each scored once while Philipp Grubauer stopped all 32 saves for his first career playoff shutout as the Colorado Avalanche blanked the visiting San Jose Sharks 3-0 in game four of their conference semifinal series, now squared at two games apiece.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Canes On Cusp Of Ousting Islanders; Stars Level Series With Blues At 2-2

Two games were contested on Wednesday as the Stanley Cup Playoffs continued.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Raleigh, North Carolina:

Teuvo Teravainen scored twice (once on an empty netter) as the Carolina Hurricanes downed the visiting New York Islanders 5-2 in their conference semifinal series.

The Hurricanes, who now lead three games to none, will go for the sweep of the series by winning game four in Raleigh on Friday.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Dallas:

Jason Dickinson, Jason Spezza (power play), John Klingberg, and Roope Hintz each scored once as the Dallas Stars squared their conference semifinal series with the St. Louis Blues at two games apiece following their 4-2 game-four road victory.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blue Jackets, Sharks Take 2-1 Series Advantages

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Tuesday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Columbus, Ohio:

Boone Jenner and Matt Duchene (power play) each scored once while Sergei Bobrovsky saved 36 of 37 shots as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the visiting Boston Bruins 2-1 in game three of the conference semifinal series, which the Blue Jackets now lead two games to one.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Denver:

Logan Couture produced his first career playoff hat trick (one of the goals was an empty netter) as the San Jose Sharks doubled up the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on the road in game three of their conference semifinal series, which the Sharks now lead two games to one.

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blues Top Stars In Big D To Gain 2-1 Series Lead

At Dallas:

In the lone Monday Stanley Cup Playoff contest, Jaden Schwartz, Tyler Bozak, Alex Pietrangelo, and Pat Maroon each scored once as the St. Louis Blues doubled up the Dallas Stars 4-2 on the road in game three of their Western Conference semifinal series to take a two-games-to-one lead.