ST. LOUIS — Troy Brouwer bit the hand that once fed him, and it helped the St. Louis Blues eliminate the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks from the playoffs.
Brouwer scored at 8:31 of the third period to lift the Blues to a 3-2 win against the Blackhawks in Game 7 of their Western Conference First Round series at Scottrade Center on Monday.
It’s the first time the Blues have advanced to the second round since 2012. They will play the Dallas Stars.
Brouwer, who won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 2010, redirected Robby Fabbri’s pass and the puck hit the post. He whiffed on a second try before backhanding a shot past Chicago goalie Corey Crawford to help St. Louis to its first Game 7 victory since the first round of the 1999 playoffs against the Arizona Coyotes.
The goal was Brouwer’s first in 24 playoff games, dating to May 8, 2013, when he played for the Washington Capitals against the New York Rangers.
Troy Brouwer fue determinante en la victoria de los St. Louis Blues 3-2 sobre los Chicago Blackhwaks, Campeon defensor de la Stanley Cup, en el septimo partido de la serie de primera ronda que ganaron 4-3 para avanzar por primera vez a semifinales desde el 2012…
Brouer quien anoto el gol de la victoria para ganar la Stanley Cup con los Blackhawks en el 2010, anoto el gol clave de St Louis frente a su equipo a los 8.31 del tercer periodo. se trato del gol numero 24 de Brouwer en playoffs desde el 8 de mayo del 2013, cuando jugaba para los Capitalinos de Washington en esa ocasion frente a New York Rangers.
St. Louis se medira a Dallas Stars en semifinales de la conferencia del Oeste….la otra sereia de esa conferencia esta igualada 3-3 entre Anaheim y Nashville.