Time to hail the Kings once more.
Game five of the Stanley Cup Finals went into double overtime with both the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings getting extremely tired. Neither Henrik Lundqvist or Jonathan Quick were giving in. Then with just over 5 minutes left in the 2nd OT, Alec Martinez becomes the hero of Los Angeles. Teammate Tyler Toffoli takes a shot on goal which deflects off Lundqvist and Martinez is there for the rebound and shoots the puck into the open net. Kings win it 3-2 and take the series 4-1.
What a series it was and what a series it could've been. Rangers could've easily taken either of the first two games of the series and instead the Kings come back from 2-0 deficits and win those games. Even in this game in the overtimes, it could gone the other way if not for some shots off the posts and Slava Voynov saving one for Quick with his stick.
Lord Stanley's Cup comes back to LA for the 2nd time in 3 years. Justin Williams is named the Conn Smythe trophy winner having recorded 9 goals and a total of 25 points during the postseason. Meanwhile, the Rangers, who had gotten back to the Stanley Cup Finals since winning it all in 1994, go back to the Big Apple with a lot of what ifs surrounding their performance in this series.
Congrats to the Kings of the NHL.
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Friday, June 13, 2014
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Blackhawks Win in Double OT; Advance to Stanley Cup Finals
There will be no repeat Stanley Cup Champions.
The Chicago Blackhawks managed to survive a double overtime game against the Los Angeles Kings to win it 4-3 and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. It was Patrick Kane scoring the series clincher in the 2nd overtime thanks to a two on one counter attack lead by Jonathan Toews. It was Kane's third goal of the night.
Chicago takes the series 4-1 and eliminate the Kings.
Now it's on to the Stanley Cup Finals to face the Boston Bruins in an Original Six finals, first since 1979. It's a great match up between two teams who have been counted out of the postseason at one time or another. Chicago was down 3-1 in the series with the Red Wings in the conference semis to come back and win the series 4-3. And Boston was down by three goals in the third period of game 7 between them and Maple Leafs back in the Conference quarters.
Whatever might happen in the Stanley Cup Finals, don't count out either side.
The Chicago Blackhawks managed to survive a double overtime game against the Los Angeles Kings to win it 4-3 and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. It was Patrick Kane scoring the series clincher in the 2nd overtime thanks to a two on one counter attack lead by Jonathan Toews. It was Kane's third goal of the night.
Chicago takes the series 4-1 and eliminate the Kings.
Now it's on to the Stanley Cup Finals to face the Boston Bruins in an Original Six finals, first since 1979. It's a great match up between two teams who have been counted out of the postseason at one time or another. Chicago was down 3-1 in the series with the Red Wings in the conference semis to come back and win the series 4-3. And Boston was down by three goals in the third period of game 7 between them and Maple Leafs back in the Conference quarters.
Whatever might happen in the Stanley Cup Finals, don't count out either side.
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