Schedule and 2018-19 Results:
Regular Season Records: Boston 49-24-9=107pts, St. Louis 45-28-9=99pts
Game 1 on Monday, 27 May: St. Louis loses at Boston, 4-goals-2
Game 2 on Wednesday, 29 May: St. Louis wins at Boston, 3-goals-2 (OT)
Game 3 on Saturday, 01 June: Boston wins at St. Louis, 7-goals-2
Game 4 on Monday, 03 June: Boston loses at St. Louis, 4-goals-2
Game 5 on Thursday, 06 June: St. Louis wins at Boston, 2-goals-1
Game 6 on Sunday, 09 June: Boston wins at St. Louis, 5-goals-1
Game 7 on Wednesday, 12 June: St. Louis wins at Boston, 4-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The St. Louis Blues visited and defeated the Boston Bruins 4-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1400 victory. With the series 1400 win, the St. Louis Blues improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 27-36 (with a four-series winning streak befitting a new NHL champion) overall and 1-3 in the Finals round. With the series 1400 loss, the Boston Bruins see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 52-51 overall and 5-12 in the Finals round. The win order for the victorious St. Louis Blues in series 1400 was LWLWWLW: Series 1400 thus becomes the first NHL Finals-round series, the 14th NHL series (all rounds), and the 27th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The series 1400 loss by the Boston Bruins is their MLB/NBA/NHL-most 51st best-of-7 playoff series loss; the series 1400 Game 7 loss by the Boston Bruins is their MLB/NBA/NHL-most 282nd best-of-7 playoff game loss. The series 1400 Game 7 victory by the St. Louis Blues is their tenth Game 7 victory in franchise history. The series 1400 Game 7 loss by the Boston Bruins is their MLB/NBA/NHL-most 13th Game 7 loss irrespective of site, and is their MLB/NBA/NHL-most (tied with the NHL Washington Capitals) ninth Game 7 loss at home. With the series 1400 Game 7 win by the St. Louis Blues in Boston, road teams in the NBA and NHL finals have won six consecutive games. The win order for the victorious St. Louis Blues in series 1400 was LWLWWLW; the last MLB/NBA/NHL team to follow that win order to a Finals-round victory was the NBA Boston Celtics in series 440, in the 1984 NBA Finals over the Los Angeles Lakers thirty-five years ago. Series 1400 Game 7 becomes the third consecutive NHL Finals Game 7 won by the road team, following the Boston Bruins in 2011 and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009. Just as the Boston Bruins scored four unanswered goals in Vancouver against the Canucks in the 2011 NHL Finals, so it is that the St. Louis Blues scored four consecutive goals in Boston against the Bruins (before the Bruins scored their sole goal) in the 2019 NHL Finals.

After Game 6: The Boston Bruins visited and bested the St. Louis Blues 5-goals-1 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1400 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a Game 7 record of 15-12, while the St. Louis Blues have a Game 7 record of 9-8. The Boston Bruins have a home-ice Game 7 record of 14-8. The St. Louis Blues have a road-ice Game 7 record of 4-6. Series 1400 Game 7 will be the first best-of-7 NHL Finals Game 7 at home for the Boston Bruins, and the first best-of-7 NHL Finals Game 7 for the St. Louis Blues irrespective of site. The 12 best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 7 losses by the Boston Bruins (irrespective of round and site) tie them with the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals for the most best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL Game 7 losses. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 7s irrespective of win/site order, home teams have Game 7 records of 104-73 (all rounds) and 12-4 (Finals round). The last two NHL Finals Game 7s (in 2009 and 2011) were won by the road team.

After Game 5: The St. Louis Blues visited and defeated the Boston Bruins 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1400 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 11-2 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 6 record of 6-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 4-20 and a Game 6 record of 11-13. Only once before has a best-of-7 NHL Finals offered a win/site order of LWLWW @ VVHHV through five games: In series 837, the New Jersey Devils posted this win/site order against the Colorado Avalanche; Colorado won Game 6 on the road and Game 7 at home to win the 2001 NHL Finals. In the history of best-of-7 NHL Finals prior to series 1400 Game 5, teams tied 2-games-all with a site order of VVHH (such as the St. Louis Blues in the 2019 NHL Finals) had a Game 5 record of only 5-18 (.217). Series 1400 Game 5 gives the St. Louis Blues their first-ever series lead in any NHL Finals, and is the MLB/NBA/NHL-most 281st best-of-7 playoff game loss by the Boston Bruins.

After Game 4: The St. Louis Blues hosted and defeated the Boston Bruins 4-goals-2 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1400 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 18-16 and a Game 5 record of 17-17, while the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 10-15 and a Game 5 record of 9-16. In the 2019 NHL playoff season, the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues have a combined 5-0 series record (3-0 by St. Louis; 2-0 by Boston) when tied 2-games-all - that record will be 5-1 upon the completion of series 1400. Series 1400 Game 4 constitutes the first best-of-7 NHL Finals game won on home ice ever by the St. Louis Blues, and is the MLB/NBA/NHL-most 280th best-of-7 playoff game loss by the Boston Bruins.

After Game 3: The Boston Bruins visited and topped the St. Louis Blues 7-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1400 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 22-9 and a Game 4 record of 15-16. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 6-18 and a Game 4 record of 11-13. With their series 1400 Game 3 win, the Boston Bruins end their five-Game 3 losing streak when tied 1-game-all. The seven goals scored by Boston in series 1400 Game 3 are the most goals by one team in a best-of-7 NHL Finals Game 3 since series 1136, in which Boston defeated the Vancouver Canucks 8-goals-1 in 2011 NHL Finals Game 3.

After Game 2: The St. Louis Blues visited and defeated the Boston Bruins 3-goals-2 in overtime to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1400 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 25-17 and a Game 3 record of 20-22 (with an active five-Game 3 losing streak), while the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 13-19 and a Game 3 record of 15-17. The series 1400 Game 2 overtime victory by the St. Louis Blues is their first-ever best-of-7 NHL Finals game victory (in 14 tries), and extends their Game 2 winning streak to five upon trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil. The series 1400 Game 2 loss ends the Boston Bruins best-of-7 NHL playoff game winning streak at eight games, and is the MLB/NBA/NHL-most 279th best-of-7 playoff game loss for the Bruins. The victorious Blues never led series 1400 Game 2, and twice trailed by a goal.

After Game 1: The Boston Bruins hosted and bested the St. Louis Blues 4-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1400 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 37-16 and a Game 2 record of 32-21. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 6-24 and a Game 2 record of 14-16 (with an active four-Game 2 winning streak). The series 1400 Game 1 victory by the Boston Bruins extends their 2019 NHL playoff game winning streak to eight and snaps their Finals Game 1 losing streak at six. With the series 1400 Game 1 loss, the St. Louis Blues best-of-7 NHL playoff game record against the Boston Bruins falls to 0-9, and their NHL Finals game record falls to 0-13. The Bruins in Boston trailed series 1400 Game 1 by two goals as late as 2:15 into the second period, but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2018, inclusive, home teams down two goals as late as 2:15 into the second period had a game record of only 51-251 (.169).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2018-19 NHL regular season, the Boston Bruins finished eight points ahead of the St. Louis Blues. From 1939 through the 2019 NHL Semifinals and NBA Quarterfinals, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by eight regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 20-7 (.741) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1400 is the 103rd best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Boston Bruins, and the 63rd for the St. Louis Blues. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have an all-rounds series record of 52-50, a Finals-round series record of 5-11, and a Game 1 record of 53-49, while the St. Louis Blues have an all-rounds series record of 26-36, a Finals-round series record of 0-3, and a Game 1 record of 32-30. Series 1400 is the third best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues. Boston swept St. Louis in their previous two best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings, in series 223 (the 1970 NHL Finals) and series 251 (the 1972 NHL Semifinals). The St. Louis Blues and the Vancouver Canucks are tied for an MLB/NBA/NHL-worst best-of-7 Finals series record of 0-3. The St. Louis Blues own an MLB/NBA/NHL-worst best-of-7 Finals game record of 0-12. The 50 best-of-7 NHL playoff series losses and 278 best-of-7 NHL playoff game losses by the Boston Bruins (all rounds) are an MLB/NBA/NHL-worst. In best-of-7 NHL Finals, the Boston Bruins have an active six-Game 1 losing streak.