Blues Celebrate First Championship by Passing the Stanley Cup

The Blues beat the Bruins in Game 7 on Wednesday to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

The Blues beat the Bruins 4–1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday to win their first championship in franchise history.

St. Louis immediately celebrated the win by throwing their helmets up and storming goalie Jordan Binnington before taking part in the traditional passing of the Stanley Cup.

Blues fans: Soak it in

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— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 13, 2019

Captain Alex Pietrangelo lifted the Cup first before passing it to Jay Bouwmeester, who has the third-most regular-season games played (1,184) among active players who had yet to win a Stanley Cup, according to the NHL. Only Patrick Marleau (1,657) and Joe Thornton (1,566) had more.

The @StLouisBlues: #StanleyCup CHAMPIONS. pic.twitter.com/96BO4PKlEa

— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) June 13, 2019

Zach Sanford, a New England native, also had his moment with the Stanley Cup. Sanford scored the Blues' fourth goal of the game with 4:38 remaining in the third period.

Pure elation. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/SqzwYtSJGM

— NHL (@NHL) June 13, 2019

The Blues were the first team from any of the four major North American sports leagues to win a title after placing last place overall in the league standings after one quarter or more of the season's games.

Ryan O'Reilly won the Conn Smythe Trophy for his 23 postseason points.