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.

St. Louis newspaper prematurely crowns Blues as Stanley Cup champs

7 years ago
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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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