2012 Stanley Cup Final. (6) New Jersey Devils vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings.

**lordstanley** · 06-04-2012, 10:36 PM

And the NBA with another close game in an exciting OKC-San Antonio series. The Game 3 ratings on NBC Sports are going to be brutal.

**mtutiger** · 06-04-2012, 10:41 PM

That was an absolute bloodletting by the Kings tonight.

**lordstanley** · 06-04-2012, 10:43 PM

4-0 final! Excellent. These Kings will be my favorite non-Wings winner of the Cup since the '93 Habs. Their level of dominance has been absolutely staggering. First team ever to lead all 4 of their series 3-0. Really, has any team ever, even a #1 seed, ever had a more impressive playoff season?!

jz · 06-05-2012, 12:13 AM

The poor Devils never had a chance.

Since the expansion of all playoff rounds to 7 games in 1987, the 1988 Oilers have needed the least amount of games, 18, to win the cup. The Kings can tie that if the win on Wednesday.

**skyguy52** · 06-05-2012, 01:21 AM

Quite impressive indeed. I had fully expected a closer series. That's not gonna happen now.

**lordstanley** · 06-05-2012, 11:00 AM

The Devils' appearance in California is the first time they have left the Eastern time zone since Jan. 14, when they finished a three-game trip through Western Canada. New Jersey hadn't even been on a plane since April 26 after playing Philadelphia and the New York Rangers in the past two playoff rounds.

Gretzky puck drop riles up Staples Center crowd - Yahoo! Sports Canada

**Lousluggage** · 06-05-2012, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by skyguy52

Quite impressive indeed. I had fully expected a closer series. That's not gonna happen now.

Yeah, I was hoping for 7 games, as I always do. LA has obviously earned it, though. :)

At this point I'm thinking a sweep is imminent. Of course I'm often wrong so who knows?

**lordstanley** · 06-05-2012, 06:36 PM

The Kings are awesome. So awesome that there's really no drama. And no one's watching. Ratings for Game 3 down 37% from last year's Game 3 and around 50% from 2010's Game 3. Fortunately for NBC and NBC Sports Network the playoff ratings were pretty strong going into the SCF.

Stanley Cup Finals TV Ratings: Game 3 Sees More Low Numbers - SBNation.com

**Lousluggage** · 06-05-2012, 07:30 PM

I wonder if the ratings would be better if NJ had won at least one of the games in NJ? I'm thinking not much, and that's really too bad.

**lordstanley** · 06-06-2012, 01:49 PM

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**Mr.TaterSalad** · 06-06-2012, 07:57 PM

Finally a cup in tinsel town? We shall see in a matter of hours!

**lordstanley** · 06-06-2012, 08:03 PM

Kings' radio broadcast here:

Los Angeles Kings: Devils at Kings - 06/06/2012

**Mr.TaterSalad** · 06-06-2012, 08:38 PM

A big zero on the first Devils Power Play. Can they muster a shot on their second try?

**Mr.TaterSalad** · 06-06-2012, 08:42 PM

Jonathan Quick hotter than fire early on here.

**Mr.TaterSalad** · 06-06-2012, 09:04 PM

The Devils have no answer for anything the Kings are throwing at them offensively or defensively. They're going stretches without a shot on goal, not getting very good ones when they do get a shot off and are a ticking time bomb for one to be scored soon by the Kings.

**Mr.TaterSalad** · 06-06-2012, 09:32 PM

More pressure from the Devils here to start the second period and even up the play with LA. But still the Kings not falling back and going empty handed with a scoring chance themselves by Dwight King.

**Mr.TaterSalad** · 06-06-2012, 10:18 PM

How close was that, real close! LA can't get it to go in the back of the net quite yet.

**lordstanley** · 06-06-2012, 10:19 PM

The Devils have been the Kings' equal tonight, but I thought the 2 on 1 just now would have been the potential Cup winner!

**lordstanley** · 06-06-2012, 10:20 PM

If the Kings score the next goal and shut out the Devils, will "2" set the record as the fewest goals allowed in the SCF?

**Mr.TaterSalad** · 06-06-2012, 10:27 PM

New Jersey scores first. Damn!

**Mr.TaterSalad** · 06-06-2012, 10:29 PM

1-1 now, Drew Doughty!

**skyguy52** · 06-06-2012, 10:44 PM

An odd sounding "Clink"

**skyguy52** · 06-06-2012, 10:50 PM

We're seeing the Devils I expected to see this series.

Good stuff.

**skyguy52** · 06-06-2012, 10:51 PM

Game 5 Saturday night, destination Newark.

**Mr.TaterSalad** · 06-06-2012, 10:51 PM

No celebration tonight.

**Shinma** · 06-06-2012, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by lordstanley

If the Kings score the next goal and shut out the Devils, will "2" set the record as the fewest goals allowed in the SCF?

Thats been the record since 1952 when Terry Sawchuk shut the Canadiens out twice in a 4 game sweep allowing 1 goal in both of the other wins.

DETROIT RED WINGS VS. MONTREAL CANADIENS
TERRY SAWCHUK MADE HIS DEBUT IN THE CUP FINAL AND ROSE TO THE OCCASION, RECORDING TWO SHUTOUTS AND LIMITING MONTREAL TO JUST TWO GOALS DURING THE FOUR-GAME SERIES. MEANWHILE, GORDIE HOWE CONTRIBUTED HIS FIRST TWO CAREER GOALS IN A STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. THE RED WINGS SET AN NHL RECORD BY WINNING ALL EIGHT POSTSEASON GAMES, INCLUDING A FOUR-GAME SWEEP OVER TORONTO IN THE FIRST ROUND.

Also, I'm glad the Kings didn't win tonight. I despise the "Sucks" chant, and i'm glad the fans at Staples got a great big crap burger tonight.

**skyguy52** · 06-07-2012, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by Shinma

Thats been the record since 1952 when Terry Sawchuk shut the Canadiens out twice in a 4 game sweep allowing 1 goal in both of the other wins.

Also, I'm glad the Kings didn't win tonight. I despise the "Sucks" chant, and i'm glad the fans at Staples got a great big crap burger tonight.

Good info. Even better when the record was set by the '52 Red Wings.

**lordstanley** · 06-07-2012, 02:05 AM

The '08 Wings remain the last team to have swept the SCF.

**lordstanley** · 06-07-2012, 04:25 PM

The Cup may not have been presented to the Kings last night. But the cups were presented to the Devils' coach DeBoer last night:

**Lousluggage** · 06-07-2012, 07:41 PM

Game 5 is on NBC, yes? :)

(and yeah, those 'cups' are impressive. Wow.)

**Vonlenska** · 06-07-2012, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by lordstanley

The Cup may not have been presented to the Kings last night. But the cups were presented to the Devils' coach DeBoer last night:

ugh, so fake.

**Vonlenska** · 06-07-2012, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by lordstanley

The '08 Wings remain the last team to have swept the SCF.

huh?

**lordstanley** · 06-07-2012, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by Vonlenska

huh?

Bad typo. The '98 Wings remain the last team to have swept the SCF. That was the end of a 4-year run starting with the Devils in '05 (ugh) in which the final was a sweep. I always thought of Anaheim-Ottawa as a sweep but it turns out Ottawa won a game.

**lordstanley** · 06-09-2012, 05:40 PM

Who are the geniuses at NHL and NBC that insist on a 2-day break in the middle of frickin' June. Out of sight, out of mind. Ha, serves them right that Heat-Celtics Game 7 is tonight. No one is going to be watching tonight, I bet many casual hockey fans even will be watching basketball tonight if they're watching anything. I can think of at least 4 sporting events today that appeal to me more than Game 5 - Germany vs Portugal, Tigers-Reds, Heats-Celtics, the Pacquaio fight. The Belmont would have been ahead too if the Canadian-owned horse with the Vancouver-based jockey was still going for the Triple Crown.

**PuNk42AE** · 06-09-2012, 05:45 PM

Well at least I won't be watching the NBA or NHL :'P

**Lousluggage** · 06-09-2012, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by lordstanley

Who are the geniuses at NHL and NBC that insist on a 2-day break in the middle of frickin' June. Out of sight, out of mind. Ha, serves them right that Heat-Celtics Game 7 is tonight. No one is going to be watching tonight, I bet many casual hockey fans even will be watching basketball tonight if they're watching anything. I can think of at least 4 sporting events today that appeal to me more than Game 5 - Germany vs Portugal, Tigers-Reds, Heats-Celtics, the Pacquaio fight. The Belmont would have been ahead too if the Canadian-owned horse with the Vancouver-based jockey was still going for the Triple Crown.

I'll be watching hockey... for some reason I haven't been into the NBA for a long time and I used to be almost as into it as hockey.

I agree about the 2-day break though... if they want people to get into the NHL they really need to practically shove it down people's throats.

I was bummed that I'll Have Another had to bow out of the Belmont, too. For some reason I'd like to see a horse win the Triple Crown.