Ryan O'Reilly has been outstanding for the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup FInal, but the 28-year-old knows his early penalty in Game 6 put his team in a difficult position to win the contest.

"Was a tough penalty by me, I can't be taking one like that to give them a five-on-three," O'Reilly said after the game, per KSDK News. "Obviously they got that goal and took that momentum from us."

With the Blues already shorthanded in the first period, O'Reilly was whistled for a delay of game penalty after accidentally flipping the puck over the glass. Bruins forward Brad Marchand capitalized on the two-man advantage, ripping a one-timer past Jordan Binnington to give Boston a lead they never relinquished.

"They got a lucky bounce on that second goal and it took the wind out of our sails," O'Reilly said.

The Blues had four power-play opportunities of their own but failed to execute despite mustering 12 shots on Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask. St. Louis has now gone 1-for-18 with the man advantage in the series.

"Some good looks, just not the results," O'Reilly said. "Maybe if we do get one it steamrolls into two or three and it's unfortunate, but we've got to build and it's going to take a lot of hard work to bury and we're not afraid of it."

O'Reilly scored the Blues' lone tally in the loss and has a team-leading four goals and seven points in the Stanley Cup Final.

For the first time since 2011, the Stanley Cup will be decided in a winner-take-all contest as the two teams head back to Boston for Game 7 on Wednesday.

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With Zdeno Chara's ability to speak hampered by an ailing jaw, it was Patrice Bergeron who delivered a pre-game speech that resonated with multiple Boston Bruins teammates.

"It made us all want to run through a wall," forward Jake DeBrusk said, according to Conor Ryan of the Boston Journal.

"It was exactly what we needed," defenseman Charlie McAvoy said of Bergeron's message, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli, adding that his first playoff run has been an emotional roller coaster.

McAvoy said Bergeron spoke to the team about everyone dreaming as kids about winning a Stanley Cup and not letting it end yet, according to the Washington Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan.

The message clearly hit home with the young blue-liner.

"I've been dreaming of this my whole life," McAvoy said, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

DeBrusk, 22, and McAvoy, 21, are enduring the one-of-a-kind Stanley Cup grind for the first time in their careers, but are fortunate enough to have a handful of veteran teammates at their disposal who've been through the wringer before. Bergeron, Chara, Brad Marchand, David Krejci, and Tuukka Rask are the remaining members from Boston's last Stanley Cup in 2011.

Both McAvoy and DeBrusk played integral roles in Boston's 5-1 win. McAvoy, who led all Bruins skaters in ice time, made what at the time looked like a potential game-saving play when he batted a puck that got behind Rask out of midair and harm's way. DeBrusk, meanwhile, picked up the lone assist on Brandon Carlo's game-winning goal.

Game 7 goes Wednesday night at TD Garden.

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For the first time since 2011, the Stanley Cup Final will be decided with a Game 7, as the Boston Bruins staved off elimination Sunday night against the St. Louis Blues with a 5-1 victory.

The two squads will battle for the title on Wednesday night in Boston.

More to come.

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With the St. Louis Blues just one win away from the first Stanley Cup championship in their 52-year history, the city's only daily newspaper got a little ahead of itself.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch inadvertently published several pages to one of their digital platforms that congratulated the Blues and their fans.

And here's a closer look:

The pages were eventually removed, and the publication owned up to the error shortly thereafter.

Game 6 between the Blues and Boston Bruins is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Sunday night. St. Louis leads the series 3-2.

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A Missouri man who'll take home $100,000 if the St. Louis Blues win the championship says he's not interested in selling his potentially lucrative betting slip.

Scott Berry, who bet on the Blues to win the Stanley Cup while on a trip to Las Vegas in January, told USA Today's Kevin Allen that he has received several overtures, including a firm offer of $41,000 that came between the first and second periods of Game 6 of the Western Conference Final.

“Forty-thousand sounds great. I want the money. But I thought, 'No, I’m going to let it ride.'" Berry said. "I believe too much in this team. That’s why people call me an idiot because I’m betting with heart and not my mind. I’ve fallen in love with this team.”

Berry put down $400 on the Blues at 250-1 odds and was told Friday he could "probably sell it for $70,000."

He doesn't want to hedge his bet, either.

"I’m reluctant to hedge because I’m kind of superstitious,” Berry said. “I put the bet down in January believing they could do it. Why sell myself short?”

St. Louis is one win away from hoisting the Stanley Cup after holding the NHL's worst record back in December.

"That ticket went from my sock drawer, to my safe, to now a safe deposit box," he said.

The Blues can clinch their first Cup championship in the 52-year history of the franchise with a victory in Game 6 on Sunday night.

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So much for being a game-time decision.

Robert Thomas is "good to go" for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins, the St. Louis Blues forward told reporters, including NHL.com's Dan Rosen, following the team's morning skate Sunday.

Blues head coach Craig Berube later confirmed Thomas will play in the potential Cup-clinching contest Sunday night. Berube labeled Thomas a game-time call when asked about the forward's status Saturday.

St. Louis will be without forward Ivan Barbashev, who was suspended one game for a hit to the head of Marcus Johansson in Game 5.

Thomas hasn't played since Game 1 of the Cup Final due to an undisclosed injury.

He practiced on the Blues' third line Saturday in addition to taking part in Sunday's optional session.

Thomas has collected one goal and five assists in 20 playoff games this spring.

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