
The 8th-seeded ’88-’89 Kings upset the top-seeded ’13-’14 Kings in five games, who were also the reigning representatives. (via youtube.com)
Two goals in the third period from Wayne Gretzky, which completed his hat trick, led the 8th-seeded ’88-’89 Kings to a 5-2 win in Game 1. Goaltender Kelly Hrudey stopped 56 of 58 shots against in the win and he would continue to be very busy all series long. The ’88-’89 Kings took a 2-0 series lead after a 6-3 win in Game 2 after scoring four times in the first period. Gretzky scored one and added three assists for a four-point night to lead the offense while Hrudey made 41 saves. Gretzky then registered his second hat trick of the series in Game 3 as the ’88-’89 Kings won 5-2. Hrudey posted 50 saves while Luc Robitaille and Bernie Nicholls both posted multi-point games. The top-seeded ’13-’14 Kings and the reigning representatives avoided the sweep with a 4-2 win in Game 4. The game was tied 2-2 after two periods, but Marian Gaborik made it 3-2 late in the third before the top seed added an empty-netter. In the loss, Hrudey still made 55 saves. Remarkable. Then, in Game 5, John Tonelli began the scoring just over a minute into the game for the ’88-’89 Kings and then finished it with a goal in the middle of the third to seal a 4-2 win. With that, there will be a new representative for the Los Angeles Kings in the 2015 Ultimate NHL Playoff.
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’88-’89 Kings | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
’13-’14 Kings | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’88-’89 LAK – 5 ’13-’14 LAK – 2 (1-0 ’88-’89 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Wayne Gretzky (’88-’89 LAK) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +3 6 S
2nd Star: G – Kelly Hrudey (’88-’89 LAK) – W 2.00 GAA .966 SV% (56 SV’s)
3rd Star: RW – Dave Taylor (’88-’89 LAK) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +3 2 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’88-’89 Kings | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 |
’13-’14 Kings | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’88-’89 LAK – 6 ’13-’14 LAK – 3 (2-0 ’88-’89 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Wayne Gretzky (’88-’89 LAK) – 1 G 3 A 4 P +2 7 S
2nd Star: LW – Luc Robitaille (’88-’89 LAK) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +2 2 S
3rd Star: D – Dale DeGray (’88-’89 LAK) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 1 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’13-’14 Kings | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
’88-’89 Kings | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’88-’89 LAK – 5 ’13-’14 LAK – 2 (3-0 ’88-’89 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Wayne Gretzky (’88-’89 LAK) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +2 6 S
2nd Star: G – Kelly Hrudey (’88-’89 LAK) – W 2.00 GAA .962 SV% (50 SV’s)
3rd Star: LW – Luc Robitaille (’88-’89 LAK) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 3 S 2 PIM
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’13-’14 Kings | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
’88-’89 Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’13-’14 LAK – 4 ’88-’89 LAK – 2 (3-1 ’88-’89 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Drew Doughty (’13-’14 LAK) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 11 S
2nd Star: G – Kelly Hrudey (’88-’89 LAK) – L 3.00 GAA .948 SV% (55 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – Mike Richards (LOL) (’13-’14 LAK) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 5 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’88-’89 Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
’13-’14 Kings | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’88-’89 LAK – 4 ’13-’14 LAK – 2 (4-1 ’88-’89 LAK)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – John Tonelli (’88-’89 LAK) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +3 3 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: G – Kelly Hrudey (’88-’89 LAK) – W 2.00 GAA .963 SV% (52 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – Bernie Nicholls (’88-’89 LAK) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +3 10 S 2 PIM
Up next in the 4-5 matchup between the ’12-’13 Kings and the ’00-’01 Kings!