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The Los Angeles Kings hold a 1-0 lead over the New Jersey Devils after the second period in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Prudential Center.

Something's got to give in Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final -- Kings look to go up 2-0 for fourth straight series, Devils are used to rebounding The great communicator: Kings have taken heed of Darryl Sutter's words -- hard as they might be to understand -- all the way to Stanley Cup Final Something's got to give in Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final -- Kings ... (more)

Neither the New Jersey Devils nor the Los Angeles Kings seem to be too concerned about who is on the ice against high-powered Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk.

TV ratings for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final were solid in both the New York and Los Angeles markets.

The Devils are in a unique spot as they take on the unfamiliar Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup finals.

Justin Williams has found the perfect hiding spot for a man who relishes his space on the ice and privacy off it.

From Vancouver to St. Louis, on to Phoenix and now New Jersey, the Los Angeles Kings have been able to jump on their opponents and take away any advantage the fired-up arenas would be expected to give the home team.

Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry Fraser wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca ! With about five minutes left in the first period of Game 1 of LA vs NJ, the Kings iced the puck after a long penalty-killing shift and as such could not make a line change, but defenceman ... (more)

The words to describe Nicklas Lidstrom's career cannot help but be insufficient.

Playoff run: Defeated Calgary, 4-2 in the division semifinals, Vancouver 4-2 in the division finals and Toronto 4-3 in the Campbell Conference finals; lost 4-1 to Montreal in the championship, their first Finals appearance in their 26-year history.

Steve Bernier #18 and Martin Brodeur #30 of the New Jersey Devils collide with Dwight King #74 of the Los Angeles Kings during Game One of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Prudential Center on May 30, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey.

The most common surnames in N.H.L. history are Smith , Brown and Wilson , according to the Elias Sports Bureau, so it stood to reason that at least one of them would be emblazoned on the back of a player participating in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Captains Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils and Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings.

Well, it was about 50-50 - if that, maybe - that the Kings were going to win the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes in a dizzying few weeks in 2010.

With the Devils and Kings set to begin the 2012 Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday at the Prudential Center, PHT will spend today and tomorrow breaking down the positional matchups.

The Los Angeles Kings celebrate after defeating the Phoenix Coyotes in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals on May 22, 2012.

If Dustin Brown stands up in the Los Angeles locker room before the Stanley Cup finals opener Wednesday night and delivers a stirring, emotional speech that would make Mark Messier proud, his teammates won't know how to react.

Martin Brodeur , Patrik Elias , Petr Sykora , Dainius Zubrus , Anton Volchenkov , Bryce Salvador , Steve Bernier .

Drew Doughty had won an Olympic gold medal and had been a Norris Trophy finalist when John Stevens joined the Kings ' coaching staff in June 2010 to oversee the defensemen.

In the playoffs, for any sport, depth is key. No team ever makes a deep run relying on just two or three big guns and nothing else.