St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly pulled off something that probably only a hockey player could pull off at the ESPY awards Wednesday night.
The Blues had never won a Stanley Cup during the club's existence, and they sat in 31st place in the league in January.
The team put together a strong second half to make the NHL playoffs, grabbing the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. They beat the Winnipeg Jets four games to two in the first round, and then won a crucial Game 7 over the Dallas Stars in the conference semifinals. The Blues then knocked off the San Jose Sharks in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals to face the Boston Bruins, who were fresh off a sweep of the Washington Capitals and looking to keep their city's title streak alive with the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots holding the professional baseball and football titles, respectively.
Boston had the home-ice advantage in the finals, and they took Game 1. The Blues won games two, four and five to take a 3-2 lead in the series, but the Bruins evened it and had home ice to force a Game 7 in Boston.Technology and equipment — like face guards and mouthpieces — have evolved over the decades to prevent hockey players from losing teeth. But O'Reilly decided to give viewers on both TV and the audience of what an original St.
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