Boston Bruins

Stanley Cup Final Game 4: Blues tie series with 4-2 win

The series heads back to Boston tied 2-2.

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Boston Bruins center Charlie Coyle passes the puck away from St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn during Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

The Bruins faced the Blues in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday in St. Louis. After Boston won Game 3, the Blues fought to tie the series with a 4-2 victory.

Here’s a look at how it played out.

Third period

Final: Blues 4, Bruins 2GOAL, Blues (4-2): St. Louis adds an empty-net goal

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GOAL, Blues (3-2): St. Louis retakes the lead.

Bruins go on the power play:

Zdeno Chara is on the bench, but hasn’t stepped foot back on the ice in the third period:

Update: Bruins kill off another power play.

The Blues go back on the power play:

Zdeno Chara is back on the Bruins’ bench:

Second period

End of the 2nd: Bruins 2, Blues 2Here are some marathon shifts the Bruins have worked in the period as St. Louis kept up the pressure

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GOAL, Bruins (2-2): Brandon Carlo scores a short-handed goal:

Blues get another power play after a frantic few minutes. St. Louis still leads 2-1:

The Bruins killed another power play:

Zdeno Chara took a deflected shot to the face:

The Blues were physical in the first period:

First period

End of the 1st: Blues 2, Bruins 1GOAL, Blues (2-1): Vladimir Tarasenko scores on the rebound to give St. Louis the lead again.

GOAL, Bruins (1-1): Charlie Coyle scores to tie it up.

Early goals are a Blues theme:

An early push for the Blues:

GOAL, Blues (1-0): St. Louis takes the lead after just 43 seconds.

Pregame

The Bruins’ Game 4 hype video

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Charlie Coyle’s take on Game 4:

How the Bruins spent their off-day:

Patrice Bergeron is moving up the all-time rankings:

Pregame reading