Not a bad opener, in fact quite good.
Brodeur and Quick were good, but I'll give the edge to Brodeur because the Devils, I felt, missed finishing a few plays that could have changed the outcome.
That overtime goal by Kopitar was one of the nicest OT goals in a Stanley Cup Finals I've ever seen
The Kings needed this game more than them Devils, just as New Jersey will need game 2 more than Los Angeles.
9 wins in a row in this postseason, and 10 dating back to last year. Their last postseason loss was a 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Sharks on April 14, 2011. It's been a long time coming
1993
Los Angeles won game 1 vs Montreal on the road. I should saw Gretzky won it. 4-1 LA
1995
New Jersey won game vs the favoured Wings on the road, 2-1. I was their ninth straight win on the road in that postseason, sound familiar?
Los Angeles: We can beat these guys, and we can win on the road, anywhere
New Jersey: These guys are for real and we need to finish plays better.
Quick
Kopitar
Brodeur and Quick were good, but I'll give the edge to Brodeur because the Devils, I felt, missed finishing a few plays that could have changed the outcome.
That overtime goal by Kopitar was one of the nicest OT goals in a Stanley Cup Finals I've ever seen
The Kings needed this game more than them Devils, just as New Jersey will need game 2 more than Los Angeles.
9 wins in a row in this postseason, and 10 dating back to last year. Their last postseason loss was a 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Sharks on April 14, 2011. It's been a long time coming
The way it was
1993
Los Angeles won game 1 vs Montreal on the road. I should saw Gretzky won it. 4-1 LA
1995
New Jersey won game vs the favoured Wings on the road, 2-1. I was their ninth straight win on the road in that postseason, sound familiar?
Attitudes In The Dressing Room At This Point:
Los Angeles: We can beat these guys, and we can win on the road, anywhere
New Jersey: These guys are for real and we need to finish plays better.
My three stars:
Brodeur
Quick
Kopitar
Game Rating Scale 1 (boring) - 10 (exciting)
8, more plays need to be executed and less give aways. But a good goaltending duel and exciting OT goal. Plus some bone crushing hits never hurts, eh?
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