Los Angeles Kings Win the Stanley Cup

The Los Angeles Kings won their second Stanley Cup in three seasons, when Alec Martinez scored in the second overtime of game five, lifting the Kings to a five game triumph vs the New York Rangers.

Martinez also scored the semi-final series winning goal in overtime of game seven vs the Chicago Blackhawks.

Justin Williams, who opened the scoring in game five and had the overtime winner in game one, was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the outstanding player in this year’s playoffs.

This year, the Kings won their first three series by winning on the road in game seven.  Their coach, Darryl Sutter raised his Stanley Cup final coaching record to (2-1), both wins with the Kings (2012 and this year).

Sutter’s one loss as a coach in the Stanley Cup final was in 2004,  to a Tampa Bay Lightning team that included current Rangers players, Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards.

That Lightning team was coached by John Tortorella, the former Rangers coach, who helped build the fine, current Rangers’ team.

Justin Williams