- To put it mildly, the Los Angeles Kings have been on a roll this playoffs. They have lost only two games for the entire playoffs going a combined 15-2 to date. They've won the first 3 games of every series they've played this year. In the finals, against the New Jersey Devils, a combination of timely scoring and goaltender Jonathan Quick playing the part of a wall has the Kings on the precipice of their first championship in franchise history.
- After winning both Games 1 and 2 2-1 in New Jersey, the Kings celebrated their return trip home with a 4-0 victory for the first Stanley Cup final in LA since 1993, when a guy named Wayne Gretzky lead the Kings to the Finals.
- The story of the Kings is really that of their backstop, the appropriately named Jonathan Quick. Quick has been nothing short of remarkable. On a number of occasions the Devils were only stopped by Quick’s speedy reaction. Game 4 is scheduled for tonight with the Kings looking to tie the record for the best post season record in NHL history with a win, and the Devils looking to become only the second team in NHL history to claw back from a 0-3 deficit.
Novak, Federer just get by
- Two of the the Big 3 of Men's Tennis escaped by the skin of their teeth Tuesday at the French Open, both eventually winning matches that they struggled mightily in.
- Novak Djokovic had 4 match points against him (when the opponent needs to only score one more point to win) but fended off all 4 and won the final 2 sets after being down 2-1. His opponent, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, got a lot of energy from the crowd, who heartily cheered on the underdog but when he he couldn't finish Djokovic off and the 5th set began, he folded, losing 6-1.
- Roger Federer was actually down 2 sets to 0 to Juan Martin del Potro, but managed to win the next 3 in relatively easy fashion, only losing 5 of the next 23 games in those matches.
- The other member of the big 3, Rafael Nadal, plays today against Nicolas Almagro.
- Djokovic has won the last 3 consecutive Grand Slams and is looking to become the first to win all 4 in a row since 1969 when Rod Laver did it (he did it in 1962 also).
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