NEWARK, n.j. —The Los Angeles Kings are headed back to Hollywood, and the Stanley Cup is so close, they don’t even want to think about it.
Jeff Carter scored at 13:42 in overtime and the Kings moved within two wins of their first NHL title with a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 of the Finals on Saturday night.
The Devils face the daunting task of trying to win four of five against a team that is 14-2 in the postseason.
“They are a great team, but it’s not like we got blown out the last two games,” Devils captain Zach Parise said. “It will be really hard, but we will give it our best shot.”
The Devils played well in Game 2. But just as in Game 1, the Kings were a little better as Jonathan Quick made 32 saves to help Los Angeles earn its 10th consecutive road win this postseason, and its 12th in a row over the last two seasons. Both are NHL records.
“Yeah, it’s tough,” Devils coach Peter DeBoer said. “But, you know, you can’t feel sorry for yourself. We played a much better game. I knew we would respond. We did it the right way. You know, we came up one goal short.”
