The Blues will be hosting their first Stanley Cup Final game since May 5, 1970 on Saturday night. And after that 49-year wait, it is sure to be an electric atmosphere inside the Enterprise Center.
But after playing in rowdy buildings in Toronto, Columbus, and Carolina during the first three rounds of the playoffs, the Bruins are not planning to be intimidated.
"Usually we have an on-time start, it leads to a lead," said Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy. "It's easier to play with the lead on the road. The other team doesn't have to, but they tend to want to open up a little more, get the crowd behind them…the fact that we have older guys that have been around that are comfortable in every environment, we're not fazed by it.
"And team defense. I think Tuukka's been real solid on the road as well. You put those three things together and you have a pretty good chance of having success."
And that they have. The Bruins are 6-2 on the road this postseason, having won at least two games away from TD Garden in every series thus far, including series-clinching victories in Columbus and Carolina. St. Louis is 5-5 at home in the playoffs.
"I think we spend a lot of time with each other at the rink, away from the rink," said Krug. "That brotherly bond is special for sure. I think from a hockey standpoint we play at our best when we're on the road because we simplify things and guys aren't worried about making things look pretty.
"We just do the dirty work. We take a lot of pride in being a gritty, greasy team. Hopefully that's what we see tonight."