The Bruins struck first in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final. Boston scored four unanswered goals to pull out a 4-2 win over the Blues in Game 1 on Monday at TD Garden. The Bruins now hold a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series. What a turnaround! The take Game 1 of the Final. NHL (@NHL) The Bruins will host the Blues in Game 2 on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. Here are three takeaways from Boston's Game 1 win Bruins overcome long layoff The Bruins swept the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference finals and had 10 full days off before facing the Blues in Game 1. Boston which held an intrasquad scrimmage late last week wasnt sharp early and fell behind le s than 10 minutes into the first period. The Bruins, however, shook off the rust and bounced back to come away with the win. Sean Kuraly put the Bruins ahead for good with a goal a little more than five minutes into the final period. Gue s this is what the kids call a game changer? : : NHL (@NHL) Brad Marchand then added an empty netter to secure the victory. Momentum shifts in second period The Blues Josh Hader Jersey had all the momentum early in the second period after Vladimir Tarasenko found the back of the net le s than a minute in to put his team ahead, 2-0. When opportunity knocks, open the door. NHL x NHL (@NHL) But from there, the period was disastrous for St. Louis as Boston dominated. Connor Clifton quickly scored the Bruins first goal of the 2019 Stanley Cup and Charlie McAvoy followed with a power play goal a little more than 10 minutes later. TIE GAME. with the equalizer. : or stream it here: #StanleyCup on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) In total, the Bruins outshot the Blues, 18-3, in the period. The score could have been a lot worse for the Blues heading into the intermi sion, which leads us to our next takeaway. Jordan Binnington gave Blues a chance Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was great in Game 1 despite the lo s. The 25-year-old rookie kept his team competitive throughout the matchup. He made 34 saves and limited Boston to just one goal on five power-play attempts. Come for the slick move, stay for the spin cycle, enjoy the save as an encore. #StanleyCup on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) St. Louis will hope Binnington can repeat his performance Wednesday as the team looks to even the series at 1-1. Tuukka Rask made 18 saves for the Bruins in the winning effort. Houston Astros Jersey