Goodbye, Home-Ice Advantage: Devils Head To Game 2 In Early 1-0 Hole
The Devils had plenty of chances to score on Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, but they cashed in only one in their 2-1 overtime loss Wednesday night.
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The Devils had plenty of chances to score on Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, but they cashed in only one in their 2-1 overtime loss Wednesday night.
If Wednesday night's Stanley Cup opener was played on the gridiron, everything for 60 minutes would have been from the 20-yard line to the 20-yard line.
East. West. It doesn't make a difference to the Los Angeles Kings. All they have done in the playoffs is win and the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils became their latest victim.
The New Jersey Devils will be hosting the Los Angeles Kings at 8:00 p.m. at the Prudential Center.
The Devils' defensemen aren't exactly household names but are finally getting credit for the job they've done to push New Jersey to the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Los Angeles Kings have plenty of respect for the New Jersey Devils, as the two Stanley Cup Finalists share many qualities.
Los Angeles has waited nearly 20 years for the Kings to make their second trip to the Stanley Cup finals. And they might have picked the perfect time to get there.
The Devils have been the overlooked team throughout these playoffs. Sure, they'll push the Kings to the limit, but Los Angeles has shown the ability to win on the road.
Here's a look at how the series breaks down. After all, the Devils are in the details.
Roughly two years ago, the Devils and Kings were the finalists for then-free agent Ilya Kovalchuk. Wednesday night, the teams will start fighting for a much bigger prize, the Stanley Cup.
Bettman called in to talk about the sport he resides over and put to rest the notion that something called a 'Screw the Rangers Button' actually exists.
When the subject of retirement came up on Monday, Martin Brodeur dismissed the notion to reporters, telling them that he has no plans to step away from the game next season.
The New Jersey Devils are in the Stanley Cup Finals for the fifth time in team history, and they will attempt to capture their fourth championship as their series with the Los Angeles Kings begins on Wednesday night at Prudential Center.
For Devils fans, this is not the same team that New Jersey defeated twice in the regular season.
Most of the talk about the Devils and their run to the Stanley Cup finals has focused on Martin Brodeur, Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Parise and Peter DeBoer. The guy who tends to get lost in all the talk is Travis Zajac.
