Ryan O'Reilly won the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the NHL playoffs. O'Reilly scored the opening goal Wednesday for the St. Louis Blues in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to help beat Boston 4-1 and give the franchise its first title in its 51st season.

O'Reilly set a Blues record with 23 playoff points, became the first player since Wayne Gretzky in 1985 to score in four consecutive Cup Final games.

Ryan O'Reilly and Jordan Binnington led the Blues to a 4-1 Game 7 win in Boston on Wednesday night to capture their first NHL championship.

O'Reilly scored a goal in his fourth straight game, and Binnington stopped 32 shots on goal in the victory.

The Bruins cruised to a 5-1 win over the Blues on Sunday night to take Game 6 and force a Game 7 in Boston on Wednesday night.

Brad Marchand scored the first goal for the Bruins, while the club scored four 3rd period goals (Brandon Carlo, Karson Kuhlman, David Pastenak, and Zdeno Cara) to ice the game away.

Jordon Binnington stopped 39 shots as the Blues beat the Bruins by the score of 2-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 series lead back to St. Louis.

The Blues evened the Stanley Cup Final 2-2 with a 4-2 victory on Monday night that was equal parts bludgeoning and buoyant. It continued a trend for St. Louis that has spanned the postseason, which is its ability to follow losses with strong efforts. Even losses as gutting as Game 3 last Saturday.

"It's the playoffs. You have to forget that game as quick as possible. It doesn't matter if it's 10-1 or 2-1. A loss is a loss. It's just another game," said forward Oskar Sundqvist, who returned to the Blues' lineup after being suspended for Game 3. "You need to refocus, and that's what we did."

The St. Louis Blues had waited 49 years to host another Stanley Cup Final game. They will have to wait a little bit longer for a happier home memory, after the Boston Bruins blasted the Blues 7-2 in Game 3 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 series lead.