The Los Angeles Kings, who was the #8 and last seed in the Western Conference playoffs, slammed the New Jersey Devils 6 - 1 in Game 6 to become the 2011 - 2012 Stanley Cup Champs!!!!!!! Los Angeles met the challenge of facing their first game in playoffs in which they had pressure directly on their shoulders to win. A Game 6 loss would have been the Kings 3rd in a row and would have sent the series back to Newark with the Devils having all of the momentum. They played with urgency in the first period and capitalized on a five minute major penalty on the Devils Steve Bernier. Three goals was scored on that major PP and it sealed the fate of the series. The Game 6 win gave the Kings their first championship in franchise history and their run to the Cup was quite historic:
- The Kings went 10 - 1 on the road in the playoffs (amazing!).
- They jumped out to a 3 - 0 lead in all four of their playoff series (really amazing!).
- Only once did they lose consecutive games (Games 4 & 5 Stanley Cup Final).
- First #8 seed to win the Stanley Cup.
The Kings were desinted to win the Cup this year and their playoff fate started on the last day of the regular season. A loss by LA to the San Jose Sharks coupled with a Phoenix Coyotes win over the Minnesota Wild on April 7th sent the Kings to the 8th seed in the West. No one could have ever imagined that they would go on to knock off the top three seeds in the West and then go on to win the Stanley Cup. The man that led the charge for the Kings was their goalie and Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Quick who despite having two bad games in the Stanley Cup Final (both Kings loses), was stellar throughout the playoffs.
Congratulations to the Kings organization and their fans. Their playoff run was amazing to watch. I have never seen anything quite like it. Can they do it again next season?? Who cares, let the City of Angels enjoy this for now!!!!
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