Stanley Cup Finals Schedule 2012: Los Angeles Kings Will End Series in Game 5

The New Jersey Devils will surely be looking to build off the momentum of their Game 4 victory when they take the ice against their visiting opponents tonight, but the Kings will hoist Lord Stanley's Cup in the Garden State after Game 5 is through.

Los Angeles' playoff hero and goalie Jonathan Quick made it clear to CBS Sports he isn't shaken by his team's Game 4 defeat, stating:

It's 0-0. It doesn't matter if you're coming off a win or coming off a loss. Obviously, it's disappointing anytime you lose, no matter what the situation is. As of today it's 0-0. You're trying to win Game 1.

The Kings have controlled much of the first four games of this series, with the third period of Game 4 the only time it has looked as if the Devils were the superior squad in this finals.



New Jersey has held tough, forcing overtimes and equalizing the score more on multiple occasions. That being said, the squad didn't score first in the first three games of the series. Heck, they didn't even score in Game 3.

The Devils are going to try and come out with nothing but confidence due to their recent victory, but it doesn't change the fact they're on the brink of elimination due to being outplayed for much of the series.

Like Quick, Kings captain Dustin Brown admitted there was a feeling of disappointment after Game 4, telling Andrew Knoll of the Long Beach Press-Telegram:

There was a letdown after not sealing the deal in Game 4 in front of our home crowd, then everyone woke the next morning and understood the situation we're in with not only the opportunity but the responsibility to be better in Game 5.

While New Jersey will be riding momentum, L.A. will be looking to avenge their recent defeat and make sure the Stanley Cup comes with them on their long flight back to the City of Angels. The Kings realize what a victory tonight would mean for their franchise and they ...

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