Boston Bruins: Looking back at the 1970 Stanley Cup Final

The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues are set to meet in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, a rematch that has been 49 years in the making.

The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues last met in the Stanley Cup Final back in 1970, in a series that ended with one of the most iconic goals in not only the history of the Boston Bruins but the history of the NHL.

While Bobby Orr‘s goal was the one to win the Stanley Cup for the Bruins, there was much more that led up to that moment. Orr completed the sweep for the Bruins, but the Blues did not make it easy.

The Boston Bruins dominated the series early on. They took Game 1 by a score of 6-1, including a hat trick from Johnny Bucyk. They followed that up with a…