Eschewing the drama of Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final in favor of a steady-as-she-goes outing on Monday night, the Los Angeles Kings seized a commanding 3-0 series lead over the New York Rangers.
It certainly wasn’t thrilling and won’t generate never-say-die storylines in the press, but this was a picture-perfect road game.
Madison Square Garden was rendered lifeless, and the Rangers were left baffled as to how to defeat a Kings squad that appears capable of winning under any circumstance.
Boasting a 3-0 advantage in the third period, L.A. just hunkered down and put forth a clinic in holding a lead. Head coach Darryl Sutter rolled four forward lines in rapid succession, and the Kings played the safest brand of hockey they’ve produced this spring, content to chip pucks out of the defensive zone and regroup—daring New York to penetrate its walls.
On the handful of occasions when the Rangers did break through, Jonathan Quick stood tall, shutting the door in a fashion redolent of 2012 Quick.
In fact, the ease with which the Kings dispatched their opponents harkened back t ...
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Los Angeles Kings Get Back to Basics to Seize Stranglehold on Stanley Cup Final
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