With a dramatic early morning OT win over the Phoenix Coyotes, the Los Angeles Kings playoff record over the last three rounds is 12 - 2. They are the 2012 Western Conference Champions. LA now now owns the Clarence Campbell Cup.
Going into tonight's game, Kings netminder Jonathan Quick had an astounding 1.46 GAA and a save% of 0.948. Tonight's stats of 3 goals allowed on 41 shots will water down Quick's numbers a little bit, but not by much.
For the Stanley Cup finals, Los Angeles will travel east after several days' rest. They will play next Wednesday night in either Madison Square Garden, or at "The Rock" in Newark NJ.
Can any team in hockey beat the Kings' hot hand? In two weeks, the hockey world will know.
Meanwhile, the Battle of the Hudson is now at high pitch with rivals New York and New Jersey knotted at 2 - 2. Even their coaches are yelling at each other. Game 5 returns to the Garden in about 18 hours.
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