NHL playoffs: Kings 2, Blues 1: Defending champs oust Blues

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick smothers the puck in front of St. Louis' T.J. Oshie during the first period. Quick made 21 saves.

NHL playoffs: Kings 2, Blues 1: Defending champs oust Blues

LOS ANGELES - Dustin Penner could have simply dumped the puck and allowed the clock to run out on the second period of yet another dead-even game.

NHL: Devils keep edge vs. Rangers as Brodeur registers 24 saves

New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur picks up one of his 24 saves after a shot by Rangers left wing Rick Nash (61). The host Devils won 3-1.

NHL: Devils keep edge vs. Rangers as Brodeur registers 24 saves

NEWARK, N.J. - David Clarkson scored twice and set up New Jersey's other goal, and Pat Elias matched his career best with three assists to lead the Devils to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night in their first meeting since last spring's Eastern Conference finals.

NHL: Kings savor first Stanley Cup, plot for another one

LOS ANGELES - The Stanley Cup barely had the Los Angeles Kings' fingerprints on it before Darryl Sutter suggested they should start preparing to win it again.

Stanley Cup Finals: Goalie play fuels unlikely title tilt: Kings vs. Devils

NEWARK, N.J. - A little less than two years after battling for the services of high-scoring free agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk, the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings are going after a bigger prize - the Stanley Cup.

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Gagne's return gives LA another weapon

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Simon Gagne thought the Los Angeles Kings would be a Stanley Cup contender when he signed with them as a free agent last summer.

Rookie's tap-in pushes Devils into finals

NEWARK, N.J.- A year after missing the playoffs for the first time since 1996, the New Jersey Devils are going back to the Stanley Cup finals, thanks to a rookie, a 40-year-old goaltender and a coach who'd never been to the postseason in the NHL.

Phoenix done; LA in Stanley Cup finals

Phoenix goalie Mike Smith can't stop a rebound goal by Dustin Penner in overtime as Kings teammate Mike Richards, right, celebrates.

Phoenix done; LA in Stanley Cup finals

GLENDALE - From the beginning of the season, they felt the odds stacked against them.

Rangers push Devils to brink

NEWARK, N.J. - In his latest playoff gem, Henrik Lundqvist had little time to do more than stop every breakaway or 2-on-1 attempt New Jersey shot his way. When he took a moment to breathe, Lundqvist had all the confidence his New York Rangers would bail him out with a goal or two.

In third game, Coyotes hit the wall

Kings center Anze Kopitar (11) gets the puck past Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, tying the game at 1 early in the second period.

In third game, Coyotes hit the wall

LOS ANGELES - At both blue lines, a wall seemed to be set up.

Angry Coyotes in a hole

Jeff Carter beats Coyotes goalie Mike Smith for his second of three goals. "There's no need to hit the panic button," Smith says. "But we need to play better."