2012 Stanley Cup Final

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The 2012 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2011–12 season, and the culmination of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference playoff champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference playoff champion New Jersey Devils four games to two, capturing the first Stanley Cup title in the team's 45-year history, dealing the Devils just their second Stanley Cup Final defeat in five tries and first since 2001. Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs. The Los Angeles Kings made their second appearance in the Final in franchise history, having lost in their previous appearance to the Montreal Canadiens in five games in 1993. The New Jersey Devils last appeared in 2003, when they defeated the then-Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games to win their third Stanley Cup title. It was the first championship series since 2007 whose Stanley Cup-clinching game was played...

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