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Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell started his career watching his team win the Cup in New Jersey.

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.

Kings defenseman Matt Greene, rear, listens to coach Darryl Sutter during practice a day before Game Two of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Andrelton Simmons' major league debut was put off for at least one day after rain postponed Friday night's game between Atlanta and the Washington Nationals.

The New Jersey Devils would love nothing more than to have sniper Ilya Kovalchuk find his groove in the Stanley Cup Final, just as he did here in the series-clinching Game 6 of the NHL Eastern Conference final against the New York Rangers on May 25, 2012 in Newark, N.J. NEWARK, N.J. -A Peter DeBoer's hackles come up whenever the old saw about "your ... (more)

Assuming no one saw this coming. A six seed taking on an eight seed, but it's not as if either finalist finished way behind heading in to the postseason.

With the Stanley Cup Finals slated to begin this week former Clarkson University Hockey All-Star Willie Mitchell will strive to become the latest Golden Knight to raise professional hockey's most coveted trophy.

It was a text from a friend, a fellow grinder who had put in years, and sacrificed his body and yet never reached the Stanley Cup Finals; had never had the chance to be playing in June, to have an opportunity to be immortal, to be not just an entry on hockey-reference.com, but a name engraved on the Stanley Cup, displayed in the Hall-of-Fame, there ... (more)

Martin Brodeur brought the Devils to the finals and he'll need to be at his best to bring them a victory.

In this May 13, 2012, file photo, Los Angeles Kings' Dwight King celebrates his goal against the Phoenix Coyotes with Mike Richards during the second period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals in Glendale, Ariz.

NEWARK, N.J. The Los Angeles Kings had just fallen to the Montreal Canadiens in the 1993 Stanley Cup Final, the most emotionally devastating moment of Luc Robitaille's career, but he was already looking at it as a beginning for the franchise, not an ending.

Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar has earned the praise of not only his teammates, but opponents as well.

When Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter speaks, he's sometimes hard to understand.

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

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.

A No Vancouver Canucks since April 22. No Canadian teams since the Ottawa Senators quickly followed the Canucks out the first-round door.

The last time the Los Angeles Kings were in the Stanley Cup final, they were the prohibitive favorites to win it all, but wound up losing to the Montreal Canadiens in five games.

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.

On Saturday, the Los Angeles Kings' first day back at work after a lengthy break, the stereo was blaring inside the dressing room at their practice facility, the Toyota Sports Center.

EL SEGUNDO Playing in the Stanley Cup Final is a serious matter, of course, but you begin to question that if you're around Dustin Penner for a good bit of time.