New Jersey Devils spoil Kings’ Stanley Cup party, stay alive with 3-1 victory
Posted June 6, 2012 11:06 pm.
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Put the coronation on hold.
The Los Angeles Kings will have to wait at least three more days for another shot at becoming true hockey royalty after Adam Henrique kept New Jersey alive in the Stanley Cup final. His late goal secured a 3-1 victory for the Devils in Game 4 on Wednesday.
The New Jersey rookie, who scored in overtime to end the Eastern Conference final, showed poise in kicking the puck up to his stick before beating Jonathan Quick high at 15:29 of the third period.
That forced Cup keepers Phil Pritchard and Craig Campbell to put the trophy back in its case. Game 5 of the final goes Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark.
New Jersey’s Patrik Elias and the Kings’ Drew Doughty traded third-period goals in an entertaining game before Henrique bagged the winner. Ilya Kovalchuk scored into an empty net.
