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The St. Louis Blues Beat The Boston Bruins 4-1 In Stanley Cup Final

The St. Louis Blues' Alex Pietrangelo lifts the Stanley Cup after the team won its first championship in franchise history, beating the Boston Bruins in seven games. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption

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The St. Louis Blues Beat The Boston Bruins 4-1 In Stanley Cup Final

June 12, 2019 • The Blues were a last place team in January. Now they are NHL champions for the first time in their franchise history.

Washington Capitals Hoist First Stanley Cup After Dramatic Win Over Vegas

Alex Ovechkin celebrates on the ice after the Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup. Ovechkin was awarded the Conn Smythe trophy as the best player in this year's playoffs. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Washington Capitals Hoist First Stanley Cup After Dramatic Win Over Vegas

June 7, 2018 • The championship is the first by a D.C. team in one of the big four U.S. sports leagues in a quarter century and prevents a fairy-tale ending to the Las Vegas hockey team's first season.

Penguins Dominate Game 5, Trounce Predators 6-0 In NHL Stanley Cup Final

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray (30) and teammates celebrate their 6-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Bruce Bennett/AP hide caption

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Penguins Dominate Game 5, Trounce Predators 6-0 In NHL Stanley Cup Final

June 9, 2017 • Nashville's on the brink of elimination after being shut out by the Penguins Thursday night in Pittsburgh. The Penguins are one win away from a second consecutive Stanley Cup trophy. Game 6 is Sunday.

Pittsburgh Stops Tampa Bay In Game 7, Will Face San Jose For Stanley Cup

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray makes a kick save Thursday against Brian Boyle of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Pittsburgh. Matt Kincaid/Getty Images hide caption

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Pittsburgh Stops Tampa Bay In Game 7, Will Face San Jose For Stanley Cup

May 27, 2016 • Sharks vs. Penguins is not typically an even matchup in the wild, but those are the two teams that will play for the Stanley Cup starting Monday. It will be San Jose's first appearance in the finals.

Toews Ends Scoring Drought In 2-1 Win As Chicago Ties Stanley Cup Finals

Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews (19) and Patrick Kane (88) confer during Monday's Stanley Cup Final game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption

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Toews Ends Scoring Drought In 2-1 Win As Chicago Ties Stanley Cup Finals

June 10, 2015 • The Blackhawks star knocked in a goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second period, and teammate Brandon Saad added another in the third. The series returns to Tampa on Saturday.

Thriller On The Ice: Blackhawks Beat Bruins In Triple OT

The thrill of victory; the agony of defeat: Andrew Shaw of the Chicago Blackhawks (right) celebrates after the game-winning goal goes in. Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask looks back toward the puck that's now in his net. Mike Wulf/CSM/LANDOV hide caption

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Thriller On The Ice: Blackhawks Beat Bruins In Triple OT

June 13, 2013 • Game 1 of the NHL's Stanley Cup Finals lasted nearly twice as long as a regular game. It ended in the third overtime period when the puck deflected off one of the Blackhawks and into the goal.