Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - The second game of the Stanley Cup Finals
featured the same score as the opener but a different hero emerged. Jeff
Carter scored with 6:18 remaining in overtime, moving the Los Angeles
Kings closer to their first championship in franchise history with another 2-1
win over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center. Carter potted the game-
winner on a marvelous individual effort. Skating down the right wing,
Carter, who only notched one empty-net goal in the 2010 Cup Finals with a
Philadelphia Flyers team that lost to the Chicago Blackhawks, threw the
puck into the crease. After circling behind the New Jersey net, Carter
gathered the puck again, moved into the high slot and fired a low wrister
past Martin Brodeur's right shoulder and inside the left post. It marks the
first time in 61 years that Games 1 and 2 of the Cup Finals were decided
beyond regulation. Anze Kopitar beat Brodeur on a breakaway in the extra
frame on Wednesday. The Kings will look to grab a commanding 3-0 series
lead Monday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick made 32 saves
for the Kings, who have won all 10 of their road playoff games this year and
12 in a row dating to last postseason. Both streaks are NHL records. Ryan
Carter supplied the lone goal for New Jersey, while Brodeur stopped 30
shots.
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