Tag: 2013-2014 NHL Season

  • NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Champions Again, New York Rangers Hate Overtimes

    NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Champions Again, New York Rangers Hate Overtimes

    There’s just something special about the Los Angeles Kings that’s hard to put the finger on. The 2014 Stanley Cup champions overcame a deficit to win in overtime for the third time in the series, beating the New York Rangers 3-2 to claim their second title in three years after five games in a tougher than it appears run, as Alec Martinez scored the goal that gave them the championship.

  • NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 5 Predictions

    NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 5 Predictions

    The New York Rangers managed to do what most thought they couldn’t – avoiding the sweep and staying alive in this series. Now, it’s a matter of actually flipping the script and beating the Los Angeles Kings on the road, and making this Stanley Cup final into something memorable, and not just a series with two teams in two completely different levels.

  • NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Still Fighting, Los Angeles Kings Can’t Close

    NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Still Fighting, Los Angeles Kings Can’t Close

    The Stanley Cup Final isn’t over yet, as the New York Rangers beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 thanks to a huge performance from Henriq Lundqvist and finally getting a little bit of luck, avoiding the sweep and making it a 3-1 series, keeping their hope alive for a few more days.

  • NHL Playoffs – Kings vs Rangers Game 4 Predictions

    NHL Playoffs – Kings vs Rangers Game 4 Predictions

    What is there left to say about a Stanley Cup Finals series that might be headed towards its first sweep in 16 years? The Los Angeles Kings, one of the most stacked team in a very long time that the NHL has seen, just need to keep doing what they’re doing. The New York Rangers? Down 3-0, it’s hard to say if they’re that motivated about heading into game 4 with the goal of trying to keep this one going a little bit longer.

  • NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Getting Close, New York Rangers Giving Up

    NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Getting Close, New York Rangers Giving Up

    The way things are going, this series might not head back to the West Coast. The Los Angeles Kings are withing touching distance of winning the Stanley Cup, beating the New York Rangers 3-0 to take a three game lead in the series after one heart-breaking goal from Jeff Carter in the first period and an extraordinary display from Jonathan Quick defending the goal.

  • NHL Playoffs – Kings vs Rangers Game 3 Predictions

    NHL Playoffs – Kings vs Rangers Game 3 Predictions

    Entering game 3 and down 2-0, the New York Rangers try to find relief in the fact that they have yet to trail in any of the nine regulation periods of the Stanley Cup finals, while the Los Angeles Kings once again feel very confident about their resiliency and things simply working out for them in the end.

  • NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Drop Lead, Los Angeles Kings Don’t Change

    NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Drop Lead, Los Angeles Kings Don’t Change

    The final twist and turn in the 2014 NHL playoffs, the Stanley Cup Finals, are exciting but oddly predictable, as once again the New York Rangers drop an early and promising lead to a devastating blitz by the Los Angeles Kings in the closing moments, winning 5-4 in second overtime thanks to a Dustin Brown goal, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.

  • NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 2 Predictions

    NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 2 Predictions

    The Stanley Cup Finals continue with the New York Rangers trying to understand where thing went wrong for them in the series opener, losing a two goal lead and eventually the game to the Los Angeles Kings, who might be tired but are heading into game 2 with a 1-0 series lead.

  • NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Finish Strong, New York Rangers Aren’t Clutch

    NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Finish Strong, New York Rangers Aren’t Clutch

    Game 1 of the 2014 Stanley Cup finals didn’t disappoint in terms of quality and the drama, as the Los Angeles Kings came back from being two goals down early to the New York Rangers, pulling off a 3-2 win in overtime thanks to none other than Justin Williams, taking a 1-0 lead in the series.

  • NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 1 Predictions

    NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 1 Predictions

    It’s been a long wait for the New York Rangers to finally get back on the ice again. Their wrapped up their series a bit quicker than the Los Angeles Kings, and got a bit more rest heading into the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, and have probably had a bit easier of a road getting there unlike their West Coast opponents, doing something no one has done before.