2014 Stanley Cup Finals

2014 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams1*2**345**Games
New York Rangers 240221
Los Angeles Kings  3 5 31 3 4

* – Denotes overtime period(s)

Location:Los Angeles: Staples Center (1, 2, 5)
New York: Madison Square Garden (3, 4)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:NY Rangers: Alain Vigneault
Los Angeles: Darryl Sutter
Captains:NY Rangers: Vacant
Los Angeles: Dustin Brown
National anthem:NY Rangers: John Amirante
Los Angeles: The Tenors (1)
Los Angeles::Pia Toscano (2, 5)
Referees:Steve Kozari (1, 3, 5), Brad Watson (1, 3, 5), Wes McCauley (2, 4), Dan O'Halloran (2, 4)
Dates:June 4 – June 13
MVP:Justin Williams
Series-winning
goal:		Alec Martinez (14:43, 2OT, G5)
Networks:Canada (English): CBC
Canada (French): RDS
United States: NBC, NBCSN
Announcers:(CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy
(RDS) Pierre Houde, Marc Denis
(NBC/NBCSN) Kenny Albert (1), Doc Emrick (2–5), Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
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The 2014 Stanley Cup Final, commonly known as the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s 2013–14 season, and the culmination of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. This was the 121st year of the Stanley Cup's presentation. The League realigned its divisions prior to the season, and changed the structure of the playoffs, but the championship series remained the same. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers four games to one to win their second championship in franchise history, marking the first time since 2007 that the championship series was determined in fewer than six games. Their Stanley Cup–winning run of 26 playoff games was the longest of any Stanley Cup–winning team in history.[1]

Los Angeles had home ice advantage in the series, as the Kings finished with a better regular season record than the Rangers. The series started on June 4 and ended on June 13 with the Kings winning their second Stanley Cup in three seasons. It was the first meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship since the Yankees and the Dodgers played in the 1981 World Series.[2][3] The year 1981 was also the last time the Rangers and the Kings had met in the post-season, where the Rangers eliminated the Kings during the first round of the playoffs.[2]

Teams

New York Rangers

This was New York's 11th appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, and they were seeking their fifth Cup championship overall and their first one since 1994, 20 years earlier. Since their win in 1994, their only other post-season highlights were reaching the Conference Finals in 1997 and 2012.

The Rangers entered the season after essentially swapping head coaches with the Vancouver Canucks: the Rangers and the Canucks fired John Tortorella and Alain Vigneault, respectively, and then coincidentally hired the other's former coach. While Vancouver, under Tortorella's first year, failed to make the playoffs, Vigneault guided New York to 96 regular season points and second place in the new Metropolitan Division. En route, the Rangers made a major trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 5, acquiring Tampa Bay's captain Martin St. Louis in exchange for their own captain Ryan Callahan. The transaction happened as Callahan and the Rangers were not close to terms on a new contract, while St. Louis was unhappy at his initial omission from the Olympics by Steve Yzerman (general manager of both the Lightning and Team Canada).[4]

In the first round of the playoffs, the Rangers eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games. Then, in the second round against the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York overcame a 3–1 game deficit to win the series. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens in six games to capture their first Eastern Conference championship in 20 years. St. Louis' mother had died during the second round of the playoffs which caused his Rangers teammates to rally around him, as they won the last three games against the Penguins to advance, followed by winning the first two games in Montreal despite struggling there in the regular season. In the process, the Rangers became the first team ever to play two full seven-game series in the first two rounds of the playoffs and still reach the Stanley Cup Finals, a feat later matched and exceeded in the same postseason by the Kings.

Due to trading away captain Ryan Callahan and not naming a successor for the remainder of the season, Rangers were the first team since the 1972–73 Chicago Black Hawks to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals without a captain.

By reaching the Finals with the Rangers, Mats Zuccarello made history when he became the first Norwegian to play in the Stanley Cup Finals.[5]

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles made their third appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals and sought to capture their second Cup championship after winning it in 2012. Before 2012, the Kings struggled in the post-season for much of their existence, except for the 1993 playoffs when they advanced beyond the second round for the first time in club history and went on to lose in the Cup Final.

Much of the core from the Kings' 2012 championship remained on the team. Los Angeles made a late regular season trade on March 5, acquiring former Ranger Marian Gaborik from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Matt Frattin and two draft picks. The Kings then finished the regular season in third place in the Pacific Division with 100 points.

Los Angeles then needed three consecutive game sevens to advance to the Cup Finals (breaking the aforementioned Rangers' game sevens record just a couple of days later). The Kings became the first team in NHL history to win three Game Sevens on the road in a single postseason.[1] The team became the fourth team in NHL playoff history to win a seven-game series after losing the first three games, defeating the San Jose Sharks in the first round. The Kings eliminated their local rival Anaheim Ducks next, despite squandering a 2–0 series lead and then facing a 3–2 series deficit. In a rematch of the 2013 Western Conference Final, the Kings defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Final who had forced a seventh game after trailing the series 3–1.

Like their 2012 championship series, the Kings' 2014 Cup Finals was marked by a 3–0 series start of winning the first two games in overtime and the third as a shutout. With their 2014 Stanley Cup win, the Kings have the distinction of winning the first championship after the League's realignment. Their 2012 championship made them also the final team to win the Cup in the League's last full season before the realignment, as the 2012–13 season was shortened by a lockout. The Kings played a record 26 playoff games to win the Stanley Cup, the most ever for a champion. Both the Philadelphia Flyers (1987) and the Calgary Flames (2004) played 26 playoff games in one year, but both lost in the Final.

The series

Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the entire four rounds of the playoffs

Game one

The Kings overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Rangers 3–2 in the first game. New York built their 2–0 lead in the first period by scoring 1:42 apart. Benoit Pouliot scored first on a breakaway after stealing the puck from Drew Doughty, then shooting past Jonathan Quick. Carl Hagelin then recorded a short-handed goal, as his shot was initially blocked by Quick but then rebounded off of Slava Voynov's skate into the net. The Kings' comeback began with Kyle Clifford's goal late in the first period. Clifford shot it in from near the left post after receiving a pass from Jeff Carter. Doughty tied the game in the second period, beating Henrik Lundqvist from the left circle. In the third period, the Kings outshot the Rangers, 20–3, but neither Lundqvist nor Quick allowed any goals. In the final minute of regulation, Quick stopped Hagelin's shot on a breakaway, and seconds later Lundqvist barely kept Carter's wrap-around shot from crossing the goal line. In overtime, Daniel Girardi turned over the puck in the New York zone, leading Mike Richards to pass the puck to Justin Williams, who then put the puck over Lundqvist to win the game.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st NYR Benoit Pouliot (4) Unassisted 13:21 1–0 NYR
NYR Carl Hagelin (7) – sh Brian Boyle (5) and Ryan McDonagh (11) 15:03 2–0 NYR
LAK Kyle Clifford (1) Jeff Carter (14) 17:33 2–1 NYR
2nd LAK Drew Doughty (5) Justin Williams (12) and Kyle Clifford (4) 06:36 2–2 TIE
3rd None
OT LAK Justin Williams (8) Mike Richards (7) 04:36 3–2 LAK
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st LAK Alec Martinez Hooking 09:12 2:00
NYR Mats Zuccarello Holding 14:34 2:00
2nd LAK Jake Muzzin Interference 03:54 2:00
NYR Derick Brassard Boarding 06:45 2:00
LAK Mike Richards Slashing 18:41 2:00
3rd NYR Daniel Girardi Hooking 02:37 2:00
NYR Rick Nash Holding 07:54 2:00
LAK Drew Doughty Diving 07:54 2:00
NYR Brian Boyle Slashing 18:24 2:00
OT None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 OT Total
NY Rangers 13 9 3 2 27
Los Angeles 14 7 20 2 43

Game two

The Kings overcame three two-goal deficits to defeat the Rangers 5–4 in double overtime. Including their game seven victory in the Western Conference Final against the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles became the first team in Stanley Cup playoffs history to overcome three consecutive two-goal deficits. With the first game also going to overtime, it marked the third consecutive year that the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals went to overtime. Ryan McDonagh and Mats Zuccarello scored in the first period to give the Rangers a 2–0 lead. Jarret Stoll then cut New York's lead in half at 1:46 of the second period. The teams then traded power play goals with Martin St. Louis scoring for the Rangers and Willie Mitchell for the Kings. Eleven seconds after Mitchell's goal, Derick Brassard gave New York a 4–2 lead after miscommunication between Mitchell and Jonathan Quick behind the Kings net lead to a turnover. Dwight King's goal to cut the Rangers' lead to 4–3 early in the third period was controversial. King and McDonagh were fighting for position in front of Henrik Lundqvist when Matt Greene shot the puck from the right point. King made contact with Lundqvist in the crease as he touched the puck before it went into the net but no goaltender interference was called: the referee ruled that the contact occurred after the puck already sailed past Lundqvist.[6] Marian Gaborik then tied the game with an unassisted goal at 7:36 of the third during a scramble in front of the New York net. At 10:26 of double overtime, Dustin Brown deflected Mitchell's shot from the left point into the net to give the Kings the 5–4 win. This gave the Kings a 2–0 series lead as the series shifted to New York, despite never leading in either game during regulation time in Los Angeles.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st NYR Ryan McDonagh (4) Dominic Moore (5) 10:48 1–0 NYR
NYR Mats Zuccarello (5) Ryan McDonagh (12) and Derick Brassard (5) 18:46 2–0 NYR
2nd LAK Jarret Stoll (3) Justin Williams (13) and Dwight King (7) 01:46 2–1 NYR
NYR Martin St. Louis (7) – pp Derek Stepan (9) and Chris Kreider (7) 11:24 3–1 NYR
LAK Willie Mitchell (1) – pp Slava Voynov (6) and Justin Williams (14) 14:39 3–2 NYR
NYR Derick Brassard (6) Mats Zuccarello (8) 14:50 4–2 NYR
3rd LAK Dwight King (3) Matt Greene (4) and Justin Williams (15) 01:58 4–3 NYR
LAK Marian Gaborik (13) Unassisted 07:36 4–4 TIE
OT None
2OT LAK Dustin Brown (5) Willie Mitchell (3) and Anze Kopitar (20) 10:26 5–4 LAK
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st LAK Marian Gaborik Tripping 07:58 2:00
NYR Ryan McDonagh Cross-checking 15:06 2:00
2nd LAK Matt Greene Tripping 02:26 2:00
NYR Benoit Pouliot Goaltender interference 07:07 2:00
LAK Bench (served by Kyle Clifford) Too many men on the ice 10:44 2:00
NYR Mats Zuccarello Tripping 12:43 2:00
3rd None
OT NYR Dominic Moore High-sticking 10:01 2:00
LAK Justin Williams Interference 11:24 2:00
LAK Jeff Carter Goaltender interference 14:27 2:00
2OT None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 OT 2OT Total
NY Rangers 10 12 7 8 1 38
Los Angeles 9 11 12 6 6 44

Game three

The Kings won 3–0, led by the goaltending of Jonathan Quick, who shut out the Rangers on 32 shots. The first period was marked by tight checking, and only nine shots were recorded by the two teams. Mats Zuccarello nearly scored for the Rangers at 12:37 of the first, but his shot went off the post and Quick's stick to stay out. With one second to play, Jeff Carter's shot from the slot deflected off a Rangers defenceman past Henrik Lundqvist to put the Kings ahead by one. In the second period, Jake Muzzin scored from the point on another deflection off a Rangers player. Mike Richards scored later in the period, on a two-on-one, his attempted pass deflecting off a Rangers player back to him, leaving Lundqvist out of position to make the stop. Meanwhile, Quick stopped all 17 shots the Rangers put on the net in the second, including a stick save on Derick Brassard when he appeared to be well out of position to make the save. There was no scoring in the third and the Kings took a three games to none series lead, putting the Rangers on the brink of elimination.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st LAK Jeff Carter (10) Justin Williams (16) and Slava Voynov (7) 19:59 1–0 LAK
2nd LAK Jake Muzzin (6) – pp Anze Kopitar (21) and Marian Gaborik (8) 04:17 2–0 LAK
LAK Mike Richards (3) Kyle Clifford (5) 17:14 3–0 LAK
3rd None
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st LAK Willie Mitchell High-sticking 17:42 2:00
2nd NYR Ryan McDonagh High-sticking 00:59 2:00
NYR Marc Staal High-sticking 03:18 2:00
LAK Willie Mitchell Elbowing 08:13 2:00
LAK Drew Doughty Hooking 11:53 2:00
NYR Carl Hagelin Slashing 13:51 2:00
LAK Jake Muzzin Interference 17:44 2:00
3rd LAK Matt Greene Tripping 01:02 2:00
NYR Chris Kreider Interference 05:58 2:00
LAK Dustin Brown Slashing 09:53 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
Los Angeles 5 8 2 15
NY Rangers 4 17 11 32

Game four

The Rangers avoided becoming the first team since 1998 to get swept in the Finals by defeating the Kings 2–1. In a turn-around from game three, the Kings outshot the Rangers and lost as Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist saved 40 out of 41 shots. Like games one and two, the Rangers scored the first two goals, on goals by Benoit Pouliot and Martin St. Louis. Dustin Brown scored for the Kings in the second period to cut the margin to 2–1. In the third period, the Kings put pressure on the Rangers and nearly tied the score when the puck slid past Lundqvist to rest on the goal line before being cleared away. Earlier, in the first period, another shot by the Kings also rested on the goal line and did not go in. In all, the Kings outshot the Rangers 15–1 in the third, but did not score.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st NYR Benoit Pouliot (5) John Moore (2) and Derick Brassard (6) 07:25 1–0 NYR
2nd NYR Martin St. Louis (8) Chris Kreider (8) and Derek Stepan (10) 06:27 2–0 NYR
LAK Dustin Brown (6) Unassisted 08:46 2–1 NYR
3rd None
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st LAK Willie Mitchell High-sticking 05:23 2:00
NYR Mats Zuccarello Delay of game (puck over glass) 11:39 2:00
2nd LAK Willie Mitchell Hooking 02:14 2:00
LAK Drew Doughty Roughing 04:07 2:00
NYR Benoit Pouliot Roughing 04:07 2:00
LAK Tyler Toffoli Slashing 06:44 2:00
NYR Dominic Moore Cross-checking 15:32 2:00
3rd None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
Los Angeles 11 15 15 41
NY Rangers 7 11 1 19

Game five

The Kings clinched their second Stanley Cup in franchise history, their first since 2012, by defeating the Rangers 3–2 on home ice. This was the first Stanley Cup–clinching game since 2010 to be determined in overtime, and the first time that the home team had the overtime Stanley Cup winner since 1980. The Kings played 26 playoff games on their road to the trophy, more than any previous Stanley Cup–winning team.[1]

The Kings grabbed the lead in the first period with an even-strength goal by Justin Williams. In the second, Chris Kreider converted on a Rangers power play before Brian Boyle scored a short-handed goal to put the road team up by one with 30 seconds left. In the third, Marian Gaborik tied the game at two on a Kings power play. No more goals were scored in regulation and the game went to overtime. The first overtime period featured one penalty for the Kings, but the Rangers were unable to score on the ensuing power play. With five minutes to go in the second overtime period and the Kings on a 3-on-2 breakaway, Tyler Toffoli fired a shot that Henrik Lundqvist kicked out directly to Alec Martinez, who fired it into the open net for the game winner. At that time, the Kings had outshot the Rangers 51–30. It was the longest game in Kings history.[1][7]

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st LAK Justin Williams (9) Dwight King (8) and Jarret Stoll (3) 06:04 1–0 LAK
2nd NYR Chris Kreider (5) – pp Ryan McDonagh (13) and Brad Richards (7) 15:37 1–1 TIE
NYR Brian Boyle (3) – sh Carl Hagelin (5) 19:30 2–1 NYR
3rd LAK Marian Gaborik (14) – pp Drew Doughty (13) and Jeff Carter (15) 07:56 2–2 TIE
OT None
2OT LAK Alec Martinez (5) Tyler Toffoli (7) and Kyle Clifford (6) 14:43 3–2 LAK
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st NYR Rick Nash Hooking 01:44 2:00
LAK Dustin Brown Holding 07:49 2:00
NYR Benoit Pouliot Goaltender interference 17:34 2:00
LAK Drew Doughty Cross-checking 18:48 2:00
2nd LAK Dwight King High-sticking 14:07 2:00
NYR Dominic Moore Hooking 17:37 2:00
3rd NYR Mats Zuccarello Tripping 07:39 2:00
OT LAK Slava Voynov Hooking 03:54 2:00
2OT LAK Kyle Clifford Boarding 05:43 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 OT 2OT Total
NY Rangers 6 6 3 10 5 30
Los Angeles 7 10 12 13 9 51

Series quotes

Starting back up with it now is Martinez in a 3-on-2. Clifford gave it across. It's held and a shot, save, rebound, SCORE! THE STANLEY CUP – MARTINEZ!
— Mike Emrick, final call made on the NBC broadcast.[8]
Alec Martinez will lead the rush to center. To Kyle Clifford. Toffoli shoots, great save, rebound...THEY SCORE! Alec Martinez gets the goal! The Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup!
— Jim Hughson, final call made on the CBC broadcast.[9]
Picked up by Martinez. Martinez, to Clifford. Feeds it right side. Toffoli with a shot, save, rebound, SCORE! Alec Martinez has won the Stanley Cup for the Los Angeles Kings! And royalty reigns again in the NHL! The Kings have won their second Stanley Cup in 3 years!
— Nick Nickson, final call made on the KEIB radio broadcast.[10]
What an incredible end to an incredible season. Thank you to the players, to the teams, and our fans – all of you! These Kings marched through California, defeated the defending Stanley Cup champ, and beat the Rangers in a spectacular Final. It starts at the top with Phil and Nancy Anschutz, Dan Beckerman, Dean Lombardi, Luc Robitaille, and Darryl Sutter and the coaching staff. But it doesn't happen without these great players. For the second time in 3 seasons, it's my honor to present it to Dustin Brown!
— NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, presenting the Stanley Cup.[11]

Rosters

Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

New York Rangers

# Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
22 United States Boyle, BrianBrian Boyle C L 29–17729 2009 Hingham, Massachusetts First
16 Canada Brassard, DerickDerick Brassard C L 26–26426 2013 Hull, Quebec First
4 Switzerland Diaz, RaphaelRaphael Diaz D R 28–15528 2014 Baar, Switzerland First
15 Canada Dorsett, DerekDerek Dorsett RW R 27–17527 2013 Kindersley, Saskatchewan First
5 Canada Girardi, DanielDaniel Girardi – A D R 30-04530 2006 Welland, Ontario First
62 Sweden Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin LW L 25–29425 2007 Södertälje, Sweden First
8 Canada Klein, KevinKevin Klein D R 29–18229 2014 Kitchener, Ontario First
20 United States Kreider, ChrisChris Kreider LW L 23-04423 2009 Boxford, Massachusetts First
29 Canada LeNeveu, DavidDavid LeNeveu G L 31-02131 2014 Fernie, British Columbia First
30 Sweden Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist G L 32–10332 2000 Åre, Sweden First
27 United States McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh D L 25-00025 2009 Saint Paul, Minnesota First
28 Canada Moore, DominicDominic Moore C L 33–31433 2013 Sarnia, Ontario First
17 United States Moore, JohnJohn Moore D L 23–20623 2013 Winnetka, Illinois First
61 Canada Nash, RickRick Nash LW L 29–36229 2012 Brampton, Ontario First
67 Canada Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot LW R 27–25727 2013 Alfred, Ontario First
19 Canada Richards, BradBrad Richards – A C L 34-04234 2011 Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island Second (2004)
26 Canada St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis RW L 38–36038 2014 Laval, Quebec Second (2004)
18 Canada Staal, MarcMarc Staal – A D L 27–15127 2005 Thunder Bay, Ontario First
21 United States Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan C R 23–36023 2008 Hastings, Minnesota First
6 Sweden Stralman, AntonAnton Stralman D R 27–31627 2011 Tibro, Sweden First
36 Norway Zuccarello, MatsMats Zuccarello LW L 26–28526 2010 Oslo, Norway First

Los Angeles Kings

# Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
23 United States Brown, DustinDustin Brown – C RW R 29–22129 2003 Ithaca, New York Second (2012)
77 Canada Carter, JeffJeff Carter C R 29–16329 2012 London, Ontario Third (2010, 2012)
13 Canada Clifford, KyleKyle Clifford LW L 23–15123 2009 Ayr, Ontario Second (2012)
8 Canada Doughty, DrewDrew Doughty D R 24–18724 2008 London, Ontario Second (2012)
12 Slovakia Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik LW L 32–11932 2014 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia First
2 United States Greene, MattMatt Greene – A D R 31-03131 2008 Grand Ledge, Michigan Third (2006, 2012)
31 Canada Jones, MartinMartin Jones G L 24–15424 2008 North Vancouver, British Columbia First
74 Canada King, DwightDwight King LW L 24–34324 2007 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Second (2012)
11 Slovenia Kopitar, AnzeAnze Kopitar – A C L 26–29326 2005 Jesenice, Yugoslavia Second (2012)
22 United States Lewis, TrevorTrevor Lewis C R 27–15627 2006 Salt Lake City, Utah Second (2012)
27 United States Martinez, AlecAlec Martinez D L 26–32226 2007 Rochester Hills, Michigan Second (2012)
33 Canada Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell D L 37-05137 2010 Port McNeill, British Columbia Second (2012)
6 Canada Muzzin, JakeJake Muzzin D L 25–11225 2010 Woodstock, Ontario First
70 Canada Pearson, TannerTanner Pearson LW L 21–30721 2012 Kitchener, Ontario First
32 United States Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick G L 28–14328 2005 Milford, Connecticut Second (2012)
10 Canada Richards, MikeMike Richards C L 29–12229 2011 Kenora, Ontario Third (2010, 2012)
28 Canada Stoll, JarretJarret Stoll C R 31–35431 2008 Melville, Saskatchewan Third (2006, 2012)
73 Canada Toffoli, TylerTyler Toffoli C R 22-05022 2010 Scarborough, Ontario First
26 Russia Voynov, SlavaSlava Voynov D R 24–14924 2008 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union Second (2012)
14 Canada Williams, JustinJustin Williams RW R 32–25232 2009 Cobourg, Ontario Third (2006, 2012)

Los Angeles Kings – 2014 Stanley Cup champions

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Goaltenders

Coaching and Administrative Staff:
Engraving notes:

Included on team picture, but left off the Stanley Cup

Television

This was the last year under the League's current Canadian TV contracts with CBC (English broadcasts of the Finals) and the cable network TSN (English broadcasts), and RDS (French broadcasts). The NHL's twelve-year contract with Rogers Communications would then take effect beginning next season, with English-language national coverage of the Finals being sub-licensed to CBC, and French-language telecasts being sub-licensed to TVA Sports. TSN will only be showing regional games for Toronto, Ottawa and Winnipeg starting the fall of 2014[13]

In the United States, NBCSN broadcast games three and four, while NBC televised the remaining games. NBC Sports originally planned to repeat its coverage pattern from the last few seasons: NBCSN would televise game two and three, while NBC would broadcast game one, and then games four to seven.[14] After the League scheduled game two on the day of the 2014 Belmont Stakes, coverage of games two and four were switched so NBC's telecast of the horse race would serve as lead-in programming to game two. Due to the death of a family member, NBC lead play-by-play announcer Mike Emrick missed game one. Kenny Albert, who was also the Rangers radio announcer for WEPN and announced several national games (including the Western Conference Finals) for NBC/NBCSN, filled in for Emrick in the first game.[15]

Aftermath

The Kings failed to make the playoffs in the following season, making them only the fifth team in NHL history to fail to make the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup. Joining the 1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens, 1995–96 New Jersey Devils, and the 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rosen, Dan (June 14, 2014). "Kings win Stanley Cup on Martinez goal in 2OT". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Branch, John (June 5, 2014). "New York vs. Los Angeles: Rivalry Revived". The New York Times. p. B11.
  3. ↑ Barnes, Mike (June 1, 2014). "Stanley Cup Final: Kings vs. Rangers in L.A.-New York Championship Duel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "RANGERS ACQUIRE FORWARD MARTIN ST. LOUIS – New York Rangers – News". New York Rangers. March 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ Associated Press (June 4, 2014). "Zuccarello making name for Norwegian hockey in NHL". Charleston Daily Mail. p. B3. Hockey rarely gets much attention in Norway, a skiing-obsessed nation that turns to soccer when the snow melts. Mats Zuccarello is changing that. Zuccarello is only the seventh player from Norway to make it to the NHL, and he's the first to make it to the Stanley Cup finals.
  6. ↑ "Kings complete Game 2 rally with 2OT goal by Brown". NHL.com. June 8, 2014. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014. Lundqvist said that referee Dan O'Halloran explained to him that the puck was already past him when King made contact with him
  7. ↑ "Cup-winner was longest game in Kings history". National Hockey League. June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ Martinez wins the Stanley Cup for Kings in 2OT on YouTube
  9. ↑ Alec Martinez's double-overtime Stanley Cup clinching goal. CBC.ca. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ Radio Call: Martinez's 2OT Stanley Cup Winner on YouTube
  11. ↑ Dustin Brown is handed the Stanley Cup on YouTube
  12. ↑ Elliott, Helene (10 October 2014). "Fifty-two pickup: Kings names to be engraved on Stanley Cup". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Rush, Curtis (November 26, 2013). "NHL signs 12-year TV, Internet deal with Rogers; CBC keeps 'Hockey Night in Canada'". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  14. ↑ "2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs coverage" (Press release). April 2, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014. NBC will broadcast Game 1, Game 4, and Games 5–7 (if necessary), with NBCSN televising Games 2–3
  15. ↑ "Twitter/@NBCSportsPR: @KennyAlbert will call Gm 1 of Stanley Cup Final on Wed on NBC. Doc Emrick is dealing w a death in the family. He will return for Games 2–7". Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014. @KennyAlbert will call Gm 1 of Stanley Cup Final on Wed on NBC. Doc Emrick is dealing w a death in the family. He will return for Games 2–7
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