LOS ANGELES — The aftermath of a Stanley Cup-clinching goal in overtime is a mix of euphoria and indescribable devastation, and it usually happens in a tight space nobody can escape.
There was Alec Martinez, spastically jumping, discarding equipment, experiencing a level of joy and fulfillment few human beings could ever comprehend. A juicy rebound, a gaping net probably as wide as his eyes were in that moment and 12 feet of distance for his shot to cover that would give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 double-overtime victory in Game 5 and a second Stanley Cup in three seasons.
“After it went in,” Martinez said, “I think I blacked out.”
While Martinez was slipping into a joy coma, Henrik Lundqvist, a man who almost single-handedly kept the New York Rangers away from elimination during the nearly 35 minutes of extra hockey that featured enough close calls to fill an entire series, couldn’t move.
Lundqvist turned aside a blast from the right wing by Tyler Toffoli, and it caromed directly to a waiting Martinez. There just wasn’t enough time for Lundqvist to slide to his ...
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