O’Reilly joins Gretzky in the history books with Game 7 goal

In case you missed it, St. Louis Blues forward Ryan O’Reilly put his team up 1-0 over the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final with this perfect little tip-in play:

Just the tip! O'Reilly tips it home for a 1-0 #STLBlues lead in Game 7. pic.twitter.com/EwlpsHOCxU
— Trevor Connors (@tconnors83) June 13, 2019

Ryan O'Reilly tips home the opening goal of #Game7! #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/v5wJHiMFRn
— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) June 13, 2019

In doing so, O’Reilly joined some rarified air, becoming the first play to score a goal in four consecutive Stanley Cup Finals games since Wayne Gretzky did with the Edmonton Oilers in 1985.

Check it out:

#STLBlues Ryan O'Reilly is the first player to score a goal in 4 straight #StanleyCup Final games since Wayne Gretzky in 1985
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 13, 2019

Not bad, Ryan. Not bad at all.