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From left; Phoenix Coyotes right wing Mikkel Boedker, Daymond Langkow, Rostislav Klesla and Lauri Korpikoski watch the =k- celebrate after overtime of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals, Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz.

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The Kings won 4-3 in overtime to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. After scratching and clawing their way deeper into the playoffs than they had ever been, the Coyotes were struck by the did-that-just-happen shock of an overtime goal that simultaneously ended Game 5 of the Western Conference finals and their season.

As we all know when there is still hockey to play teams and players are usually very tight lipped about their injuries and players are more willing to hide their injuries and play through them.

On the third level of the Jobing.com Arena Tuesday night, there was a luxury suite packed with Elvis inpersonators and some dudes dressed as brides -- all in white, of course -- looking like a kind of "Honeymoon in Vegas" tribute.

They had some offensive zone pressure on the Los Angeles Kings and maybe made Jonathan Quick sweat for a few seconds, particularly in the first period.

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, right, of Slovenia, scores past Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith as Lauri Korpikoski, of Finland, watches during the second period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown shoots in front ofPhoenix Coyotes left wing Lauri Korpikoski of Finland, during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Phoenix Coyotes' Boyd Gordon , Lauri Korpikoski , of Finland, Shane Doan , Oliver Ekman-Larsson, of Sweden, far right, Antoine Vermette , and Shane Doan all celebrate with goalie Mike Smith after the third period of Game 5 in an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Nashville Predators Monday, May 7, 2012, ... (more)

After giving the fans what they deserve in a series victory on home ice in the playoff, the Phoenix Coyotes are advancing to the Western Conference Finals against the LA Kings.

March 20, 2012; Columbus, OH, USA; Chicago Blackhawks left wing Viktor Stalberg looks to pass as Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Aaron Johnson defends during the first period at Nationwide Arena.