Los Angeles Kings: 7 Most Memorable Playoff Moments in Franchise History

The 2011-12 Los Angeles Kings are doing nothing more than following a time-honored motif in the franchise’s postseason scrapbook. It has always been about upsets, or at least dethroning opponents with home-ice advantage in a series.

Shortly after the 30-year anniversary of an unprecedented single-game rally against a burgeoning powerhouse from Edmonton, the current Kings have dislodged two bona fide top seeds and wrestled down a divisional rival to claim a spot in the Stanley Cup finals.

In between, the Hollywood hockey faithful have savored a multitude of memories at the expense of the country that gave the game to the world and the city that claims to be “Hockeytown, USA.”

From 1982 to 2012, and with Darryl Sutter’s pupils still hoping to manufacture more before closing down for the summer, here is a chronology of the Kings’ top seven postseason moments.

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