Quick Wins the Conn Smythe

Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The Stanley Cup wasn't the only award handed out Monday night. Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick won the Conn Smythe award, which is chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, and is given to the player deemed most valuable to his team during the playoffs.

Quick finished the playoffs with a 1.41 goals-against average, .946 saves percentage and three shutouts.

In the final series against the Devils, Quick stopped 125 of 132 shots.

"To be honored with this trophy it's something I never expected." Quick told NBC Sports Network. "It's great...It's a good feeling."

The 26-year-old Quick joins Brian Leetch and last years winner Tim Thomas, as the only Americans to win the award.

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Los Angeles Kings Win Their First Stanley Cup

Harry How/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- For the first time in NHL history, Lord Stanley’s Cup will be making its home in the City of Angels. The Los Angeles Kings skated past the New Jersey Devils in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday night, 6-1, to win the championship series, four games to two. It’s the Kings first Stanley Cup title in franchise history.

Los Angeles took a quick 2-0 lead midway through the first on back to back power play goals from Dustin Brown and Jeff Carter.

The Kings finished the post-season with a record of 16-4.

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Kings Skate Past Devils In Game 2 Of Stanley Cup Finals

Noah Graham/NHLI via Getty Images(NEWARK, N.J.) -- The Kings are just two wins away from winning their first Stanley Cup trophy. Los Angeles outlasted the New Jersey Devils in overtime Saturday night, 2-1, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Center Jeff Carter scored the game-winner at 13:42 into overtime.

“I think this is by far the biggest,” Carter said of his late game heroics. “I think it’s my first playoff overtime goal. It’s a huge one. It’s a big one for the team. Gets us a two-game lead here. Gets us where we wanted to be coming in here.”

The Kings are 14-2 in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. Game three is set for Monday night in Los Angeles.

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Kings Outlast Devils in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Finals

Jeff Gross/Getty Images(NEWARK, N.J.) -- The Los Angles Kings just don't lose on the road. For the ninth straight time this postseason, the Kings came up victorious on the road, this time beating the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in overtime of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Kings center Anze Kopitar scored 8:13 into the overtime for the win.

"I wanted to make sure I went through the middle," Kopitar said when describing the winning goal. "I don't know if he heard me or not (teammate Justin Williams). I yelled for the puck and he chipped it, obviously perfect, right on my tape. It happened pretty quick, and I was able to finish it off."

Despite now trailing 1-0 in the best-of-seven series, Devils coach Peter DeBoer is thinking positive.

"The good news is we started in the same hole against Philly, we started in the same hole against the Rangers and we responded to the situation in the right way the last two rounds...and I expect the same," DeBoer said.

Game 2 is Saturday night in New Jersey.

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Tallinder Cleared to Play

A.J. Messier/NHLI via Getty Images(NEWARK, N.J.) -- For the first time since mid-January, New Jersey Devils' Henrik Tallinder will be available to play.

The 33-year-old defenseman has been sidelined with a blood clot in his lower left leg. He spent the last three months taking blood thinner to get rid of the clot.

Tallinder last played January 17 in the Devils 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

He signed a four-year contract with New Jersey in 2010 worth $13.5 million.

Before being sidelined, Tallinder played in 39 games racking up six assists.

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