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1966 Stanley Cup Finals Preview
St. Louis Blues (88-74) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (95-67)
The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the Finals for the first time in five years, when they last won the Stanley Cup in 1961. They are also the champions of 1908 and 1909. The Lightning got here by beating Quebec in five, Carolina in seven, and Hartford in seven. Tampa Bay is 12-7 in the playoffs so far this year.
The St. Louis Blues are in the Finals for the first time in 27 years, when they lost to Hartford in 1939. The Blues' only Stanley Cup title was sixty years ago in 1906. The Blues got here by beating Chicago in six, Los Angeles in six, and Phoenix in seven. St. Louis is 12-7 in the playoffs so far this year.
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