Monthly Archives: June 2014

Eastern Conference Champs Face Tough Offseason

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Derek

Amazingly, it’s a week since the Rangers lost a classic Game 5 in double overtime to the Stanley Cup champion Kings. Hard as it is to believe, they were one shot away from extending a hard fought series back to … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look: How Kings and Rangers were built

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Derek

After midnight in New York City, the Kings defeated the Rangers 3-2 in Game 5 on Alec Martinez’ goal in double overtime to win the Stanley Cup at Staples Center. It was the franchise’s second championship over three years. They … Continue reading →

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Kings are Stanley Cup Kings

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Derek

A day later, the sting is still there. Of course it will take time to recover from seeing the Rangers fall short against the Kings, who again are Stanley Cup Kings following one of the best games in Stanley Cup … Continue reading →

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Kings outlast Rangers in double overtime to win Cup

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Derek

Congratulations to the Kings on winning their second Stanley Cup in three years. They outlasted the Rangers thanks to unlikely hero Alec Martinez scoring at 14:43 of double overtime sending the Kings to a thrilling 3-2 win in Game 5 … Continue reading →

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Hank’s A Lot: Lundqvist stones Kings to force Game 5

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Derek

The Kings were ready to end it. But the King wasn’t. Henrik Lundqvist refused to let his team die stopping the last 26 shots en route to a heroic 40-save effort- leading the Rangers to a hard fought 2-1 Game … Continue reading →

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Rangers Must Go Down Swinging

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Derek

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Following last night’s Game 3 disappointment, the Rangers are staring at an o-3 hole against the Kings. Their season has come down to this. Put together a four-game winning streak or watch Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Quick shutout puts Rangers on brink

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Derek

Jonathan Quick stopped all 32 shots in backstopping the Kings to a 3-0 shutout over the Rangers in Game 3 at a stunned MSG. He was busiest in the second making 17 of his 32 stops. The Kings got goals … Continue reading →

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Deja Blue: Brown’s goal in double overtime puts Rangers in 0-2 hole

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Derek

Dustin Brown’s goal in double overtime gave the Kings their second straight comeback win over the Rangers. This time, they rallied back from three two-goal deficits to post a crushing 5-4 win in Game 2 at Staples Center putting the … Continue reading →

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Stanley Cup Game 2 Preview: Rangers look to bounce back versus Kings

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Derek

In approximately an hour, the Rangers look to bounce back against the Kings for a pivotal Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. Over the past two days, they’ve had to deal with a lot of questions following a disappointing … Continue reading →

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Williams overtime winner lifts Kings over Rangers in Game 1

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Derek

Justin Williams scored at 4:36 of overtime to send the Kings to a 3-2 comeback win over the Rangers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Staples Center. His goal came off a Dan Girardi turnover. Attempting to … Continue reading →

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