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Los Angeles Kings going back to the Stanley Cup finals for first time since Wayne Gretzky's team in 1993 after beating the Phoenix Coyotes 4-3 to win series 4-1 The LA Kings are going back to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 19 years, after beating the Phoenix Coyotes 4-3 in overtime Tuesday night. The winning goal came from Dustin “Pancakes“ Penner, deep into a chippy extra frame of the best game this Western conference final had to offer. Now, the Kings will move on to face either the New York Rangers or the New Jersey Devils in the finals. The last time LA made it this far was in 1993, when the Wayne Gretzky-led Kings lost to the Montreal Canadiens. Both teams set a furious pace in the first 40 minutes, matching goals during a crazy 10-minute span in the second period -- one from the Kings finding its way in as they were short-handed. The Coyotes looked much the same as in Game 4, managing to be tighter defensively, and executing the forecheck better than they
