Troy Brouwer tapped in his own rebound to snap a third-period tie Monday and theBlues advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in four seasons, eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks with a 3-2 victory in St. Louis in Game 7 of their Western Conference series.
St. Louis advances to play Dallas in the second round.
Brouwer, who played for the Blackhawks’ Cup winner in 2010, swiped in a backhander. The goal at 8:31 was his first in 24 postseason games since 2013.
“That was the ugliest goal I’ve ever scored,” Brouwer said, “and probably the timeliest goal I’ve ever scored.