Devils Stay Alive, Top Kings 2-1[VIDEO]

Devils Stay Alive, Top Kings 2-1[VIDEO]

he New Jersey Devils bench starts to celebrate at the end of the game after defeating the Los Angeles Kings in game 6 in Newark. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Bryce Salvador scored on a deflection off a defenseman and the New Jersey Devils derailed Los Angeles’ Stanley Cup coronation for a second time, beating the Kings 2-1 in Game 5 of the finals Saturday night.

he New Jersey Devils bench starts to celebrate at the end of the game after defeating the Los Angeles Kings in game 6 in Newark.

Zach Parise ended a five-game goal drought on a rare mistake by goalie Jonathan Quick, and Martin Brodeur stopped 25 shots to help the Devils end the Kings’ 10-game postseason winning streak on the road and 12-game run over the past two years, both NHL records.

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Justin Williams scored for the Kings, whose once seemingly insurmountable 3-0 series lead has been cut to 3-2. Game 6 on Monday night in Los Angeles.

 

 

In NHL history, only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs came back from an 0-3 hole to win a best-of-seven finals.

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