LA Kings Keep It Cool With Stanley Cup In Sight
Their longest-suffering fans have been waiting 45 years. All but three or four players have been waiting their entire lives.
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Their longest-suffering fans have been waiting 45 years. All but three or four players have been waiting their entire lives.
Kings fans excitedly posting photos of their tickets for Game 4 against the New Jersey Devils on Facebook or Twitter might find themselves being turned away at the door.
Only three NHL teams have rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series, and just one — the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs — did it in the Stanley Cup finals.
The Los Angeles Kings are one win away from putting a Hollywood ending on one of the most spectacular playoff runs in NHL history.
Only three NHL teams have rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series, and just one - the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs - did it in the Stanley Cup finals.
The Los Angeles Kings are just one win away from claiming the franchise's first Stanley Cup title and ending 45 years of hockey futility, after crushing the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Monday night to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final.
Simon Gagne is expected to return to the Los Angeles Kings' lineup for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.
The Stanley Cup Final take the ice at a sold-out Staples Center Monday night with the Los Angeles Kings up two games in the series.
Although Mike Richards has only been in Los Angeles for less than a year, he has a pretty good idea what 45 years of simmering frustration will sound like when his Kings take the ice with the Stanley Cup nearly in reach.
Ilya Kovalchuk waited a decade for his first taste of NHL playoff success, and he's not giving up his Stanley Cup dreams just because the Los Angeles Kings are making life tough for him.
