Stanley Cup Final: Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers

Los Angeles Times Sports staff cover Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final live. How about, It’s a coast-to-coast matchup of the NHL’s two best teams, the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers.

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by Lance Pugmire via twitter 6/4/2014 11:34:55 PM
Just spoke to Teemu Selanne, who's doing Finnish TV for the Stanley Cup final games in LA. Repeated he's done playing.
by Lance Pugmire via twitter 6/4/2014 11:35:23 PM
Selanne said he's going home to Finland Tuesday.
by Harnarayan Singh via twitter retweeted by thaboygary 6/4/2014 11:35:56 PM
It's Hollywood vs Broadway as the @LAKings host the @NYRangers in GM1 of the #StanleyCupFinal . Watch on @hockeynight #Punjabi Predictions?
by LA Kings Ice Crew via twitter retweeted by LAKings 6/4/2014 11:36:33 PM
We would like to introduce you to our old friend :) #CampbellBowl http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BpUXO0jIYAEXCUq.jpg
by Mark Whicker via twitter retweeted by reallisa 6/4/2014 11:36:47 PM
pia toscano not here again...unfortunately
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/4/2014 11:39:10 PM
in-house shot of Richards, Kopitar and Carter in the hallway. They are looking like they want to play NOW.
by New York Rangers via twitter 6/4/2014 11:39:11 PM
#NYR and Kings hit the ice for pre-game warmups at Staples Center! Game One starting goalies: @HLundqvist30 & JOnathan Quick
by Helene Elliott via twitter 6/4/2014 11:39:17 PM
TV camera showing Kings getting ready to take to the ice...love seeing their rituals, with guys standing in same spot each time...
by Helene Elliott via twitter 6/4/2014 11:39:44 PM
Kings, led by Jonathan Quick, and Rangers, led by Henrik Lundqvist, take to the ice for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final.
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/4/2014 11:40:34 PM
Ah, the 'Welcome to the Jungle' techno dance mix. #WarmUpMusic
by Jon Rosen via twitter retweeted by LAKings 6/4/2014 11:40:54 PM
Line projections, stats, notes, and a @KingsVision video preview. Your #LAKings -#NYR Game 1 primer: lakingsinsider.com/2014/06/04/gam…
by LA Kings via twitter 6/4/2014 11:41:07 PM
Cup camaraderie vine.co/v/MpluKBt1FuU
by Scott Sandell via twitter 6/4/2014 11:41:10 PM
Warmups begin. Regehr is on the ice. #lakings http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BpUtO7cIgAAcaL8.jpg
by Curtis Zupke via twitter 6/4/2014 11:44:01 PM
I see the New York Rangers here so seldom it still feels like some European team on a barnstorming tour.
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/4/2014 11:44:13 PM
Don't think we're going out on a limb here...wonder if Robyn Regehr is down with this music? He is out there for the warmups, btw..
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/4/2014 11:45:06 PM
Last time the Kings played Rangers it was the Ben Scrivens-fest. Feels like a lifetime ago. #TheProfessor
by Mark Lazerus via twitter retweeted by reallisa 6/4/2014 11:45:17 PM
.@reallisa I'm still blaming Kris Versteeg.
by michael whitley via twitter 6/4/2014 11:48:47 PM
by Helene Elliott via twitter 6/4/2014 11:50:27 PM
Wayne Gretzky is at the game...just saw wife Janet walk by...
by Helene Elliott via twitter 6/4/2014 11:51:15 PM
Warmups for Game 1 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BpUvi4eCUAAQh-2.jpg
by michael whitley via twitter 6/4/2014 11:51:33 PM
Since @LAKings joined the league in '67, they made three finals ('93,'12,'14) to @NYRangers four ('72,'79,'94,'14) with one win each.
by Bailey LA Kings via twitter 6/4/2014 11:54:04 PM
#believe
by 89.3 KPCC via twitter 6/4/2014 11:54:35 PM
by New York Rangers via twitter 6/4/2014 11:54:50 PM
VIDEO: Alain Vigneault meets with reporters prior to tonight's Game One of the #NYRCupFinal nyrange.rs/SvjWv1
by Lance Pugmire via twitter 6/4/2014 11:55:24 PM
Kings and Rangers warming up for Game 1 of Stanley Cup finals. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BpUwfufIEAA7vak.jpg
by michael whitley via twitter 6/4/2014 11:55:57 PM
The @LAKings just played their 21st playoff game of 2014 (12-9). In 2012 they played a total of 20 (16-4) in winning the Stanley Cup.
by Helene Elliott via twitter 6/4/2014 11:56:00 PM
Gretzky will drop first puck
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/4/2014 11:57:01 PM
Great One to drop the puck...
by Helene Elliott via twitter 6/4/2014 11:57:02 PM
Gretzky was looking for Teemu Selanne. Said his wife wants a photo with Teemu
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/4/2014 11:58:16 PM
He did a Hockey Night in Canada hit and chatted with a few scribes, including myself and @helenenothelen #Reunion
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/4/2014 11:58:46 PM
We told him Selanne was here and he was eager to go chat w/Teemu
by Bill Plaschke via twitter 6/5/2014 12:00:05 AM
Who drops the first puck tonight? Who else? Gretzky, still Great, makes sure his entourage gets on press box elevator before he does.
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/5/2014 12:03:50 AM
Selanne said he will work Game 1 and Game 2 and the family heads back home to Finland after that...
by New York Rangers via twitter 6/5/2014 12:04:05 AM
LET'S DROP THE PUCK!!! #NYRCupFinal http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BpUydgDIIAEw4p3.jpg
by Chris Sellers via twitter 6/5/2014 12:04:07 AM
This is my Super Bowl. My World Series. My Daytona. The Stanley Cup! #GoKingsGo !!
by Hockey Night in Canada via twitter retweeted by Groves99 6/5/2014 12:04:08 AM
Almost time for puck drop in Game 1 between the @NYRangers and @LAKings . WATCH and CHAT: bit.ly/18LsiGh #hockeynight
6/5/2014 12:08:04 AM Amy.Hubbard
Hockey 101 from the LA Times' Chris Erskine:
Hockey games raise many questions for newcomers, who are
hesitant to ask their beered-up, know-it-all friends. For them, we offer
Hockey 101, a master's level contemplation of a bruising and glorious
sport.
Please silence your cellphones.
Question: What's the neutral zone?
The area in the middle, between the Blue Lines.
Q: What's the Blue Line?
Separates neutral zone from attacking zone. Also, the only way to get to Long Beach during rush hour.
Q: What's the Red Line?
Running through Hollywood, the Red Line is what you take if you're going to a play at the Pantages. In hockey, it's the 50-yard-line.
More ...
by Lance Pugmire via twitter 6/5/2014 12:08:14 AM
Stanley Cup Final live: Kings, Rangers face off in bicoastal matchup fw.to/evc50PI
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/5/2014 12:10:35 AM
Same LAK scratches...Regehr still out, not a surprise
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/5/2014 12:11:11 AM
LAK starters: Quick;Muzzin-Doughty;Gaborik-Kopitar-The Captain.
by Hockey Night in Canada via twitter retweeted by Borean13 6/5/2014 12:11:29 AM
66% of the fans on our #hockeynight 2nd Screen think the @LAKings will win. Agree or disagree? cbcsports.ca/2ndscreen #hockeynight
by Curtis Zupke via twitter 6/5/2014 12:12:24 AM
As expected, Robyn Regehr scratched. NYR starting the Brian Boyle line vs. the Anze Kopitar line.
by lisa dillman via twitter 6/5/2014 12:13:23 AM
NYR starters: Lundqvist;Stralman-Staal;Boyle-Moore-Dorsett
by New York Rangers via twitter 6/5/2014 12:13:44 AM
#NYR Starters for Game One: Lundqvist, Staal, Stralman, Boyle, D. Moore, Dorsett Scratches: Miller, Talbot, Fast, Falk, J. Moore
by Golden Boy via twitter retweeted by latimespugmire 6/5/2014 12:14:28 AM
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