2012 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, and the culmination of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. This was the 119th year of the Stanley Cup's presentation. The Western Conference playoff champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference playoff champion New Jersey Devils four games to two, capturing their first Stanley Cup title in team history. Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.
The 2012 Finals ended a long Stanley Cup Finals appearance drought for the Los Angeles Kings, who had appeared in the Finals only once in franchise history, in , when the Wayne Gretzky–led Kings lost to the Montreal Canadiens in five games. The New Jersey Devils last appeared in when winning the championship.
The Eastern Conference winner had home ice advantage for the first time since , since the Devils had a better regular season record than the Kings. The Devils were the lowest-seeded team to have home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Finals, a record previously held by the Devils when they won the Cup as a fourth seed in . The Kings became the first eight seed to win the Stanley Cup since the conference-based seedings were introduced in 1994.
==Road to the Finals==
===Los Angeles Kings ===
The Kings started the regular season at 13–12–4 before firing head coach Terry Murray on December 12. John Stevens served as interim coach before the team hired Darryl Sutter on December 20. Under Sutter, the Kings finished the season at 95 points, earning the 8th seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Los Angeles then went on to become the second team to eliminate the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd seeds from the playoffs in the same postseason (and the first team to do so in that order), after the 2003–04 Calgary Flames, also coached by Darryl Sutter, eliminating the Vancouver Canucks in five games, the St. Louis Blues in four games, and the Phoenix Coyotes in five games, respectively. In addition, the Kings went a perfect 8–0 on the road in these playoff games and the first team to go undefeated while en route to the Finals. The Kings are the second 8th seed to reach the Finals, following the Edmonton Oilers in . (The Oilers lost out to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games.) Kings players Jarret Stoll and Matt Greene were part of that Oilers team in 2006, while teammate Justin Williams played for the Cup-winning Hurricanes.
===New Jersey Devils===
This was the Devils' first season under head coach Peter DeBoer, who replaced the retiring Jacques Lemaire during the offseason. Under DeBoer, New Jersey finished the regular season with 102 points, but ended up with the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Devils eliminated DeBoer's former team, the Southeast division-winning Florida Panthers, in seven games, and two of their division rivals, first the fifth-seeded Philadelphia Flyers in five games, and the first-seeded New York Rangers in six games.
==The series==
===Game one===
Los Angeles scored first on Colin Fraser's goal at 09:56 of the first period. The Kings then held the Devils without a shot on goal for the first 14 minutes of the second period, but could not increase their lead. The Devils tied the game at 18:48 of the second period when Anton Volchenkov's shot bounced off of Kings defenseman Slava Voynov and into the Los Angeles net. At 3:58 of the third period, a Devils goal was waved off when Zach Parise illegally pushed the puck with his hand over the Kings goal line. Anze Kopitar beat Martin Brodeur on a breakaway goal 8:13 into overtime to give the Kings a 2–1 win in Game 1. The Kings' Jonathan Quick made 17 out of 18 saves, while Brodeur made 23 out of 25.
With the win, the Kings became the first team to win their first nine road games in a single postseason.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	LA 	Colin Fraser (1) 	Jordan Nolan (1) 	09:56 	1–0 LA
2nd 	NJ 	Anton Volchenkov (1)	Patrik Elias (3) and David Clarkson (8) 	18:48 	1–1
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
OT 	LA 	Anze Kopitar (7) 	Justin Williams (10) and Drew Doughty (9)	08:13 	2–1 LA
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	LA 	Dustin Brown 	Goaltender interference 	12:19 	2:00
2nd 	LA 	Jarret Stoll 	Tripping 	08:31 	2:00
2nd 	NJ 	Dainius Zubrus 	Elbowing 	13:23 	2:00
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
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
Los Angeles 	5 	9 	8 	3 	25
New Jersey 	5 	4 	7 	2 	18
===Game two===
The Kings extended their 2012 playoff road winning streak to ten with another 2–1 overtime victory. This time, it was Jeff Carter who scored at 13:42 of the extra period. After Carter's initial shot from the right side was stopped, he then went around the net to grab the puck on the other side and then made a shot through traffic that beat Martin Brodeur. Los Angeles scored first on Drew Doughty's unassisted goal at 7:49 of the first period. The Devils tied the game at 2:59 of the third period when Ryan Carter deflected Marek Zidlicky's shot into the Kings' net. Neither team could take advantage of their power plays, nor on a 4-on-4 late in the third period. Both teams had more shots than Game 1; Jonathan Quick made 32 out of 33 saves, while Brodeur made 30 out of 32.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	LA 	Drew Doughty (3)	Unassisted 	07:49 	1–0 LA
2nd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
3rd 	NJ 	Ryan Carter (5) 	Marek Zidlicky (8) and Steve Bernier (5)	02:59 	1–1
OT 	LA 	Jeff Carter (5) 	Dustin Penner (8) and Alec Martinez (2) 	13:42 	2–1 LA
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	LA 	Matt Greene 	Cross Checking 	02:54 	2:00
1st 	LA 	Willie Mitchell 	Cross Checking 	07:56 	2:00
2nd 	NJ 	Andy Greene 	Tripping 	09:29 	2:00
2nd 	LA 	Dwight King 	High-sticking 	13:38 	2:00
3rd 	NJ 	Dainius Zubrus 	Interference 	16:55 	2:00
3rd 	LA 	Drew Doughty 	Hooking 	17:46 	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
Los Angeles 	6 	9 	6 	11 	32
New Jersey 	11 	9 	10 	3 	33
===Game three===
Los Angeles scored four goals, and Jonathan Quick stopped all 22 New Jersey shots, as the Kings defeated the Devils 4–0. The Kings' first goal at 5:14 of the second period was controversial. Dwight King's original shot against Martin Brodeur was stopped, but King kept on swiping the puck until Alec Martinez finally pushed it across the goal line. Brodeur argued that he had the puck covered up just before Martinez's shot, but the officials did not blow the play dead and the goal stood. The Kings' scored their second goal at 15:07 of the third period when Justin Williams sent a pass near the boards to Dustin Brown, who then passed to Anze Kopitar on the other side, who then lifted the puck over Brodeur. In the third period, two New Jersey penalties led to two Los Angeles power play goals. Meanwhile, New Jersey could not score off of Los Angeles' five penalties during the game, including Jeff Carter's high-sticking double-minor in the first period that led to a Devils 5 on 3 for about a minute.
This contest also saw the return of Kings' left winger Simon Gagne, who had been out of the Los Angeles lineup since December 26, 2011, due to a head injury. Gagne, who is playing in the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in three years, took Brad Richardson's spot in the lineup. In 2010, Gagne, along with current Kings teammates Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, were members of the Philadelphia Flyers that lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games.
With the win, the Kings became the first team in NHL history to take a 3–0 series lead in each of the four rounds of the playoffs.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
2nd 	LA 	Alec Martinez (1) 	Dwight King (1) and Trevor Lewis (6) 	05:40 	1–0 LA
2nd 	LA 	Anze Kopitar (8) 	Dustin Brown (10) and Justin Williams (11)	15:07 	2–0 LA
3rd 	LA 	Jeff Carter (6) – pp 	Mike Richards (8) and Willie Mitchell (2) 	04:15 	3–0 LA
3rd 	LA 	Justin Williams (3) – pp	Drew Doughty (10) and Anze Kopitar (10) 	06:47 	4–0 LA
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	LA 	Mike Richards 	Elbowing 	14:35 	2:00
1st 	LA 	Jeff Carter 	High-sticking - double minor 	15:36 	4:00
1st 	NJ 	Marek Zidlicky 	Tripping 	16:57 	2:00
2nd 	LA 	Anze Kopitar 	Holding 	06:16 	2:00
2nd 	LA 	Dustin Penner 	Goaltender Intererence 	09:41 	2:00
2nd 	LA 	Simon Gagne 	Slashing 	18:30 	2:00
3rd 	NJ 	Mark Fayne 	Cross Checking 	03:29 	2:00
3rd 	NJ 	Marek Zidlicky 	High-sticking 	05:30 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
New Jersey 	7 	9 	6 	22 	
Los Angeles 	6 	9 	6 	21 	
===Game four===
New Jersey avoided being swept for the first time in team history when Adam Henrique scored at 15:29 of the third period to break a 1–1 tie, and Ilya Kovalchuk added an empty-netter with 19.1 seconds left, defeating the Kings 3–1, and forcing a Game 5. This marked the third time in this playoffs that the Kings failed to close out a series in Game 4 after winning the first three games. The game remained scoreless until 7:56 of the third period when Patrik Elias shot a rebound into the Los Angeles net, giving New Jersey their first lead of the series. This lead was cut short a minute later, as David Clarkson was called for boarding at 8:52, and four seconds later Drew Doughty tied the game with a power play goal for the Kings. With the loss, the Kings failed to match the NHL record set by the Edmonton Oilers in 1988 of a 16–2 record, the least number of games played in the current playoff format of four best-of-seven series to win the Stanley Cup. 
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
2nd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
3rd 	NJ 	Patrik Elias (5) 	Bryce Salvador (9) and Dainius Zubrus (7) 	07:56 	1–0 NJ
3rd 	LA 	Drew Doughty (4) – pp 	Mike Richards (9) and Anze Kopitar (11) 	08:56 	1–1
3rd 	NJ 	Adam Henrique (4) 	David Clarkson (9) and Alexei Ponikarovsky (6)	15:29 	2–1 NJ
3rd 	NJ 	Ilya Kovalchuk (8) – en	Unassisted 	19:40 	3–1 NJ
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	NJ 	Zach Parise 	Tripping 	03:02 	2:00
1st 	LA 	Jarret Stoll 	Hooking 	05:53 	2:00
1st 	LA 	Dustin Brown 	Tripping 	07:58 	2:00
1st 	NJ 	Bryce Salvador 	Interference 	19:15 	2:00
2nd 	NJ 	Bryce Salvador 	Interference 	08:19 	2:00
3rd 	NJ 	David Clarkson 	Boarding 	08:52 	2:00
3rd 	LA 	Willie Mitchell 	High-sticking 	17:10 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
New Jersey 	8 	3 	12 	23 	
Los Angeles 	7 	7 	8 	22 	
===Game five===
The Devils gave the Kings their first playoff road loss with a 2-1 victory, ending their 10-game road-winning streak, and became the first club since the Detroit Red Wings in to come back from a 3-0 deficit in the Cup Finals to force a Game 6. New Jersey scored first at 12:45 of the first period, their first power play goal of the series, after Jonathan Quick misplayed the puck and Zach Parise found an open net on the other side before the Los Angeles goalie could recover. The Kings tied the game at 3:26 of the second when Justin Williams took a pass from Matt Greene, skated into the New Jersey zone and beat Martin Brodeur. But the Devils took the lead for good at 9:05 of the second when Bryce Salvador's shot defected off of Kings defenseman Slava Voynov into the Los Angeles net. Jarret Stoll's goal at 11:16 of the second period, which would have tied the game, was waved off because he shot it with a high-stick. The Devils later held on for the final minute of the game on a 4-on-4 and the Kings pulling their goalie for the extra attacker on what became essentially a 5-on-4 advantage.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	NJ 	Zach Parise (8) - pp	Unassisted 	12:45 	1–0 NJ
2nd 	LA 	Justin Williams (4) 	Matt Greene (4) 	03:26 	1–1
2nd 	NJ 	Bryce Salvador (4) 	Alexei Ponikarovsky (7) and Mark Fayne (4)	09:05 	2–1 NJ
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 	LA 	Willie Mitchell 	Interference 	11:00 	2:00
2nd 	NJ 	Mark Fayne 	Delay of game - Puck over glass 	09:33 	2:00
2nd 	NJ 	Bryce Salvador 	High-sticking 	18:38 	2:00
3rd 	LA 	Dustin Brown 	Holding the stick 	05:51 	2:00
3rd 	LA 	Dustin Penner 	Roughing 	18:24 	2:00
3rd 	NJ 	Alexei Ponikarovsky 	Roughing 	18:24 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
Los Angeles 	7 	9 	9 	26 	
New Jersey 	4 	12 	3 	19 	
===Game six===
The Kings defeated the Devils, 6–1, in Game 6 to capture the series and win their first Stanley Cup in team history. This was the most lopsided Cup-clinching game since , when the Pittsburgh Penguins won Game 6 by beating the Minnesota North Stars 8–0. At 10:10 of the first period, New Jersey's Steve Bernier was assessed a major boarding penalty and a game misconduct on a hit to Los Angeles' Rob Scuderi. The Kings then put the game out of reach by scoring three goals on the ensuing five-minute power play (when a major penalty is assessed, the full five-minute penalty must be served)--the first by Dustin Brown, the second by Jeff Carter, and the third by Trevor Lewis.
Carter then beat Martin Brodeur to score his second goal of the game at 1:50 of the second period after Anton Volchenkov collided with a linesman while trying to defend Brown, who was carrying the puck into the New Jersey Zone. Unimpeded after Volchenkov was screened from the play, Brown easily got the pass off to Carter. Adam Henrique got the Devils' lone goal at 18:45 of the second period after getting the rebound off of a shot by Petr Sykora. Lewis added an empty net goal at 16:15 of the third period after Brodeur was pulled for an extra attacker. With Brodeur back in the net, Matt Greene scored the Kings' sixth goal of the game 15 seconds later.
Regarding Bernier's game-changing penalty, Rich Chere of The Star-Ledger wrote that it was "the most devastating call in the Stanley Cup finals since the illegal curve on Marty McSorley's stick in ". Several Devils fans and other observers believed that there was inconsistency with the officials' calls, and that they missed a couple of calls on the Kings at the time of that hit, such as one Jarret Stoll made on the Devils' Stephen Gionta. But James Mirtle of The Globe and Mail gave credit to the referees for making the hard call, stating that "Scuderi had his back to Bernier much of the play ... It's also the type of play the league showcased at the GM meetings as one where more and more players had been 'letting up' rather than plowing a vulnerable opponent from behind. The NHL, in other words, wants these hits out of the game." With the cup win, the Kings are only the second California based NHL team to win the cup following the 2007 Anaheim Ducks and the second to last 1967 expansion team to do so.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	LA 	Dustin Brown (8) - pp 	Drew Doughty (11) and Mike Richards (10) 	11:03 	1–0 LA
1st 	LA 	Jeff Carter (7) - pp 	Dustin Brown (11) and Mike Richards (11) 	12:45 	2–0 LA
1st 	LA 	Trevor Lewis (2) - pp 	Dwight King (2) and Drew Doughty (12) 	15:01 	3–0 LA
2nd 	LA 	Jeff Carter (8) 	Dustin Brown (12) and Anze Kopitar (12) 	01:50 	4–0 LA
2nd 	NJ 	Adam Henrique (5) 	Petr Sykora (3) and Alexei Ponikarovsky (8)	18:45 	4–1 LA
3rd 	LA 	Trevor Lewis (3) - en 	Dwight King (3) and Jarret Stoll (3) 	16:15 	5–1 LA
3rd 	LA 	Matt Greene (2) 	Unassisted 	16:30 	6–1 LA
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	NJ 	Anton Volchenkov 	Hooking 	03:01 	2:00
1st 	NJ 	Steve Bernier (Served by Petr Sykora) 	Boarding - Major 	10:10 	5:00
1st 	NJ 	Steve Bernier 	Game misconduct 	10:10 	10:00
2nd 	NJ 	Bryce Salvador 	High-sticking 	06:00 	4:00
2nd 	NJ 	Ryan Carter (Served by Petr Sykora) 	Roughing 	14:23 	2:00
2nd 	NJ 	Ryan Carter 	Misconduct 	14:23 	10:00
2nd 	NJ 	David Clarkson 	Misconduct 	18:19 	10:00
2nd 	LA 	Dustin Penner 	Roughing 	19:43 	2:00
3rd 	LA 	Dustin Brown (Served by Justin Williams)	Roughing 	06:55 	2:00
3rd 	NJ 	Petr Sykora 	Roughing 	06:55 	2:00
3rd 	LA 	Dustin Brown 	Charging 	06:55 	2:00
3rd 	NJ 	Marek Zidlicky 	Tripping 	08:06 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
New Jersey 	4 	6 	8 	18 	
Los Angeles 	13 	8 	3 	24 	
==Series quotes==
"Ten seconds left. Puck behind the Kings' net, centered by Parise. The long wait is over! After 45 years, the Kings can wear their crown! The Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup!" - Nick Nickson, calling the final seconds of Game 6.
"An improbable, but inspiring run! For the first time in their 45 year history, a Stanley Cup for Los Angeles! The Kings are the kings!" - Mike "Doc" Emrick calling the final seconds of Game 6. 
==Notes==
The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals marked the first time two American-born captains faced off in the championship series of the NHL as Dustin Brown of Los Angeles battled against Zach Parise of New Jersey. This scenario ensured a second time in league history of an American-born captain leading his team to the Stanley Cup championship. Derian Hatcher of the Dallas Stars was the first American-born captain to do so, leading his team over the Buffalo Sabres in . 
These finals guaranteed the lowest-seeded Stanley Cup champion in history. New Jersey, as a fifth seed, won the Stanley Cup in . With the Kings' victory, they became the first team ever to win the Stanley Cup as the eighth seed. They are also the second team to win the Stanley Cup without having home ice advantage in any of the four rounds of the playoffs, also after the Devils in 1995.
For the second consecutive Finals, both participating teams' arenas (New Jersey's Prudential Center and Los Angeles' Staples Center) served as host to their first Stanley Cup Finals. The Prudential Center opened prior to the season, while the Staples Center opened in time for the season. (In 2011, the Boston Bruins' TD Garden and Vancouver Canucks' Rogers Arena, which both opened within days of one another in September 1995, were the two venues that had the honors.)
The Kings are the fourth consecutive team to win the Stanley Cup after opening the season in Europe as part of the NHL Premiere Series. Previous NHL Premiere participants (Pittsburgh—, Chicago—, Boston—) went on to win the Cup.
Jonathan Quick became the third American Conn Smythe Trophy winner, following previous winners Brian Leetch () and Tim Thomas (2011).
==Rosters==
Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.
===Los Angeles Kings===
# 	Player 	Position	Hand	Acquired	Place of birth	Place of birth 	Finals appearance
45	Jonathan Bernier 	G 	L 	2006 	 	Laval, Quebec 	first
23	Dustin Brown – C 	RW 	R 	2003 	 	Ithaca, New York 	first
77	Jeff Carter 	C/RW 	R 	2012 	 	London, Ontario 	second
77	Marc-Andre Cliche	C 	R 	2007 	 	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec 	first
13	Kyle Clifford 	LW 	R 	2009 	 	Ayr, Ontario 	first
8 	Drew Doughty 	D 	R 	2008 	 	London, Ontario 	first
44	Davis Drewiske 	D 	L 	2008 	 	Hudson, Wisconsin 	first
24	Colin Fraser 	C 	L 	2011 	 	Sicamous, British Columbia 	second
12	Simon Gagne 	LW 	L 	2011 	 	Sainte-Foy, Quebec 	second
2 	Matt Greene 	D 	R 	2008 	 	Grand Ledge, Michigan 	second
31	Martin Jones 	G 	L 	2009 	 	North Vancouver, British Columbia	first
74	Dwight King 	LW 	L 	2007 	 	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan 	first
11	Anze Kopitar 	C 	L 	2005 	 	Jesenice, Slovenia 	first
22	Trevor Lewis 	RW/C 	R 	2006 	 	Salt Lake City, Utah 	first
48	Andrei Loktionov 	C 	L 	2008 	 	Voskresensk, Soviet Union 	first
27	Alec Martinez 	D 	L 	2007 	 	Rochester Hills, Michigan 	first
33	Willie Mitchell 	D 	L 	2010 	 	Port McNeill, British Columbia 	second
6 	Jake Muzzin 	D 	L 	2010 	 	Woodstock, Ontario 	first
71	Jordan Nolan 	RW/C 	L 	2009 	 	St. Catharines, Ontario 	first
21	Scott Parse 	RW 	R 	2004 	 	Kalamazoo, Michigan 	first
25	Dustin Penner 	LW 	L 	2011 	 	Winkler, Manitoba 	second
32	Jonathan Quick 	G 	L 	2005 	 	Milford, Connecticut 	first
10	Mike Richards 	C 	L 	2011 	 	Kenora, Ontario 	second
15	Brad Richardson 	C 	L 	2008 	 	Belleville, Ontario 	first
7 	Rob Scuderi 	D 	L 	2009 	 	Syosset, New York 	third
28	Jarret Stoll 	C 	R 	2008 	 	Melville, Saskatchewan 	second
26	Slava Voynov 	D 	R 	2008 	 	Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union 	first
19	Kevin Westgarth 	RW 	R 	2007 	 	Amherstburg, Ontario 	first
14	Justin Williams 	RW 	R 	2009 	 	Cobourg, Ontario 	second
===New Jersey Devils===
# 	Player 	Position	Hand	Acquired	Place of birth	Place of birth 	Finals appearance
18	Steve Bernier 	RW 	R 	2012 	 	Quebec City, Quebec 	first
22	Eric Boulton 	LW 	L 	2011 	 	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	first
30	Martin Brodeur 	G 	L 	1990 	 	Montreal, Quebec 	fifth
20	Ryan Carter 	C 	L 	2011 	 	White Bear Lake, Minnesota	second
23	David Clarkson 	RW 	R 	2005 	 	Toronto, Ontario 	first
26	Patrik Elias 	LW 	L 	1994 	 	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia 	fourth
29	Mark Fayne 	D 	R 	2005 	 	Nashua, New Hampshire 	first
11	Stephen Gionta 	C 	R 	2010 	 	Rochester, New York 	first
6 	Andy Greene 	D 	L 	2006 	 	Trenton, Michigan 	first
10	Peter Harrold 	D 	R 	2011 	 	Kirtland Hills, Ohio 	first
1 	Johan Hedberg 	G 	L 	2010 	 	Leksand, Sweden 	first
14	Adam Henrique 	C 	L 	2008 	 	Brantford, Ontario 	first
25	Cam Janssen 	RW 	R 	2011 	 	St. Louis, Missouri 	first
16	Jacob Josefson 	C 	L 	2009 	 	Stockholm, Sweden 	first
17	Ilya Kovalchuk 	LW 	R 	2010 	 	Kalinin, Soviet Union 	first
5 	Adam Larsson 	D 	R 	2011 	 	Skelleftea, Sweden 	first
9 	Zach Parise – C 	LW 	L 	2003 	 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	first
12	Alexei Ponikarovsky	LW 	L 	2012 	 	Kiev, Soviet Union 	first
24	Bryce Salvador 	D 	L 	2008 	 	Brandon, Manitoba 	first
15	Petr Sykora 	RW 	L 	2011 	 	Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 	sixth
7 	Henrik Tallinder 	D 	L 	2010 	 	Stockholm, Sweden 	first
32	Matt Taormina 	D 	L 	2010 	 	Warren, Michigan 	first
28	Anton Volchenkov 	D 	L 	2010 	 	Moscow, Soviet Union 	second
19	Travis Zajac 	C 	R 	2004 	 	Winnipeg, Manitoba 	first
2 	Marek Zidlicky 	D 	R 	2012 	 	Most, Czechoslovakia 	first
8 	Dainius Zubrus 	C 	L 	2007 	 	Elektrėnai, Soviet Union 	second
==Officials==
The following officials were chosen for the Stanley Cup Finals:
*Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Dan O'Rourke, Chris Rooney, Brad Watson
*Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jean Morin, Pierre Racicot, Jonny Murray
==Television==
In Canada, the series was televised in English on CBC and in French on the cable network RDS. In the United States, NBC broadcast the first two and the final two games, while the NBC Sports Network televised games three and four.
Game	American audience(in millions)	Canadian audience (in millions)
1 	2.90 	2.13
2 	2.94 	2.57
3 	1.74 	
4 	2.07 	
5 	3.33 	
6 	4.93 	
==Los Angeles Kings - 2012 Stanley Cup champions==
The 2012 Stanley Cup was presented to Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, following the Kings 6-1 win over the New Jersey Devils in the sixth game of the finals.
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*2012 Stanley Cup Final Official Site
*2012 Stanley Cup Final at ESPN
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