St. Louis newspaper prematurely crowns Blues as Stanley Cup champs

BOSTON, MA - JUNE 6: St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester (19) celebrates the 2 to 1 win with St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50). During Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals featuring the St. Louis Blues against the Boston Bruins on June 6, 2019 at TD Garden in Boston, MA.
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With the St. Louis Blues just one win away from the first Stanley Cup championship in their 52-year history, the city's only daily newspaper got a little ahead of itself.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch inadvertently published several pages to one of their digital platforms that congratulated the Blues and their fans.

And here's a closer look:

The pages were eventually removed, and the publication owned up to the error shortly thereafter.

Game 6 between the Blues and Boston Bruins is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Sunday night. St. Louis leads the series 3-2.

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