THE STORY OF 2014 STANLEY CUP
LOS ANGELES KINGS CHAMPIONSHIP RING
THE STORY OF
2014 STANLEY CUP
LOS ANGELES
KINGS CHAMPIONSHIP RING
The 2014 Stanley Cup Final, commonly known as the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s 2013–14 season, and the culmination of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. This was the 121st year of the Stanley Cup's presentation. The League realigned its divisions prior to the season, and changed the structure of the playoffs, but the championship series remained the same.
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The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers four games to one to win their second championship in franchise history, marking the first time since 2007 that the championship series was determined in fewer than six games. Their Stanley Cup–winning run of 26 playoff games was the longest of any Stanley Cup–winning team in history.
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Los Angeles had home ice advantage in the series, as the Kings finished with a better regular season record than the Rangers. The series started on June 4 and ended on June 13 with the Kings winning their second Stanley Cup in three seasons. It was the first meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship since the Yankees and the Dodgers played in the 1981 World Series. The year 1981 was also the last time the Rangers and the Kings had met in the post-season, where the Rangers eliminated the Kings during the preliminary round of the playoffs.
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The Kings clinched their second Stanley Cup in franchise history, their first since 2012, by defeating the Rangers 3–2 on home ice. This was the first Stanley Cup–clinching game since 2010 to be determined in overtime, and the first time that the home team had the overtime Stanley Cup winner since 1980. The Kings played 26 playoff games on their road to the trophy, more than any previous Stanley Cup–winning team.
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The Kings failed to make the playoffs in the following season, making them only the fifth team in NHL history to fail to make the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup. Joining the 1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens, 1995–96 New Jersey Devils, and the 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes.
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