Quest for the Cup: Chronicling the Kings’ 2014 playoff run
Looking back at the Kings’ run so far in the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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They had not traveled so far and played so long, been through so much, to just skate away quietly and quickly into the night.
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Did anyone truly think that the Kings and Chicago Blackhawks would manage to settle the issue in four, five or six games?
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Almost eight eye-catching minutes flew by — 7:56, to be precise — without a stoppage in play between the Kings and Chicago Blackhawks in the first overtime period at the United Center.
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One game from the abyss has turned into one game from the bliss of the Stanley Cup Final.
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You suspect the Kings’ thank-you notes to the Columbus Blue Jackets might be getting too long and too wordy right now.
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Dungeons and dragons?
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They have become so expert at moving on, from the highs after series victories and the lows after devastating losses.
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When it comes to winning a big game, the Kings’ knowledge in how to do so was a mismatch over the Ducks.
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Call it a self-fulfilling prophecy, missed opportunities or just another dramatic turn, but the Ducks couldn’t finish off the Kings on Wednesday night, and hockey’s freeway series is now going the distance.
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John Gibson made it sound so simple. “We knew they were capable of coming back.
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Bold decision, brave play.
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After losing two at home, Anaheim gets back in series with a 3-2 victory at Staples Center.
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The Ducks dedicated their regular-season meetings against the Kings to getting their rivals out of their heads.
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He scores with seven seconds left in regulation to tie the score and again in the extra period for a 3-2 win in the playoff series opener.
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The Kings become the fourth team in NHL history to win a best-of-seven series after losing the first three games. They will play the Ducks in the second round.
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Kings get a three-goal burst in the third period to defeat Sharks, 4-1, and force Game 7 in San Jose on Wednesday.
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Jonathan Quick makes 30 saves in the shutout as the Kings hold off elimination for a second game behind a strong all-around effort. Game 6 is Monday in Los Angeles.
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Marian Gaborik and Justin Williams each score twice as Kings stave off elimination and earn a trip back to San Jose for Game 5.
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Patrick Marleau scores in overtime to lift the Sharks to a 3-0 playoff series lead over the Kings. Only three teams in NHL history have come back from a three-game series deficit.
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The Kings give up seven unanswered goals in the second and third periods and trail 2-0 in the series, which heads back to L.A.
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San Jose builds a 5-0 lead through two periods, including two late goals in first period, before L.A. makes a third-period comeback that is too little, too late.
