Another Stanley Cup Finals game and another come back overtime win for the LA Kings. This comeback was even more impressive because the Kings were down by 2 goals heading into the third period, but a controversial non goalie interference call on the third Kings goal got LA back in to the game and they didn’t look back from there. Check out the highlights:
Kings @ Rangers Game 3
The Rangers need a win heading back to MSG in this series. They simply cannot afford to go down 3-0 against the LA Kings. The Rangers are no strangers to having their backs against the wall in these playoffs though, having come back from a 3-1 deficit to the Pittsburgh Penguins in round 2. They will need to find some of that mojo to beat a much stronger Kings team though.
The Rangers have actually performed better than I’ve expected so far. They were up by 2 goals in both games, but they weren’t able to close out the Kings. I still see Los Angeles as the better team in this series, but I will admit that they are lucky to be up 2-0 after getting behind in both games 1 and 2. I expect a more defensive effort from the Kings in this game. It’s strange that the team with the least goals against in the regular season has gotten scored on so much in the playoffs and still found ways to win because of their sudden surge offensively.
The Rangers are favourites heading into game 3, which is why I’m taking the Kings to win tonight. I see this game really going either way, but the Rangers really haven’t been great at home in these playoffs or during the season. They were 20-17-4 at home in the regular season and are just 6-4 at home during the playoffs. The Kings on the other hand are a strong road team having gone 23-14-4 on the road in the regular season and 8-4 on the road in the playoffs. I like the Kings to take a commanding lead tonight as underdogs.
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