give me a break. kings and devils, last night game six in what they re trying to call hockeywood. i don t think that s going to take. no, that s not going to work. who? what! let s watch so baseball. scuderi plants him into the glass. leaves the team shorthanded. the kings scored three goals in the first period, the kings did. this game was pretty much over in the first period. they went on to win 6-1, hoisting the cup. it s a good story, joe. i know you re not a fan but an eighth seed, they barely got into the playoffs and then won the first three games of this series, lost the next two and sealed it last night. they re champs in hockeywood. worth watching just to listen to mike emrick announce the game. here s the celebration. hockey is a great sport. it s just tough to watch on tv. it s the oldest cliche in the book. you can t watch it on tv.
series. true that fistanley cup fin. ceremonial puck drop as the kings look to go up 3-0 games. the eighth seed out of the west. five on three advantage, zach parise has a great look. jonathan quick, he s been great, fantastic save. second period, martin brodeur saves the first couple. alec martinez gives the kings a 1-0 lead. still in the second. dustin brown feeds kopitar who puts it into the net to make it 2-0. kings win this one in a 4-0 rout. devils in danger of being the first team swept in the stanley cup finals since 98. the kings are one win away from this first-ever stanley cup. should the kings win tomorrow night they ll match the 1988 oilers for the best playoff record in the modern era at 16-2. yes, the kings, 15-2 right now in these playoffs.
kopitar with a game-winner on the breakaway, he dekes martin brodeur for the game winner and the kingts win on the road, they were the eighth seed coming out of the west. they have a one game to none lead in the stanley cup finals. yet to lose a road game in the playoffs this year. game two, saturday, 8:00 eastern on nbc. back in new jersey. to tennis, a day after seeing her sister knocked out of the french open in the first round, venus williams took the court for the second round. the seven-time grand slam champion facing third-seeded player from poland. going down in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, the first grand slam where williams sisters have played where neither sister would advance after the second round. baseball, the white sox facing the rays in st.
looking to win the series and get back to the stanley cup finals for the first time since the wayne gretzky era nearly 20 years ago. first period, coyotes get the shot off. look at the stop. jonathan quick the goal tender. gets a piece of it with his legs. spectacular save. keeps the game scoreless. weekend period, coyotes down one until keith gets the feed and puts it in the net. tied the game at three. 18 minutes into o.t. just over two minutes to go, dustin penner gets the puck off the rebound and puts it in for the game-winner. 4-3 the final. the kings headed back to the finals for the first time since 1993. and they did it as an eighth seed coming out of the west. they now await the winner of the rangers/devils series tied at two. picks up with game five tonight at the garden. to the nba playoffs. the heat taking on the pacers in miami with a chance to go up three games to two in the series.
welcome back. i m lynn berry. in sports, they are a record-winning road team. was only appropriate the los angeles kings punched their ticket to the stanley cup finals last night on the road. here s nbc s mario solis. hi there. good morning. it s been an incredible run for the l.a. kings. made the playoffs as an eighth seed and now are headed to the stanley cup finals. to phoenix, this game had a little bit of everything. hits collin frazier into the bench. down goes frazier. down goes frazier. kings 3-2. when the coyotes answer. tyler. a fortunate bounce and phoenix ties the game. stays that way through regulation. then in overtime, jeff carter takes a shot. the rebound bounces right to penner who nets the game-winner. the l.a. kings beat the coyotes 4-3 in o.t. they win the series to advance to their first stanley cup final since 1993. to miami for a physical game