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Kings cruise into Stanley Cup finals
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May 24, 2012, Thursday
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THE Los Angeles Kings booked their place in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in almost 20 years after wrapping up the NHL Western Conference title with a 4-3 overtime win over Phoenix in Game 5 on Tuesday.
Dustin Penner grabbed the game-winner with 2:18 left in overtime to give the Kings a 4-1 series win and send Los Angeles to just its second Stanley Cup finals. It last played for the Cup in 1993 when it lost to the Montreal Canadiens.
"It'll be nice to go back," Penner told reporters. "I've been there once before (with Anaheim in 2007). I didn't get a chance to enjoy it as much as I should've. This time I'm going to take it all in."
The Kings had scraped into the playoffs as the eighth-ranked team in the West but took down the top seeds one-by-one, first top ranked Vancouver (4-1), then second seeds St. Louis (4-0) and now the Coyotes (4-1).
The teams were tied 1-1 at the first intermission on Tuesday after Taylor Pratt scored on a power play for the Coyotes and Anze Kopitar replied with a short-handed goal for Los Angeles.
Both teams scored twice in the second period with Marc-Antoine Pouliot and Keith Yandle netting for Phoenix, while Drew Doughty and Mike Richards scored for the Kings.
There were no goals in the third period but after several close calls from both sides, Penner finally sealed the win.
Dustin Penner grabbed the game-winner with 2:18 left in overtime to give the Kings a 4-1 series win and send Los Angeles to just its second Stanley Cup finals. It last played for the Cup in 1993 when it lost to the Montreal Canadiens.
"It'll be nice to go back," Penner told reporters. "I've been there once before (with Anaheim in 2007). I didn't get a chance to enjoy it as much as I should've. This time I'm going to take it all in."
The Kings had scraped into the playoffs as the eighth-ranked team in the West but took down the top seeds one-by-one, first top ranked Vancouver (4-1), then second seeds St. Louis (4-0) and now the Coyotes (4-1).
The teams were tied 1-1 at the first intermission on Tuesday after Taylor Pratt scored on a power play for the Coyotes and Anze Kopitar replied with a short-handed goal for Los Angeles.
Both teams scored twice in the second period with Marc-Antoine Pouliot and Keith Yandle netting for Phoenix, while Drew Doughty and Mike Richards scored for the Kings.
There were no goals in the third period but after several close calls from both sides, Penner finally sealed the win.
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