Hello and welcome to the last post of the 2011-2012 NHL season, detailing the Stanley Cup Finals between the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings. As always, please use this post as a reference for the entire series.
Game 1: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey. In goal: Martin Brodeur for New Jersey; Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles. Los Angeles started with a Colin Fraser goal assisted by Jordan Nolan. New Jersey tied it in the second period as Anton Volchenkov scored with help from Patrik Elias and David Clarkson. The Kings took the game 2-1 in overtime on an Anze Kopitar goal, his seventh of the postseason, fueled by Justin Williams and Drew Doughty. The three stars were Kopitar, Brodeur (23 for 25 in saves), and Quick (17 for 18 in saves). Los Angeles holds a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey. In goal: Martin Brodeur for New Jersey; Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles. Los Angeles struck first on an unassisted Drew Doughty goal, his third of the postseason. New Jersey tied it in the third period with a Ryan Carter goal, his fifth of the playoffs, guided in by Marek Zidlicky and Steve Bernier. The Kings won it in overtime on a Jeff Carter goal, his fifth of the postseason coming off of Dustin Penner and Matt Greene for a 2-1 win. The three stars were given to Jeff Carter, Quick (32 for 33 in saves), and Brodeur (30 for 32 in saves). The Kings head home with a 2-0 series lead.
Game 3: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. In goal: Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles; Martin Brodeur for New Jersey. Los Angeles opened in the second period on an Alec Martinez goal, set up by Dwight King and Trevor Lewis. The Kings struck again on an Anze Kopitar goal, his eighth of the postseason, coming off of Dustin Brown and Justin Williams. Los Angeles padded the lead in the third period with a Jeff Carter goal, his sixth of the playoffs coming on the power play from Mike Richards and Willie Mitchell. The Kings kept up the carnage with a Williams goal, his third of the postseason, a power play goal powered by Drew Doughty and Kopitar. This made it 4-0, with Quick (22 save shutout), Kopitar, and Matt Greene picking up the three stars, while Williams gets an honorable mention. Los Angeles has pushed New Jersey to the brink as they hold a 3-0 series lead.
Game 4: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. In goal: Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles; Martin Brodeur for New Jersey. New Jersey finally busted the scoring open in the third period with Patrik Elias potting his fifth of the postseason, courtesy of Bryce Salvador and Dainius Zubrus. Los Angeles tied it with a Drew Doughty goal, his fourth of the playoffs, coming on the power play via Mike Richards and Anze Kopitar. The Devils retook the lead with a power play goal by Adm Henrique, his fourth of the postseason, powered by David Clarkson and Alexei Ponikarovsky. New Jersey iced it at 3-1 with an Ilya Kovalchuk empty net goal, his eighth of the playoffs, assisted by Andy Greene and Salvador. The three stars were Henrique, Doughty, and Brodeur (21 for 22 in saves), while Salvador gets the honorable mention. New Jersey staved off elimination, which means they head home down 3-1 in the series.
Game 5: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey. In goal: Martin Brodeur for New Jersey; Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles. New Jersey struck first with an unassisted Zach Parise power play goal, his eighth of the postseason. Los Angeles tied it in the second period as Justin Williams notched his fourth of the playoffs, guided in by Matt Greene. The Devils took the lead back on a Bryce Salvador goal, his fourth of the postseason, passed from Alexei Ponikarovsky and Travis Zajac. This held up through a silent third period for a 2-1 win. Brodeur (25 for 26 in saves), Salvador, and Williams were given the three stars. The Devils pulled back to trail by only 3-2 in the series, sending it west once again.
Game 6: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. In goal: Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles; Martin Brodeur for New Jersey. Los Angeles opened early by striking thrice on a major penalty. The first power play goal was from Dustin Brown, his eighth of the postseason, coming off of Drew Doughty and Mike Richards. The Kings added on as Jeff Carter notched his seventh of the playoffs, a power play goal from Brown and Richards. Los Angeles got their third with a power play goal by Trevor Lewis, his second of the postseason powered by Dwight King and Doughty. The Kings got another in the second period as Carter potted his second of the night and eighth of the playoffs, guided in by Brown and Anze Kopitar. New Jersey got on the board with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifth of the postseason, via Petr Sykora. Los Angeles answered in the third period with a Lewis empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, passed from King and Jarret Stoll. The Kings got one more for good measure, as Matt Greene potted his second of the postseason, an unassisted goal to make it 6-1 Kings. The three stars of the game belonged to Brown, Carter, and Doughty, while King, Richards, and Lewis get the honorable mentions. The Kings secured the Stanley Cup Championship with the win, taking the series 4-2. Jonathan Quick was named Conn Smythe winner as Stanley Cup MVP.
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