The Los Angeles Kings begin their defense of the Stanley Cup
LA Kings to Face New Jersey Devils in Stanley Cup Finals
Game 1 is Wednesday, May 30
Saturday, May 26, 2012 | Updated 7:23 AM PDT
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Justin Williams #14 and the Los Angeles Kings will face the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The LA Kings will face the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup finals after the Devils defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime Friday.
The series starts Wednesday, when the Kings star in their first Stanley Cup finals since 1993.
Adam Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime, and the Devils advanced to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2003.
It's a remarkable comeback for a team that missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 1996.
Henrique's series winner came after Henrik Lundqvist stopped Ilya Kovalchuk twice and Alexei Ponikarovsky. The last shot lay in the crease and Henrique tapped it home.
Ryan Carter and Kovalchuk also scored for the Devils, who blew a 2-0 first period lead.
Ruslan Fedotenko and Ryan Callahan tallied for top-seeded New York, which had a good flurry just before New Jersey scored.
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