Craig Berube knew the Boston Bruins' lethal power play would eventually make his St. Louis Blues pay in Game 3, considering the opportunities his club has given its opponents so far in the Stanley Cup Final.
The Blues head coach acknowledged that the Bruins benefited from some deflections in a 7-2 victory Saturday night, but knows his club's penalty kill needs to be better.
"We do have to limit the penalties, for sure," Berube told reporters postgame. "We know they have a dangerous power play. We've been flirting with danger here the whole series and it burned us (Saturday). But in saying that, we've got to do a better job killing (the penalties). We didn't, and that's why they won the hockey game."
The Bruins went 4-for-4 with the man advantage in Game 3, after going 1-for-5 in a Game 1 victory and 1-for-5 again in an overtime loss in Game 2.
St. Louis had five power plays on Saturday night but scored on only one of them. The Blues had five opportunities combined over the first two games of the series.
The Bruins took a 2-1 series lead with the win. Game 4 is scheduled for Monday night.
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