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It’s Quick, Kings on brink of Cup!
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THE Los Angeles Kings moved to the brink of reclaiming the Stanley Cup by beating the New York Rangers 3-0 on Monday at Madison Square Garden to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-7 National Hockey League title series.
The Kings, who have done their business the hard way in their playoff run with three Game 7 wins on the road and battled back after falling behind by two goals in each of their two wins at home changed the script in their visit to Broadway.
Los Angeles put itself firmly in the driver’s seat with pinpoint shooting and a spectacular performance by goaltender Jonathan Quick.
The winners converted three of their modest 15 shots on goal, while Quick saved all 32 shots from the Rangers, who failed to take advantage of six powerplay chances. “He was obviously the best player on the ice,” said Rangers coach Alain Vigneault.
Kings coach Darryl Sutter said the powerplay was the key. “They didn’t score on any of them.”
Now it is the Rangers who must be comeback kings if they are to win their second Cup in 20 years and third since 1940.
Only one team has ever overcome a 0-3 deficit to win the final — the Toronto Maple Leafs, who won four straight to beat the Detroit Red Wings in 1942.
A last-second goal at the end of the first period by Jeff Carter gave the Kings a 1-0 lead, and the Western Conference champions also got second-period goals from Jake Muzzin and Mike Richards.
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