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So, the Kings blanked the Devils, 4-0, in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final last night, and they're now just one win away from sweeping New Jersey and capturing the franchise's first Stanley Cup. Even in a league with so much parity among the playoff teams, it's incredible that an eight seed could be one win away from a championship. And the way the Kings have steamrolled their way through these playoffs has been downright historic: This is the fourth-straight series in which they've taken a 3-0 lead, and if they win Game 4 on Wednesday night, they'd match the run of 1988 Oilers, who set the modern record by going 16-2 en route to their fourth Cup in five years. Related: Local News Hockey ...
After they are won, most sports trophies get locked away in a case and are never touched again. The Stanley Cup is a little different. Once a team has secured hockey’s greatest honor, the Cup travels with that team for the year. It exchanges hands many times, and let’s just say that it gets into some misadventures. Click ahead to read 15 of the best stories we’ve ever heard about the journey of the Stanley Cup. ...
