Congratulations to the Los Angeles Kings!!!
The Los Angeles Kings advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in franchise history as they beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-3 in overtime in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night at Jobing.com Arena.
The Kings are the second team in NHL history to reach the Stanley Cup Finals as the No. 8 seed in either conference. The first team was the 2006 Edmonton Oilers, a team that included current Kings Matt Greene and Jarret Stoll.
The Kings have a 12-2 in this postseason, and have become the seventh team in NHL history to reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 14 games. That’s since 1987, when the league went to a four-round, best-of-seven series format. No team has reached the Finals in fewer than 14 games.
STANLEY CUP FINALS SCHEDULE
Game 1 — Wed., May 30 — at New Jersey or New York — NBC, CBC
Game 2 — Sat., June 2 — at New Jersey or New York — NBC, CBC
Game 3 — Mon., June 4 — at Staples Center — NBC Sports Network, CBC
Game 4 — Wed., June 6 — at Staples Center — NBC Sports Network, CBC
*Game 5 — Sat., June 9 — at New Jersey or New York — NBC, CBC
*Game 6 — Mon., June 11 — at Staples Center — NBC, CBC
*Game 7 — Wed., June 13 — at New Jersey or New York — NBC, CBC
* if necessary (all games start at 5 p.m. Pacific time.)
