Rob Scuderi Robert John Scuderi ( born December 30 , 1978 ) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League . Playing career . Amateur . Scuderi attended St . Anthony ' s High School in South Huntington , New York , graduating in 1997 . After high school , Scuderi attended Boston College , where he played four seasons for the Eagles . Following his freshman season , when he tallied 24 assists in 42 games , he was drafted in the 5th round , 134th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft . However , he remained at BC for three more years . At the end of his collegiate career he held the Eagles ' record for most games played , tallying 169 appearances for the team . He played his final game in the 2001 NCAA Division I Men ' s Ice Hockey Tournament championship game , which BC won 3 – 2 in overtime . Pittsburgh Penguins . In 2001 , Scuderi began his professional career in the American Hockey League with the Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins , the Pittsburgh Penguins ' minor league farm team . That season he played in 75 games , recording a goal and 22 assists . Scuderi played in his first NHL game during the 2003 – 04 season . After gaining 3 points in 13 games in Pittsburgh he spent the 2004 – 05 season in the AHL due to the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout . His second NHL season , the 2005 – 06 season was a struggle as he contributed to just 4 points in 56 games , but his reliability as a stay - at - home blue - liner meant that he earned a permanent position in Pittsburgh for the 2006 – 07 season , appearing in 78 games , scoring a goal and ten assists . On February 2 , 2008 , Scuderi played his 200th career NHL game versus the Carolina Hurricanes . Also on October 4 , 2008 Scuderi ended a 120 - game scoreless streak in Stockholm , Sweden versus the Ottawa Senators , when he scored a tying goal to get the Penguins into an overtime situation ; they later won the game . On April 19 , 2009 , Scuderi recorded his first career playoff goal against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals . During the 2009 Playoffs , Scuderi ' s Penguins teammates rechristened him with the nickname " The Piece " , after he misspoke during an interview when he referred to himself as " the [ missing ] piece " to the puzzle , intending to say that he was " a piece " to the puzzle . He had previously been known simply as " Scuds " , a shortening of his surname . On June 12 , 2009 , Scuderi won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins . Scuderi made a crucial play late in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals , with the Penguins hanging on to a 2 – 1 lead over the Detroit Red Wings . Scuderi stopped a shot at a wide open net by Johan Franzén with his stick , then stopped Franzén again with his skate . Scuderi became the first Long Island native to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup . Los Angeles Kings . On July 2 , 2009 , Scuderi was signed by the Los Angeles Kings to a four - year , $ 13 . 6 million dollar contract . He debuted for the Kings on October 3 , 2009 and tallied his first point , an assist to Ryan Smyth , in a Los Angeles uniform in an October 8 , 2009 Kings win versus the Minnesota Wild . Personal life . Scuderi grew up in Bethpage , New York . Rob is married to Courtney and has 2 kids ; son Ryan and daughter Kate .