Despite ending Jon Quick’s streak of 139 minutes of shutout hockey, there is no reason to doubt the young goaltender and question the King’s chance of winning the Cup this evening. However, at the other end of the ice, there is still good reason to believe in the Devils, as Martin Brodeur, the winningest goalie in NHL history, is also playing very well.
Essentially, Game 6 comes down to whose offense can figure out the opposing goalie.
On paper, the Devils have a much stronger offensive group. Parise, Kovalchuk, Elias, Zajac and Henrique are all very talented and productive offensive players. However, the Kings have shown their young talent is more than capable of creating scoring opportunities, and Jon Quick has outplayed Martin Brodeur up to this point.
The question is whether the Devils' stars can get hot after finally breaking out of their slump in Game 4 and continue to win against a very strong defensive team.
Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Justin Williams, Mike Richards and Drew Doughty have played very well in the postseason and are clearly not intimidated by a goalie like Brodeur. Nevertheless, after Game 4, Marty is as likely as anyone to catch fire and absolutely shut down an offensive group. Though they are talented, they cannot match the play of a very deep and quick Devils team.
In order for the King’s to win, they simply need to keep playing their game of attrition. In Game 4, they allowed some of the Devils' key offensive players to get clear shots on Quick and break open the game. While Qu...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Kings
