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June 6 (UPI) -- The St. Louis Blues are one win away from the franchise's first NHL championship after a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Blues goalie Jordan Binnington had a superb performance in net, stopping 38 of the 39 shots he faced. St. Louis has secured back-to-back wins since suffering a 7-2 blowout loss at home in Game 3. "[Binnington] was excellent all game and did a great job in the first period," Blues head coach Craig Berube told reporters. "We were tested in the first, for sure, and Binners stood tall. Big reason we won the game. ... Our goalie was good and our team was gutsy." Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly notched the first goal of the night in the opening minute of the second period. Zach Sanford tossed a no-look, bet...

Tuukka Rask has been in goal for all three Boston Bruins victories over the Detroit Red Wings this season, allowing five goals in the three games. But Rask, apparently, will not be in net when the Bruins close the season series on Tuesday night at TD Garden. Rask, who missed Saturday night's 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens with what he called "a very minor injury," was not on the ice for practice Monday and will likely watch Anton Khudobin play Tuesday night. "Tuukka is nursing a minor injury and he stayed off today," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said Monday. "We'll keep an eye out on that one. Other than not having skated now for three days, it doesn't look like he'll be able to go tomorrow, but that's just an observation. "He probably wants to get a little bit of work before he goes ba...

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