Los Angeles Kings looking for answers to take down New Jersey Devils in Game 6-NHL Stanley Cup Update
Entering the 2012 National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Finals as the Western Conference’s eighth seeded team, Los Angeles Kings have come a long way from barely making the postseason to now being the favourite team to take home the championship.
Due to a recent slump in their performance which cost them two shots at finally bringing home the cup for the first time in franchise history, Los Angeles Kings are now looking for answers to their woes but have less than a day to do so now.
For the Kings, there is definitely frustration because this is the first time in the playoffs thus far that they have lost two straight matchups, and now being it at the final stage, the anxiety begins to build up.
"Sure, there is anxiety," Kings’ Justin Williams said. "We haven't lost two games in a row [before]. We've played pretty hard. This is the Stanley Cup Final -- it isn't supposed to be easy. This is a grind. They're a heck of a team over there with a lot
of character and a lot of grit. They battled hard to keep that one-goal lead.”
What New Jersey has that Los Angeles does not is a very experienced goaltender in front of the net, Martin Brodeur, who has been patient and has finally found his place in the series.
Kings are finally beginning to realise that the Stanley Cup was not going to be handed to them on a platter no matter how good of a run they had entering the finals. Kings need to stay focused if they are going to win Game 6 and players are definitely working
on that.
"They don't just hand this thing out," Kings defenseman, Matt Greene, said. "It is difficult. It is hard to do. It is a test, and you got to be the better team to close this thing out."
Limiting distractions is something Los Angeles players are working on doing, which will make Game 6 on Monday night, June 11, 2012, at the STAPLES Center, even more exciting.
New Jersey is also hoping to be the second team in NHL history to force a Game 7 from a 3-0 deficit and then be the first to actually win the cup.
"You know it's going to happen again, so why not us?" New Jersey coach, Peter DeBoer, said
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