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Ryan O'Reilly joins Wayne Gretzky in Stanley Cup Final record books

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 6/13/19

Ryan O’Reilly has joined impressive company in the Stanley Cup record books.

O’Reilly scored the first goal of Game 7 on Wednesday to give his St. Louis Blues a 1-0 lead over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. That was the fourth straight Stanley Cup Final game in which O’Reilly had scored, something last accomplished by Wayne Gretzky in 1985.

Prior to Ryan O’Reilly, the last player to score a goal in four consecutive Stanley Cup Final games was Wayne Gretzky in 1985 (Games 2-5, Oilers vs. Flyers). O’Reilly is the first player in NHL history to score in Games 4, 5, 6, and 7 of a Stanley Cup Final series. #StanleyCup

— Elias Sports Bureau (@EliasSports) June 13, 2019

O’Reilly scored on a deflection with just over three minutes to go in the first period.

The @StLouisBlues strike FIRST in Game 7! #StanleyCup

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— #StanleyCup Game 7 on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) June 13, 2019

Alex Pietrangelo added another goal with seven seconds left in the period to give St. Louis a 2-0 lead through the first period.

O’Reilly actually has five goals in four games as he scored twice in the Blues’ Game 4 win. For his performance in the Final, as well as the rest of the postseason, O'Reilly was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Blues hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup for the first time in franchise history.

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