2014 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2014 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s season, and the culmination of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. This was the 121st year of the Stanley Cup's presentation. The league realigned its divisions prior to the season, and changed the structure of the playoffs, but the championship series remained the same. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers four games to one to win their second championship in franchise history, marking the first time since 2007 that the championship series was determined in fewer than six games. Their Stanley Cup–winning run of 26 playoff games was the longest of any Stanley Cup–winning team in history.
Los Angeles had home ice advantage in the series, as the Kings finished with a better regular season record than the Rangers. The series started on June 4, and ended on June 13 with the Kings winning their second Stanley Cup in three years. It was the first playoff meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship since the Yankees and the Dodgers played in the 1981 World Series. 1981 was also the last time the Rangers and the Kings had met in the postseason, where the Rangers eliminated the Kings during the preliminary round of the playoffs.
==Teams==
===New York Rangers===
This was New York's eleventh appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, and they were seeking their fifth Cup championship overall and their first one since , twenty years earlier. Since their win in 1994, their only other postseason highlights were reaching the Conference Finals in 1997 and 2012.
The Rangers entered the season after essentially swapping head coaches with the Vancouver Canucks: the Rangers and the Canucks fired John Tortorella and Alain Vigneault, respectively, and then coincidentally hired the other's former coach. While Vancouver, under Tortorella's first year, failed to make the playoffs, Vigneault guided New York to 96 regular season points and second place in the new Metropolitan Division. En route, the Rangers made a major trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 5, acquiring Tampa Bay's captain Martin St. Louis in exchange for their own captain Ryan Callahan. The transaction happened as Callahan and the Rangers were not close to terms on a new contract, while St. Louis was unhappy at his initial omission from the Olympics by Steve Yzerman (general manager of both the Lightning and Team Canada).
In the first round of the playoffs, the Rangers eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games. Then, in the second round against the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York overcame a 3–1 game deficit to win the series. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens in six games to capture their first Eastern Conference championship in twenty years. St. Louis' mother had died during the second round of the playoffs which caused his Rangers teammates to rally around him, as they won the last three games against the Penguins to advance, followed by winning the first two games in Montreal despite struggling there in the regular season. In the process, the Rangers became the first team ever to play two full seven-game series in the first two rounds of the playoffs and still reach the Stanley Cup Finals, a feat later matched and exceeded in the same postseason by the Kings. 
Due to trading away skipper Ryan Callahan and not naming a successor for the remainder of the season, Rangers were the first team since the 1972–73 Chicago Black Hawks to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals without a captain.
===Los Angeles Kings===
Los Angeles made their third appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals and sought to capture their second Cup championship after winning it in . They became the most recent team to make three straight Conference Finals, after the Detroit Red Wings did so in 2007–09. Before 2012, the Kings struggled in the post-season for much of their existence, except for the 1993 playoffs when they advanced beyond the second round for the first time in club history and went on to lose in the Cup Final.
Much of the core from the Kings' 2012 championship remained on the team. Los Angeles made a late regular season trade on March 5, acquiring former Ranger Marian Gaborik from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Matt Frattin and two draft picks. The Kings then finished the regular season in third place in the Pacific Division with 100 points. 
Los Angeles then needed three consecutive game sevens to advance to the Cup Finals (breaking the aforementioned Rangers' game sevens record just a couple of days later). The Kings became the first team in NHL history to win three game sevens on the road in a single postseason. The team became the fourth team in NHL playoff history to win a seven-game series after losing the first three games, defeating the San Jose Sharks in the first round. The Kings eliminated their local rival Anaheim Ducks next, despite squandering a 2–0 series lead and then facing a 3–2 series deficit. In a rematch of last year's Western Conference Final, the Kings defeated the defending Stanley Cup champions Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Final after seeing a 3–1 series lead slip away.
Like their 2012 championship series, the Kings' 2014 Cup Finals was marked by a 3-0 series start of winning the first two games in overtime and the third as a shutout. With their 2014 Stanley Cup win, the Kings have the distinction of winning the first championship after the league's realignment. Their 2012 championship made them also the final team to win the Cup in the league's last full season before the realignment, as the 2012–13 season was shortened by a lockout. The Kings played a record 26 playoff games to win the Stanley Cup, the most ever for a champion.
==The series==
===Game one===
The Kings overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Rangers 3–2 in the first game. New York built their 2–0 lead in the first period by scoring 1:42 apart. Benoit Pouliot scored first on a breakaway after stealing the puck from Drew Doughty, then shooting past Jonathan Quick. Carl Hagelin then recorded a short-handed goal, as his shot was initially blocked by Quick but then rebounded off of Slava Voynov's skate into the net. The Kings' comeback began with Kyle Clifford's goal late in the first period. Clifford shot it in from near the left post after receiving a pass from Jeff Carter. Doughty tied the game in the second period, beating Henrik Lundqvist from the left circle. In the third period, the Kings outshot the Rangers, 20–3, but neither Lundqvist nor Quick allowed any goals. In the final minute of regulation, Quick stopped Hagelin's shot on a breakaway, and seconds later Lundqvist barely kept Carter's wrap-around shot from crossing the goal line. In overtime, Daniel Girardi turned over the puck in the New York zone, leading Mike Richards to pass the puck to Justin Williams, who then put the puck over Lundqvist to win the game.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	NYR 	Benoit Pouliot (4) 	Unassisted 	13:21 	1–0 NYR
1st 	NYR 	Carl Hagelin (7) – sh	Brian Boyle (5) and Ryan McDonagh (11) 	15:03 	2–0 NYR
1st 	LAK 	Kyle Clifford (1) 	Jeff Carter (14) 	17:33 	2–1 NYR
2nd 	LAK 	Drew Doughty (5) 	Justin Williams (12) and Kyle Clifford (4)	06:36 	2–2 TIE
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
OT 	LAK 	Justin Williams (8) 	Mike Richards (7) 	04:36 	3–2 LAK
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	LAK 	Alec Martinez 	Hooking 	09:12 	2:00
1st 	NYR 	Mats Zuccarello 	Holding 	14:34 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Jake Muzzin 	Interference 	03:54 	2:00
2nd 	NYR 	Derick Brassard 	Boarding 	06:45 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Mike Richards 	Slashing 	18:41 	2:00
3rd 	NYR 	Daniel Girardi 	Hooking 	02:37 	2:00
3rd 	NYR 	Rick Nash 	Holding 	07:54 	2:00
3rd 	LAK 	Drew Doughty 	Diving 	07:54 	2:00
3rd 	NYR 	Brian Boyle 	Slashing 	18:24 	2:00
OT 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	OT 	Total
 	13 	9 	3 	2 	27
 	14 	7 	20 	2 	43
===Game two===
The Kings overcame three two-goal deficits to defeat the Rangers 5–4 in double overtime. Including their game seven victory in the Western Conference Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles became the first team in Stanley Cup Playoffs history to overcome three consecutive two-goal deficits. With the first game also going to overtime, it marked the third consecutive year that the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals went to overtime. Ryan McDonagh and Mats Zuccarello scored in the first period to give the Rangers a 2–0 lead. Jarret Stoll then cut New York's lead in half at 1:46 of the second period. The teams then traded power play goals with Martin St. Louis scoring for the Rangers and Willie Mitchell for the Kings. Eleven seconds after Mitchell's goal, Derick Brassard gave New York a 4–2 lead after miscommunication between Mitchell and Jonathan Quick behind the Kings net lead to a turnover. Dwight King's goal to cut the Rangers' lead to 4–3 early in the third period was controversial. King and McDonagh were fighting for position in front of Henrik Lundqvist when Matt Greene shot the puck from the right point. King made contact with Lundqvist in the crease as he touched the puck before it went into the net but no goaltender interference was called: the referee ruled that the contact occurred after the puck already sailed past Lundqvist. Marian Gaborik then tied the game with an unassisted goal at 7:36 of the third during a scramble in front of the New York net. At 10:26 of double overtime, Dustin Brown deflected Mitchell's shot from the left point into the net to give the Kings the 5–4 win. This gave the Kings a 2–0 series lead as the series shifted to New York, despite never leading in either game during regulation time in Los Angeles.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	NYR 	Ryan McDonagh (4) 	Dominic Moore (5) 	10:48 	1–0 NYR
1st 	NYR 	Mats Zuccarello (5) 	Ryan McDonagh (12) and Derick Brassard (5)	18:46 	2–0 NYR
2nd 	LAK 	Jarret Stoll (3) 	Justin Williams (13) and Dwight King (7) 	01:46 	2–1 NYR
2nd 	NYR 	Martin St. Louis (7) – pp 	Derek Stepan (9) and Chris Kreider (7) 	11:24 	3–1 NYR
2nd 	LAK 	Willie Mitchell (1) – pp 	Slava Voynov (6) and Justin Williams (14) 	14:39 	3–2 NYR
2nd 	NYR 	Derick Brassard (6) 	Mats Zuccarello (8) 	14:50 	4–2 NYR
3rd 	LAK 	Dwight King (3) 	Matt Greene (4) and Justin Williams (15) 	01:58 	4–3 NYR
3rd 	LAK 	Marian Gaborik (13) 	Unassisted 	07:36 	4–4 TIE
OT 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
2OT 	LAK 	Dustin Brown (5) 	Willie Mitchell (3) and Anze Kopitar (20) 	10:26 	5–4 LAK
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	LAK 	Marian Gaborik 	Tripping 	07:58 	2:00
1st 	NYR 	Ryan McDonagh 	Cross-checking 	15:06 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Matt Greene 	Tripping 	02:26 	2:00
2nd 	NYR 	Benoit Pouliot 	Goaltender interference 	07:07 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Bench (served by Kyle Clifford)	Too many men on the ice 	10:44 	2:00
2nd 	NYR 	Mats Zuccarello 	Tripping 	12:43 	2:00
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
OT 	NYR 	Dominic Moore 	High-sticking 	10:01 	2:00
OT 	LAK 	Justin Williams 	Interference 	11:24 	2:00
OT 	LAK 	Jeff Carter 	Goaltender interference 	14:27 	2:00
2OT 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	OT 	2OT 	Total
 	10 	12 	7 	8 	1 	38
 	9 	11 	12 	6 	6 	44
===Game three===
The Kings won 3–0, led by the goaltending of Jonathan Quick, who shut out the Rangers on 32 shots. The first period was marked by tight checking, and only nine shots were recorded by the two teams. Mats Zuccarello nearly scored for the Rangers at 12:37 of the first, but his shot went off the post and Quick's stick to stay out. With one second to play, Jeff Carter's shot from the slot deflected off a Rangers defenceman past Henrik Lundqvist to put the Kings ahead by one. In the second period, Jake Muzzin scored from the point on another deflection off a Rangers player. Mike Richards scored later in the period, on a two-on-one, his attempted pass deflecting off a Rangers player back to him, leaving Lundqvist out of position to make the stop. Meanwhile, Quick stopped all 17 shots the Rangers put on the net in the second, including a stick save on Derick Brassard when he appeared to be well out of position to make the save. There was no scoring in the third and the Kings took a three games to none series lead, putting the Rangers on the brink of elimination.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	LAK 	Jeff Carter (10) 	Justin Williams (16) and Slava Voynov (7)	19:59 	1–0 LAK
2nd 	LAK 	Jake Muzzin (6) – pp	Anze Kopitar (21) and Marian Gaborik (8) 	04:17 	2–0 LAK
2nd 	LAK 	Mike Richards (3) 	Kyle Clifford (5) 	17:14 	3–0 LAK
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	LAK 	Willie Mitchell 	High-sticking 	17:42 	2:00
2nd 	NYR 	Ryan McDonagh 	High-sticking 	00:59 	2:00
2nd 	NYR 	Marc Staal 	High-sticking 	03:18 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Willie Mitchell 	Elbowing 	08:13 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Drew Doughty 	Hooking 	11:53 	2:00
2nd 	NYR 	Carl Hagelin 	Slashing 	13:51 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Jake Muzzin 	Interference 	17:44 	2:00
3rd 	LAK 	Matt Greene 	Tripping 	01:02 	2:00
3rd 	NYR 	Chris Kreider 	Interference 	05:58 	2:00
3rd 	LAK 	Dustin Brown 	Slashing 	09:53 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total
 	5 	8 	2 	15
 	4 	17 	11 	32
===Game four===
The Rangers avoided becoming the first team since 1998 to get swept in the Finals by defeating the Kings 2–1. In a turn-around from game three, the Kings outshot the Rangers and lost as Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist saved 40 out of 41 shots. Like games one and two, the Rangers scored the first two goals, on goals by Benoit Pouliot and Martin St. Louis. Dustin Brown scored for the Kings in the second period to cut the margin to 2–1. In the third period, the Kings put pressure on the Rangers and nearly tied the score when the puck slid past Lundqvist to rest on the goal line before being cleared away. Earlier, in the first period, another shot by the Kings also rested on the goal line and did not go in. In all, the Kings outshot the Rangers 15–1 in the third, but did not score. 
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	NYR 	Benoit Pouliot (5) 	John Moore (2) and Derick Brassard (6) 	07:25 	1–0 NYR
2nd 	NYR 	Martin St. Louis (8)	Chris Kreider (8) and Derek Stepan (10)	06:27 	2–0 NYR
2nd 	LAK 	Dustin Brown (6) 	Unassisted 	08:46 	2–1 NYR
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	LAK 	Willie Mitchell 	High-sticking 	05:23 	2:00
1st 	NYR 	Mats Zuccarello 	Delay of game (puck over glass) 	11:39 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Willie Mitchell 	Hooking 	02:14 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Drew Doughty 	Roughing 	04:07 	2:00
2nd 	NYR 	Benoit Pouliot 	Roughing 	04:07 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Tyler Toffoli 	Slashing 	06:44 	2:00
2nd 	NYR 	Dominic Moore 	Cross-checking 	15:32 	2:00
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total
 	11 	15 	15 	41
 	7 	11 	1 	19
===Game five===
The Kings clinched their second Stanley Cup in franchise history, their first since 2012, by defeating the Rangers 3–2 on home ice. This was the first Stanley Cup–clinching game since 2010 to be determined in overtime, and the first time that the home team had the overtime Stanley Cup winner since 1980. The Kings played 26 playoff games on their road to the trophy, more than any previous Stanley Cup–winning team.
The Kings grabbed the lead in the first period with an even-strength goal by Justin Williams. In the second, Chris Kreider converted on a Rangers power play before Brian Boyle scored a short-handed goal to put the road team up by one with 30 seconds left. In the third, Marian Gaborik tied the game at two on a Kings power play. No more goals were scored in regulation and the game went to overtime. The first overtime period featured one penalty for the Kings, but the Rangers were unable to score on the ensuing power play. With five minutes to go in the second overtime period and the Kings on a 3-on-2 breakaway, Tyler Toffoli fired a shot that Henrik Lundqvist kicked out directly to Alec Martinez who fired it into the open net for the game winner. At that time, the Kings had outshot the Rangers 51–30. It was the longest game in Kings history.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	LAK 	Justin Williams (9) 	Dwight King (8) and Jarret Stoll (3) 	06:04 	1–0 LAK
2nd 	NYR 	Chris Kreider (5) – pp 	Ryan McDonagh (13) and Brad Richards (7)	15:37 	1–1 TIE
2nd 	NYR 	Brian Boyle (3) – sh 	Carl Hagelin (5) 	19:30 	2–1 NYR
3rd 	LAK 	Marian Gaborik (14) – pp	Drew Doughty (13) and Jeff Carter (15) 	07:56 	2–2 TIE
OT 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
2OT 	LAK 	Alec Martinez (5) 	Tyler Toffoli (7) and Kyle Clifford (6) 	14:43 	3–2 LAK
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	NYR 	Rick Nash 	Hooking 	01:44 	2:00
1st 	LAK 	Dustin Brown 	Holding 	07:49 	2:00
1st 	NYR 	Benoit Pouliot 	Goaltender interference 	17:34 	2:00
1st 	LAK 	Drew Doughty 	Cross-checking 	18:48 	2:00
2nd 	LAK 	Dwight King 	High-sticking 	14:07 	2:00
2nd 	NYR 	Dominic Moore 	Hooking 	17:37 	2:00
3rd 	NYR 	Mats Zuccarello 	Tripping 	07:39 	2:00
OT 	LAK 	Slava Voynov 	Hooking 	03:54 	2:00
2OT 	LAK 	Kyle Clifford 	Boarding 	05:43 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	OT 	2OT 	Total
 	6 	6 	3 	10 	5 	30
 	7 	10 	12 	13 	9 	51
==Series quotes==
==Rosters==
Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.
===New York Rangers===
# 	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth 	Finals appearance
22	 	 	C 	L 	29 	2009 	Hingham, Massachusetts 	First
16	 	 	C 	L 	26 	2013 	Hull, Quebec 	First
4 	 	 	D 	R 	28 	2014 	Baar, Switzerland 	First
15	 	 	RW 	R 	27 	2013 	Kindersley, Saskatchewan 	First
5 	 	– A 	D 	R 	30 	2006 	Welland, Ontario 	First
62	 	 	LW 	L 	25 	2007 	Södertälje, Sweden 	First
8 	 	 	D 	R 	29 	2014 	Kitchener, Ontario 	First
20	 	 	LW 	L 	23 	2009 	Boxford, Massachusetts 	First
29	 	 	G 	L 	31 	2014 	Fernie, British Columbia 	First
30	 	 	G 	L 	32 	2000 	Åre, Sweden 	First
27	 	 	D 	L 	25 	2009 	Saint Paul, Minnesota 	First
28	 	 	C 	L 	33 	2013 	Sarnia, Ontario 	First
17	 	 	D 	L 	23 	2013 	Winnetka, Illinois 	First
61	 	 	LW 	L 	29 	2012 	Brampton, Ontario 	First
67	 	 	LW 	R 	27 	2013 	Alfred, Ontario 	First
19	 	– A 	C 	L 	34 	2011 	Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island	Second
26	 	 	RW 	L 	38 	2014 	Laval, Quebec 	Second
18	 	– A 	D 	L 	27 	2005 	Thunder Bay, Ontario 	First
21	 	 	C 	R 	23 	2008 	Hastings, Minnesota 	First
6 	 	 	D 	R 	27 	2011 	Tibro, Sweden 	First
36	 	 	LW 	L 	26 	2010 	Oslo, Norway 	First
===Los Angeles Kings===
# 	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth 	Finals appearance
23	 	– C 	RW 	R 	29 	2003 	Ithaca, New York 	Second
77	 	 	C 	R 	29 	2012 	London, Ontario 	Third
13	 	 	LW 	L 	23 	2009 	Ayr, Ontario 	Second
8 	 	 	D 	R 	24 	2008 	London, Ontario 	Second
12	 	 	RW 	L 	32 	2014 	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia 	First
2 	 	– A 	D 	R 	31 	2008 	Grand Ledge, Michigan 	Third
31	 	 	G 	L 	24 	2008 	North Vancouver, British Columbia	First
74	 	 	LW 	L 	24 	2007 	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan 	Second
11	 	– A 	C 	L 	26 	2005 	Jesenice, Yugoslavia 	Second
22	 	 	C 	R 	27 	2006 	Salt Lake City, Utah 	Second
27	 	 	D 	L 	26 	2007 	Rochester Hills, Michigan 	Second
33	 	 	D 	L 	37 	2010 	Port McNeill, British Columbia 	Second
6 	 	 	D 	L 	25 	2010 	Woodstock, Ontario 	First
70	 	 	LW 	L 	21 	2012 	Kitchener, Ontario 	First
32	 	 	G 	L 	28 	2005 	Milford, Connecticut 	Second
10	 	 	C 	L 	29 	2011 	Kenora, Ontario 	Third
28	 	 	C 	R 	31 	2008 	Melville, Saskatchewan 	Third
73	 	 	C 	R 	22 	2010 	Scarborough, Ontario 	First
26	 	 	D 	R 	24 	2008 	Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union 	Second
14	 	 	RW 	R 	32 	2009 	Cobourg, Ontario 	Third
==Los Angeles Kings – 2014 Stanley Cup champions==
Defensemen
*2 Matt Greene (A) 
*6 Jake Muzzin 
*8 Drew Doughty 
*26 Slava Voynov 
*27 Alec Martinez 
*33 Willie Mitchell
*44 Robyn Regehr
*55 Jeff Schultz**
Wingers
*12 Marian Gaborik
*13 Kyle Clifford
*14 Justin Williams
*23 Dustin Brown (Captain)
*70 Tanner Pearson
*71 Jordan Nolan1
*73 Tyler Toffoli1
*74 Dwight King
Centers
*10 Mike Richards
*11 Anze Kopitar (A)
*22 Trevor Lewis1
*28 Jarret Stoll
*77 Jeff Carter 
Goaltenders
*32 Jonathan Quick 
*31 Martin Jones 
*1 Played both center and wing.
;Coaching and Administrative Staff:
*Philip Anschutz (Owner/Governor), Nancy Anchutz (Owner), Daniel Beckerman (Chief Financial Officer/ Alt. Governor), 
*Dean Lombardi (President/General Manager/Alt. Governor), Luc Robitaille (President of Hockey Operations/Alt. Governor), Rob Blake (Vice President/Asst. General Manager), Jeffrey Solomon (Sr. Vice President of Hockey Operations/Legal Affairs), 
* Michael Futa (Vice President of Hockey Operations/Director of Player Personnel), Darryl Sutter (Head Coach), John Stevens (Asst. Coach), Davis Payne (Asst. Coach), 
*Bill Ranford (Goaltending Coach), *Kelly Cheeseman (Chief Operations Officer), Michael Altieri (Vice President of Communications), Jack Ferreira (Special Asst. General Manager), 
*Mike O'Connell (Senior Advisor/Development Coach) Nelson Emerson (Player Development Executive), Alyn McCauley (Pro Scout), Mark Yannetti (Amateur Scouting Director), 
*Lee Callans (Scouting Operations Director), Brent McEwen (Amateur Scout), Tony Gasparini (College Scout), Mike Donnelly (Amateur Scout)
*Marshal Dickerson (Director of Team Operations), Zack Ziegler (Video Coordinator), Darren Granger (Equipment Manager)
*Chris Kingsley (Athletic Trainer), Dana C. Bryson (Asst. Equipment Manager), Myles Hirayama (Asst. Athletic Trainer)
;Engraving notes:
The Stanley Cup will be engraved in the middle of October then the official order of the 52 names on the cup will be revealed. 
*(D) - **Jeff Schultz - played 67 regular season and 2 playoff games for the Manchester Monarchs(AHL). He was recalled during the playoffs and played 7 playoff games for Los Angeles, including 1 in the Conference Finals. He spent the whole regular season in the minors, and did not play in the Stanley Cup Finals. L.A. requested that his name be included. It was included for playing in the conference finals, and playing in his 8th NHL Season
*(C) - Colin Fraser played 33 regular season games for Los Angeles, but no playoff games. Fraser was sent to the minors in February. He played 10 games for Manchester Monarchs (AHL) before getting injured. He later rejoined the Kings for the playoffs in April. Fraser did not play half of the Kings' regular season games, or a single game in finals (the criteria for being automatically included in the engravings), and his name was not included. (Colin Frasier name is on the Stanley Cup with Blackhawks in 2010, and Kings in 2012.)
*(C) - Linden Vey played in 18 regular season games, and spent most of the regular season in the minors before being recalled during the playoffs, where he did not play. L.A. did not request his name be included. 
*(D) - Andrew Campbell played in 3 regular season games, and spent most of the regular season in the minors before being recalled during the playoffs, where he did not play. L.A. did not request his name be included.
*Edward P. Roski, Jr. (owner) asked that his name not be included, so that another member could get his name on the Stanley Cup. 
Included on team picture, but Left off the Stanley Cup
*Chris Pikosky (Message Therapist), Denver Wilson (Asst. Equipment Manager), Bobby Halfacre (Equipment Asst.)
==Television==
This was the last year under the league's current Canadian TV contracts with CBC (English broadcasts of the Finals) and the cable network TSN (English broadcasts), and RDS (French broadcasts). The NHL's twelve-year contract with Rogers Communications would then take effect beginning next season, with English-language national coverage of the Finals being sub-licensed to CBC, and French-language telecasts being sub-licensed to TVA Sports. TSN will only be showing regional games for Toronto, Ottawa and Winnipeg starting the fall of 2014
 
In the United States, NBCSN broadcast games three and four, while NBC televised the remaining games. NBC Sports originally planned to repeat its coverage pattern from the last few seasons: NBCSN would televise game two and three, while NBC would broadcast game one, and then games four to seven. After the league scheduled Game 2 on the day of the 2014 Belmont Stakes, coverage of games two and four were switched so NBC's telecast of the horse race would serve as lead-in programming to Game 2. Due to the death of a family member, NBC lead play-by-play announcer Mike Emrick missed Game 1. Kenny Albert, who was also the Rangers radio announcer for WEPN and announced several national games (including the Western Conference Finals) for NBC/NBCSN, filled in for Emrick in the first game.
==References==
Category:Stanley Cup
Category:2014 in hockey