Blues Given -300 Odds to Win Stanley Cup After Taking 3-2 Series Lead Over Bruins
By Robert Duff in NHL Hockey
Updated: March 25, 2020 at 1:25 pm EDTPublished:
- The St. Louis Blues have grabbed a 3-2 lead on the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final
- For the first time in the series, the Blues are -300 favorites to win the Cup
- St. Louis has never won the Stanley Cup
St. Louis is a win away from the Stanley Cup and suddenly, it’s the Boston Bruins who have the blues.
A 2-1 win at TD Garden not only pushed the Blues to within a victory of the first Stanley Cup win in franchise history, it gave St. Louis some cred with the sportsbooks for the first time in the series.
Thee Blues are now -300 favorites to win the Cup.
St. Louis Blues vs Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Final Odds
| Team | 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final Odds |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | -300 |
| Boston Bruins | +250 |
*Odds taken 06/07/19
Prior to this, the best odds on St. Louis came after a Game 2 overtime win at Boston. The Blues were even-money to cop the Cup at that point.
Following their Game 4 victory to tie the series at 2-2, the Blues still weren’t the chalk. They were listed as +150 underdogs to capture the Cup.
Road Game Blues
Normally, heading home with a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup final would be a good omen for a team. But for St. Louis, home is not where the heart has been during these playoffs.
The 4-2 win over the Bruins in Game 4 allowed the Blues to pull even at home in the postseason with six wins and six losses. Only the 1922-23 Ottawa Senators (0-1) have ever won the Stanley Cup while posting a losing record on home ice.
Then again, should things go to a Game 7 in Boston, the Blues could make history. They’d be in line to win their first Stanley Cup.
The @StLouisBlues recorded their ninth road win of the 2019 #StanleyCup Playoffs (9-3), one shy of the NHL record.
It was the Blues’ 30th road victory overall in 2018-19 (21-13-7 in regular season), tied for the most in the NHL (TBL also had 30). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/mVUou6f4Dz
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 7, 2019
On top of that, a Game 7 victory would move St. Louis into a tie for the most away wins in a single playoff year in NHL history.
Perfection Petrified
Boston’s top forward unit of Patrice Bergeron between Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak is referred to as the Perfection Line. However, that trio has been anything but perfect in this series.
This is the play that gave the Blues a 2-0 lead.
The Bruins and their fans were livid after the no-call on Tyler Bozak. pic.twitter.com/Omo4gbQDlt
— Hockey Night in Canada (@hockeynight) June 7, 2019
They are still looking for their first five-on-five goal of the postseason. Meanwhile, the top St. Louis line of Brayden Schenn, Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz has fired three goals while playing five-on-five.
St. Louis center Ryan O’Reilly has matched Bergeron, among the NHL’s top faceoff men, win-for-win at the dot in the series.
Bet You in St. Louis?
The Bruins look like a broken club. Injuries have afflicted three of their top six defenders. Captain Zdeno Chara gamely played Game 5 with a suspected broken jaw.
The @StLouisBlues return home one win away from claiming the #StanleyCup for the first time in their 51-season history. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/cgCVpDkpKt
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 7, 2019
If both teams were healthy, you’d lean toward Boston. But they aren’t. The Blues are winning this war of attrition. Still, they’d be wise to wrap things up in Game 6.
Play a unit on the Blues in the moneyline, and another unit on them to win the series.
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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
