Devils win Game 5!
Hello Everyone! Well well well don't we have an interesting 2012 Stanley Cup Final on our hands. I don't think anyone could have predicted this. I have heard everyone combination from hockey loving fans over the playoff run but never once did Los Angeles Kings vs New Jersey Devils pop up?! I didn't get a chance to blog about game 5 but it was a goodie. In 6 sentences it went like this: The New Jersey Devils took a commanding 3 goal lead in the 1st period with 3 goals in just over 7 minutes. New York scored one goal to end the 1st period, a goal 32 seconds into the 2nd period and a 3rd goal 17 seconds into the 3rd period. Tie game with 19:43 to go! Devil Ryan Carter scored to make it 4-3 which forced the Rangers to pull their goalie. Which left an empty net and plenty of room for Devil Captain Zach Parise to score an empty netter! Game over, Devils win 5-3. Taking the series back over the Hudson river and Game 6 at home for the Devils! Check out the Zach Parise goal below and keep on scrolling for a recap, photos and video clips from a wild wild game 6!
Henrique's team can barely handle the WIN!
In an elimination game for the New York Rangers being played in New Jersey it was kind of a big deal. If the Rangers were to follow their playoff run pattern they would have won the game forced a game 7 and won that. The Rangers went to game 7 in series 1 against the Ottawa Senators and series 2 against the Washington Capitals. New Jersey on the other hand beat Florida in 7 games in the 1st series and beat Philadelphia in 5 games in round 2. In that series Philadelphia won game 1 and New Jersey went on the win the next 4 in a row! In this series it went:
Game 1 New York 3-0
Game 2 New Jersey 3-2
Game 3 New York 3-0
Game 4 New Jersey 4-1
Game 5 New Jersey 5-3
Game 6 New Jersey 3-2
This game was a great game to watch. New Jersey made it 2-0 with 2 goals in the 2nd period. First goal by Ryan Carter, second goal by Ilya Kovalchuk. Ranger head coach John Tortorella didn't take that sitting down. Rusian Fedotenko and Ryan Callahan both scored for New York in the 2nd period. All of a sudden we had a tie game on our hands. A scoreless 3rd period meant sudden death OT. This wasn't the first time sudden death OT was happening in the playoffs. The Los Angeles Kings bumped out the Vancouver Canucks in Game 5 OT round 1, and Los Angeles also bumped out the Phoenix Coytoes in Game 5 OT. The OT was fast and painless for everyone in New Jersey. For everyone rooting for New York the sting lingered for a long time after original blow worn off. The OT goal game with 1:03 gone in the period and rookie Adam Henrique scoring the goal! It was sneaky goal. Henrique found the puck after it slipped past Lundqvist's pad and tapped it a few inches past the goal line and game done. Henrique's victory dance looked a lot like the Max Lapierre goal/dance in Game 5 of the finals last year. I little bio on Henrigue: drafted in 2008 by New Jersey. Henrique played 1 game in the 2010-11 season for the Devils and 74 games this past season. Henrique has played 18 playoff games this year and scored 3 goals and helped out on 8 others. Adam stands 6 feet tall, is 22 years old and a smile that could melt your heart. New Jersey now face the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup Final starting May 30th!
Game 1 New York 3-0
Game 2 New Jersey 3-2
Game 3 New York 3-0
Game 4 New Jersey 4-1
Game 5 New Jersey 5-3
Game 6 New Jersey 3-2
This game was a great game to watch. New Jersey made it 2-0 with 2 goals in the 2nd period. First goal by Ryan Carter, second goal by Ilya Kovalchuk. Ranger head coach John Tortorella didn't take that sitting down. Rusian Fedotenko and Ryan Callahan both scored for New York in the 2nd period. All of a sudden we had a tie game on our hands. A scoreless 3rd period meant sudden death OT. This wasn't the first time sudden death OT was happening in the playoffs. The Los Angeles Kings bumped out the Vancouver Canucks in Game 5 OT round 1, and Los Angeles also bumped out the Phoenix Coytoes in Game 5 OT. The OT was fast and painless for everyone in New Jersey. For everyone rooting for New York the sting lingered for a long time after original blow worn off. The OT goal game with 1:03 gone in the period and rookie Adam Henrique scoring the goal! It was sneaky goal. Henrique found the puck after it slipped past Lundqvist's pad and tapped it a few inches past the goal line and game done. Henrique's victory dance looked a lot like the Max Lapierre goal/dance in Game 5 of the finals last year. I little bio on Henrigue: drafted in 2008 by New Jersey. Henrique played 1 game in the 2010-11 season for the Devils and 74 games this past season. Henrique has played 18 playoff games this year and scored 3 goals and helped out on 8 others. Adam stands 6 feet tall, is 22 years old and a smile that could melt your heart. New Jersey now face the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup Final starting May 30th!
There are a lot of great guys who play in the NHL. Ranger netminder Henrik Lundqvist and veteran Devil netminder Martin Brodeur are definitely two of them.
When Zach Parise accepted the trophy for winning the Eastern Conference Final he got his whole team up to accept and NOBODY TOUCHED IT! Hockey players are also uber superstitious!
Patrik Elias and Zach Parise hug it out after a huge win for their team! Hugs all around!
Travis Zajac and Ryan Carter are all smiles on the ice after winning, winning and WINNING! Game 4, 5 and 6 all victories for the Devils and New York hadn't lost 3 games in a row since the start of the regular season!
The game winning goal scored #14 Adam Henrique looking handsome in his suit at the press conference after the game. Look at that smile! Handsome, handsome and handsome!
Just because I can check out the Max Lapierre goal below and don't forget to sign up for the Scotiabank Marathon and support the Canucks Autism Network! http://canucksautism.ca/get-involved/scotiabank-half-marathon-and-5k-charity-challenge/.
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