The Boston Bruins have taken the opener of the NHL's Stanley Cup final with a comeback 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Sean Kuraly scored the tiebreaking goal 5:21 into the third period before Brad Marchand added an empty-netter in the Bruins victory.
The Blues jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Bruins tied it with back-to-back goals while outshooting St. Louis, 18-3 in the second period.
Brayden Schenn Vladimir Tarasenko scored for St. Louis.
Connor Clifton tallied 76 seconds after Tarasenko's goal, and Charlie McAvoy knotted the score on a power play with 7:19 left in the period.
Jordan Binnington finished with 34 saves for the Blues, who are 0-13 all-time in Stanley Cup final games.
Rask needed to make just 18 saves.Game 2 is Wednesday in Boston.